Free Printable Entry Test Basic Algebra

1.

Simplify the following: $x+3x$

a)

$4x+x$

b)

$4x$

c)

$3x$

d)

$2x$

2.

Simplify the following: $8v-3v$

a)

$10v$

b)

$8v$

c)

$5v$

d)

$3v$

3.

Simplify the following: -15x – 23x

a)

$38x$

b)

$15x$

c)

$25x$

d)

$-38x$

4.

Simplify the following : 3g - 4g + 6g

a)

$10g$

b)

$2g$

c)

$5g$

d)

$8g$

5.

Simplify the following: $\frac{2}{5}x+\frac{4}{6}x$

a)

$\frac{2}{3}x$

b)

$\frac{16}{15}x$

c)

$2x$

d)

$\frac{12}{13}x$

6.

Solve the equation:
-5x = 25

a)

x = 20

b)

x = -20

c)

x = -5

d)

x = 5

7.

3x - 5 = -26

a)

x=-21

b)

x=21

c)

x=-7

d)

x=61

8.

Solve for x:
6(2x + 1) = 18

a)

3

b)

17/12

c)

1

d)

2

9.

Solve for x:
12 = 20x - 18

a)

1

b)

-2

c)

-1

d)

2

10.

Solve the following equation,
x + 7 = 28

a)

x = 35

b)

x = 4

c)

x = 196

d)

x = 21

11.

Solve the following equation,
3x + 6 = 21

a)

x = 9

b)

x = 5

c)

x = 15

d)

x = 27

12.

Solve:
-4x = 24

a)

20

b)

-20

c)

6

d)

-6

13.

Solve:
3x + 7 = -8

a)

5

b)

-5

c)

-12

d)

-18

14.

What is the first step in solving this equation:
5x + 7 = 12

a)

Divide by 5

b)

Subtract 5

c)

Multiply by 7

d)

Subtract 7

15.

Solve for x:
2x + 5 = 12

a)

7

b)

3

c)

3.5

d)

8.5

16.

Solve for x:
10 = 3x -12

a)

22/3

b)

2/3

c)

10/9

d)

8

17.

Solve for x:
7 - 5x = 12

a)

1

b)

-6

c)

-1

d)

6

18.

x - 8 = -5

a)

13

b)

-13

c)

3

d)

-3

19.

-4x + 1 = 21

a)

x=120

b)

x=5

c)

x=30

d)

x=-5

20.

Solve the following equation,
x - 23 = 17

a)

-6

b)

6

c)

40

d)

-40

21.

Expand $3\left(4x-6\right)$

a)

$12x+18$

b)

$12x-18$

c)

$12x-6$

d)

$12x+6$

22.

Expand $-2\left(2a-5\right)$

a)

$-4a-5$

b)

$-4a+5$

c)

$-4a-10$

d)

$-4a+10$

23.

$2\left(a-1\right)+3\left(3-a\right)$

Expand and simplify

a)

$-a-11$

b)

$-a+7$

c)

$5a-11$

d)

$a+8$

24.

Expand and simplify $4\left(b+1\right)-2\left(3b-1\right)$

a)

$-2b+6$

b)

$-2b$

c)

$-2b+2$

d)

$-2b+3$

25.

Solve the equation $x+5=23$

a)

23

b)

-18

c)

18

d)

-23

26.

Solve the equation $6x=72$

a)

432

b)

66

c)

12

d)

$\frac{1}{12}$

27.

Solve the equation $m-1=-8$

a)

7

b)

9

c)

-9

d)

-7

28.

Solve the equation $2x-5=13$

a)

4

b)

9

c)

16

d)

6

29.

Solve the equation $7-p=11$

a)

-4

b)

18

c)

4

d)

-18

30.

Solve the equation $5-3y=26$

a)

7

b)

$\frac{31}{3}$

c)

$-\frac{31}{3}$

d)

-7

31.

3(2y - 7)

a)

6y - 7

b)

6y - 21

c)

5y - 7

d)

5y - 21

32.

Solve:
3(x - 2) = 18

a)

6.7

b)

4

c)

8

d)

-4

33.

Solve:
^{-3x + 6(1 + 2x) = 2x + 27}

a)

x = 3

b)

Many Solutions

c)

No Solutions

d)

x = (-11)

34.

Solve:
32 - 7x = -6(x + 3)

a)

50

b)

3

c)

-3

d)

-50

35.

Simplify

a + a = ?

a)

a²

b)

a¹

c)

2a

d)

aa

36.

Simplify

2xy + 3xy

a)

-xy

b)

4y

c)

3xy

d)

5xy

37.

7g + 5 + 6g - 3

a)

13g - 3

b)

12g + 5

c)

13g + 2

d)

13g - 2

38.

$3x+2=11$

Solve the equation above.

a)

$x=6$

b)

$x=4$

c)

$x=2.5$

d)

$x=3$

39.

Solve. $\frac{x}{9}=13$

a)

1.44

b)

-1.44

c)

117

d)

-117

40.

$\frac{11}{x}=-7$

a)

-1.57

b)

1.57

c)

-77

d)

77

41.

Solve. $\frac{x+3}{8}=22$

a)

152

b)

173

c)

179

d)

-0.25

42.

Solve $4x+7+8x=79$

a)

6

b)

7.17

c)

4.16

d)

12

43.

Solve. $\frac{-\left(-7x+14\right)}{3}+3=108$

a)

47

b)

43

c)

49.57

d)

45.57

44.

½(8x + 2)

a)

4x + 2

b)

4x + 1

c)

16x + 4

d)

16x - 4

45.

Solve:
6(5x - 3) + 2 = 14

a)

2

b)

.5

c)

-1

d)

1

46.

Simplify

a + a = ?

a)

a²

b)

a¹

c)

2a

d)

aa

47.

Simplify

8ab³+ 4ab³

a)

4ab³

b)

4³

c)

4ab

d)

12ab³

48.

Simplify

4bcd - bcd

a)

3bcd

b)

4bcd

c)

5bcd

d)

11abc

49.

Simplify

4a x 8b

a)

12ab

b)

4ab

c)

ab

d)

32ab

50.

Expand the brackets and SIMPLIFY

2ab(5b+3a)

a)

15a²b²

b)

7ab + 5ab

c)

10b²

d)

10ab² + 6a²b

51.

d + d + d + d =

a)

d⁴

b)

4d

c)

d4

d)

4 + d

52.

Simplify 4m + 3 + 2m - 2.

a)

6m - 1

b)

11m

c)

6m + 1

d)

6m + 5

53.

Solve the equation:
-5x = 25

a)

x = 20

b)

x = -20

c)

x = -5

d)

x = 5

54.

Solve the following equation,
3x + 6 = 21

a)

x = 9

b)

x = 5

c)

x = 15

d)

x = 27

55.

Solve:
3x + 7 = -8

a)

5

b)

-5

c)

-12

d)

-18

56.

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