3. Evaluate the expression: 4a 2 ! 4ab + b 2 , when a = 2 and b = 5
a) ‐14 b) 1 c) 66 d) 81
4. Firefighters use the formula S = 0.5P + 26 to compute the horizontal range S in feet of water from a particular hose, where P is the nozzle pressure in pounds. Find the horizontal range if pressure is 90 lb.
a) 44 feet b) 450 feet c) 19 feet d) 71 feet
3 5. Simplify: ( 2 x 2 !3 x 2 ) a) 54x12 b) 18x8 c) !18x12 d) !54x8
!2 " 2u !5v 2 # 6. Simplify: $ % & 8w ' w2 v 4 16v 4 16w2u10 u 7v 4 a) b) c) d) 4u 7 w2u10 v4 4 w2
7. Express in scientific notation: 0. 0000056
a) 5.6 " 10!6 b) 5.6 ! 106 c) 5.6 " 10!5 d) 5.6 " 10!7
8. Expand: 1.20 ! 105
a) 12000000 b) 1200000 c) 120000 d) 12000
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1 5 3 9. Solve: x! = 4 8 8 1 1 a) x = 4 b) x = 2 c) x= d) x = 2 4
10. Solve: 8(x – 2) – 5(x + 4) = 20 + x
a) x = 9 b) x = 28 c) x = ‐8 d) x = ‐18
mv 2 11. Solve for m: F = r F Fv 2 Fr a) m = b) m = Frv 2 c) m = d) m = rv 2 r v2
12. Solve P: A = P + Pr t
A ! rt A A a) P = A ! rt b) P = c) P = d) P = 2 1 + rt 2rt
6 4 13. Solve: = x !5 x
a) x = ‐5 b) x = ‐6 c) x = ‐10 d) x = 2
14. Solve: 2 x ! 3 = 5 1 11 11 1 11 a) x = 4, 0 b) x = , c) x = 0, d) x = ! , ! 2 2 2 2 2
x 4 15. Solve: 3 ! = x!4 4! x a) x = 4 b) x = ‐4 c) x = 1 d) No solution
x3 + x 2 y ! 6 xy 2 16. Simplify: x 2 ! 2 xy a) x – 2y b) x(x + 3y) c) x(x‐2y) d) x + 3y
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4x2 !1 17. Simplify: 2 x2 + 5x ! 3 2x !1 2x +1 2x +1 a) Cannot be simplified b) c) d) x+3 x !3 x+3
18. Solve: ‐3(2x – 3) ≤ 27
a) x ≤ ‐6 b) x ≥ ‐6 c) x ≥ ‐3 d) x ≤ ‐3
2 x 4 19. Solve: + < 3 5 15 a) x > 2 b) x > ‐2 c) x < ‐2 d) x < 2
20. John averaged 82 out of 100 on his first three tests. What was John’s score on the fourth test if his average after the fourth test dropped to 79 out of 100?
a) Cannot be found b) 80 c) 75 d) 70
21. The sales tax rate in Wilson County is 6.75%. Suppose total price of an item that you bought in Wilson County including taxes is $14.93, what is the price (rounded to two decimal places) before tax?
a) $12.93 b) $13.99 c) $15.94 d) $8.91
22. The long term parking rate at Raleigh‐Durham Airport is $2 per hour (or part of an hour) with $10 daily maximum (12:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.). Suppose you park your car on Friday afternoon at 8:30 p.m. and pick it up on the following Tuesday at 9:30 a.m., what will be you parking fee?
a) $58 b) $ 50 c) $ 48 d) $ 38
23. Solve: 2x(10x + 8) = ‐3(x+1)
3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 a) x = , b) x = ! , c) x = ! , ! d) x = ,! 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5
2 24. Solve: (2 x ! 3) ! 8 = 0 3± 2 2 !3 ± 2 2 a) x = b) x = 3, ‐2 c) x = !3 ± 2 2 d) x = 2 2
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25. The profit, P, realized by a company varies directly as the number of products s it sells. If a company makes a profit of $7800 on the sale of 325 products, what is the profit when the company sells 5000 products?
a)$120,000 b) $100,000 c) $80,000 d) $60,000
26. If the voltage, V, in an electric circuit is held constant, the current I, is inversely proportional to the resistance, R. If current is 120mA (milliampere) when resistance is 5 ohms, find the current when the resistance is 15 ohms.
a) 40mA b) 357mA c) 360mA d) 200mA
27. A 36 foot long tube is cut into two pieces with ratio 4:5. Find the length of the shorter piece.
a) 9 feet b) 16 feet c) 12 feet d) 20 feet
28. A large square pizza has 49 pieces (square slices). John, Jack and Jane ate all the pieces in the ratio 4:2:1 respectively. How many pieces did Jack eat?
a) 10 pieces b) 12 pieces c) 14 pieces d) 18 pieces
29. Solve: 1! 2x +1 = 3
3 1 a) x = 0 b) x = ! c) x = ‐1 d) x = 2 2
V 30. Solve for V given r = !h r !h a) V = b) V = c) V = ! hr 2 d) V = r ! h !h r2
31. Find the equation of the straight line passing through the points (2,‐4) and (1,0).
a) y = ‐ 4x + 4 b) y = 4x – 4 c) y = 4x + 4 d) y = ‐4x ‐ 4
32. Determine the x and y intercepts of the graph of 7x – 5y = 35
a) (5, 0) and (0, ‐7) b) (‐5, 0) and (0, 7) c) (‐5, 0) and (0, ‐7) d) (5, 0) and (0, 7) PAGE 4 OF 12
