Quiz about Pre-Algebra Midterm Review

Question 1

-17.565

Accepted Answer

Rational

Answer

Irrational

Question 2

A repeating decimal is what type of number?

Accepted Answer

Rational

Answer

Irrational

Question 3

According to exponent rules, when we divide two powers with the same base we _______ the exponents.
Example: h⁸/h³

Accepted Answer

subtract

Answer

add

Answer

multiply

Answer

divide

Question 4

(5³x²y⁴)⁰

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

5xy

Answer

0

Answer

5

Question 5

Write 7.113 x 10⁷ in standard form.

Accepted Answer

71,130,000

Answer

7,113,000

Answer

0.0000007113

Answer

7,113

Question 6

Which of the following is correct scientific notation?

Accepted Answer

2.035 x10⁴

Answer

20.35 x 10⁴

Answer

.2035 x 10⁴

Answer

2035 4

Question 7

Solve:
2x + 1 = 2x - 1

Accepted Answer

No Solution

Answer

x = 0

Answer

Infinitely Many Solutions

Question 8

Simplify each equation. Tell whether the equation has one, no, or infinite solutions.
5x + 6 = 2 + 3x

Accepted Answer

one

Answer

no solutions

Answer

infinite solutions

Question 9

What is the solution to the equations?

Accepted Answer

infinite solutions

Answer

one solution

Answer

no solution

Answer

none of these

Question 10

What is the solution to this equation?

Accepted Answer

no solution

Answer

one solution

Answer

infinite solutions

Answer

none of these

Question 11

Sally and Joe have a combined age of 41. Sally is 5 less than twice the age of Joe. How old is Joe?

Accepted Answer

23

Answer

18

Answer

20

Answer

18

Question 12

Simplify. $10x\ +\ 4\left(x+32\right)$

Accepted Answer

14x + 128

Answer

6x + 32

Answer

14x + 32

Answer

6x + 128

Question 13

Solve. $10x\ +\ 4\left(x+32\right)$

Accepted Answer

x = 4

Answer

x = -4

Answer

x = 21

Answer

x = 4.8

Question 14

Name the first step in solving 4x + 19 = 51

Accepted Answer

subtract 19

Answer

add 19

Answer

divide by 4

Answer

multiply by 4

Question 15

Translate and solve: four more than three times a number is 40

Accepted Answer

3x + 4 = 40; x = 12

Answer

3x - 4 = 40; x = 14.2

Answer

4x + 3 = 40, x = 9.2

Answer

7x = 40; x = 5.625

Question 16

Write the correct symbol to replace the blank to make a true statement. -9 ______-20

Accepted Answer

>

Answer

<

Answer

=

Answer

/

Question 17

|3-9| + |-3+5|

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

-4

Answer

-8

Answer

4

Question 18

Evaluate if a = -2, b = -4, and c = 3:

-9bc

Accepted Answer

72

Answer

-72

Answer

-10

Answer

-16

Question 19

Solve:

-5x - 20 = 100

Accepted Answer

-24

Answer

24

Answer

16

Answer

-16

Question 20

Name the constants in the following expression:

4 + 2x - 5x - 7

Accepted Answer

4, -7

Answer

2, -5

Answer

2x, -5x,

Answer

4, 2, -5, -7

Question 21

Which property is this an example of?
6 x 7 = 7 x 6

Accepted Answer

Commutative Property of Multiplication

Answer

Associative Property of Multiplication

Answer

Inverse Property of Multiplication

Answer

Distributive Property

Question 22

Which property is this an example of?
9 x 1 = 9

Accepted Answer

Identity Property of Multiplication

Answer

Commutative Property of Multiplication

Answer

Associative Property of Multiplication

Answer

Multiplicative Inverse

Question 23

3(w + 4) = 3w + 12 is an example of...

Accepted Answer

Distributive Property

Answer

Inverse Property

Answer

Multiplicative Inverse

Answer

Associative Property

Question 24

4 + 3 + (2 + 5) = 4 + (3 + 2) + 5

Accepted Answer

Associative Addition

Answer

Commutative Addition

Answer

Commutative Multplication

Answer

Associative Multiplication

Question 25

A wise man once said, "400 reduced by twice my age is 260." What equation represents how old the man is?

Accepted Answer

400-2a=260

Answer

260-2a=400

Answer

400-260=2a

Answer

2a-400=260

Question 26

Translate from English to math: 3 less than y

Accepted Answer

y-3

Answer

3-y

Answer

y/3

Answer

3y

Question 27

Which is NOT a word phrase for x + 2

Accepted Answer

the product of x and 2

Answer

the sum of x and 2

Answer

2 more than x

Answer

x plus 2

Question 28

Fingernails grow about 1.5 inches per year.  How long would it take to grow nails 36 inches long?

Accepted Answer

24 years

Answer

54 years

Answer

34.5 years

Answer

37.5 years

Question 29

As a cold front moved in, the temperature dropped 3 degrees each hour for 6 hours.  What was the total temperature change after the 6 hours?

Accepted Answer

-18 degrees

Answer

-9 degrees

Answer

-3 degrees

Answer

-2 degrees

Question 30

A submarine at an elevation of -35 feet rises 35 feet.  What is the elevation of the submarine after it rises?

Accepted Answer

0 feet

Answer

-70 feet

Answer

35 feet

Answer

70 feet

Question 31

A map has a scale of 1/2 inch=16 miles.  The distance between two parks on the map is 2 3/4 inches.  How many miles apart are the parks?

Accepted Answer

88 miles

Answer

40 miles

Answer

44 miles

Answer

76 miles

Question 32

Jerome earns $200 per month plus $12 for each bike he sells at the bike shop.  This month, he wants to earn at least $400.  What is the least number of bikes that Jerome can sell to reach his goal?

Accepted Answer

17

Answer

15

Answer

16

Answer

33

Question 33

What percent of 300 is 126

Accepted Answer

42%

Answer

2.38%

Answer

4.2%

Answer

0.42%

Question 34

Freida drove 50 miles in 15 minutes. At this rate, how many miles did she drive in 9 minutes?

Accepted Answer

30 miles

Answer

3 miles

Answer

450 miles

Answer

45 miles

Question 35

Find the sales tax only. $199.95 ipod; 9% tax

Accepted Answer

$18.00

Answer

$ 17.99

Answer

$ 217.95

Answer

$179.90

Question 36

Sam bought an $85.00 jacket for 40% off of the regular price. How much did he pay for the jacket?

Accepted Answer

51

Answer

75

Answer

36

Answer

isaiah

Question 37

Mrs. Ray is buying some groceries.  They total to $35.50.  Sales tax is 4.5%.  When she goes to pay, how much will she owe?

Accepted Answer

$37.10

Answer

$1.60

Answer

$40.00

Answer

$2.50

Question 38

Gwen scans a photo that is 4 in. wide by 6 in. long into her computer. If she scales the length down to 3 in., how wide should the similar photo be?

Accepted Answer

2 in.

Answer

3 in

Answer

4 in

Answer

1 in

Question 39

Ben earns $12,800 a year. About 15% is taken out for taxes. How much is taken out for taxes?

Accepted Answer

$1,920

Answer

$3,000

Answer

$12

Answer

$15

Question 40

Name the constant of proportionality.

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

16

Answer

6

Answer

3

Question 41

Mr. Deutsch ran 42 miles in 8 hours. What was his miles per hour?

Accepted Answer

5.25

Answer

4.25
336
336

Answer

4.2

Answer

5.2

Question 42

A home improvement store normally sells 20-foot extension ladders for $225. This week the ladders are discounted by 20%. What is the sale price of the ladders?

Accepted Answer

180

Answer

165

Answer

60

Answer

45

Question 43

A muffin recipe calls for 8 cups of flour and yields 24 muffins. If Natalie wants to make 60 muffins, how much flour will she need?

Accepted Answer

20

Answer

180

Answer

24

Answer

3.2

Question 44

Madi took a test.  Out of 12 questions, she answered nine correctly.  What percent of the questions did she score correctly?

Accepted Answer

75%

Answer

25%

Answer

50%

Answer

80%

Question 45

Simplify:
3a + 2b + 5a

Accepted Answer

8a + 2b

Answer

10ab

Answer

8ab

Answer

3a + 7b

Question 46

Pristine House Cleaners charges $19.85 plus $32 a room. Sparkle House Cleaners charges $61.85 plus $18 a room. Write and solve an equation to find the number of rooms for which the total cost of both house cleaners is the same.

Accepted Answer

3 Houses

Answer

4 Houses

Answer

1/3 Houses

Answer

3.5 Houses

Question 47

Jared made sixty dollars mowing lawns over the summer. If he spent thirty-nine dollars buying new mower blades, how many seven dollar games could he buy with the money he had left?

Accepted Answer

3 games

Answer

21 games

Answer

7 games

Answer

99 games

Question 48

The cafeteria had fifty-one apples. For lunch they handed out forty-one to students and decided to use the rest to make pies. If each pie takes five apples, how many pies could they make?

Accepted Answer

2 pies

Answer

51 pies

Answer

41 pies

Answer

10 pies

Question 49

Sargento cheese slices $2.48 for 10 slices
or
Velveeta Cheese slices $3.18 for 12 slices
Find the unit price for each and choose the better deal.

Accepted Answer

Sargento

Answer

Velveeta

Question 50

Raul spent 10 minutes doing homework for each of 5 subjects and 15 minutes for another subject. How many minutes did Raul spend on his homework?

Accepted Answer

65

Answer

30

Answer

75

Answer

35

Question 51

Find the unit rate per ounce of a bag of Fritos that costs $2.29 for 9 ounces.

Accepted Answer

$0.25

Answer

$20.61

Answer

$1.00

Answer

$2.29

Question 52

Solve the proportion.

Accepted Answer

k=5

Answer

k=3.3333333

Answer

k=3

Answer

k=90

Question 53

Solve for x

Accepted Answer

x = 10

Answer

x = 1/10

Answer

x = 4

Answer

x = 5

Question 54

78 is what percent of 450?

Accepted Answer

17%

Answer

5%

Answer

.17

Answer

18%

Question 55

The movie theater has 250 seats. 225 seats were sold for the current showing. What percent of seats are empty?

Accepted Answer

10%

Answer

20%

Answer

80%

Answer

90%

Question 56

On a map, Putrajaya is 5 cm from Puchong. If the map's scale is 1 cm = 3 miles, what is the actual distance from Putrajaya to Puchong?

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

5

Answer

10

Answer

14

Question 57

34% of what number is 51?

Accepted Answer

151

Answer

69

Answer

71

Answer

196

Question 58

Find the percent change.
Original amount: 10
New amount: 12

Accepted Answer

20%

Answer

12%

Answer

15%

Answer

50%

Question 59

Find the percent change.
Original amount: 16
New amount: 11

Accepted Answer

31%

Answer

5%

Answer

.3%

Answer

56%

Question 60

How much tax would you pay on a new TV that is $899 at Best Buy, if the tax rate is 6.5%?

Accepted Answer

$58.44

Answer

$957.44

Answer

$840.00

Answer

$840.57

Question 61

A Toyota Sienna sells for $41,899.  A year later, the value is $36,469.  What is the percent change to the nearest tenth of a percent?

Accepted Answer

13% decrease

Answer

12% increase

Answer

112% decrease

Answer

113% increase

Question 62

Principal = $500
Interest rate =5%
Time = 5 years
What is the interest earned?

Accepted Answer

125

Answer

95

Answer

105

Answer

135

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