Algebra Basics Quiz

Jamison owns a smoothie shop. He is placing an order for strawberries and pineapple juice for a new specialty drink. Which would be the most appropriate unit of measurement for the amount of pineapple juice Jamison will order?

• cups

• gallons

• milliliters

• ounces

A rocket is shot in the air at an initial velocity of 12,800 miles per hour. If 1 mile is equal to 5,280 feet, then what is the rocket’s speed, in feet per second, during take-off?

• 145.5 feet per second

• 8,727.3 feet per second

• 18,773.3 feet per second

• 1,126,400 feet per second

Twin siblings, Juliana and Jorge, participated in a 5K run as a fundraiser to support the local cancer society. Juliana walked 1.45 miles in 20 minutes. Jorge walked 6,825 feet in 30 minutes. (Note: 1 mile = 5,280 ft.) Approximately how much faster did Juliana walk?

• 1.3 miles per hour

• 1.4 miles per hour

• 1.7 miles per hour

• 1.8 miles per hour

Pat has a fever. His temperature is 99.3° F. If the conversion to Celsius is C = 5/9 (F – 32), what is the most accurate measurement of Pat’s temperature in degrees Celsius?

• 37° C

• 37.3° C

• 37.38° C

• 37.4° C

Consider the graph. Which units are used to represent the rate of change shown in the graph?

• dollars

• dollars per hour

• hours

• hours per dollar

Steven needs to unload a truck containing boxes filled with video consoles. He wants to determine the time required to unload the truck. Which quantity will help Steven to determine the time required?

• the number of boxes in the truck

• the number of boxes in the truck and the weight of each box

• the time taken to unload a box

• the time taken to unload a box and the number of boxes in the truck

Water is flowing from a tap at the base of a cylindrical tank at a constant rate. Ryan wants to determine the time it will take to empty the tank. Which measurement(s) should Ryan use?

• volume of the tank and the amount of water in the tank

• volume of water in the tank

• volume of water flowing from the tap in one minute

• volume of water in the tank and volume of water flowing from the tap in one minute

In which situation would it be appropriate to use square feet as a measurement?

• Joseph must determine the distance between two power lines.

• Karla must determine the area of a floor in her house.

• Lyle must determine the amount of space available in a box.

• Maya must determine the volume of a bathtub.

Jane correctly simplifies the expression shown. 2x + 3y – (x + 2y) + 4x + y Which is Jane's result?

• 5x + 6y

• 5x + 5y

• 5x + 3y

• 5x + 2y

The dimensions of a rectangle are given. Length: 2x^2 + 3x - 1 Width: x - 2 What is the area of the rectangle?

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