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It will help you tremendously to work out each problem.

1. Find the slope of the graph of the given equation 5. Solve the equation 3x – 4y = 12 for y.
below.
2 x  y  4 a. y 
3
x  12 c. y 
3
x3
a. ─2 4 4
b. 2
c. 1 3 d. y  3 x  12
d. ─4 b. y   x3
4

2. Solve the system of equations. 6. Solve for l given P = 2l + 2w.

2 x  y  5 a. l  P  2w P
 c. l  w
y  x  4 2

x  3; y  1 P Pw
a. b. l  w d. l 
b. x  1; y  3 2 2
c. x  3; y  1
d. x  3; y  1

3. Find the slope of the line that contains (0, 5) and 7. Write the standard form of the linear equation
(5, -5). below. Identify the slope of the line.

a. 2 c. –2 2 y  4x  6
b. 0 d. 5 a. –2x + y = 3; slope = 2
b. 2x + y = 3; slope = 2
c. –2x – y = 3; slope = 2
d. –4x + y = 3; slope = 2

4. Which function represents the data shown in this 8. Write the standard form of the linear equation
table? represented by the graph below.

A.
3
a. y  x3
B.
2
3
b y   x3
2
C.
c. y  3 x  3
d. y  2 x  3
D.
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9. Amy came up with a group seating arrangement for a. 13. Expand (x – 5)(x + 6)
her birthday party at Stars & Strikes. Write a model or
function to accurately represent Amy’s choice of seating a. x2 + 11x – 30
her guests during the party based on the number of small
groups. b. x2 + x – 30

c. x2 + 11x + 30

… b.
d. x2 – 11x – 30

10. Paul was graphing lines for homework. Given 14. Black Planet gym charges an initial deposit of $15
bx  9  3 y , what value of b would make Paul’s line and a base rate of $9 per week. Write a linear model
have a slope of 4? where x represents the number of weeks and y is the
total cost for each patron. What is the slope of your
a. 9 model?
b. 12
c. 3 a. y = ─9x + 15; slope = ─9
d. 4 b. y = 9x ─ 15; slope = 9
c. y = ─9x ─15; slope = ─9
d. y = 9x + 15; slope = 9

11. Classify each system and Identify the number of 15. Identify the domain and range of each function
solutions for each system of equations. below.

(1, 2), (3, 5), (3, 6), (7, 5), (8, 2) 

a. D: (1,3,7,8); R: (2,5,6)
a # of solutions: b. D: (1,3,3,7,8); R: (2,5,6)
b # of solutions:
c. D: (1,3,7,8); R: (2,5,6,5,2)
c # of solutions:
d. D: (1,3,3,7,8); R: (2,2,5,5,6)
12. Identify the leading coefficient and the number of 16. Write the equation, 4y = –20 + 4x in standard
terms for the polynomial below; form.

3x2 – x4 + 6 a. y = 4x – 5
b. y = x – 5
a. L.C. = 3; # of terms = 3 c. L.C. = 1; # of terms = 3 c. y = 5x – 4
b. L.C. = –1; # of terms = 3 d. L.C. = 6; # of terms = 3 d. y = x + 5
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17. Identify the domain and range of the function 21. ) Find the slope and y-intercept of the equation:
below;
y  2 x  5 2𝑥+10
=𝑦
2
a. domain: all real numbers; range: all real numbers
b. domain: all real numbers; range: zero a. slope = 2; y-intercept = 5
c. domain: all real numbers; range:  ,0 b. slope = ─1; y-intercept = 5
d. domain:  ,0 ; range:  ,0 c. slope = 1; y-intercept = ─5
d. slope = 1; y-intercept = 5

18. Which of the following is a solution to the system of 22. Which of the tables below represents a function?
inequalities?
a. b.

c. d.

a. (1, 2) b. (-1, -2)

c. (4, -1) d. (4, 2)

19. Physical Science A ball is dropped from a height of 23. Which equation has (0, 0) as the y-intercept?
500 meters. The table shows the height of each bounce,
and the heights form a geometric sequence. How high 𝑎) 𝑦 = 8
does the ball bounce on the 8th bounce? Round your
answer to the nearest tenth of a meter. 𝑏) 𝑥 = 13

𝑐) 𝑦 + 𝑥 = 8
A. 131.1 C. 83.9
𝑑) 𝑥 = 𝑦
B. 67.1 D. 53.7

20. What value of a would give a line the slope of 2? 24. Solve 9m 2  5m  4
𝑎𝑥 − 8 = 4𝑦
a. (9m – 4)(m – 1) b. (9m – 4)(m + 1)
a. –8 b. 8
c. (9m + 4)(m + 1) d. (9m + 4)(m – 1)
c. –2 d. 12
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25. Given 4y = 2x – 8, which of the following represents 29. Given 𝒚 = −𝟐𝒙 + 𝟓, identify the steps needed to
the slope of the equation? graph the line of the equation.
1
a. b. 2 c. 4 d.  8
2 a. plot the y-intercept of b. plot the y-intercept of
–5 and use a slope of 2. –2 and use a slope of 5.

c. plot the y-intercept of d. plot the y-intercept of 5

2 and use a slope of –5. and use a slope of –2.

26. Identify the statement that represents the Quotient 30. Find the perimeter of the figure below.
rule.

a. x m  x n  x ( n n )

xm ( mn )
b.  x
xn

c. x m  x n  x ( m n ) a. 3x2 + 9x – 6
b. 3x2 + 9x + 14
c. 2x4 + 9x – 6
d. 12x4 – 6
xm
d. n
 x ( m n )
x

27. Identify the greatest common factor of each 31. What is the perimeter of the shape below?
expression.
6n 2  30n  42

a. 6n b. 6n2 c. 5 d. 6

28. Which of the expressions is equivalent to 9x5?

9 9
a. b.
x 5 x5 a. 12x4 + 9
b. 14x2 + 2
9x 2 9x c. 7x2 + 1
c. d. d. 14x2 – 2
x 5 x8
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32. Rewrite f ( x)  x  18x in vertex form using
2 37. Simplify the expression as much as you can. Your
completing the square method. answer should contain only positive exponents.

a. (x + 9)2 + 81
b. (x – 9)2 + 81
c. (x – 9)2 – 81
d. (x + 9)2 – 81

33. Solve the following 38. James’ parents start him with a base allowance of
a. 3 $20 every week. He also gets a set amount per chore
4
10a  5  20 b. –3 for each chore he completes. After 5 chores he has
5
c. 2 $60. Which equation represents the relationship
d. –4 between the total money James earns for the week, T,
and the number of chores he does, c?

a.
34. What are the factors of the following?
b.
x  9 x  22
2
c.
a. (x + 11)( x – 2) d.
b. (x + 11)( x + 2)

c. (x – 11)( x + 2)

d. (x – 2)( x – 11)

35. Given ( x 2  64)  0 , solve for x. 39. Solve: 9 – 3(x + 4) = 2(x – 3) – 8

a.  6 a. 2.1
b. 6 b. 3.0
c. 8 c. 2.5
d.  8 d. 9

36. Factor the following polynomial. 40. Sam said one of the following quadratic functions
x  49
2 has a minimum or maximum of (5,6) . Identify the
function.
a. (x + 7)(x – 7)
b. (x + 7)(x + 7) a. f ( x)  ( x  5) 2  6
c. (x – 7)(x – 7)
d. (x + 7)(x – 2) b. f ( x)  ( x  5) 2  6
c. f ( x)  ( x  5) 2  6
d. f ( x)  ( x  5) 2  6
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41. Given the following 42. Find the zeros of the function.

…
a. x  8 or x  1
Which equation is representative of the pattern?
a. y  3 x  6 c. y  6 x  3 b. x  8 or x  5
1
b. y  2 x d. y  x c. x  5 or x  1
2
d. x  1 or x  5

 y  2x
43. Elizabeth met 24 of her cousins at a family reunion. 
y  4x  12
The number of male cousins m was 6 less than twice 44. Solve  by substitution.
the number of female cousins f. Which system can be
A (4, 8) C (6, 12)
used to find the number of male cousins and female
cousins? B (4, 8) D (6, 12)