Chapter 3: Pre/Post Test

B) -3
1) C) -5
! 14 = x − ( − 7) D) 5
A) 21
B) 14 6) 12x – (4x + 10) = 54
C) 7 A) 8
D) 0 11
B) !
2
2) !3 − ( − x) = 19 C) 3

A) 13 D) 1

B) 16
C) 19
D) 21

3
3) !  y = 12
8
A) 3 7) 8x – 10(3 – x) = 42
B) 32 A) 4
C) 46 B) 5
D) 57 C) 6
5 D) 7
4) !− t =   − 25
7
125 2
A) !
7 8) ! (x + 4) = 8
3 
B) 35 A) 6
C) 45 B) 8
D) 55 C) 10
5) 5x + 7 – 2x = 22 D) 12
A) 3
 15
C) −
!
9) 6(x – 9) = -12x + 36 13
A) 5 13
D) −
!
B) 10 4
C) 15
2
D) 20 13) Solve the equation ! x + 5 = 13.
3
A) 6
10) !−7 = 4 − ( − x)
B) 8
A) 5
C) 12
B) -7
D) 27
C) 9
D) -11
14) If 2x – 4(3 – x) = 18, then x = ______ ?
A) -15
11) Which one of these steps can you use
2 B) -3
to solve the equation 14
! =  x ?
3 C) 1

2 2 D) 5
I. Multiply by ! II. Divide by !
3 3
3 3
III. Multiply by ! IV. Divide by ! 15) Find the value of x  
! if
2 2
! 6(2 − x) + 4x =   − 5(x + 3) .
A) I only
9
B) III only A) !−
5
C) I and IV
7
D) II and III B) −
!
3
27
C) − !
7
D) - 9

2 10
12) If ! x = − , then x = _____ ? 16) Which equations are equivalent?
3 13
I. !8x − 3 = 12
4
A) −
! II. !−12 = 3 − 6x
13
13 III. 3(2x
! − 4) = 3 − 2x
B) − !
25 A) I and III
B) II and III
 C) All B. The number in column B is greater.
D) None C. The two numbers are equal.
D. The relationship cannot be determined
from the given information.

17) The sales tax is 6%. What is the total Column A Column B
bill for your meal before tax if the sales tax !x wh en 7x − 5 = 12 3
came to $0.51?
20)
A) $1.18
B) $8.50
C) $9.01
D) $11.76 Column A Column B
16 1
!y when  y−3=5
2
21)
18) Solve
! 1.69x + 14.75 = 4.21x − 5.87 .
A) 0.12
B) 0.28
22) Volume of a Cone,
C) 3.52
π r 2h
D) 8.18 ! Solve for h :   V =  
3
19) Use the equation 3(4x-2y) = 5. What are
1 Vπ r 2
the values of y when x = !−2, 0,  ,  and A) !h = 
3 3
3? V
B) !h =  
22 10 8 8 3π r 2
A) −
! ,  − ,  − , 
3 3 3 3 3V
C) h! = 
7 5 7 23 π r2
B) −! ,  ,  , 
12 12 12 12 D) h
! = 3Vπ r 2
29 5 1 31
C) − ! ,  − ,  − , 
6 6 6 6
23) Area of a Triangle,
58 10 2 62 1
D) !− ,  − ,  − ,  ! Solve for b:   A =   bh
3 3 3 3 2
A) !b = 2Ah
1
B) !b=  h
In questions 20 and 21, choose the 2
statement below that is true about the
given numbers. h
C) b
! = 
A. The number in column A is greater.
2A
 2A 27) Solve the equation from #26 to find out
D) b
! =  how many days you must use the
h
volleyball court to justify becoming a
member.
2
24) Rewrite the equation ! y + 4 = 2x,
3 A) 10 days
so that y is a function of x.
B) 15 days
A) y
! = 3x − 6
C) 25 days
B) y
! = 3x + 6 D) 71 days
4 8 28) You owe your sister $34. You paid x
C) y
! =  x− 
3 3 dollars back and you now owe $12.
What equation would you use to find out
4 8 how much you paid?
D) y
! =  x + 
3 3 A) x + 34 = 12
B) 12 + 34 = x
5
25) Rewrite the equation ! y + 4 = 2x, C) 12 – x = 34
2
so that x is a function of y. D) 34 – x = 12

4 8 29) Solve the equation from #28 to find the

A) x
! = y+ amount of money you paid your sister.
5 5
A) $22
4 8
B) x
! = y− B) $46
5 5
C) $68
5
C) x! = y−2 D) $100
4
5
D) x ! = y +2
4 30) You earn $6 per day plus $2.50 per
hour for tutoring students after school.
How many hours must you work to earn
26) A local gym charges non-members $8 $16 per day?
per day to use the volleyball courts. A) 1 hour
Members pay a yearly fee of $150 and
$2 per day to use the volleyball courts. B) 2 hours
What equation would you use to find out
how many days you must use the C) 3 hours
volleyball courts to justify becoming a D) 4 hours
member?
A) 8x = 150x - 2
B) 8x = 150 + 2x
C) 2x = 150 – 8x
D) 2x = 8x – 150