MAT 0020 BASIC ALGEBRA II

COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
1)

Simplify: 6 18 9 4
A) 19
C) 7

2)

B) 34
D) 0

4)

Simplify:

Simplify:

35

7)

A) 42x 180
C) 42x 180

B) 40
D) 20

A) 18 + 32x
C) 18 18x

A) 5x 11
C) 4x + 7

6 + 4 8

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B) 30x + 180
D) 42x + 180

B) 16x + 18
D) 30 4x

15) Simplify: 2 ( 8x 3x ) (12x + 9 )

B) 21
D) 16

A) 18
C) 10

B) 2x 23
D) 2x 17

14) Simplify: 2 6 3 ( 5 + 3x ) 7x

Simplify: 6 ( 8 20 ) 4 23

Simplify:

B) 2z 11
D) 2z + 1

13) Simplify: 6 6 ( x + 5 ) + x

Simplify: 28 82 (14 6 ) 6

A) 30
C) 4
8)

A) 10x 17
C) 10x 23

B) 4
D) 0

A) 76
C) 16

B) 3
D) 3

12) Simplify: 3 ( 2x 5 ) 4 ( x + 2 )

+ 2 5 ( 4 + 2 3)

A) 4
C) 12
6)

A) 2z 11
C) 2z + 11

B) 3
D) 55

( 2 )

8 + ( 14 ) + 9

11) Simplify: 2 ( z + 3 ) + 4z 5

B) 115
D) 55

( 4 9)

B) 15
D) 3

A) 15
C) 15

Simplify: 4 ( 5 ) ( 9 6 )

A) 15
C) 15
5)

10) Simplify:

B) 2
D) 22

A) 85
C) 85

Simplify: 9 + 6
A) 54
C) 3

Simplify: 20 18 2 3 + 5
A) 8
C) 2

3)

9)

B) 14x 18
D) 4x 33

16) Evaluate: b 2 4ac

when a = 1, b = 2, and c = 2.

B) 2
D) 18

A) 4
C) 4

B) 12
D) 12

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17) Evaluate: 2x2 xy yz3

given x = 4, y = 3, and z = 2.
A) 49
C) 25

25) Solve for y:

B) 33
D) 68

18) Evaluate: 3 + 5w 6w
given w = 3.
A) 42
C) 42

A)

C) 32

A) y = 6 4x
C) y =

A) c =

B) 3
D) 9

D)

A)
3
C)

23) Solve for y: 0.6 ( 2y 6 ) 5y = 0.4 ( 3y 4 )

A) 0.4
C) 4

1
3
b b=3
3
4

A) 36
C)

B)
5

D)

12
36

13
4a
9

22
13
22
y<
13
y>

4
3

A)

C)

4a 13
9
13 4a
D) c =
9

B) c =

B)
D)

22
13
22
y<
13
y>

4
3

4
3

B)

D)

4
3

31) Solve the inequality: 2 ( 8 3x ) < 5

5
A)
C)

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D) y = 4x 1

30) Solve the inequality: 14x + 4 26x + 20

B) 0.4
D) 4

24) Solve for b:

6 4x
7

6 + 4x
7

29) Solve the inequality: 8y 5 > 17 5y

B) 3
13

B) y =

C) c = 13 4a + 9

22) Solve for z: 2 ( 3z + 4 ) = 3 ( z 5 )

C)

28) Solve for c: 4a + 9c 13 = 0

21) Solve for r: 3 ( 4r + 1) = 11r 6

3
23

27) Solve for y: 4x + 7y = 6

B) 0
D) 2

D)

B) q =

C) q = 3r + 6n 5

20) Solve for x: 2x + 5 = 8x 5

A)

6n 3r
5
3r 6n
D) q =
5

A) q = 3r 6n + 5

B) 3
D) 11

A) 3
C) 5

B)

26) Solve for q: 6n 5q = 3r

19) Evaluate: x 2 2xy + 3y 2

given x = 2 and y = 1

A) 1
C) 5/3

B) 66
D) 66

A) 3
C) 5

32

5
3
1
y+ y=2+ y
16
8
4

11
6
11
x<
6

x<

B)
D)

11
6
11
x>
6

x>

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32) Solve the inequality: 3 ( x 2 ) 5x + 4

A)

5
2

B)

x 5

C)

x 5

D)

38) The number of women attending a math

class was 9 less than twice the number of
men. If a total of 63 students attended the
class, how many were women?

5
2

A) 24 women
C) 39 women

39) A business committee has 45 members.

The number of men is 5 more than four
times the number of women. Find the
number of men on the committee.

33) Translate into an equation: "Two more

than a number is 4 less than three times
the number."
A)
B)
C)
D)

2 + x = 4 3x
x + 2 = 4 + 3x
x + 2 = 3x 4
2 + x = 3x + 4

A) 37 men
C) 10 men

I = PRT, I = 360, P = 2000, R = 0.06

5 + n = 3 + n2
5n = 3 + n2
5 + n = 3 + 2n
5n = 3 + 2n

A) 240
C) 30

A) 62.5%
C) 60%

2x 5 = 4x + 2
5 2x = 4(x + 2)
x2 5 = 4(x + 2)
5 x2 = 4x + 2

42) Find the

problem:

B) 42 feet
D) 9 feet

A)

37) A 9-foot board is cut into two pieces so that

one piece is 5 feet longer then three times
the shorter piece. Find the length of both
pieces.
A) 3 feet, 6 feet
C) 2 feet, 7 feet

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B) 40%
D) 37.5%
proportion

that

solves

this

A paint formula requires 6 ounces of dye

for every 19 ounces of base paint. How
many ounces of dye are required for 95
ounces of base paint?

36) The length of a rectangle is 10 feet more

than twice the width. The perimeter of the
rectangle is 74 feet. What is the length?
A) 16 feet
C) 28 feet

B) 24
D) 3

41) A statistics class started the semester with

40 students. By midterms, 25 students
remained.
What percent of students
dropped the class?

35) Translate into an equation. "Five less than

the square of a number is four times the
sum of the number and two.
A)
B)
C)
D)

B) 8 men
D) 35 men

40) Substitute the given values into the formula

and solve for the unknown variable:

34) Translate into an equation: "The product of

five and a number is equal to three more
than twice the number."
A)
B)
C)
D)

B) 30 women
D) 32 women

C)

19
x
=
6 95
6 95
=
19
x

B)
D)

19 95
=
6
x
6 95
=
x 19

43) Simplify: 3x (xy)0

B) 1 foot, 8 feet
D) 4 feet, 5 feet

A) 3x2
C) 3x

B) 3
D) 1

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6x 4 y
12x 3 y 5

44) Simplify:

A)
C)

50) Simplify:

x
6y 4

xy
2

B)
6

D)

(x

yz0

)( x y

4 4 3

x
2y 4

A)

1
x y

B) xy3z3

x
18y5

C)

xz3
y3

D)

12 4

xz9
y9

51) Convert to scientific notation: 123,700

5 3

p q
p5 q5

45) Simplify:

A)
C)

A) 1237 x 102
C) 12.37 x 104

p10
q8
10 8

p q

B)

1
p q

D)

q8
p10

B) 1.237 x 10-5
D) 1.237 x 105

52) Convert to scientific notation: 0.0000415

10 8

A) 4.15 x 10-6
C) 4.15 x 10-4

B) 4.15 x 10-5
D) 4.15 x 105

53) Convert to standard form: 2.483 x 106

( 3a b )
2 3

46) Simplify:

A) 6a4b5
C) 9a4b5

47) m2n4p0

B) 6a4b6
D) 9a4b6

A) 0.000325
C) 3250
B)

12

A)
B)
C)
D)

n
m6

D)

C)

2
x5
2
x13

m
n12

49) Simplify:

D)

1
2x36
1
2x5

A)
B)
C)
D)

A) a10b12
C) a6b16

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2x2 + x 11
2x4 + 3x2 11
2x2 + x + 1
2x4 + x2 + 1

57) Multiply: 6x2y(3x3 2y)

( a b ) (a b )
3

2x2 + 2x 7
2x4 + 2x2 + 10
2x2 2x + 3
8x4 15x2 + 10

56) Subtract: (x2 + 2x 5) (3x2 + x 6)

B)

2 4

B) 0.00325
D) 325,000

55) Add: (2x2 3x 5) + (4x2 + 5x 2)

n12
m6p3

48) Simplify: x 9 x 4 2x0

A)

B) 248,300
D) 0.0002483

54) Convert to standard form: 3.25 x 10-3

A) m-1n-7p-3
C)

A) 24,830
C) 2,483,000

3 4

A)
B)
C)
D)

B) a9b16
D) a6b12

18x5y + 12x2y2
18x6y + 12x2y
18x5y 12x2y2
6x7y3

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58) Multiply: 2x3y2(5x2 2xy + 3)

A)
B)
C)
D)

65) Factor completely: ax a + bx b

10x6y2 + 2x3y2
10x5y2 4x4y3 + 6x3y2
12x12y7
10x5y2 4x4y3 + 6

A)
B)
C)
D)

66) Factor completely: x3 5x2 + 3x 15

59) Multiply: (3x 2)(4x + 1)

A)
B)
C)
D)

12x2 + 5x 2
12x2 5x 2
7x2 5x + 2
7x2 11x 1

A)
B)
C)
D)

4x2 + 49
4x2 28x + 49
4x2 + 28x 49
4x2 49

A) (x + 5)
C) (x + 4)

A) (4x 3)
C) (3x + 2)

9x2 + 4
9x2 + 6x + 4
9x2 + 12x + 4
3x + 4

A)
B)
C)
D)

A) 5r2 + 3r + 3
B) 5r2 3r 3
C) r2 + 3r + 3
3
r 3

A)
C)

4(x2y3 4x3y + 2xy2 + 6xy4)

4x(xy3 4x2y + 2y2 + 6y4)
4xy(xy2 4x2 + 2y + 6y3)
4xy(xy2 4x + 2y2 + 6y2)

B) a + b
D) a b
x2 1
3x 2 + 2x 5

x 1
3x + 5
C) x + 1

x +1
3x + 5
D) 3x + 5

A)

5xy2(5x2 3y)
5x2y2(5x2 3y)
5x3y3(5y 3x)
(5x2y 3y)(5xy + 5y)

72) Simplify:
A) x + 3
C) x + 1

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a2 b2
4a 4b

a b
4
a+b
4

71) Simplify:

64) Factor completely: 25x3y2 15xy3

A)
B)
C)
D)

(4x 5y)(4x 5y)

(16x + 5y)(x 5y)
(4x 5y)(4x + 5y)
(4x + 5y)(4x + 5y)

70) Simplify:

63) Factor completely:

4x2y3 16x3y + 8xy2 + 24 xy4
A)
B)
C)
D)

B) (x + 2)
D) (2x 3)

69) Factor completely: 16x2 25y2

62) Divide: (5r3 12r2 6 r 9) (r 3)

D) 5r2 + 3r +

B) (x 5)
C) (x 10)

68) Which is a factor of 4x2 11x + 6

61) Multiply: (3x + 2)2

A)
B)
C)
D)

x(x + 5)(x 3)
(x 3)(x2 + 5)
(x 5)(x2 + 3)
x(x 5)(x + 3)

67) Which is a factor of x2 9x + 20

60) Multiply: (2x 7)(2x + 7)

A)
B)
C)
D)

(x + 1)(a + b)
(x + 1)(a b)
(x 1)(a + b)
(x 1)(a b)

B)

x2 4x + 3
x 1

B) x 1
D) x 3
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73) Solve by factoring: x2 6x 7 = 0

A)
B)
C)
D)

79) Simplify (assume the variable represents a

74) Solve by factoring: 3y2 4y 15 = 0

B)

4 10x 9

C)

2x 4 10x

D)

2x9 10

18z6

A) 9z3

B)

9z3 2

D)

3z3 2

25 3

B)

7 3

C) 12 3

D)

5 3

C)

3z3 2z3
48 + 27

81) Add:
A)

A) x = 5, x = 1
2
B) x = 5, x = 1
C) x = 5, x = 1
2
D) x = 5, x = 1

3 2 3 2

82) Multiply:

76) Solve by factoring: 3a2 + 14a + 8 = 0

A) a = 4 , a = 2
3
2
B) a =
,a=4
3
C) a = 3 , a = 4
2
2
, a = 4
D) a =
3

A)

6 6

B)

C)

3 6

D)

2 9 6

83) Divide:

77) The sum of a number and its square is 72.

Find the number.

18 6

56x5 y 6
2y 4

A)

2x2 y 7x

B)

4x 2 y 7x

C)

2x 4 y 2 7xy

D)

28xy x

84) The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 13 feet

and one leg is 12 feet. Find the exact
length of the other leg.

x = 9
x = 9 or x = 8
x = 9 or x = 8
x=8

A) 1 foot
313
C)

78) If the sides of a square are increased by 4

inches, the area becomes 121 square
inches. Find the length of the sides of the
original square.

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4x 4 10x

non-negative number):

75) Solve by factoring: 2x2 9x = 5

A) 7 inches
C) 11 inches

A)

80) Simplify (assume the variable represents a

A) y = 5 , y = 3
3
B) y = 5 , y = 3
3
C) y = 3, y = 5
D) y = 1, y = 5

A)
B)
C)
D)

40x9

non-negative number):

x = 7, x = 1
x = 7, x = 1
x = 7, x = 1
x = 7, x = 1

B) 25 feet
D) 5 feet

85) Solve using the quadratic formula:

3x2 + 10x 8 = 0

B) 15 inches
D) 8 inches

A) 2, 4

B) 2, 4

C)

D)

3
2 , 4
3

3
2

,4
3

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86) Select the correct graph of 3x + 2y = 6

A)

B)

1
-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1

C)

-1

-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1

-2

-2

-3

-3

-4

-4

-5

-5

-6

-6

D)

-1

-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1

-2
-3

-4

-4

-5

-5

-6

-6

1
x 1
2

B)

-1

-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1

-2

-3

-3

-4

-4

-5

-5

-6

-6

D)

-1

-2

1
-1

-1

-3

-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1

-2

C)

2
x

87) Select the correct graph of y =

-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1

A)

-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1

-1

-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1

-1

-2

-2

-3

-3

-4

-4

-5

-5

-6

-6

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88) Find the x-intercept point for y =

A) (0, 15)
C) (6, 0)

90) Find the slope of the line passing through

the points (1, 4) and (5, 4).

5
x + 15 .
2

A) 2
C) undefined

B) (6, 0)
D) (0,15)

91) Find the slope and y-intercept of the line:

6x 2y = 12 .

89) Find the y-intercept point for x + 3y = 2.

A) (0, 2)
C) (0, 2 )
3

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B) 2
D) 0

B) (0, 3 )
2
D) (0, 2 )
3

A)
B)
C)
D)

m = 1/3, y-intercept: (0, 2)

m = 3, y-intercept: (0, 6)
m = 3, y-intercept: (0, 6)
m = 1/3, y-intercept: (0, 2)

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MAT 0020 BASIC ALGEBRA II COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW

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