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Florida State
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Postsecondary
Assessment Education
and
Certification Readiness
Centers
Test

Study Guide for

Mathematics

Note: Pages 1 through 7 are a

basic review. Pages 8 forward
are more relevant to the content
of the PERT mathematics
assessment.
 Florida State College Review for PERT Mathematics – Part 1

MULTIPLE CHOICE Choose the one Solve.

alternative that best completes the
statement or answers the question. 7. For five mathematics tests your scores
Evaluate. were 81, 86, 81, 76, 71. What was your
average score?
1. 29 16 13
A. 455 B. 585 A. 383 B. 78
C. 58 D. 237 C. 79 D. 75

2. 96 5 2 3 Choose a strategy and solve.

A. 546 B. 86
C. 546 D. 66 8. Your car gets about 30 miles per gallon.
You are planning to drive to see your
9 2 friends who live about 930 miles away.
3.
4 3 How many gallons of gas will you need
A. 7 B. 3 to purchase to make the trip to see your
C. 9 D. 1 friends and to return home? State your
answer to the nearest gallon?
4. (7 + 1)(7 – 1)
A. 47 B. 48 A. about 30 gallons
C. 49 D. 14 B. about 45 gallons
C. about 62 gallons
Find the area of the shaded area. D. about 51 gallons
5.
9. In 1998 your house cost $82,400. In
7cm 2000 your house was valued at $102,650.
How much did the value of your home
increase?
22cm 6cm
A. $19,250
B. $20,250
A. 196 square centimeters C. No increase, it was a decrease
B. 924 square centimeters D. $21, 250
C. 35 square centimeters
D. 174 square centimeters 10. While shopping you note the average
price for a CD is $8 including tax. You
Find the average. have $112 in your pocket. About how
6. 11, 16, 15, 22 many CDs can you buy?
A. 64 B. 15 A. 21 B. 14
C. 17 D. 16 C. 17 D. 19

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11. In 2000 you weighed 175 pounds. In Write the improper fraction as a mixed
2001 you weighed 162 pounds, and in 2002 number.
you weighed 154 pounds. How many 15.
17
pounds did you lose from 2000 to 2002? 5
A. 21 pounds
B. No weight loss, you gained weight A. 3 25 B. 3 23 C. 2 53 D. 5 25
C. 13 pounds
D. 8 pounds Solve for n.
5 n
16.
Solve. 16 80
12. Write this expression in words.
8 + 16 = 24 A. 80 B. 25 C. 5 D. 400

A. The sum of 8 and 16 is 24 17. 3

n
B. The difference between 8 and 16 is 5
24 5 1 3
A. 15 B. C. D.
C. The product of 8 and 16 is 24 3 15 5
D. The quotient of 8 and 16 is 24
Simplify the fraction.
Identify a fraction or mixed number that 12
18.
represents the shaded part of the figure. 20

13. 4 3 12 3
A. B. C. D.
5 4 20 5

15
19.
4
A. 1 43 B. 3 21 C. 3 43 D. 4 41

Between the pair of numbers, place the

1 1 5 correct sign: <, =, or >.
A. 5 B. C. D. 1 3
5 6 6 20. __
2 8
Write the number as an improper
fraction. A. < B. > C. =

14. 10 43 4 4
21. __
16 13
40 43 34 40
A. B. C. D. A. < B. > C. =
4 4 3 3

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Solve the problem below. Write your 2 1

27.
answer in simplest form. 3 12
3 9 1 7
A. B. C. D.
22. Of a family’s $750 weekly income, $35 4 12 4 12
usually goes toward groceries. What 28. 2 2 1 85
1

fraction of the family’s weekly income is A. 3 86 B. 4 21 C. 3

1
D. 4 81
usually spent on groceries? 8
35 7
A. B.
750 150 29. 5 13 17 15
150 750 A. 22 152 B. 23 152
C. D.
7 35
C. 22 158 D. 23 158
23. You need a piece of fabric 125 yard long.
30. 2 78 3 15 1
2
Which of these is the smallest piece of
fabric that would work? A. 7 4023 B. 5 4023
1 5 C. 6 21 D. 6 4023
A. yard B. yard
2 16
2 Subtract and simplify.
C. yard
3
5 1
31.
Add and simplify. 6 6
2 1
1 2
A. B.
24. 3 3
4 4 4 1
3 3
C. D.
A. B. 12 2
8 4
1 3 26 51
C. D. 32.
2 16 11 11
A. 2 113 B. 1 119
5 4 12
25. C. 3 111 D. 2 1011
27 27 27
20 7
A. B. 8 1
27 9 33.
21 21 9 2
C. D. 7
27 81 A. 1 187 B.
18
1
1 1 C. D. 1
26. 3
3 2
11 1
1 2 34.
A. B. 15 3
6 3
2 2 5 2
5 3 A. B. C. D.
C. D. 9 3 6 5
6 4
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35. 11 2 15 2
42. 7
A. 8 45 B. 9 15 C. 9 45 D. 10 45 3
3 2 1 2
A. B. 3 C. 10 D. 4
14 3 2 3
36. 12 23 3
5

A. 12 21 B. 12 151 C. 11 151 D. 12 13 43. 3 85 4

5

A. 1 21 B. 2 109 C. 1 23 D. 2 103
37. 16 3
8 9 5
8

A. 6 24 B. 6 43 C. 25 43 D. 24 43 44. 5 21 6
A. 30 21 B. 33 C. 15 D. 30
38. 16 3
5
5
7

A. 15 3531 B. 16 3531 C. 16 D. 16 16 Divide and reduce answers to lowest

terms.
Solve the problem below and write your
answer in simplest form. 2 3
45.
3 5
39. A carpenter had a board 27 41 ” long. He A.
2
B.
2
C. 1 91 D. 1 23
cut off 2 85 ”. How long was the 5 3
remaining board?
1
46. 8
2
A. 24 85 ” B. 26 85 ” 1
C. 25 85 ” D. 25 43 A. B. 4
16
1
C. D. None of these
40. Brian was training to run a marathon. 10
During the three-day period before the
race he decided that he would train for a 47. 23 4 53
total of 11 hours. If he trained for 2 53 1
A. B. 5
hours on the first day and 2 109 hours on 5
the second day, how many hours would C. 10 D. 4
he need to train on the third day?
Solve the problem.
A. 5 45 B. 5 21 C. 5 53 D. 6 15
48. Mary needs to save $540 for a computer.
It was used and the sales man told her he
Multiply and reduce to lowest terms.
would sell it to her for 13 off the marked
5 1 price. What is the price of the computer
41. be after the mark down?
12 5
1 6 5 1 A. $180 B. $360
A. B. C. D.
10 17 60 12 C. None of these D. $510

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49. A bag of chips is 24 ounces. A serving Choose the answer with the correct sign
size is 43 ounce. How many servings are between the pair of numbers.
in the bag of chips?
A. 18 servings B. 9 13 56. 0.025 0.25
C. 32 servings D. 6 43 A. 0.025 < 0.25 B. 0.025 > 0.25
C. 0.025 = 0.25
Write the decimal as a fraction or mixed
57. 62.233 62.23
number in lowest terms.
A. 62.233 < 62.23 B. 62.233 > 62.23
50. 1.02
C. 62.233 = 62.23
A. 1 501 B. 1 15
C. 1 251 D. 253 Put the numbers below in order from the
smallest to the largest.
51. 1.26
A. 1 1350 B. 1350 58. 1.32, 1.032, 1. 302
C. 1325 D. 10013 A. 1.32, 1.032, 1.302
Write the number in decimal notation. B. 1.032, 1.302, 1.32
52. five and 3 hundredths C. 1.302, 1.32, 1.032
A. 5.003 B. 5.03 D. 1.32, 1.302, 1.032
C. 5.3 D. .53
Write the decimal number in words. Round the numbers below as indicated.
53. 162.35
A. one hundred sixty-two and thirty-five 59. Round 9.459 to the nearest whole
tenths number.
B. one hundred sixty and two hundred A. 10 B. 9 C. 9.46 D. 9.5
thirty-five thousandths
C. one hundred sixty-two and thirty-five 60. Round 6.449 to the nearest tenth.
hundredths A. 6.45 B. 6 C. 6.5 D. 6.4
D. one hundred sixty-two and thirty-five
thousandths Round to the indicated place.
Write the number in decimal notation. 61. The stock marked fell by 2.345% last
54. A strand of hair is twenty two month. Round this to the nearest tenth of
thousandths of an inch thick. a percent.
A. 0.22 inches B. 0.022 inches A. 2.3% B. 2.34%
C. 0.0022 inches D. 0.00022 inches C. 2% D. 2.35%
Identify the place value of the 8 in the
decimal number below. 62. The median income last year in this state
55. 24.638 was $25,347,22. Round this to the
A. Tenths B. Hundredths nearest thousand dollars.
C. Thousandths D. Ten-thousandths A. $25, 347 B. $25, 350.00
C. $25,000 D. $26,000
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Write the ratio as a fraction in simplest Find the percent of increase or decrease
form. in the problem below.
63. 12 to 16
6 8 3 4 71. A surfer purchased a new surf board for
A. B. C. D.
8 6 4 3 $264. The board was originally $330.
What was the percent of change?
In each of the problems below change the A. 55% B. 20%
percent to an equivalent fraction or mixed C. 25% D. 30%
number.
64. 25% 72. A crafter wants to make 20% profit on
1 3 4 the items he makes. If the cost of
A. 4 B. C. D.
4 4 100 materials is $1.20, what should the items
sell for to make a 20% profit?
65. 125% A. $1.44 B. $1.00
1 125 C. $1.24 D. $2.40
A. 1 41 B. 12 41 C. D.
8 1000
Find the mean of the set of numbers.
1
66. %
10 73. Your test scores are 78, 89, 76, 50, 82,
1 1
A. B. and 69. Round your answer to the
10 100 nearest whole number if necessary.
1 1
C. D. A. 74 B. 76
1000 10000
C. 69 D. 72
Solve each percent problem below.
Use the tables to solve the following
problems.
67. Find 40% of 700.
A. 2.8 B. 28
74.
C. 280 D. 2800
Weight
Dog
(pounds)
68. Find .25% of 200.
Husky 95
A. .5 B. 5
St. Bernard 145
C. 50 D. 500
Cocker
55
69. Find 150% of $2500. Spaniel
A. $375 B. $3750 Yorkie 3.5
C. $37500 D. $375000
About how many times heavier is the largest
70. Find 3 21 % of $36,000. dog when compared with the smallest dog?
A. 3 B. 41
A. $126 B. $126000
C. 2 D. 27
C. $1260 D. $12600
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Change the given quantity to the Find the square root of each of the
indicated unit. problems below.

75. 360 min = _____ hours 78. 64

A. 21600 B. 36 C. 6 D. 2 A. 16 B. 9 C. 32 D. 8

76. 180 in = ___ft 79. 121

A. 60 B. 1.25 C. 540 D. 15 A. 121 B. 60.5 C. 11 D. 12

77. The following table is used to determine Find the perimeter of the figure below.
the minimum payment on a credit card
bill. 80.
Balance $0-25 $25.01- $250.01- $1000.01
250 1000 up 3 ft
Min. Full $25 10% of $100 +
Payment Balance balance 5% of
balance
greater 5 ft 5ft
than
$1000

What is the minimum payment if you 3ft

owe $300?
A. 16 ft B. 8 ft
A. $300 B. $45 C. $25 D. $30 C. 9 ft D. 25 ft

Solutions:
1. D 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. C
8. C 9. B 10. B 11. A 12. A 13.D 14. B
15. A 16. B 17.A 18. D 19. C 20. B 21. A
22. B 23. A 24. B 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. D
29. C 30. D 31. A 32.A 33. B 34. D 35. A
36. B 37. B 38. A 39. A 40. B 41. D 42. D
43. B 44. B 45. C 46. A 47. B 48. B 49. C
50. A 51. A 52. B 53. C 54. B 55. C 56. A
57. B 58. B 59. B 60. D 61. A 62. C 63. C
64. B 65. A 66. C 67. C 68. A 69. B 70. C
71. B 72. A 73 A 74.B 75.C 76. D 77.D
78. D 79. C 80. A

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Pre Algebra Practice

1. What is the perimeter of a rectangle that

has a length of 9 cm and a width of 6 8. Simplify: 4 6 8
cm? A. – 10 B. 10
A. 54 sq. cm B. 54 cm C. – 2 D. – 6
C. 30 cm D. 30 sq. cm
9. Simplify:
2. What is the area of a square that has a – 4 – 5x8y + 6xy – 8x8y + xy – 7
side length of 15 centimeters? A. – 13x16y2 – 7xy + 11
A. 225 cm B. 225 sq. cm B. – 13x8y + 7xy – 11
C. 60 sq. cm D. 60 cm C. 3x8 + 5x2y2 + 11
D. 3x8y + 5xy – 11
3. What is the area of a triangle that has a
base of 9 inches and a height of 10 10. Simplify: 3
5 x 1
2 x
inches? 1 2
A. x B. x
A. 45 in B. 45 sq in 10 3
3
C. 90 in D. 90 sq in C. 10 x D. 1
10 x2

4. Use order of operations to simplify: 11. Simplify: (0.24x)(1.2z)

(10 - 4·2)3 – 3 A. 2.88xz B. 0.288 xz
A. 1725 B. 30 C. 1.44xz D. 1.44 + xz
C. 3 D. 5
12. Evaluate the following expression for
5. Use order of operations to simplify: x = 3 and y = 4: x2 + y2
– 3·2 – (– 4)2 + 2 A. - 2 B. 14
A. 102 B. 16 C. – 7 D. 25
C. 12 D. – 20
13. Evaluate the following expression for
6. Use order of operations to simplify: 2 1
15 – [4 – 3( 2 – 4)] x = 3 and y = 2 : (x – y)(x + y)
A. 13 B. 1 7 4
C. 5 D. 17 A. 36 B. 3
3 1
C. 5 D. 9
7. Simplify: 9 ( 2)
A. – 11 B. – 7
14. Evaluate the following expression for
C. 7 D. 11
x = 0.2 and y = 3.4: x(y2 – 4)
A 223.2 B. 1.512
C. 0.56 D. 2.304

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15. Solve for x: 5

12 x 25 0 22. The formula for the perimeter of a
125 rectangle is: P = 2L + 2W
A. x = 12 B. x = 60
Solve for W when P = 23 and L = 7.
125
C. x = – 60 D. 12 A. W = 4.5 B. W = 2
C. W = 18.5 D. W = 18
16. Solve for x: – x + 3 = 7x + 8
5 6 23. Best Buy is selling a television for
A. x = 8 B. x = 5
$1250.00. Sales tax in Duval County is
1 6
C. x = 3 D. x = 11 6%. Using P as the amount I will have to
pay for the television (including sales
17. Solve for x: 5(3 – 4x) = 7 – ( 4 – x) tax),write an algebraic equation that
18 describes this transaction.
A. x = 3 B. x = 5
A. P = (0.06)(1250)
4 19
C. x = 7 D. x = 8 B. P = 1250 0.06
C. P = 1250 + (0.06)(1250)
18. Solve for y: 3
y 5 D. P = 1250(0.94)
4 3

20
A. y = 9 B. y = – 2 24. Jeremy put $1250 into his savings
11 29 account, which pays 5% per year simple
C. y = 12 D. y = 12 interest and left it there for 3 years.
Using A as the total amount that will be
19. Solve for z: 6
5 z 4
7
in the bank at the end of the 3 years,
22 62 write an algebraic equation that describes
A. z = 35 B. z = 35 this transaction.
24 10 A. A = 1230 + 1250(0.05)(3)
C. z = 35 D. z = 21
B. A = 1250(0.05)(3)
C. A = 1250 – 1250(0.05)(3)
20. Solve for z: 5.6 = 0.02z + 7.38 D. A = 1250 + (0.05)(3)
A. z = 0.2596 B. z = 649
C. z = 0.0356 D. z = – 89 25. Keisha is investing her money in an
IRA. Initially she will be putting in
x
21. Solve for x: 58
. $775. Using C as the additional amount
0.08 invested each month, translate this
A. x = 5.72 B. x = 5.88 problem into an algebraic expression that
C. x = 72.5 D. x = 0.464 will show how much Keisha invested for
the entire year.
A. 775 + C B. 775 – 12C
C. 775C D. 775 + 12C

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26. Multiply and simplify where possible: 31. Multiply and simplify where possible:
3x(7x – 4) A. 16x2 – 4z2
A. 21x2 – 4 B. 21x2 – 12 B. 8x2 + 4z2
C. 9x2 D. 21x2 – 12x C. 16x2 + 16xz – 4z2
D. 8x2 + 4z2
27. Multiply and simplify where possible:
4x(2y + 3z – 12)
A. 6xy + 12xz – 48 32. Simplify: (6x2 – 3x – 7) + (3x2 + 5)
B. 8xy + 12xz – 48x A. 3x2 – 3x – 2
C. 8x2y2 + 12x2z2 + 48 B. 9x2 – 3x – 12
D. 8xy + 12xz – 12 C. 9x2 – 3x – 2
D. 9x2 – 3x +12
28. Multiply and simplify where possible:
xy(6x2 – 3y3z) 33. Simplify: (z2 – 3z + 1) – (7z2 – 8z + 5)
A. 6x3y – 3xy4z A. – 6z2 – 11z + 6
B. 7x3y – 2xy4z B. – 6z2 + 5z – 4
C. 6x2y – xy3z C. – 6z2 – 11z – 4
D. 3x3y4z D. – 7z2 + 5z – 4

29. Multiply and simplify where possible: 34. Simplify:(z2 + 3) +(4z – 7) – (5z2 + z – 9)
(5x – 2)(6x + 3) A. – 4z2 + 5z + 5
A. 30x2 – 6 B. – 4z2 + 3z + 5
B. 30x2 + 3x – 6 C. – 4z2 + 5z – 13
C. 11x2 – 5 D. – 6z2 + 3z – 13
D. 30x2 + 3x + 5

30. Multiply and simplify where possible:

( z 43 )( z 43 )
A. z 2 43 B. 2z
C. z2 2
3 D. z 2 9
16

Solutions:

1. C 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. D 6. C 7. D
8. C 9. B 10. A 11.B 12. D 13. A 14. B
15. B 16. A 17. C 18. C 19. D 20. D 21. D
22. A 23. C 24.A 25. D 26.D 27. B 28. A
29. B 30. D 31. A 32. C 33. B 34. B

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Section 1 Sample Problems

1. Simplify: 2 18a 2 x5 8. Find the x and y intercepts and the slope

of the given line: 2 x 3y 12 .
A. 36ax 2 x B. 18a 2 x 4 2 x 2 3
A. ( 6,0), ( 0,4 ), B. ( 4,0), ( 0,6),
C. 18ax 2 2 x D. 6ax 2 2 x 3 2
3 2
C. ( 6,0), ( 0,4 ), D. ( 4,0), ( 0,6),
2 3
2. Simplify: 6 5 6 2 5
A. 4 10 6 B. 4 5 6 9. To graph y 2 x 3 you would begin at
C. 5 16 D. 5 6 the y intercept which is:
A. – 2 B. +3
3. Find using the greatest common factor. C. – 6 D. 0
6a 2b2 18ab3
A. 6a 2b3 B. 3ab2 3
C. 6ab D. 6ab2 10. Solve for x: x 5 3
4
8 3
4. Factor x 2 y 2 . A. x B. x
3 32
A. xy( x y ) B. ( x y )( x y ) 32 3
C. ( x y )( x y ) D. not factorable C. x D. x
3 2

5. Factor the trinomial 2a 2 3a 1 11. Solve for x: ax by c

A. ( 2a 1)( a 1) B. ( a 1)( a 3) a by c
A. B.
C. ( 2a 1)( 3a 1) D. 2( a 1)( a 1) c by a
c by c by
C. D.
x2 y3 a a
6. Simplify: 3 5
x y
x 5
y2 12. Solve for x: 4 x 2 4 x 35 0
A. 2 B. 7 5
y x5 A. x ,x
x6 2 2
C. D. xy 3 7 5
y2 B. x ,x
2 2
7 5
7. Simplify: (5x 3 y 0 ) 2 C. x ,x
2 2
1 25 7 5
A. B. 5 2 D. x ,x
25x 6 x y 2 2
C. 10x 6 D. 10x 6 13. Solve for x: 5x 8 11x 2
A. x 1 B. x 1
C. x 1 D. x 1
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Solutions Section 1 Sample Problems:

1. D 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. A 7. A
8. A 9. B 10. C 11. C 12. B 13. C

Sample Problems Using Radicals

Simplify each problem

.
1. 12 x 2 2. 20a 5 2a 2 5a 3. 3 6 6 4. 3n 24n

5. 3x 51x 3 6. 45a 7 20a 7. 2 12 7 3 8.

2
9. 4 5 2 45 10. 40a 3b 4 11. 12 48 27 12. 11 2

13. k 7x 2 4 x 63k 2 14. 3 7 2 15. 2 5r 3r 8 2h

Solutions:

1. 2x 3 2. 20a 5 3. 18 4. 6n 2 5. 3x 2 17
6. 30a 4 7. 3 3 8. 9 3 9. 2 5 10. 2ab 2 10a
11. 3 3 12. 13 2 22 13. 13kx 7 14. 21 6 15. 2r 15 16 10hr

Sample problems using factoring

If necessary find the greatest common factor and then factor completely.
1. 12cd 3 8c2d 2 10c5d 3 2. y 2 5y 4
3. x 2 6x 9 4. 3m2 3n2
5. 6c2 13c 6 6. 2b2 13b 7

Solutions:
1. 2cd 2 ( 6d 4c 5c4d ) 2. ( y 1)( y 4)
3. ( x 3)( x 3) 4. 3( m n)( m n)
5. ( 2c 3)( 3c 2) 6. ( 2b 1)(b 7)

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Sample problems simplifying rational expressions

Factor and reduce each expression to lowest terms.

30bc 5t 5 y2 4 y 4 a 2 2a 1
1. 2. 3. 4.
12b 2 t2 1 3y 2 5y 2 2a 2 3a 1

Solutions:
5c 5 y 2 a 1
1. 2. 3. 4.
2b t 1 3y 1 2a 1

Sample problems multiplying and dividing rational expressions

2
3xyz 6 x 3 9
1. 2.
4 xz 3 y 2 5d 15df
4t 2 4 3t 3 5x 2 10 x 75 2 x 2 10 x 28
3. 4.
9t 1
2
2t 2 4 x 2 24 x 28 x 2 7 x 10
a 2 2a 15 a 2 4
5.
a 3 2
Solutions:
3x 2 2 5x 3 2a 5
1. 2. f 3. 4. 5.
2y 3 2x 1 a 2 a 2

Sample problems adding and subtracting rational expressions

6 8 m 2 1 5
1. 2. 2
3. 2 2
ab a m 4 3m 6 h 9h 20 h 10h 25

y 1 y 2 y d 4 d 2
4. 5. 2
y 1 y 2 y 2
3y 2 d 2d 8 d 2 16

Solutions:
6 8b 5m 4 4h 15
1. 2. 3. 2
ab 3m 2 m 2 h 4 h 5

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2y2 y 4 8d 20
4. 5.
y 1 y 2 d 4 d 4 d 2

Sample problems graphing linear equations

1. Give the slope and y intercept of the line 4. Graph the equation y = – 2x + 4 use an
determined by the equation y = 2x – 3. x,y coordinate grid.
2. Give the slope and y intercept of the 5. Graph the equation y 3
2
x 4 use an x,y
graph for the equation. y 1
2
x 23 coordinate grid.
3. Give the x and y intercepts for the line 6. Graph the equation 3x – 2y = 6 use an
determined by the equation x,y coordinate grid.
-6x + 5 y = 2

Solutions:
1. Slope 2 and y intercept – 3

2. Slope 1
2
and y intercept 2
3

3. x intercept 1
3
. Solve for x when y = 0 and you get 1
3
.
Y intercept 2
5
Solve for y when x = 0 and you get 25 .

4. To graph y = – 2x + 4, begin at the y intercept 4 then count the slope – 2 which would be
down 2 units and right one unit because all whole numbers have a denominator of 1. Place
a point here and connect with the y intercept.

5. To graph y 3
2
x 4 , begin at the y intercept – 4 then count the slope 23 which would be
down 3 units and right 2 units. Place a point here and connect with the y intercept.

6. Use the intercepts to graph this equation. The x intercept is 2 and the y intercept is – 3.
Connect the intercepts with a line

Sample problems solving quadratic equations

Sample problems involving only a squared variable term.

1. 2 x 2 8 2. ( x 3) 2 144 3. x 2 46

Solutions:
1. 2 2. 9, – 15 3. 6.78
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Sample problems that can be solved by factoring:

1. x 2 4 x 21 0 2. x2 4x 32 3. x 2 6x 55 0

Solutions:
1. x = 7 or x =– 3 2. x = 8 or x = – 4 3. x = – 5 or x = 11

Sample problems that can be solved using the quadratic formula.

Write your answers in set notation.

1. x 2 15x 54 0 2. x2 4x 2 3. 2 x 2 11x 15 0

Solutions:
1. {-9, -6} 2.{0.45, -4.45} 3. {6,5}

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Practice for Intermediate Algebra

1.Solve for x: 2 3x 5 4 6. Simplify:

7 y 2 10 y 25 y 2 3 y
A. x 3 B. 1 x 2
3 y2 9 y 5
7 7
C. x 3 D. 3 x
3 3 y ( y 5) y ( y 5)
A. B.
y 3 y 3
2. Solve the system of equations: y 5 y 2 5y
2a b 5 C. D.
y 3 y 3
a b 1
9 3
A. ( 2,1) B. ( 2,1) 7. Add and simplify:
x 1 x
C. ( 2, 1) D. ( 2, 1)
12 x 3 12
3. Solve the system of equations: A. B.
x ( x 1) x ( x 1)
3x 5 y 3
12 15
x 8 4y C. D.
2x 1 x 1

A. ( 4,3) B. ( 3, 4) 8. Simplify:
C. ( 4,3) D. ( 3, 4) x2 x x2 1
x 2 3x 2 x2 2x 1
4. Solve the system of equations:
6x 7 y 9 x x ( x 1)
A. B.
8 x 9 y 11 ( x 2 )( x 1) ( x 2 )( x 1)
( x 2 )( x 1) x ( x 1)
C. D.
A. ( 2,3) B. ( 2, 3) x ( x 1) ( x 2 )( x 1)
C. ( 3, 2) D. ( 2,3)
9. Simplify:
2
x 9x 8 x 4
5. Simplify: x 2
9 x 20 x 2
7 x 12
x 2 3x 4

x 1 x 8
A. B. ( x 5)( x 3) x 5
x 4 x 1 A. B.
x 8 x 8 x 5 ( x 5)( x 3)
C. D.
x 4 x 4 x 5 x 5
C. D.
( x 5)( x 3) ( x 3)( x 4 )( x 5)

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x 1 x 2 2x 5 15. Simplify (put in rationalized form):

10. Solve: 2
x 2x 3 x2 9 2
x 4x 3 8
x 2
7 3
A. x B. x
3 7 x
3 7 A. 4 x B.
C. x D. x 16
7 3 8 x 16 8 x 16
C. D.
x 4 x 4
11. If f ( x ) 4 x 2 x 3 , find f ( 2) .
16. Write a linear equation in standard
A.17 B. 21 form that goes through the
C. – 11 D. – 15 points ( 4, 3) and ( 2,9) :

12. If f ( x ) 2 x 3 5 , find x if f ( x ) 49 A. x y 5
B. y 2x 5
A. 2 B. 3
C. 2x y 5
C. 4 D. – 2
D. 2x y 5
13. Given f ( x ) 3x 2 2 x , find f ( a 1)
17. Write a linear equation in slope-
intercept form that is perpendicular to
A. 3a 2 2a 1 B. 3a 2 4a 1
y 3x 4 and crosses ( 3,6) .
C. 3a 2 2a 2 D. 3a 2 4a 4
1
A. y x 7
14. Simplify (put in rationalized form): 3
3 1
B. y x 7
3
5
C. x 3y 21
3 5 5
A. B. D. x 3y 21
5 3
C. 15 D. 15

Solutions:

1. a 2. b 3. a 4. d 5. c 6. b

7. a 8. d 9. c 10. a 11. b 12. b

13. b 14. a 15. c 16. c 17. a

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