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Chapter 1:
1) Round 62,796.083 to the nearest thousand.
a) 62,796.08
b) 62,000
c) 63,000
d) 62,796.083
e) 62,796.1
f) 62,700
g) 62,800
2) Simplify.
 12  19 2  (18)  52
5  10  (13)  7
a) 9
b)  9
c) 5.11
44
d)
35
e)  5
f) 2
g)  3.6
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3) Max had $16,720 in his checking account. He deposited $437.19 and then wrote a check
for $37.29. What is the balance of his checking account?
a) $15273.97
b) $17194.48
c) $15927.49
d) $16245.52
e) $17876.87
f) $17119.90
g) $18327.91
4) Simplify.
 34
a)  12
b)  81
c) 12
d)  27
e) 27
f) 81
g) 9
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5) Find absolute value:  97
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
3
 97
48.5
7
19.79
 37
97
Chapter 2
Solve:
1)
4x  8 ; replace x with 2.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
2)
 16
18
24
1
16
answer not listed
13
.
0
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
13
0
 13
answer not listed
undefined
0
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Rewrite each answer using the distributive property.
3)
16 y  8
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
undefined
16 y  128
16  128 y
 16 y  128
16 y  128
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Use one of the formulas to answer the following question.
r
4)
d
t
t
d
r
d  rt
If Taylor averages 70 miles per hour riding her motorcycle the 500 miles from Orem to
Las Vegas, how many hours will it take her to get there. Round to the nearest whole
number.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
7.14
6.8
7
14
0.14
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Simplify by combining like terms. Write answer in descending order.
5)
6 x 2  8 y 3  3x  9 y 4  10 x 2  6 y 3  3x
a)
16 x 2  2 y 3  9 y 4
b)
 9 y 4  16 x 2  2 y 3
c)
 9 y 4  2 y 3  16 x 2
d)
e)
f)
g)
4 x 2  14 y 3  6 x  9 y 4
 9 y 4  14 y 3  4 x 2  6 x
9 y 4  2 y 3  16 y 2
 6 x  4 x 2  14 y 3  9 y 4
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Find the product.
6)
 78 yk 
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
 15 y 2 k
answer not listed
56 y 2 k
 56yk 2
 56 y 2 k
15 y 2  k
56 y 2  k
CHAPTER 3
1)
A rectangular room has an area of 117 ft2 . The width is 9 feet. What is the length?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
2)
Josh and Tasi purchased enough fencing to make a 42ft2 pen for their dog. If they want
the pen to be 6 feet wide, what is the greatest length the pen can be?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
3)
108 ft2
54.5 ft
13 ft
13 ft2
None of the above
15 ft
15 ft2
7 ft
7 ft2
None of the above
When 8 times a number is decreased by 55, the result is the number plus 8. What is the
number?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
16
47
63
64
9
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4)
A board is 132 cm long. Joe cut it into three pieces. Two pieces are of
equal length, and the third piece is 12 cm longer than the other two pieces. How long are
the pieces of equal length?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
66 cm
44 cm
28 cm
40 cm
40 cm2
Chapter 4
Simplify. Put the answer in lowest terms.
1)
8
9
6
4
27
a)

b)
8
54
c)
d)
e)
f)
8
54
4
27
16

3
16
3

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2)
 40
 42
 4  2 3  8
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

5
26
5
66
5
26
5
18
5

66
5

18
Solve.
3)
30  6x  9x  5
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
35
15
7

3
35
15
7
3
5
3
5

3

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Simplify. Put the answer in lowest terms.
4)

8 4

3 5
a)

b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
5)
28
5
52

15
52
15
28
5
15
52
5

28
16
m3
2n 4
m
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
16 m
2m 3 n 4
8m
n4
32n 4
m3
8
mn 4
8
2 4
m n
32n 4
m4
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Chapter 5:
1)
Write 0.065 as a fraction in lowest terms.
13
a)
20
65
b)
1000
6. 5
c)
100
13
d)
200
65
e)
100
f)
none of the above
2)
Find the exact answer:
 0.52 0.027
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
3)
0.01404
0.001404
 0.01404
 0.001404
 0.1404
Find the unknown length of the triangle.
? cm
9 cm
12 cm
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
14 cm
7 cm
21 cm
15 cm
12 cm
19 cm
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 0.85n  0.72  3n  11.6
4.3
 5.4
 3.13
3.2
4.6
4)
Solve:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
5)
Lindsey bought 4.6 meters of fabric for $25.99. What is the price of 1 meter of fabric?
a)
$4.28
b)
$5.95
c)
$6.04
d)
$5.65
e)
$4.96
Chapter 6
1)
Write ratio as a fraction in lowest terms. 4 gallons to 22 cups
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
2)
32
11
11
8
11
32
4
22
22
16
32
11
2
11

Find each unit rate rounded to the nearest cent. $97 in 11.5 hours
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
$8.43 per hour
$8.44 per hour
$9.70 per hour
$8.83 per hour
$0.12 per hour
$8.84 per hour
$9.00 per hour
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3)
Solve for X.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
4)
x  7
x6
x7
x  1.85
x 8
x  1.86
UVU has a 20 ft tall flag pole that is casting a 4.3 ft long shadow. A tree on the same
campus is casting a shadow of 670.8 in long. How tall is the tree? Round to the nearest
tenth.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
5)
13 104

x
56
312 ft
260 ft
312 in
144.2 ft
12 ft
144.2 in
If angle 3 is 63 degrees, how many degrees would angle 8 be?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
63 degrees
117 degrees
17 degrees
137 degrees
37 degrees
163 degrees
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6)
Find the unknown length in each pair of similar triangles.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
9
2
, b
5
3
a  5 , b  24
2
a  , b  24
3
a  24 , b  5
2
a  5, b 
3
9
a  , b  24
5
a
Chapter 7
1)
What percent of 180 is 169?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
2)
106%
93.8%
93.888888888%
30420%
0.938%
Tiger Woods purchased a set of golf clubs discounted 15%. If the price after the discount
was $577.96 what was the initial price?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
$679.95
$664.65
$697.95
$101.99
$679.59
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3)
Mike notes that his saving account earned $21.28 in a year. If the account earns 5.5%
simple interest, what was his principle?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
$255.36
$386.91
$386.90
$38.69
$368.91
Chapter 8
1)
Convert the following measurement. 7.25 hectometers to millimeters
a)
7250mm
b)
0.0725cm
c)
72500hm
d)
0.725mm
e)
725mm
f)
725000mm
g)
72.5cm
2)
Mary needs a piece of wood 510 centimeters long for a birdhouse. If the wood costs
$2.97 per meter, how much will she spend on the lumber, to the nearest cent?
a)
$3.03
b)
$46.72
c)
$9.34
d)
$15.15
e)
$97.27
f)
$82.417
g)
$412.09
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3)
Convert the following: ½ mile to inches.
a)
31680 in.
b)
12763 in.
c)
63360 feet
d)
8792 yards
e)
52132 in.
f)
440 in.
g)
2640 in.
4)
1260 min =
hours
a)
10800 hours
b)
21 hours
c)
9 hours
d)
180 hours
e)
18 hours
f)
147 hours
g)
3 hours
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5)
12 gal =
a)
24 qt
b)
96 pt
c)
6 pt
d)
53 pt
e)
48 qt
f)
1.5 pt
g)
71 gal
pt
Chapter 9:
1)
The table below shows cab fares in 5 different cities in February 2004. The “flag drop”
charge is made when the driver starts the meter. “Wait time” is the charge for having to
wait in the middle of a ride.
City
Flag drop
Price per mile
Wait time (per hour)
Chicago
$1.95
$1.60
$16.00
Denver
$2.15
$2.00
$18.00
Miami
$2.60
$1.75
$20.00
New York
$2.75
$2.00
$21.00
Portland
$2.69
$1.69
$19.00
What is the cost of a 6-mile ride in New York that includes having the cab wait 25
minutes at a store?
a)
$25.75
b)
$13.50
c)
$35.75
d)
$20.75
e)
$23.50
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2)
Find the coordinates of the points shown on the graph:
1
x
6
-6
y
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
4,3
2,4
 4,2
(3,4)
(4,2)
 2,4
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3)
Two points are given on the following graph. Find the slope of the line.
x
-6
6
y
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
3/5
8/6
1
4/3
3
3/2
CHAPTER 10
1)
Simplify. (Variables represent non-zero numbers).
Z 8
Z 11
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
2)
1
Z 3
Z19
Z3
Z-19
Z-3
In scientific notation, 800,000,000,000 is:
a)
8 x 1011
b)
10 x 811
c)
8 x 0.000000000001
d)
8 x 10-11
e)
10 x 8-11
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3)
Simplify: (y + 3) (2y – 4)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
4)
3y – 1
2y2 – 12
2y + 6y – 12
2y2 + 2y – 12
2y2 – 4y + 6y -12
Subtract 7r3 + 6r2 – 3 from 7r3 – 3r2 + 4
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
14r3 + 3r2 + 1
3r2 – 7
– 14r3 + 9r2 +7
- 9r2 + 7
9r2 - 7
Chapter 11
1)
Find the slope.
2 x  8 y  23
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
2)
1
4
2
8
1
4
2

8
23
8
23

8

Find the slope for y = 4.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
0
Undefined
4
–4
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3)
Find the slope for x = –3.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
4)
0
Undefined
3
–3
Not listed
Find the equation for the following line. The line passes through (–2, 4), with a slope of
m = –3.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
3
2
x
5
5
y = 3x + 2
y = –3x + 2
y = 3x – 2
y = –3x – 2
Not listed
y
Review Sections
Divide, if remainder put it in all three forms. Round to the nearest thousandths.
1)
2803
12
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
1
;R4
250
3
233.6; 233 ; 233 R 5
5
3
233.6; 233 ; 233 R 6
5
29
233.58; 233 ; 233 R 58
50
73
233.584; 233
; 233 R 584
125
583
233.583; 233
; 233 R 583
1000
0.004;
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Word Problems
2)
The monthly rents collected from the four units in an apt building are $195, $272, $350,
and $400. After expenses of $1067 are paid, find the amount that remains.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
3)
Find the cost of 57 glass beakers for a chemistry lab at $15 per beaker. Round to the
nearest dollar.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
4)
$400
$855
$380
$900
$86
$38
There are 52 playing cards in a deck. How many cards are there in three decks? In nine
decks?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
5)
$150
$140
$151
140
150
151
624; 468
468; 624
156; 458
156; 468
468; 156
458; 156
It takes 3050 hours of work to build one home. How many hours of work are needed to
build four homes? To build 14 homes? Round to the nearest tenths.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
12,200; 42,700
42,700; 12,200
12,200 hrs; 42,700 hrs
762.5 hrs; 12,200 hrs
762.5; 217.9
42,700 hrs; 12,200 hrs
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6)
The college bookstore received math books packed 13 books per carton. How many
books where in a delivery of 438 cartons? Round to the nearest book.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
438 books
5694 books
5694 cartons
34 books
438 cartons
34 cartons
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Answer Key
Chapter 1:
1.
c
2.
a
3.
f
4.
b
5.
g
Chapter 2:
1.
e
2.
e
3.
b
4.
c
5.
c
6.
e
Chapter 3:
1.
c
2.
c
3.
e
4.
d
Chapter 4:
1.
a
2.
d
3.
b
4.
c
5.
e
Chapter 5:
1.
d
2.
a
3.
d
4.
d
5.
d
Chapter 6:
1.
f
2.
a
3.
c
4.
b
5.
b
6.
b
Chapter 7:
1.
c
2.
a
3.
b
Chapter 8:
1.
f
2.
d
3.
a
4.
b
5.
b
Chapter 9:
1.
e
2.
c
3.
d
Chapter 10:
1.
c
2.
a
3.
d
4.
d
Chapter 11:
1.
c
2.
a
3.
b
4.
e
Review Sections:
1.
f
2.
a
3.
b
4.
d
5.
c
6.
b
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