BASIC ALGEBRA PRACTICE FINAL
FORM CC*
SHOW ALL WORK ON THIS TEST OR
ON SEPARATE PAPER. Circle answers.
TURN IN ALL WORKSHEETS.
CALCULATORS ARE PERMITTED ON THIS TEST.
1.
2.
3. Solve for
x:
–3 x + 24 = –3(4 + x)
4. Find three consecutive odd
5. A box contains $9.45 in quarters
numbers such that first plus
nickels, and dimes. There are
twice the second plus three
twice as many dimes as quarters,
times the third is equal to 70.
and two more nickels than dimes.
How many of each coin are there?
6. Solve for x,
and graph: 7. Multiply: (x – 4)(
x 2
– 3 x – 5)
In 8 – 10, factor
completely.
8. Express as product
9. x 2
– 10 x y + 25y2
10. x 2
– 19 x + 48
of primes: 9800
11. Solve for x:
12. Solve for x, where x
and 8 are legs
x
2 = 3 x
+ 28
of
a triangle and 12 is the hypotenuse.:
13.
Factor by grouping: 14. Express in
scientific notation:
x
3 – 6 x
2 – 25 x + 150 = 0
a) 240,000,000 b) 0.00024
15.
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18.
19.
Solve for x:
20. Solve :
21.
Graph:
22.
Graph: 3x – 2y = –12
23. Find the slope, the x
-intercept, 24. Find the
equation of the line with slope
and the y-intercept: y = 6 x – 6
m=3/5 that passes through (–2, 5).
25. Solve the system: y = –3 x
+ 9 26. Simplify:
3 x + y = –9
27.
Simplify: 
28.
Simplify: 
29.
Simplify: 30.
Simplify: 31. Calculate the value:
