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Knowledge Check: Chapters 7–11

Knowledge Check: Chapters 7–11

Test yourself on Chapters 7–11. 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 7: The Properties of Real Numbers

7.1 Rational and Irrational Numbers

Simplify144\sqrt{144}to show that it is a whole number, and therefore rational.

Write5-5as the ratio of two integers.

Simplify49\sqrt{49}to show that it is a whole number, and therefore rational.

7.2 Commutative and Associative Properties

Rewrite the expressionx14x \cdot 14using the commutative property. Enter the resulting expression.

Which expression rewrites(82)5(8 \cdot 2) \cdot 5using the associative property?

For the number25\tfrac{2}{5}, find the additive inverse.

For the number25\tfrac{2}{5}, find the multiplicative inverse.

7.3 Distributive Property

Simplify using the distributive property:6(5x4)6(5x - 4).

Simplify using the distributive property:14(8a+12)\tfrac{1}{4}(8a + 12).

Simplify using the distributive property:8(6p1)+2(9p+3)8(6p - 1) + 2(9p + 3).

7.4 Properties of Identity, Inverses, and Zero

Find the additive inverse of19.419.4.

Simplify:0/80/8.

Simplify:0÷230 \div \tfrac{2}{3}.

7.5 Systems of Measurement

One cup of milk contains 276 milligrams of calcium. Convert this to grams. (1 milligram = 0.001 gram)

Janice ran 15 kilometers. Convert this distance to miles. Round to the nearest hundredth of a mile. (1 mile = 1.61 kilometers)

Use the formulaF=95C+32F = \tfrac{9}{5}C + 32to convert3535^\circC to degrees Fahrenheit.

Chapter 8: Solving Linear Equations

8.1 Solve Equations Using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality

Solve the equation using the Subtraction Property of Equality:x+7=19x + 7 = 19.

Solve the equation:n12=32n - 12 = 32.

Translate the sentence into an algebraic equation and then solve it: The sum of6-6andmmis 25.

Translate the sentence into an algebraic equation and then solve it: The difference of twicexxand 4 is 16.

8.2 Solve Equations Using the Division and Multiplication Properties of Equality

Solve the equation:9c=1449c = 144.

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

8.3 Solve Equations with Variables and Constants on Both Sides

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

Solve the equation:10y=5y+6010y = -5y + 60.

Solve the equation:(d+9)=23-(d + 9) = 23.

Solve the equation:2(6x+5)8=222(6x + 5) - 8 = -22.

8.4 Solve Equations with Fraction or Decimal Coefficients

Solve the equation:14p+13=12\tfrac{1}{4}p + \tfrac{1}{3} = \tfrac{1}{2}.

Solve the equation by clearing the fractions:25n110=710\tfrac{2}{5}n - \tfrac{1}{10} = \tfrac{7}{10}.

Solve the equation by clearing the decimals:0.8x0.3=0.7x+0.20.8x - 0.3 = 0.7x + 0.2.

Chapter 9: Math Models and Geometry

9.1 Use a Problem Solving Strategy

The sum of 13 and twice a number is −19. Find the number.

The sum of a number and three is forty-one. Find the number.

One number is nine less than another. Their sum is twenty-seven. Find the smaller number.

One number is nine less than another. Their sum is twenty-seven. Find the larger number.

9.2 Solve Money Applications

Bonita has $2.95 in dimes and quarters in her pocket. If she has 5 more dimes than quarters, find the number of quarters.

Bonita has $2.95 in dimes and quarters in her pocket. If she has 5 more dimes than quarters, find the number of dimes.

Paulette has $140 in $5 and $10 bills. The number of $10 bills is one less than twice the number of $5 bills. Find the number of $5 bills.

Paulette has $140 in $5 and $10 bills. The number of $10 bills is one less than twice the number of $5 bills. Find the number of $10 bills.

9.3 Use Properties of Angles, Triangles, and the Pythagorean Theorem

Find the complement of a5252^\circangle.

The perimeter of an equilateral triangle is 145 feet. Find the length of each side. Round to the nearest tenth.

A right triangle has legs of length 24 and 10. Find the length of the hypotenuse.

A baseball diamond is shaped like a square with sides 90 feet long. How far is it from home plate to second base (the diagonal)? Round to the nearest tenth.

9.4 Use Properties of Rectangles, Triangles, and Trapezoids

A triangular poster has base 80 centimeters and height 55 centimeters. Find the area of the poster.

Find the area of a triangle with base 18 inches and height 15 inches.

The height of a trapezoid is 8 feet and the bases are 11 and 14 feet. What is the area?

9.5 Solve Geometry Applications: Circles and Irregular Figures

A circular pool has diameter 90 inches. What is its circumference? Round to the nearest tenth.

A circular mosaic has radius 3 meters. Find the circumference of the mosaic. Round to the nearest hundredth.

A circular mosaic has radius 3 meters. Find the area of the mosaic. Round to the nearest hundredth.

Find the diameter of a circle with circumference 150.72 inches.

9.6 Solve Geometry Applications: Volume and Surface Area

Find the volume of a rectangular room with width 12 feet, length 15 feet, and height 8 feet.

A rectangular solid has length 14 centimeters, width 4.5 centimeters, and height 10 centimeters. Find the volume.

A rectangular solid has length 14 centimeters, width 4.5 centimeters, and height 10 centimeters. Find the surface area.

A traffic cone has height 75 centimeters. The radius of the base is 20 centimeters. Find the volume of the cone. Round to the nearest tenth.

9.7 Solve a Formula for a Specific Variable

The Catalina Express takes1121\tfrac{1}{2}hours to travel from Long Beach to Catalina Island, a distance of 22 miles. To the nearest tenth, what is the speed of the boat (in miles per hour)?

Solve the formulaA=12bhA = \tfrac{1}{2}bhforhh, whenA=1716A = 1716andb=66b = 66.

Solve the formulaP=2L+2WP = 2L + 2WforWW.

Chapter 10: Polynomials

10.1 Add and Subtract Polynomials

For the polynomial8y43y2+18y^4 - 3y^2 + 1: how many terms does it have?

For the polynomial8y43y2+18y^4 - 3y^2 + 1: what is its degree?

Simplify:(10x23x+5)(4x26)(10x^2 - 3x + 5) - (4x^2 - 6)

10.2 Use Multiplication Properties of Exponents

Simplify:nn4n \cdot n^4

Simplify:(8xy3)(6x4y6)(8xy^3)(-6x^4y^6)

10.3 Multiply Polynomials

Multiply:(s+8)(s+9)(s + 8)(s + 9)

Multiply:(11a6)(5a1)(11a - 6)(5a - 1)

Multiply:(4a+9b)(6a5b)(4a + 9b)(6a - 5b)

10.4 Divide Monomials

Simplify:(x3x9x5)2\left(\tfrac{x^3 \cdot x^9}{x^5}\right)^2

Simplify:24r3s6r2s7\tfrac{24r^3s}{6r^2s^7}

Simplify:(15xy335x2y)÷5xy(15xy^3 - 35x^2y) \div 5xy

10.5 Integer Exponents and Scientific Notation

Simplify:(2y)3(2y)^{-3}

Simplify:x4/x5x^4 / x^{-5}

Convert5.25×1045.25 \times 10^{-4}to decimal form.

Simplify, and write your answer in decimal form:(9×104)/(3×101)(9 \times 10^4) / (3 \times 10^{-1})

10.6 Introduction to Factoring Polynomials

Factor the greatest common factor from the polynomial:6x230x-6x^2 - 30x

Factor the greatest common factor from the polynomial:16u2416u - 24

Factor the greatest common factor from the polynomial:6p2+6p6p^2 + 6p

Chapter 11: Graphs

11.1 Use the Rectangular Coordinate System

Complete the table of solutions toy=4x1y = 4x - 1: what isyywhenx=1x = 1?

Complete the table of solutions tox+2y=5x + 2y = 5: what isxxwheny=0y = 0?

Plot the points(2,5)(2, 5),(1,3)(-1, -3),(4,0)(-4, 0),(3,5)(3, -5), and(2,1)(-2, 1).

11.2 Graphing Linear Equations

To check whether(1,3)(1, 3)is a solution tox+4y=12x + 4y = 12, substitutex=1x = 1andy=3y = 3into the left side. What value doesx+4yx + 4yequal? (Since it does not equal 12,(1,3)(1, 3)is not a solution.)

Complete the table of solutions to4x+y=84x + y = 8: what isyywhenx=2x = 2?

Complete the table of solutions to4x+y=84x + y = 8: what isyywhenx=3x = 3?

Find three solutions to2x+3y=62x + 3y = -6and graph the line.

11.3 Graphing with Intercepts

Find thexx-intercept andyy-intercept ofxy=1x - y = -1. Enter thexx-intercept as an ordered pair.

Find thexx-intercept andyy-intercept ofy=3xy = 3x. Enter theyy-intercept as an ordered pair.

Find thexx-intercept andyy-intercept of the equation3xy=63x - y = 6. Enter thexx-intercept as an ordered pair.

11.4 Understand Slope of a Line

Find the slope of the line graphed above, which passes through(4,6)(-4, 6)and(2,6)(2, -6).

Find the slope of the liney=2y = 2.

A bicycle route climbs 20 feet for 1,000 feet of horizontal distance. What is the slope of the route?

This knowledge check is adapted from the Chapter 7–11 Review Exercises and Practice Tests of Prealgebra 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 (Chapter 10’s Practice Test answer key is even-numbered instead of odd — used even-numbered questions there; substituted Review Exercises where a section lacked usable Practice Test questions elsewhere), converted them to interactive exercises with instant feedback, split multi-part questions into separate exercises, rephrased word-answer questions as value questions, kept the graphing questions as graphing questions the reader draws on an interactive grid, recreated the needed figure as an accessible inline graph, and took all answers from the book’s Answer Key.