Foundations for Algebra Unit 3A Readiness Assessment

1. The employees at a retail store earn $8.75 per hour. They earn 1.5 times their hourly wage for every hour they work over 40 hours in a week. If an employee works 52 hours a week, how much did they earn for that week?

• A. $350.00

• B. $455.50

• C. $507.50

• D. $525.00

2. Which of the following sets of side lengths could produce a triangle? Select all that apply.

• 13 mm, 5 mm, 6 mm

• 2 cm, 7 cm, 6 cm

• 2 m, 5 m, 7 m

• 6 ft, 6 ft, 12 ft

3. On a map, Shanti's house is located at (-5, 6), the Middle School is located at (-5, -4), and the Elementary School is located at (4, -4). How far is Shanti's house from the Middle School?

• A. 2 units

• B. 9 units

• C. 10 units

• D. 12 units

4. A rectangular prism has a volume of 285.6 cubic feet. The prism is 12 feet long and 3.4 feet wide. What is the height of the prism?

• A. 7 ft

• B. 15 ft

• C. 19 ft

• D. 22 ft

5. You had some change in your pocket. After your friend gave you $0.45, you had $1.35 altogether. Which equation can you use to find the original amount of money, m, you had in your pocket?

• m + 0.45 = 1.35

• m - 0.45 = 1.35

• m = 1.35 x 0.45

• m + 1.35 = 0.45

6. At the Merrick Archeological Dig Site, archaeologists use the coordinate plane to note the locations of artifacts they find. They selected a point at the dig site to be their origin and, from there, created a coordinate plane with 1-meter squares to record the locations of the artifacts. Determine the distance (in meters) from the Potted Bowl to the 1716 Coin.

• A. 7 meters

• B. 8 meters

• C. 9 meters

• D. 10 meters

What value of y makes the equation 3y + 9 = 36 true?

• A. 9

• B. 15

• C. 30

• D. 81

8. Which expression is equivalent to 100,000?

•  $10^3$  

•  $10^4$  

•  $10^5$  

•  $10^6$  

9. Anna bought 3 bags of red gumballs and 5 bags of white gumballs. Each bag of gumballs had 7 pieces in it. Which expression could Anna use to find the total number of gumballs she bought?

• (7 x 3) + 5 =

• (7 x 5) + 3 =

• 7 x (5 + 3) =

• 7 + (5 x 3) =

10. Select which possible triangle can be drawn.

• A. Acute Isosceles Triangle

• B. Obtuse Equilateral Triangle

• C. Equiangular Scalene Triangle

• D. Right Equilateral Triangle