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Name______________________
Algebra 1-3
Mr. Peters
Chapter 2 Test Form A
You must use the “+,0,-“ system to rate every question or your test is not complete.
NO CALCULATORS ALLOWED
Part 1 Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer from the given choices and place the
letter of your choice in the space provided.
1. 4  3 1 2 
A. -12
B. -24
1. _________
C. 24
D. 12
E. Not Given
2. Distribute: 4  x  3 
A. 4x + 3
2. ________
B. x + 12
3. Find the mean of the numbers
A. –5
C. x + 7
D. 4x + 7
10, 8,3
E. Not Given
3. ________
D. –6
E. Not Given
4. What numbers can you square to get 25?
A. 5
B. –5
C. 5 and -5
D. 50
4. ________
E. Not Given
5. Simplify the expression: 10x – (x + 3)
A. 9x + 3
B. 12x
C. 6x
D. 9x - 3
5. ________
E. Not Given
B. 5
 3
6. Divide: 15     
 4
A. –45
B. 45
7. Distribute: 5  p  1 
A. 5p + 5
B. –5p +5
C. 6
6. ________
C. –60
C. 5p +5
D. 20
D. 5p - 5
8. Divide: 18   6 
A. 3
B. –9
9. Simplify:
36 
A. 4
B. -6
10. Simplify:
6 x  14
2
B. 3x - 14
A. 3x - 7
E. Not Given
7. ________
E. Not Given
8. ________
C. 9
D. -3
E. Not Given
9. ________
C. 6
D. 9
E. Not Given
10. ________
C. 3x + 14
D. 3x +7
E. Not Given
Part 2. Short Answer. Show your work on each problem. No credit will be given if no
work is shown.
Simplify:
11. –2x(x – 6)
13.
6 x  15
10
15.  121
12. 8x – 3x – 10 + 20
14.
144  81
16. 5x – 2 + 6x – 8
Evaluate the expression for the given value of x. Show your work. No credit will be
given if no work is shown.
17. 2.2 + x + (-3.4) ; x = -2.5
18. –14 + x + 14 ; x = 9
19. 6.8  x  2.6 ; x = -3.2
20. –4.3 + (-x) + 105 ; x = 3.1
Use the Distributive Property to write an equivalent expression.
21. 5(x + 11)
22. (x – 7) (-10)
23. (4x - 3)5
24. –x (5x – 2)
Part 3 Matching. Match the equation with the correct property. Use the word bank
below. You will have two properties left over.
25. 9 + 55 = 55 + 9 ________________________________________________
26. –1 * 22 = -22
_______________________________________________
27. (2 + 6) + 7 = 2 + (6 + 7) __________________________________________
28. 4( a + b) = 4a + 4b ______________________________________________
WORD BANK
Associative Property of Addition
Distributive Property
Identity Property of Multiplication
Negative One Property
Commutative Property of Addition
Inverse Property
Part 4 Word Problems. Show your work on each part of the problem.
29. A gardener has a square garden with an area of 5476 square feet.
a. How many feet of fencing would the gardener need to put a fence completely
around the perimeter of his garden?
b. Fencing is sold in 50 foot rolls. Partial rolls cannot be purchased. How many
rolls of fencing must the gardener purchase? You must explain your answer to
get full credit on this part.
c. How many feet of fencing will the gardener have left over?
d. Each roll of fencing costs $45.65 plus 6% tax. How much will the gardener
pay for the fencing? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)