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Algebra Diagnostic
Directions: Choose the best answer and bubble the letter on your Scantron sheet.
1. Choose the best symbol to put in the .
7  25
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
=
<

>

2. Choose the best symbol to put in the .
2+34+1
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
=
<

>

3. Which number would make this number sentence true?
9 +  > 20
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
8
9
10
11
12
4. What comes next in this pattern?
2, 4, 8, 16, ____
a. 8
b. 18
c. 24
d. 32
e. 64
5. Which symbol comes next in this pattern?
, , , , , , , , ____
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.





6. What is the rule of this pattern?
65, 60, 55, 50, 45, 40 …
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
divide by 5
subtract 5
count by 5
multiply by 5
add 5
7. Which is the variable in the number sentence below?
2n + 9 = 13
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
2
13
9
+
n
8. Simplify the expression 2 + 3(5 – 1)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
20
14
24
16
9
9. Simplify 23
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
8
6
16
9
23
10. Evaluate 4m – 6, where m = 5.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
14
5
16
4
–2
11. Write this expression using numbers and symbols.
Three more than a number.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
n+3
n–3
n3
n3
3+3
12. Write this expression using numbers and symbols.
Two less than six times a number.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
2n – 6
2n + 6
6n – 2
6n + 2
6–2
13. Write this numerical expression using words.
7b
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
seven more than a number
seven less than a number
the product of seven and a number
the quotient of seven and a number
the sum of seven and a number
14. Solve this equation for n.
n + 12 = 20
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
n = 20
n = 12
n = 10
n=8
n=0
15. Solve this equation for g.
g
9
3
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
g=3
g = 27
g=9
g = 30
g = 81
16. Which example below is an algebraic expression?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
9+3
8b
9 + 3 = 12
both a and b
both a and c