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Knowledge Check: Chapters 1–5

Knowledge Check: Chapters 1–5

Test yourself on Chapters 1–5. Every question comes from the source textbook’s chapter Practice Tests (with a few drawn from its Review Exercises), and every answer is graded against the book’s official Answer Key. There are no hints — treat it like a test. Questions are grouped by the section they cover, so a miss tells you exactly which section to review.

Chapter 1: Foundations

1.1 Introduction to Whole Numbers

Write as a whole number using digits: two hundred five thousand, six hundred seventeen.

Find the Least Common Multiple of 18 and 24.

1.2 Use the Language of Algebra

Evaluate 9x+79x + 7 when x=3x = 3.

Simplify by combining like terms: 17a+9a17a + 9a.

Simplify: 4+10(3+9)524 + 10(3 + 9) - 5^2.

1.3 Add and Subtract Integers

Evaluate x-|x| when x=2x = -2.

Translate to an algebraic expression and simplify: twenty less than negative 7. Give the simplified value.

Simplify: 1925-19 - 25.

1.4 Multiply and Divide Integers

Simplify: (5)3(-5)^3.

Simplify: 314(39)31 - 4(3 - 9).

Simplify: 5(9)÷15-5(-9) \div 15.

1.5 Visualize Fractions

Simplify: 721\tfrac{7}{21}.

Multiply: 2513\tfrac{2}{5} \cdot \tfrac{1}{3}.

Simplify: 45÷920\tfrac{4}{5} \div \tfrac{9}{20}.

1.6 Add and Subtract Fractions

Add: 23+34\tfrac{2}{3} + \tfrac{3}{4}.

Subtract: 111238\tfrac{11}{12} - \tfrac{3}{8}.

Simplify: m7+107\tfrac{m}{7} + \tfrac{10}{7}.

1.7 Decimals

Round 677.1348677.1348 to the nearest hundredth.

Convert 1.851.85 to a percent. Enter the number of percent.

Simplify: 5.8+(4.7)-5.8 + (-4.7).

Simplify: (0.07)(31.95)(0.07)(31.95).

1.8 The Real Numbers

Simplify: 64\sqrt{64}.

Write 8.478.47 as the ratio of two integers.

Order using < or >. Enter the full inequality: 1__18-1 \_\_ -\tfrac{1}{8}

1.9 Properties of Real Numbers

Simplify: 14(57p)-14\left(\tfrac{5}{7}p\right).

Simplify: 6x+(4y)+9x+8y6x + (-4y) + 9x + 8y.

1.10 Systems of Measurement

A movie lasted 1231\tfrac{2}{3} hours. How many minutes did it last? (1 hour = 60 minutes)

Jennifer ran 2.8 miles. Convert this length to kilometers. (1 mile = 1.61 kilometers)

Chapter 2: Solving Linear Equations and Inequalities

2.1 Solve Equations Using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality

Solve: 8x15+9x1=21-8x - 15 + 9x - 1 = -21.

Solve: x9=4x - 9 = -4.

Translate into an algebraic equation and then solve: four less than nn is 13. Enter the value of nn.

2.2 Solve Equations Using the Division and Multiplication Properties of Equality

Solve: 92c=144\tfrac{9}{2}c = 144.

Solve: 23x=6\tfrac{2}{3}x = 6.

Jenna bought a coat on sale for $120, which was 23\tfrac{2}{3} of the original price. What was the original price of the coat, in dollars?

2.3 Solve Equations with Variables and Constants on Both Sides

Solve: 10y=5y6010y = -5y - 60.

Solve: 9m24mm=4289m - 2 - 4m - m = 42 - 8.

Solve: 5n20=7n805n - 20 = -7n - 80.

2.4 Use a General Strategy to Solve Linear Equations

Solve: (d9)=23-(d - 9) = 23.

Solve: 2(6x5)8=222(6x - 5) - 8 = -22.

2.5 Solve Equations with Fractions or Decimals

Solve: 14p13=12\tfrac{1}{4}p - \tfrac{1}{3} = \tfrac{1}{2}.

Solve: 12(k3)=13(k+16)\tfrac{1}{2}(k - 3) = \tfrac{1}{3}(k + 16).

Solve: 0.36u+2.55=0.41u+6.80.36u + 2.55 = 0.41u + 6.8.

2.6 Solve a Formula for a Specific Variable

Link rode his bike at a steady rate of 15 miles per hour for 2122\tfrac{1}{2} hours. How much distance did he travel, in miles?

Use the formula A=12bhA = \tfrac{1}{2}bh to find hh when A=153A = 153 and b=18b = 18.

Solve the formula A=12bhA = \tfrac{1}{2}bh for hh.

Solve the formula V=LWHV = LWH for HH.

2.7 Solve Linear Inequalities

Solve the inequality m+1456m + 14 \leq 56. Enter the solution as a full inequality, e.g. x>2x > 2.

Solve the inequality 3c10(c2)<5c+163c - 10(c - 2) < 5c + 16. Enter the solution as a full inequality, e.g. x>2x > 2.

Translate to an inequality and solve: fifteen more than nn is at least 48. Enter the solution as a full inequality for nn.

Chapter 3: Math Models

3.1 Use a Problem-Solving Strategy

Four-fifths of the people on a hike are children. If there are 12 children, what is the total number of people on the hike?

The sum of two consecutive odd integers is 96-96. Find the numbers. Enter them from smallest to largest, separated by commas.

3.2 Solve Percent Applications

Humberto's hourly pay increased from $16.25 to $17.55. Find the percent increase.

Dotty bought a freezer on sale for $486.50. The original price of the freezer was $695. Find the amount of discount.

Dotty bought a freezer on sale for $486.50. The original price of the freezer was $695. Find the discount rate.

3.3 Solve Mixture Applications

Francie has $4.35 in dimes and quarters. The number of dimes is five more than the number of quarters. How many dimes does she have?

Francie has $4.35 in dimes and quarters. The number of dimes is five more than the number of quarters. How many quarters does she have?

At a concert, $1,600 in tickets were sold. Adult tickets were $9 each and children's tickets were $4 each. If the number of adult tickets was 30 less than twice the number of children's tickets, how many adult tickets were sold?

At a concert, $1,600 in tickets were sold. Adult tickets were $9 each and children's tickets were $4 each. If the number of adult tickets was 30 less than twice the number of children's tickets, how many children's tickets were sold?

3.4 Solve Geometry Applications: Triangles, Rectangles, and the Pythagorean Theorem

The measure of one angle of a triangle is twice the measure of the smallest angle. The measure of the third angle is 14 more than the measure of the smallest angle. Find the measures of all three angles, in degrees, from smallest to largest, separated by commas.

A baseball diamond is really a square with sides of 90 feet. How far is it from home plate to second base? Round to the nearest tenth of a foot.

3.5 Solve Uniform Motion Applications

When Gabe drives from Sacramento to Redding it takes him 2.2 hours. It takes Elsa 2 hours to drive the same distance. Elsa's speed is seven miles per hour faster than Gabe's speed. Find Gabe's speed, in miles per hour.

When Gabe drives from Sacramento to Redding it takes him 2.2 hours. It takes Elsa 2 hours to drive the same distance. Elsa's speed is seven miles per hour faster than Gabe's speed. Find Elsa's speed, in miles per hour.

Two planes leave Dallas at the same time. One heads east at a speed of 428 miles per hour. The other plane heads west at a speed of 382 miles per hour. How many hours will it take them to be 2,025 miles apart?

3.6 Solve Applications with Linear Inequalities

Julianne has a weekly food budget of $231 for her family. If she plans to budget the same amount for each of the seven days of the week, what is the maximum amount she can spend on food each day?

Chloe has a budget of $800 for costumes for the 18 members of her musical theater group. If all the costumes are the same price, what is the maximum she can spend for each costume?

Chapter 4: Graphs

4.1 Use the Rectangular Coordinate System

Find the ordered pair (x,y)(x, y) solution to the equation y=12x+3y = -\tfrac{1}{2}x + 3 when x=4x = 4.

Find the ordered pair (x,y)(x, y) solution to the equation 3x+2y=63x + 2y = 6 when y=0y = 0.

Which of the ordered pairs (3,3)(3, 3), (2,0)(2, 0), (4,6)(4, -6) are solutions to the equation 3xy=63x - y = 6? Enter the solutions separated by commas, in the order given.

4.2 Graph Linear Equations in Two Variables

Which of the ordered pairs (0,1)(0, -1), (3,1)(3, 1), (3,3)(-3, -3), (6,4)(6, 4) are solutions to the equation y=23x1y = \tfrac{2}{3}x - 1? Enter the solutions separated by commas, in the order given.

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The graph of y=23x1y = \tfrac{2}{3}x - 1 is shown above. One of the ordered pairs (0,1)(0, -1), (3,1)(3, 1), (3,3)(-3, -3), (6,4)(6, 4) is not a point on the line. Which one?

4.3 Graph with Intercepts

Find the xx- and yy-intercepts of the line xy=1x - y = -1. Enter them as ordered pairs separated by commas, xx-intercept first.

Find the xx-intercept of the graph of the equation 4x3y=124x - 3y = 12. Enter it as an ordered pair.

Find the yy-intercept of the graph of the equation 4x3y=124x - 3y = 12. Enter it as an ordered pair.

4.4 Understand Slope of a Line

Find the slope of the line y=1y = -1.

A mountain road rises 50 feet for a 500-foot run. What is its slope?

Find the slope of the line between the points (5,2)(5, 2) and (1,4)(-1, -4).

4.5 Use the Slope-Intercept Form of an Equation of a Line

Identify the slope of the line y=53x6y = \tfrac{5}{3}x - 6.

Identify the yy-intercept of the line y=53x6y = \tfrac{5}{3}x - 6. Enter it as an ordered pair.

Identify the slope of the line 4x5y=84x - 5y = 8.

Identify the yy-intercept of the line 4x5y=84x - 5y = 8. Enter it as an ordered pair.

Marjorie teaches piano. The equation P=35s250P = 35s - 250 models the relation between her weekly profit, PP, in dollars, and the number of student lessons, ss, that she teaches. Find Marjorie's profit for a week when she teaches 20 student lessons.

4.6 Find the Equation of a Line

Find the equation of the line with slope 34-\tfrac{3}{4} and yy-intercept (0,2)(0, -2). Write the equation in slope-intercept form.

Find the equation of the line containing the points (10,1)(10, 1) and (6,1)(6, -1). Write the equation in slope-intercept form.

Find the equation of the line perpendicular to the line y=54x+2y = \tfrac{5}{4}x + 2, containing the point (10,3)(-10, 3). Write the equation in slope-intercept form.

4.7 Graphs of Linear Inequalities

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Write the inequality shown by the graph above, with the boundary line y=23x3y = \tfrac{2}{3}x - 3. Enter the full inequality.

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Write the inequality shown by the shaded region in the graph above, with the boundary line x2y=6x - 2y = 6. Enter the full inequality, using the boundary line as given.

Chapter 5: Systems of Linear Equations

5.1 Solve Systems of Equations by Graphing

Solve the system of equations by graphing: 3x+y=63x + y = 6 and x+3y=6x + 3y = -6. Write the solution as an ordered pair (x,y)(x, y).

Solve the system of equations by graphing: 2xy=62x - y = 6 and y=4y = 4. Write the solution as an ordered pair (x,y)(x, y).

LaVelle is making a pitcher of caffe mocha. For each ounce of chocolate syrup, she uses five ounces of coffee. How many ounces of chocolate syrup does she need to make 48 ounces of caffe mocha?

LaVelle is making a pitcher of caffe mocha. For each ounce of chocolate syrup, she uses five ounces of coffee. How many ounces of coffee does she need to make 48 ounces of caffe mocha?

5.2 Solving Systems of Equations by Substitution

Solve the system of equations by substitution: 3xy=53x - y = -5 and y=2x+4y = 2x + 4. Write the solution as an ordered pair (x,y)(x, y).

Solve the system of equations by substitution: xy=0x - y = 0 and 2x+5y=142x + 5y = -14. Write the solution as an ordered pair (x,y)(x, y).

The sum of two numbers is 55. One number is 11 less than the other. Find the numbers. Enter them separated by commas, smaller first.

Solve the system of equations: x+y=3x + y = -3 and xy=11x - y = 11. Write the solution as an ordered pair (x,y)(x, y).

5.3 Solve Systems of Equations by Elimination

Solve the system of equations by elimination: x+y=12x + y = 12 and xy=10x - y = -10. Write the solution as an ordered pair (x,y)(x, y).

Solve the system of equations by elimination: 3x8y=203x - 8y = 20 and x+3y=1x + 3y = 1. Write the solution as an ordered pair (x,y)(x, y).

The sum of two numbers is 90-90. Their difference is 16. Find the numbers. Enter them separated by commas, larger first.

5.4 Solve Applications with Systems of Equations

The sum of two numbers is 24-24. One number is 104 less than the other. Find the numbers. Enter them separated by commas, larger first.

Two angles are complementary. The measure of the larger angle is six more than twice the measure of the smaller angle. Find the measure of the smaller angle, in degrees.

Two angles are complementary. The measure of the larger angle is six more than twice the measure of the smaller angle. Find the measure of the larger angle, in degrees.

Kathy left home to walk to the mall, walking quickly at a rate of 4 miles per hour. Her sister Abby left home 15 minutes later and rode her bike to the mall at a rate of 10 miles per hour. How long will it take Abby to catch up to Kathy? Give the time in hours.

5.5 Solve Mixture Applications with Systems of Equations

Jack has $12,000 to invest and wants to earn 7.5% interest per year. He will put some of the money into a savings account that earns 4% per year and the rest into a CD account that earns 9% per year. How much money, in dollars, should he put into the savings account?

Jack has $12,000 to invest and wants to earn 7.5% interest per year. He will put some of the money into a savings account that earns 4% per year and the rest into a CD account that earns 9% per year. How much money, in dollars, should he put into the CD account?

Liz paid $160 for 28 tickets to take the Brownie troop to the science museum. Children's tickets cost $5 and adult tickets cost $9. How many children's tickets did Liz buy?

Liz paid $160 for 28 tickets to take the Brownie troop to the science museum. Children's tickets cost $5 and adult tickets cost $9. How many adult tickets did Liz buy?

5.6 Graphing Systems of Linear Inequalities

Is the ordered pair (2,1)(2, -1) a solution to the system: 4x+y>64x + y > 6 and 3xy123x - y \le 12?

Is the ordered pair (3,2)(3, -2) a solution to the system: 4x+y>64x + y > 6 and 3xy123x - y \le 12?

Andi wants to spend no more than $50 on Halloween treats. She wants to buy candy bars that cost $1 each and lollipops that cost $0.50 each, and she wants the number of lollipops to be at least three times the number of candy bars. Can she buy 20 candy bars and 70 lollipops?

Andi wants to spend no more than $50 on Halloween treats. She wants to buy candy bars that cost $1 each and lollipops that cost $0.50 each, and she wants the number of lollipops to be at least three times the number of candy bars. Can she buy 15 candy bars and 65 lollipops?

This knowledge check is adapted from the Chapter 1–5 Review Exercises and Practice Tests of Elementary Algebra 2e by Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith, and Andrea Honeycutt Mathis, © OpenStax, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Access the original for free at openstax.org. Changes: selected odd-numbered questions from each chapter’s Practice Test (substituting Review Exercises where a section lacked usable Practice Test questions), converted them to interactive exercises with instant feedback, split multi-part questions into separate exercises, rephrased word-answer, graph-reading, and fill-in-the-symbol questions as value, list, and full-inequality questions, recreated needed figures as accessible inline graphs, and took all answers from the book’s Answer Key.