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Pre Test ALGEBRA

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 4hrs 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

<

b)

>

c)

d)

/

2.

 9(4)(3)9\left(-4\right)\left(-3\right)  Evaluate:

a)

108

b)

-108

c)

2

d)

-2

3.

Write the correct symbol to replace _____ to make a true sentence:

|-4|_______ |4|

a)

=

b)

>

c)

<

d)

\ne

4.

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

-9bc

a)

-72

b)

72

c)

-10

d)

-16

5.

Solve:

-5x - 20 = 100

a)

24

b)

-24

c)

16

d)

-16

6.

An airplane is at an altitude of 50 feet. It descends 10 feet than ascends 20 feet. Write an EXPRESSION that represents this situation.

a)

50+ (-10) + 20

b)

50+10+20

c)

50 - 10 - 20

d)

-50 + 10 + 20

7.

Evaluate if x = -2 and y = -10:
 70y\frac{70}{y}  

a)

7

b)

-7

c)

60

d)

-35

8.

Find the difference:

6 - 10 - (-4)

a)

-8

b)

0

c)

20

d)

4

9.

Solve.  5x + 32= 14\frac{5x\ +\ 3}{2}=\ 14  

a)

-2

b)

2

c)

-5

d)

5

10.

Solve. 36 + 6p = 6(3p + 2)36\ +\ 6p\ =\ -6\left(3p\ +\ 2\right)  

a)

-1

b)

3

c)

-2

d)

-3

11.

 5x4= 14\frac{5x}{4}=\ \frac{1}{4}  

a)

5

b)

1/5

c)

-1/5

d)

5/8

12.

Fill in the blank to make the statement true:
- 6 _____-10

a)

<

b)

>

c)

=

d)

0

13.

Sally and Joe have a combined age of 40. Sally is 5 less than twice the age of Joe. How old is Joe?

a)

15

b)

23

c)

20

14.

Find the sum.  27+(4) + 33-27+\left(-4\right)\ +\ 33  

a)

2

b)

10

c)

56

d)

-64

15.

Simplify.  8(x4) + 7x-8\left(x-4\right)\ +\ 7x  

a)

-1x + 32

b)

-15x + 32

c)

- 1x - 32

d)

-1x - 4

16.

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

a)

add 19

b)

subtract 19

c)

divide by 4

d)

multiply by 4

17.

Solve.  19 = m  31-19\ =\ m\ -\ 31  

a)

m = 12

b)

m = 50

c)

m = -12

d)

m = -50

18.

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

a)

3x - 4 = 40; x = 14.2

b)

3x + 4 = 40; x = 12

c)

4x + 3 = 40, x = 9.2

d)

7x = 40; x = 5.625

19.

Solve.  3  (5x) = 233\ -\ \left(-5x\right)\ =\ 23  

a)

x = 4

b)

x = -4

c)

x = 5.2

d)

x = -5.2

20.

Simplify.  6x + 11y  9x  7y6x\ +\ 11y\ -\ 9x\ -\ 7y  

a)

15x + 18y

b)

-3x + 4y

c)

15x - 18y

d)

3x - 4y

21.

Put the following in order from least to greatest:
 64, 817, 8.14, 152\sqrt{64},\ 8\frac{1}{7},\ 8.\overline{14},\ \frac{15}{2}  

a)

 152, 64, 817, 8.14\frac{15}{2},\ \sqrt{64},\ 8\frac{1}{7},\ 8.\overline{14}  

b)

 817, 64, 152, 8.148\frac{1}{7},\ \sqrt{64},\ \frac{15}{2},\ 8\overline{.14}  

c)

 64, 817, 8.14, 152\sqrt{64},\ 8\frac{1}{7},\ 8.\overline{14},\ \frac{15}{2}  

d)

 152, 64, 8.14, 817\frac{15}{2},\ \sqrt{64},\ 8.\overline{14},\ 8\frac{1}{7}  

22.
2 - 4
a)
2
b)
-8
c)
6
d)
-2
23.
-9 - 5
a)
-14
b)
4
c)
-4
d)
45
24.
(-4)(-5)
a)
-9
b)
-20
c)
9
d)
20
25.
35 ÷ (-5)
a)
7
b)
30
c)
35
d)
-7
26.
-4 + 9
a)
-13
b)
13
c)
-5
d)
5
27.
What would be my first step in solving this problem?
3 + 4 x 6 - 4
a)
addition
b)
multiplication
c)
subtraction
d)
exponents
28.
5 - 62 ÷ 4 - 3
a)
1
b)
-10.75
c)
-31
d)
-7
29.
Evaluate the expression.
a)
3
b)
4
c)
-3
d)
-6
30.

b2 expanded is....

a)

b x b

b)

b x 2

31.

b2 + 4 when b = -3

a)

-5

b)

13

c)

-2

32.
Divide these fractions
a)
8 / 2
b)
54 / 4
c)
9 / 2
d)
9 / 24
33.
Do I have to find a common denominator to solve this?
a)
Yes
b)
No
34.
a)
9/12
b)
9/14
c)
7/8
d)
6/24
35.
a)
5/6
b)
3/15
c)
3/8
d)
2/15
36.
-6k + 7k=
a)
k
b)
-k
c)
12k
d)
-12k
37.
Solve for x.
x+2=-10
a)
x=-12
b)
x=6
c)
x=-8
d)
x=2
38.
Solve for y.
-2y=20
a)
y=-10
b)
y=2
c)
y=-20
d)
y=15
39.
Solve for x.
-3x-3=12
a)
x=4
b)
x=3
c)
x=-5
d)
x=12
40.
-5z+5=-30
a)
z=7
b)
z=6
c)
z=5
d)
z=35
41.
A wise man once said, "400 reduced by twice my age is 260." What equation represents how old the man is?
a)
260-2a=400
b)
400-260=2a
c)
2a-400=260
d)
400-2a=260
42.
-9(2g - 3)
a)
18g + 27
b)
-18g + 27
c)
-18g - 27
d)
18g - 27
43.
Solve the following:  
-8 + (15-3) ÷ 4
a)
-5
b)
1
c)
-11
d)
11
44.
Solve the following:
5 - 62 ÷ 4 - 3
a)
1
b)
-10.75
c)
-31
d)
-7
45.
What would be the 2nd step in solving this problem: 
(4 - 2) + 9 x 7
a)
multiplication
b)
subtraction
c)
addition
d)
dividing
46.
The temperature at 1 pm was 6.5 degrees.  By 5 pm, the temperature dropped 11.7 degrees.  What was the temperature at 5 pm?
a)
18.2 degrees
b)
-18.2 degrees
c)
4 degrees
d)
-5.2 degrees
47.
Chris had $89 in his bank account.  He wrote 3 checks for $15 each.  Then he made one deposit of $105.  What is the final balance in Chris' checking account?
a)
$149
b)
$150
c)
$239
d)
$29
48.
If the temperature started at -9 degrees and then ended up at 15 degrees, what was the total change in temperature?
a)
6 degrees
b)
-6 degrees
c)
24 degrees
d)
-10 degrees
49.
Represent .17 as a fraction
a)
17/10
b)
17/100
c)
17/1000
d)
17/10000
50.
Represent .192 as a fraction
a)
192/10
b)
192/100
c)
192/1000
d)
192/10000
51.
Simplify.
a)
10x - 40
b)
12x - 60
c)
12x - 36
d)
60x - 180
52.
Factor
a)
16x
b)
16 + x
c)
3 (x + 4) 
d)
4 ( x + 3)
53.
7 less than 6 times a number
a)
7 - 6x
b)
6x - 7
c)
7 + 6x
d)
6x + 7
54.
Nicole made $63 in 7 hours.  What is her unit rate?
a)
$63 per 7 hours
b)
$31.50 per 3.5 hours
c)
$9 per hour
d)
$11 per hour
55.
Find the slope of the line.
a)
-2
b)
2
c)
-1
d)
1
56.
Find the slope of the line.
a)
Undefined
b)
0
c)
1
d)
-1
57.
m - 5 > 10
a)
m is less than 15
b)
m is greater than 5
c)
m is greater than 15
d)
m is less than 5 
58.
8x ≥ -32
a)
x ≥ -4
b)
x ≥ 4
c)
x ≤ -4
d)
x ≥ 4
59.
What inequality does the number line graph represent?
a)
x ≥ 3
b)
x > 3
c)
x < -3
d)
x ≤ 3
60.
-8x < 48
a)
x < -6
b)
x > -6
c)
x < 6
d)
x > 6
61.
Simplify.
50
a)
5
b)
1
c)
0
d)
50
62.
Simplify.
(b3)8
a)
b11
b)
8b3
c)
b24
d)
24b
63.
Simplify.
43⋅47
a)
411
b)
1610
c)
421
d)
410
64.
a)
d2
b)
d80
c)
d810
d)
d18
65.
a)
7 / u3
b)
7u11
c)
7u1.75
d)
7u3