EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES

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Questions 1 to 20: Select the best answer to each question. Note that a question and its answers may be split across a page
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1. Solve this equation: 80 = 3y + 2y + 4 + 1.
A. y = 15
B. y = 75
C. y = 1/5
D. y = –15
2. Solve the following equation: 6y – 20 = 2y – 4.
A. y = 16
B. y = 4
C. y = 3
D. y = 2
3. Solve this equation: 4y + 228 = 352.
A. y = 31
B. y = 3
C. y = – 31
D. y = 145
4. Solve this equation for A: A ÷ 2 = 4
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 2
5. Simplify the following expression: 35 + (–13) + (+8) – (–6).
A. 50
B. 36
C. 44
D. 24
6. Find the value of Z in the following equation: 8Z = 64.
A. 8
B. 56
C. 72
D. 512
7. Given the formula D = ABC, what is the formula for C?
A. C = AD ÷ C
B. C = ABD
C. C = AB ÷ D
D. C = D ÷ AB
8. Solve this inequality: 9h + 2 < –79.
A. h < –10
B. h < – 9
C. h < 9
D. h < 10
9. Find the value of y in this equation: 16y = 164.
A. 10 1/4
B. 180
C. 32
D. 16 1/4
10. Sue has a balance of $35 in her checking account. She writes one check for $10, and three checks for
$9 each. What is her balance now?
A. $18
B. –$2
C. $54
D. –$11
11. Solve this equation: 2s + s + 12 = 132.
A. s = 40
B. s = –30
C. s = 120
D. s = 9
12. Simplify this expression: 4p + 9 + (–7p) + 2 = ?
A. 3p + 7
B. –3p + 11
C. 3p + 11
D. 11p + 11
13. Simplify and solve this equation: 4m + 9 + 5m – 12 = 42.
A. m = 5
B. m = –5
C. m = 4
D. m = -4
14. Solve this equation: y/9 + 5 = 0.
A. y = –45
B. y = 45
C. y = –5
D. y = 5
15. If four times a number plus 3 is 11, what is the number?
A. 5
B. 2
C. 4
D. 16
16. Solve this inequality: 3p – 16 < 20.
A. p < 1/3
B. p < –12
C. p < 11/3
D. p < 12
17. Simplify and solve this equation for q: 3q + 5 + 2q – 5 = 65.
A. q = 13
B. q = 23
C. q = 15
D. q = 11
18. Solve the following inequality: 38 < 4x + 3 + 7 – 3x.
A. x < 28
B. x > 28
C. x > 4
D. x < 4
19. Solve this inequality: 3q + 11 + 8q > 99.
A. q > 8
B. q > 88
C. q > 11
D. q > 1/8
End of exam
20. Given the formula K = LMN, what is the formula for M?
A. M = LN/K
B. M = LNK
C. M = KL/N
D. M = K/LN