Elementary Algebra Exam #1

Click on the 10 question exam covering topics in chapters 1 and 2. Give yourself one hour to try all of the problems and then come back and check your answers.

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Simplify:

Solve:

Solve and graph all solutions on a number line.

10. The perimeter of a rectangle is 54 feet.  If the length is 3 feet less than twice the width, find the dimensions of the rectangle. (Set up an algebraic equation and use it to solve this problem.)

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Chapter 2 Sample Test Questions

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[ Sample Test Questions Chapter 2 ]

Odd Integer Problem: Find three consecutive odd integers whose sum is 51. (Set up an algebraic equation then solve it.)

Perimeter Problem: The perimeter of a rectangle is 110 feet.  Find the dimensions if the length is 5 feet less than twice the width.

Chapter 7 Sample Test Questions

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[ Sample Test Questions Chapter 7 ]

 

Word Problems

Example: The sum of the reciprocals of two consecutive odd integers is 4/3. Set up an algebraic equation and use it to find the two integers.

Example: Norm can paint the office by himself in 5 hours.  Cliff could do the same job in 7 hours. If they work together, how long will it take them to paint the office?

Example: An executive went on an 8-hour business trip that required a 165-mile bus ride to the airport then another 2,750 miles by airplane.  If the airplane speed was 10 times that of the bus, what is was the average speed of the airplane?