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1. Which is the simplified form of the mm

4. Solve F = G 1 2 for G.
expression? d2
5x(x – 4) – 7(2x + 3)
F G=
d2 F
A 5x – 6x – 21
2
m
B 5x2 – 34x – 21 d2
G G=F
C 5x2 + 6x + 21 m1m2
D 5x2 – 34x + 21 m1m2
H F =G
d2
1 x – 5,
2. If f (x) =
3 6
what is f (24)? J G = mF
d
43
F
6 5. Factor 4x2 – 16x + 16.
G –12 A (4x – 4)(x + 4)
H –
19 B (2x – 4)(2x + 4)
24 C (2x + 4)2
53 D (2x – 4)2
J
6
6. Which of the following gives a definition
3. Which function rule is graphed below? for the arithmetic sequence?
7, 12, 17, 22, 27, . . .
F A(1) = 7; A(n) = 5 • (7)n – 1
G A(1) = 5; A(n) = A(1) + (n – 1) + 7
H A(1) = 7; A(n) = A(1) + (n – 1) + 5
J A(1) = 7; A(n) = 5n + 7

7. Which of the following correlations

represents a causal relationship?
A the number of children in the
A y = 2x + 3 household and the size of the
playhouse
B y= 1x+3 B the size of the backyard and the size
2
of the playhouse
C y = –2x + 3
C the size of the playhouse and the cost
1
D y=– x+3 per nail
2 D the size of the playhouse and the
number of nails needed to hold it
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8. A funny video has gone viral on the 11. Which graph shows the solution set of
Internet. The function f (x) = 200 • 1.75x the inequality 3x + 5y < 20?
models the number of views of the
A
video in x days. Which statement best
describes the situation?
F When the video was first posted, it
attracted 200 viewers. The number of
viewers practically doubled each day.
G When the video was first posted, a
couple of people viewed it. About
200 more people viewed it each day.
H After two days, 200 people had viewed
the video. B
J When the video was first posted, it
attracted 175 viewers. The number
of viewers multiplied by a factor of
200 each day.

9. The area of a rectangle is 15x2 + 6x + 7.

The length of the rectangle is 5x2 + 2x.
What is the width of the rectangle?

A 3+ 7
2 C 3 C
5x + 2 x

D 3x + 7
B 3x + 7
5x + 2

10. Which equation best represents the line

of best fit for the scatter plot below?

F y = 245x + 35
G y = 280x
H y = –35x + 245
J y = 35x + 245

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12. The table shows the cost, y, for daycare 15. Which of the following shows a
for x days. What is the cost per day? relationship that is a function?
A sports played by students in
algebra class
B pets owned by students in
algebra class
C heights of students in algebra class
D vegetables liked by students in
algebra class

16. Solve the equation

76 = –5(–3x – 2) + 6 for x.
Record your answer and fill in the
bubbles on your answer document. Record your answer and fill in the
bubbles on your answer document.
13. Which of the following is a solution to

2
the equation 5x2 – 12 = 168? x
17. Identify the asymptote of y = 1 – 3.
A 6.75 C 5 2
B –6 D –5.59 A y=1
2
14. Which of the following shows the 3
B y=
correlation coefficient and explains how 2
closely the line of best fit models the 1
C x=
data in the table? Let x be run-up speed 2
and y be jump distance.
D y=–3
2

18. Babies’ weight gain is a function of their

age. They grow about six ounces per
week for the first six months of life. What
is a reasonable range of the function?
F 0 < weight (ounces) < 36
G 0 < weight (ounces) < 144
H 0 < age (months) < 6
J 0 < age (weeks) < 24

19. What are the x-intercepts of the graph of

the equation y = x2 – 3x – 28?
A x = 4, x = –7
B x = 4, x = 7
C x = –4, x = 7
F 0.97; The correlation is very strong.
D x = –4, x = –7
G 0.97; The correlation is fairly weak.
H 0.95; The correlation is very weak.
J 0.95; The correlation is fairly strong.

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3 
2
24. Simplify –2 24 + 3 3 – 3 6.
20. The function y = 1 x is a
F –7 6 + 3 3
transformation of the parent function,
f (x) = x2. Which of the following G –7 6 – 3 3
correctly describes the transformation? H –7 6
F horizontal stretch by a factor of 3 J –3 6
G horizontal compression by a
1 25. What is the product of (2x + 8)(3x + 7)?
factor of
3
A 6x2 – 10x – 56
H vertical stretch by a factor of 3
1 B 6x2 + 38x + 56
J vertical compression by a factor of
3 C 6x2 + 10x – 56
D 6x2 + 56
21. Simplify (8x + 14) + (3x – 2).
26. What are the solutions to the system?
A 5x + 12 –6x – 2y = –24
B 5x – 12 9x + 3y = 27
C 11x – 12
F x = 2, y = 3
D 11x + 12
G x = 3, y = 0
22. What is the equation of the line in H All real numbers.
standard form that passes through the J There are no solutions.
points (–4, –2) and (2, 5)?
6 23 27. Solve the inequality
F y= x+ 3(3x + 7) > 4 – 8(4 + 5x).
7 7
G 7x – 6y = -16 A x < –34
H –6x + 7y = 23 B x > –34
J y= x+
7 8 C x > –1
6 3 D x < –26

23. What is the slope of the line 15x + 3y = 6?

Record your answer and fill in the

bubbles on your answer document.

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28. What is the equation of the line that 31. Which expression is equivalent
is perpendicular to y = –2x + 4 and (2 –4 )3
passes through the point (1, –3)? to ?
2(2 –2 )
1x+ 7
F y= – A 1
2 2
3 7 B 22
G y= – x – 1
2 2 C
1x – 7 211
H y= D 25
2 2
7 1
J y= – x 32. The value of a television t years after its
2 2
purchase is modeled by the exponential
function f (t) = 1500 • 0.83t. Which best
29. If y varies directly as x and x = 3 when
describes the domain and range of this
y = 15, find y when x = 33.
exponential function?
A 55
F Domain: t > 1
99 Range: 104 ≥ P(t) > 0
B
5
G Domain: t ≥ 0
C 165
5 Range: 1500 ≥ f (t) > 0
D
99 H Domain: t ≥ 0
Range: 1500 > f (t) ≥ 0
30. A group of 42 people in a traveling stunt J Domain: t > 0
show performs at a local amusement Range: 1500 > f (t) > 0
park. There are three less than twice
as many people who perform on
33. What is the value of x in the solution to
skateboards as those who perform on
the system of equations below?
bicycles. Let s represent the number
–6x + 4y = –26
of performers on skateboards and b
–x – 8y = –13
represent the number of performers on
bicycles. Which system of equations
models this situation? Record your answer and fill in the
bubbles on your answer document.
b + s = 42 b + s = 42
F  H 
 s = 2b – 3  b = 2s – 3
b + s = 42 b + s = 42
G  J 
 s = 3 – 2b  b = 3 – 2b

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34. What is the equation of the line that is 37. Which function has a zero at x = –2?
parallel to the line shown below and that
passes through the point (2, –1)? A 3x + 4y = 2
B 8x – 2y = 4
C 3x – 2y = –6
1x
D –y=1
2

38. Which quadratic function has a vertex

at (–2, –3) and passes through the
point (–4, 1)?
F y = x2 + 4x + 4
G y = x2 – 4x + 7
F y= –1x+2 H y = x2 + 6x + 7
2 J y = x2 + 4x + 1
1
G y=– x
2 39. An exponential function is shown below.
H y = 2x
J y = 2x – 5

35. Solve the equation 97 = –7x – 3(2x – 2).

A 0 C –12

B 7 D –7

36. Which is the best estimate of the

solution to the system of equations
shown in the graph below? Which equation best models the
function?
A y = 150(2)x


x
B y = 150 1
2
C y = –150(2)x


x
D y = – 150 1
2

F (5.5, –0.8)
G (1.8, –5.2)
H (–5.5, –1.8)
J (55, –8.0)

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40. What are the domain and range of the 43. Linda is saving her allowance to buy
function y = –2x2 + 5? a cell phone. She has $42 in her bank
account and she earns $25 per week.
F Domain: x ≥ 2.5 Let p be the cost of the phone and w
Range: All real numbers be the number of weeks Linda must
G Domain: All real numbers save in order to have enough money to
Range: All real numbers purchase a phone. Which inequality
H Domain: All real numbers models this situation?
Range: y ≤ 5
A p ≥ 25w + 42
J Domain: All real numbers
Range: y ≥ 5 B p ≤ 25w – 42
C p ≥ 25w – 42
41. A sheet of 8 × 10 pictures sells for $7.25 D p ≤ 25w + 42
and a sheet of 5 × 7 pictures sells for
$8.75. Which equation best describes
44. The quadratic function below models
the number of 8 × 10 sheets, t, and the
the path of a hot air balloon. Which
number of 5 × 7 sheets, s, that can be
coordinates show where the balloon will
purchased for $50?
begin its descent?
A 8.75t + 7.25s = 50
B 8.75s + 7.25t = 50
C 16(s + t) = 50
D 50(s + t) = 16

42. The graph of a quadratic equation passes

through (4, 0) and (7, 0). Which quadratic
function has these intercepts?
F y = x2 – 11x + 28
G y = x2 + 3x + 28
H y = x2 – 11x – 28
F (–2.24, 0)
J y = x2 – 3x + 28
G (0, 4.67)
H (2, 6)
J (6.24, 0)

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45. Which graph represents the solution set 46. The graph of a quadratic equation is
to the system of inequalities? shown below.
y  – 5 x + 2
 2

1
y  – x – 2
 2
A

What is the maximum value?

F y=8
G y = 4.5
B H x=8
J x = 4.5

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47. The table shows the diameter of a
flower’s bloom d days after it was
planted.
49. In the first year of production on a
new running shoe, a manufacturer
produced 10,000 of the new brand. Sales
skyrocketed and for each of the next
several years, shoe production went up
by 5.5%. Which exponential function
models the number of running shoes
produced after x years?
A f (x) = 10,000 • 0.055x
B f (x) = 10,000 • 0.945x
C f (x) = 10,000 • 1.055x
D f (x) = 10,000 • 1.945x

50. What is the rate of change of the function

f (x) = –0.25x + 12?

Record your answer and fill in the

bubbles on your answer document.

Which prediction is based on a 51. How will the graph of f (x) = 3x2 – 2
quadratic function that is a reasonable be affected if the function changes to
fit to the data? f (x) = 3x2 + 5?

A The flower only blooms for about A The vertex of the graph will move left
10 days. 5 units.
B The flower will reach its peak bloom B The vertex of the graph will move left
about 35 days after it is planted. 7 units.
C The flower’s maximum bloom is C The vertex of the graph will move up
about 35 centimeters. 7 units.
D The flower is pretty. D The vertex of the graph will move up
5 units.
48. Which quadratic equation has the
solutions –4 and 2?
F 0 = x2 + 2x – 8
G 0 = x2 + 9x + 20
H 0 = x2 – 4x + 12
J 0 = x2 + 4x – 8

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52. The line represented by the equation 54. Each year, the local country club
y = –x + 3 is graphed below. sponsors a golf tournament. The table
below shows the number of remaining
participants after x rounds of play.

Which of the following best describes

the change in the graph if the line
2
becomes y = – x + 3?
3 Based on the exponential function that
best fits the data, which prediction is
F The graph shifts 3 units up. true?
G The x-intercept will become greater.
F After round 8, a winner will be
H The graph will point up from left
declared.
to right.
G The tournament started with
J There will become two x-intercepts.
214 participants.
H After round 10, there will be
53. Write the equation of the line that is
perpendicular to the line shown in the 11 participants remaining.
graph below through the point (3, 1). J The number of participants decreases
by 26% each round.

A x=3
B x=1
C y=3
D y=1

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