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ALGEBRA 1 REVIEW TEST CONTENT SUMMARY --------------------- 3

REVIEW TEST

Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1. Mathematical Numbers --------------------- 4
CHAPTER 2. Real Number System --------------------- 5
CHAPTER 3. Numerical Representation
in Algebra --------------------- 6
CHAPTER 4. Algebraic Techniques --------------------- 7
CHAPTER 5. Quadratic Equations
And Inequalities --------------------- 8
CHAPTER 6. Graphing --------------------- 9
CHAPTER 7. Graphing --------------------- 10
CHAPTER 8. Word Problems --------------------- 11
CHAPTER 9. Word Problems --------------------- 12
CHAPTER 10. Conic Sections --------------------- 13
1. Mathematical Numbers

• Natural and Whole Numbers

• Real and Complex Numbers
• Integers, Rational and Irrational Numbers

2. Real Number System

• Real Number Line and Properties of Real Numbers

• Absolute Value and Arithmetic Operations
• Scientific and Set Notation

3. Numerical Representations in Algebra

Content Summary
• Algebraic Expressions
• Equations and Inequalities

4. Algebraic Techniques

• Factoring
• Rational Expressions
• Exponents and Radicals
• Complex Numbers

5. Quadratic Equations and Inequalities

• Quadratic Equations and Completing the Square

• Quadratic and Quadratic Rational Inequalities

6. Graphing

• Coordinate Systems and Graphing

• Slope of a Line
• Graphing Linear Equations and Inequalities
• Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

7. Conic Sections

• Circles
• Parabolas
• Ellipse
• Hyperbola
1. Which of the following is a natural number?
A. 2 B. 0 C. 1 D. 2

3 3

2. Which of the following is a real number?

 4x 2  10

Basic
A. B. π C. 68 D. 3 + 5i
2(2x 2  10) 86

3. Which of the following is an integer?

A. 4 B. 5 C. 1 D.  3

7 3

4. Which of the following is an irrational number?

1
A. 0 B. 5 C. 6.5 D.
7

5. Given: N = natural number, W = whole number. Which of the following statement is

true?

Proficient
A. NW B. WN C. both A & B D. neither A nor B

6. If a = {1, 3, 5, 7}, b = {5, 7, 9, 11}, c = {2, 4, 6, 8}. Find (a  b)  c.

A. {5, 7} B. {1, 2, 3, 4} C. {5, 6, 7, 8} D. none of these

2 2 2
7. Simplify: 1 2 3 .
     
2 3 4
A. 179 B. 181 C. 183 D. none of these
144 144 144

8. When a = 4, b = 2, which of the following is a whole number?

A. 1 B. a C. ab D. b
Advanced
ab b ab a

9. When A = -3 + 5i, B = 2 + 6i. Find A x B.

A. –6 + 30i B. 36 + 8i C. 6 – 30i D. –36 – 8i

2
10. Find the value for x, where x =   27  3 .
 64 
A. 3 B. 3 C. 9 D. 9
 
4 4 16 16
11. Which of the following is false?
a b c d

-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3

A. a >0 B. b <0 C. d >0 D. d >0

b c c b

Basic
12. –3 – 2 = _____.
A. –5 B. 5 C. 1 D. –1

13. Solve for 1.0236 x 105 = _____.

A. 1023 B. 10236 C. 102360 D. 1023600

14. Solve for 4.96 x 10-3 = _____.

A. 0.496 B. 0.0496 C. 0.00496 D. 0.000496

15. a, b, c, d  I, where I = integers. Which of the following is true?

a b 0 c d

Proficient
A. ab >0 B. ab <0 C. abc <0 D. (a  b)(a  b) >0
a2  b ab cab b2  a 2

16. If x = -1, y = -2. Solve for x + 2y3.

A. 17 B. –15 C. –17 D. none of these
2
17. Let x = 2.2 x 105, y = -1.6 x 10-10. Find x .
 
y
A. –1.375 x 1015 B. –1.375 x 1010 C. 1.375 x 1015 D. none of these
18. {x Find the range for x}.

-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 Advanced
A. 1<x4 B. 1x4 C. 1<x<4 D. 1x<4

19. When x > y, which of the following is correct?

A. x = -5, y = 5 B. x = -5, y = -3 C. x = -3, y = -5 D. x = 0, y = -5

20. Which of the following is false?

A. 0.00573 = 5.73 x 10-3 C. (6 x 105) + (4x 10-3) = 24 x 102
B. 468.2 = 4.682 x 102 D. 18x10 5 = 0.006
3x10  2
21. Simplify 5(2x-1) + 3(6x + 2).
A. 28x –1 B. 28x + 1 C. 10x + 5 D. 8x + 9

22. Simplify: 5 (x2 + y) - 1 (x2 + y) – (x2 + y).

4 4
A. x2 + y B. 3 (x2 + y) C. 1 D. 0

Basic
2

23. 1 (2x – 3) = 0. Solve for x.

3
A. 3 B. x=1 C. 2 D. x=0
x x
2 3

24. x2  4 x  2. Solve for x.

0,
x2
A. x=4 B. x = –4 C. x = –2 D. x=2

25. Simplify: 2x2 – 3xy + y2.

A. (2x–y)(x–y) B. (x–2y)(x–y) C. (2x–y)(x+2y) D. (x–2y)2

Proficient
26. Simplify: (x 2  y 2 ) .
x 2  2 xy  y 2
A. 1 B. 2xy C. x  y  D. x  y 
2 xy x  y  x  y 

27. x2  9 x  3. Solve for x.

 3 ,
x 3
A. x=9 B. x = -9 C. x = -6 D. x=6

28. Simplify: 8 + 6x2  2 – 2x  9 – 4x  2.

A. 4(3x + 2)( 3x + 2) C. 4(x – 1)(3x – 2)
B. 2(3x – 2)(2x – 3) D. 2(3x + 2)(2x + 3)
Advanced
29. Simplify: 2 x 3 y  3x 2 y 2  2xy3 .
6x 3 y  x 2 y 2  2 xy3

A. x 2 y  xy 2 B. x 3  y3 C. x  2y D. 2y
3x  2 y 3x  2 3x  2 y  3x  2 y

30. Celsius temperature C and Fahrenheit temperature F are related by the equation
9
F = C  32 . At noon, Banawe’s temperature is F = 77, at midnight the
5
temperature drops to F = 50. Solve for the temperature changes in Celsius.
A. 25 B. 22 C. 17 D. 15
31. Factor 9x3 – 729xy2.
A. 3x(x – 9y2)(x + 9y2) C. 9x(x - 9y)2
B. 9x(x – 9y)(x + 9y) D. none of these

32. Find the product 3 y3 .


x5 2
A. 3  3y C. 6

Basic
10  2x  3x  xy  5 y  15
B. 3y  9 D.  3x  xy  5y  15
2x  10 6

33. Find the value of 4 32 .

A. 2 B. 2 C. 2 2 D. 24 2

34. Simplify: (3 – 5i)(4 – 8i).

A. 40i2–44i+12 B. 10i2–11i+3 C. –44i–28 D. –11i–7

35. Factor x3 + 125.

A. (x + 5)(x2 – 5x + 25) C. (x + 5)(x2 – 5x – 25)
B. (x – 5)(x2 + 5x + 25) D. (x – 5)(x2 – 5x + 25)

Proficient
36. Reduce x 2  5x  6 x 2  10 x  24 to lowest terms.

x 2  2 x  8 x 2  3x  18
A. x2 B. 2x C. x D. 1
x6

37. Find the value for 10 to lowest terms.

15
A. 6 B. 3 C. 6 D. none of these
3 2 2

38. Which of the following is true?

A. 5002 – 4002 = 9 x 103 C. 882 – 872 = 175
Advanced
B. 20002 – (-13000)2 = -2.5 x 106 D. 196(25)2 – 169(25)2 = 675

39. Find the value for 24  32 to lowest terms.

4 34 4
A. 7 2 4 6 B. 
2 3 4  C.  2 D. 2
2 
2 3 4  14  4 3 14  4 3

40. Find the value for i-221.

A. 1 B. –1 C. i D. –i
41. Given the following equation: x2 – 9 = 0. Solve for x.
A. –3 B. +3 C. –3 or +3 D. none of these

42. Given the following equation: 3(2x2 + 2x + 3) – 2(2x2 + 2x + 9) - 3 = 0. Solve for x.

Basic
A. –3 or +2 B. +3 or –2 C. 5 5 D. none of these
or 
12 12

43. x2 – 2x – 3 > 0. Solve for x.

A. {x > 3, x < -1} B. {x < 3, x > -1} C. {x  3, x  -1} D. {x  3, x  -1}

44. 2x2 + x – 15  0. Solve for x.

A. {–3  x  5 } B. {x  3, x  – 5 } C. {–3 < x  – 5 } D. {–3  x < – 5 }
2 2 2 2

45. Given the equation x2 + sx + t = 0. If x = 3 or –2, solve for s and t.

A. s = 1, t = 6 B. s = -1, t = -6 C. s = 2, t = 3 D. s = -2, t = -3

Proficient
x 1
46. > 0. Then
x4
A. {x < -4} B. {-4 < x < 1} C. {x > 1, x < -4} D. {x > -4}

47. -3x2 + x + 6  0. Solve for x.

1  73 1  73  1  73  1  73
A. x C. x
6 6 6 6
1  73 1  73  1  73  1  73
B. x D. x
6 6 6 6

48. A square cardboard (see diagram) is designed to

form a container. A 2 inch square is cut off on 2
each corner. The container can hold 288 cubic
inches. Find the perimeter of the square. 2
Advanced
2

A. 8 in B. 16 in C. 32 in D. 64 in

49. Find the solution set of 2x2 + 3x = 4.

A. {2, 3} B.   3  1 C.   3  41  3  41  D.  3  41 3  41 
 ,   ,   , 
 4 2   4 4   4 4 

50. x 3
 0. Solve for x.
x2
A. –2  x  3 B. –2  x  3 C. –2 < x < 3 D. –2 < x  3
51. In what quadrant does point (2, -3) belong to?
A. Quadrant I B. Quadrant II C. Quadrant III D. Quadrant IV
y
52. Which of the following points (a, b, c, d) 3
has negative y-coordinate value? a 2
A. a, b
1
B. a, c b x
C. b, d

Basic
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
D. d, c -1
c
-2
53. Which of the following points doesn’t d -3
belong to any of the four quadrants?
a(1, 1) b(0, 4) c(-3, -2) d(-1, -3)
A. c B. b C. a, b D. c, d

54. Given two lines x = –5 and y = 3. Find the intersection point of these two lines.
A. (3, –5) C. (–5, 3)
B. (–3, 5) D. these two lines do not intersect

55. Find the slope of the line 3x – 2y = 4.

A. 3 B. 3 C. 4 D. 4

Proficient
2 2 3 3

56. Find the midpoint of AB , where A = (2, -1), B = (-4, 3).

A. (2, -2) B. (-2, 2) C. (1, -1) D. (-1, 1)

57. The coordinates for three points on the same line are A, B, and C, If A > B > C, which
of the following is correct?
A. AB  BC  AC B. AC  AC  BC C. AB  BC  BC D. AB  BC  AC

58. Find the distance between point A(3, 2) and point B(-6, -4).
A. 13 B. 117 C. 5 D. none of these
Advanced

59. Find the intersection of lines x – y = 1 and 2x – y = 5.

A. (-1, -2) B. (0, -1) C. (0, 1) D. (4, 3)

60. Find the equation of the line parallel to x – 2y + 3 = 0 and contains (2, 1).
A. 2x – y = 3 B. x – 2y = 4 C. 1x–y=0 D. 1 x + y = -2
2 4
61. Which of the following is incorrect?
A. The slope of a horizontal line is 0. C. The slope of 4x + 5y = 6 is 4 .

5
B. The slope of a vertical line is 0. D. The slope of 2x + 2y = 1 is 1.

y 3 3 3
4
62. Which of the following equations 3
(1, 3)
represent the sketch?
2

Basic
(4, 1)
A. 2x + 3y = 7 1
x
B. 2x + 3y = 9 -
C. 2x + 3y = 11 -4 -3 -2 -1 0
-1
1 2 3 4 5

D. 2x + 3y = 13
-2

63. Find the equation of the line having a slope of –3 and y-intercept of 6.
A. 3x + y = 6 B. 3x – y = 6 C. –3x + y = 6 D. –3x + y = –6

64. Find the slope of the line passing through the points (–1, 3) and (3, 5)
A. 
1 B. 1 C. –1 D. 1
2 2

65. Given a slope of 2 for a line, and two points on the line: (2, 0) and (0, y). Find y.
3
y= 4 y= 2

Proficient
A. y= 
4 B. C. y = 
2 D.
3 3 3 3

66. A line has x-intercept = 4 and is perpendicular to the line x – 2y = 4. Find

the equation of the line.
A. 2x + y = 4 B. 2x + y = 6 C. 2x + y = 8 D. none of these

67. Given lines l, m, and n: l  3x + 2y = 1; m  3 x + y = -1; n  2x – 3y = -12. Which of

2
the following is false?
A. l  m B. m  n C. ln D. none of these

68. Find the distance between the two points:  3 4 3 5 3 3 3.

   
 2 , 3  and  3 , 2 
   
Advanced

A. 5 2 B. 16 C. 5 6 D. 5 2
2 3 6 4

69. Given 4 lines: x – 2y = -10; 2x + y = 12; x – 2y = 8; 2x + y = -6. Connect all

interceptions of these four lines, and it will form a shape of _______.
A. trapezoid B. rectangle C. rhombus D. none of these
70. Find the equation of the line passing through the point (-3, 4) and is perpendicular to
the line that passes through line L1. L1 passes through the points (4, 2) and (–1, –2).
A. 4y + 5x = 1 B. 5y + 4x = 1 C. 4y + 5x = –1 D. 4y –3x = 1
71. Alexis is 3 years older than Amy. If the sum of their ages is 35, how old is Alexis?
A. 19 B. 16 C. 14 D. 12

72. Joan has sixteen coins in 1-peso, 5-peso, and 10-peso denominations. The number of
1-peso coins is thrice the number of 5-peso coins and the number of 10-peso coins is
one more than the 5-peso coins. How much money does she have?
A. Php56 B. Php64 C. Php88 D. Php96

Basic
73. Grace sells mangoes, apples and oranges in her fruit stand. The number of apples
that she has is twice the number of mangoes. She also has five more oranges than
apples. If the combined number of mangoes and apples is equal to the number of
oranges, how many fruits does she have in all?
A. 5 B. 15 C. 24 D. 30

74. Isko gave one-fourth of his money to his wife. The rest was then divided among his 4
children and only Php100 was left to him. If each child received Php2,450, how
much money did Isko have initially?
A. Php 9,800 B. Php 9,900 C. Php 10,500 D. Php 13,200

75. Gina can paint a certain room in 4 hours. Bart can paint the same room in 3 hours. How long
will it take them to paint the room if they work together?

Proficient
A. 7 hours B. 1 hour C. 7 hour
1 hours D.
5
7 12

76. Jun wishes to realize a return of 12% on a total of two investments. If he has
Php20,000 invested at 10%, how much additional money should be invested at 16%?
A. Php10,000 B. Php12,000 C. Php20,000 D. Php32,000

77. How much water should be mixed with 3 liters of a 12 percent salt solution to obtain
a 10 percent salt solution?
A. 300 mL B. 1 liter C. 1.2 liters D. 600 mL

78. If six men can do the job in 5 days, in how many days can four men finish the same job?
A. 3.3 B. 4.8 C. 7.5 D. 8
Advanced

79. Herbert and Doms left their office at four o’clock in the afternoon. Herbert rode his
car and traveled at 40 kph. Doms walked towards the same direction where Herbert
is headed at 8 kph. At what time will they be 56 kilometers apart?
A. 5:00 B. 6:00 C. 5:30 D. 5:45

80. A rectangle land made with length 20 meters, width 10 meters. A road of
equal width is made to surround the land and has the area of 136 square
meters. Find the width of the road.
A. 2m B. 17 m C. A or B D. none of these
81. A tree that is 3 meters tall is growing 1 meter every year. A signboard is placed 2 meters
above the ground on the tree. At what height will the signboard be after 9 years?
A. 2m B. 4m C. 6m D. 8m

82. The ratio of an angle with its complement is 2:3. What is the measure of the larger
angle?

Basic
A. 18 B. 36 C. 54 D. 72

83. A rectangular frame has a length that is 3 inches less than three times its width. If its
perimeter is 42 inches, what is the length of the frame?
A. 6m B. 12 m C. 15 m D. 21 m

84. Lorna can do a certain report in 8 hours but she and Rose can finish it in 5 hours. How
long would it take Rose to do the report alone?
A. 12 2/3 hrs B. 12 1/3 hrs C. 13 hrs D. 13 1/3 hrs

85. A woman went into a shop and bought an expensive coat and hat. The coat was
P1,000 more than the hat. The hat was sold at 20% discount. The two together cost
P1,500. How much did the hat cost originally?

Proficient
A. Php250 B. Php 312.50 C. Php 500 D. Php 272.50

86. Mortred has P5,000 more than Rylai. After Mortred spent P1,000 on groceries, Mortred
has five times as much money as Rylai. How much money does Rylai have?
A. P1000 B. P1500 C. P2000 D. P4000

87. Bike Express requires a down payment of Php 200 to sell a bike on an installment basis at
Php 150 per week for 16 weeks. If they have a 60% profit, how much is their capital per
bike?
A. Php2600 B. Php1560 C. Php2200 D. Php1625

88. Leopold played a game with his son. The agreement was to pay his son one peso for
every correct answer but 50 centavos should be returned for every wrong answer. After
30 questions, neither one of them gained any money. How many questions did his son
Advanced
answer correctly?
A. 30 B. 20 C. 15 D. 10

89. A man can row the boat 6 miles per hour in still water. It takes the same time to row 2
miles upstream as 8 miles downstream. How fast is the current?
A. 3.6 mph B. 4 mph C. 1.5 mph D. 4.8 mph

90. A swimming pool has two inlet pipes. One fills it in 4 hours while the other in 6 hours. The
outlet pipe empties the pool in 12 hours. How many hours will it take to fill the pool if all
the inlet pipes and the outlet pipe are left open?
A. 2 hrs B. 3 hrs C. 4 hrs D. 5 hrs
91. Find the center point of the circle for the following equation: (y + 4)2 + (x + 9)2 = 16.
A. (-4, -9) B. (-9, -4) C. (4, 9) D. (9, 4)

92. Find an equation of the circle with the given properties as follow: center point (5, -4),
radius = 2.

Basic
A. (y2 – 5) + (x2 + 4)= 2 C. (x - 5)2 + (y + 4)2 = 4
B. (y + 5) - (x – 4)= 2
2 2 D. (x + 5)2 + (y - 4)2 = 16

93. Find the vertex of the parabola: y = 2x2 – 2.

A. (0, -2) B. (-2, 0) C. (4, 12) D. (2, 4)

94. An ellipse has an equation of

x  22  y  12  1 . Find the center point.
16 9
A. (4, 3) B. (2, -1) C. (-2, 1) D. (-4, -3)

95. Find the standard form of the hyperbola for the equation: 64x2 – 100y2 = 6400.
A. x 2 y2 B. x 2 y2 C. x 2 y2 D. x2 y2
 1  1  1  1

Proficient
64 100 64 100 100 64 100 64

96. Find the radius of the circle for the equation: x2 + y2 = 10x + 6y + 47.
A. 47 B. 7 C. 8 D. 9

97. Find the equation for the given parabola to the right:
A. y = 2x2 – x + 3
B. y = -2x2 + x – 3
C. y = x2 – 4x + 3
D. y = -x2 + 4x – 3

98. Find the standard form of the ellipse for the equation: 4x2 + 9y2 + 24x – 18y + 9 =0.
A. x  32  y  12  1 C. x  12  y  32 1
Advanced
4 9 4 9
B. x  32  y  12 1 D. x  12  y  32 1
9 4 9 4
99. A parabola has a vertex at (2, 3) and passes through (1, 0). Find the equation of the
parabola.
A. y = x2 – 4x +73 C. y = 3x2 + 9x - 12
B. y = x - 4x + 12
2 D. y = -3x2 + 12x – 9

100. For the equation, find the center of the hyperbola: -4x2 – 8x + y2 + 4y = 16.
A. (1, 2) B. (-1, -2) C. (2, 1) D. (-2, -1)