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Section 5: Algebra Practice Test

6. If x is a positive number and 4|x| +
1. If x = -3 is a solution of the 3 < 11, then which of the following
equation x² = 6x + d where d is a must be true?
constant, what is another vale of x
that satisfies the equation? A) X > -2
B) X<2
A) -5 C) 0<x<2
B) -9 D) -2 < x < 2
C) 9
D) 6 7. If (h-1)/(h-3) = (h-3)/(h-1) then what
is the value of h?
2. If x² + y² = 200 and xy = 40, then
(x-y)² = A) 4
B) 3
A) 200 C) 2
B) 280 D) None of these
C) 120
D) None of these 8. If w² + 11w = w – 9, which of the
following gives all possible values
3. If (y-x)/(x+y) = 7/9, then x-y = of w?

A) 7 A) 81only
B) 7(x+y) B) 1 only
C) -7x C) -1 and 729 only
D) None of these D) -1 and -729 only

4. The equation given below is true 9. Solve the inequality 3(x + 4) > 4x
for which of the following of x?
2(x+2)² = -7 + (x-6)² A) X < -12
B) X > -12
A) -1 and 21 C) X < 12
B) 1 and -21 D) X > 12
C) 0 and 1
D) 1 only 10. The solution set of the equation |x
– 14| = |x + 14| is
5. If y is a number less than -1 but
greater than -2, which of the A) {0}
following expression has the B) {14}
greatest value? C) {-14}
D) {7}
A) 10y
B) 𝑦 −2 11. The value of 2√192 . √675 + 3√12
C) 𝑦 −3 =
D) 𝑦 −4 A) √3
B) 3√3
C) 5√3
D) 7√3
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12. If y = -2 then y²(𝑦 3 - 𝑦 5 ) ÷ 2𝑦 3 = 18. If m and n are integers such that n
> m > 0 and n ²-m² = 15, whci of
A) 16 the following can not be the value
B) 80 of n – m?
C) -176 I. 3
D) None of these II. 5
III. 15
13. In factored form 4x² - 9y²
A) II only
A) (4x – 9y)(4x + 9y) B) III only
B) (3x – 3y)(2x +3y) C) II and III only
C) (2x – 3y)(2x + 3y) D) I, II and III
D) None of these
19. If x and y are integers, |x| < 15, and
14. What is the smallest integer that xy = 100, how many possible
satisfies the inequality equation values are there of y?
x²+2x-8<0?
A) Five
A) -2 B) Six
B) -3 C) Eight
C) -4 D) Ten
D) -5
20. In the system of equation below, u
15. If 11x + 13y = 286, then value of and v constants. If the system has
x/13+ y/11 is more than one solution, what is the
value of u/v?
A) 1 -2x+uv = v
B) 2 x-2y + 3
C) 3
D) 4 A) -2/3
B) -3/2
16. Solution to the equation 24/(2x+1) C) 2/3
– 12/(2x-1) = 1? D) 3/2
I. 3.5
II. 2.5 6𝑥²−𝑎𝑥+𝑎
21. The equation 𝑥+𝑎 - 6x – 7a is
III. 1.5
valid for all values of x ≠ -a is a
constant. What is the value of a?
A) I only
I. 0
B) II only
II. 6/7
C) I and II only
III. -1/7
D) I and III only
A) I only
17. In the xy plane, the graph of
B) II only
function f has x-intercepts at -5, -4
C) I and III only
and 2. Which of the following could
D) I, II and III
define?
A) F(x) = (x-5)(x-4)(x+2)
B) F(x) = (x+5)(x+4)²
C) F(x) = (x-5)(x-4)(x-2)
D) F(x) = (x²+2x-8)(x+5)²
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22. If x-y=4, what is the value of 28. Solve for x: 2/(x-1) = 6/(x+2)
(x-y)(𝑥 4 − 𝑦 4 )/𝑥 3 + xy² + x²y + 𝑦 3
A) 2/5
A) 20 B) 5/2
B) 18 C) 6/5
C) 16 D) 9/2
D) Can’t be found E) None of these

23. If ∛8𝑥𝑦 – 18 = 4x – 8y, what is the 29. If -3x > -27 and |y| < 9 then
value of (x+4) in terms of y?
A) X < 9 and -9 < y < 9
A) 2/(2y-7) B) X > 9 and y <9
B) 1/(y-2) C) X < 9 and y > -9
C) 0 D) X > 9 and -9 < y < 9
D) 1/(y-4)
30. If 4(3x-8) = 25, what is 3x-10?
24. For what positive value of a does
a - 2√𝑎 + 7 equal -4? A) 8
B) 23
A) 0.5 C) 11
B) 6 D) 25
C) 3 E) None of these
D) 2
31. Which of the following is equivalent
25. |2x-2y| + |2y-2x| = to 3x²+2x-1?

A) 0 A) (3x+1)(x+1)
B) 2|x-y| B) (3x+1)(x-1)
C) Y-x C) (3x-1)(x+1)
D) 4|x-y| D) (3x-1)(x-1)
E) None of these
26. If p = 3/7, q = 1/5 and r = 2/5 then
14p – 9r²/4q² = 32. If b < 0 and |b| = 4b + 15, then what
is the value of b?
A) 15
B) 3 A) 3
C) -3 B) -5
D) 9 C) -3
D) -4
27. The ordered pair (x, y) which E) None of these
satisfy the system of equation
2x-5y = -4 and 3x+5y = 19 is given 33. If a(b+c) = (b²-c²)/d and b > c, then
by a is equivalent to

A) (2, 3) A) (b-c)/d
B) (3, 2) B) (b+c)/d
C) (8, 5) C) (b+c+d)
D) (8, -1) D) –(b+c)+(b²-c²)/d
E) None of these E) None of these

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34. If |w| < 25 then 39. If y + 1/y = 4, then y² + 1/y² is

A) W < 25 A) 16
B) W > -25 B) 2
C) W < 25 and w > -25 C) 4
D) W ≥ -25 D) 14
E) W ≤ -25 E) None of these

35. If √2𝑥 − 3 + 10 = 11, then value of 40. If (x-1)/y = x/(x+1) and x ≠ 0, -1,
x will be then y =

A) 9 A) (x-1)/x
B) 10 B) (x+1)/x
C) 2 C) x/(x+1)
D) 15 D) x- 1/x
E) -3 E) none of these

36. The solution set of the equation |x- 41. if a-7 = b+1 then the value of (a-b)3
24| = 15 is – (b-a)3

A) {(15, 24)} A) 128

B) {(9, 39)} B) 256
C) {(9, 24)} C) 512
D) {(39, 54)} D) 1024
E) None of these E) None of these

37. If z = 3 is a solution of the equation 42. If |2x-3| = 7, which of the following

5z²+kz-30=0, the value of k and could be the value of x?
other solution of the equation are
respectively A) 5 only
B) -2 only
A) -5 and 2 C) Both A and B
B) -5 and -2 D) None of these
C) 5 and 2
D) 5 and -2 43. If |2x+5| = 7 and |5y – 3| = 6, which
E) None of these of the following is not a possible
value of 2x + 5y?
38. If 1/x = 4 and y = -6, then the value
of y in terms of x is: A) 11
B) -15
A) -3/2x C) 15
B) 3/2x D) -3
C) -2x/3
D) –x+6 44. If 0 < x < y < 10, which of the
E) None of these following is lowest in value?

A) x/y
B) y/x
C) (y-x)/x
D) (x-y)/x
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45. Which of the following is equivalent 51. Let d and e denote the solution of
to 6x² + 5x – 6? 2x² - 7x + 5 = 0. What is the
possible value of (d+1)(e-0.5)?
A) (2x – 3)(3x + 2)
B) (2x – 3)(3x – 2) A) 2
C) (2x + 3)(3x – 4) B) 3
D) (3x – 2)(2x + 3) C) 4
D) 5
46. Solve for x: |(1-2x)/3| < 9
52. If (4/7)x + (2/3)y = -3, what is the
A) 13 < x < 14 value of 12x+14y?
B) -14 < x < -13
C) -14 < x < 13 A) -1323
D) -13 < x < 14 B) -63
C) -7
47. For which of the following values of D) -9/7
𝑥 4 <𝑥 3 is a true statement?
53. If -2x + 12y = 18, then 5x – 30y =
A) 1
B) -1 A) -45
C) 2 B) -7.2
D) 0.5 C) 45
D) 112.5
48. Which of the following is one of
these factors of the polynomial 54. –x + 3y = 2x – 14
3x²+x-2? X + 6y = 14
Based on the system of equation
A) Only 3x – 2 above, what is the value of the
B) Only x -1 product xy?
C) Only x + 1
D) Both A and C A) 4/3
B) 6
49. How many integers are in the C) 8
solution of |1-7x| < 20? D) 2.4
A) Two
B) Three 2(𝑘+1)−3 3−(𝑘+2)
55. =
C) Four 5 3
In the equation above, what is the
D) Five
value of k?
50. If x, y and z are three consecutive
A) 2/11
prime integers such that 10 < x < y
B) 8/11
< z < 20, what is the highest
C) 11/8
possible values of z-y?
D) 11/2
A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 8

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𝑑−2 2 62. If -4y = 13 + x, what is 4y+x?
56. =3
3𝑑
In the equation above, what is the
A) -13
value of d?
B) -13/4
C) 13/4
A) -2
D) 3
B) -2/5
C) 0
63. If 1/x – y/7, what is xy+2?
D) 2
A) 5
57. √𝑦 + 3 = 8/5 B) 7
In the equation above, what is the C) 9
value of y? D) 10

A) -139/25 𝑦−3
64. If x( ) = 8x and y ≠ -4 what is
B) -11/5 𝑦+4
C) -11/25 (y+4)/(y-3)?
D) 139/25
A) 1/8
58. If √4𝑥 + 1 = 16, then -4x = B) ¼
C) 2
A) -257 D) 8
B) -255
C) -5
D) -3

59. If 3/(x+2) – 2 = 5, then x =

A) -11/7
B) -3/7
C) 1/7
D) 3/7

60. 3|x+1| - 3 < 2, then

A) -8/3 < x < 2/3

B) X > 2/3 or x < -8/3
C) A real value of x does not exist
that satisfies this inequality.
D) -∞< x <∞

61. If (-3x)/y-1 = 9, y ≠ 1, and x ≠ 0,

then (1-y)/x =

A) -3
B) -1/3
C) 1/3
D) 3

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