Algebra 1 Final Review 2008 Name__________________________
Note: The final exam is in two parts. Part 1 consists of 35 multiple
choice questions. Part 2 consists of 19 Open Ended (Show all work)
questions.
1) Find the product: (-8)(6)(12) (if only it was all this easy!)
2) Solve and graph.
a) x + 9 > 14 b) 2y – 1 < 17 c) 5 + h < 100
3) Solve and graph the linear inequalities on the coordinate axis. Don’t forget to shade
and use dotted or solid lines.
a) -y > 7x – 3 b) 2x – 3y < -6 c) –2y < 8x + 2
4) Find the mean of the numbers. 6, 17, 4, 5, 19, 11, 10, 20, 2, 8
5) Solve the word problems using equations in one variable. Answer completely.
a) The length of a small rectangular backyard is 2 yards more than twice the width. If
the perimeter of the backyard is 28 yards, what are the dimensions?
b) The length of a rectangular swimming pool is 4 feet more than 3 times the width. If
the perimeter of the pool is 40 feet, find the dimensions.
6) Determine the number of solutions of the equation.
a) x + 9 = 8 b) -3x2 + 4x – 9 = 0 c) – 4x2 – 9x + 3 = 0 d) 9x2 – x + 1 = 0
7) Add or Subtract.
a) (-5x3 – x2 + 5x – 8) – (6x3 + x2 + 6x + 9) b) (5v2 – 9v) + (4v + 8)
c) (7x2 + 4x + 2) – (-10x2 – 7x + 12)
8) Solve using a proportion or equation.
a) What percent of 40 is 8? b) 56% of 82 is what number?
c) What percent of 78 is 42? d) 7 is 14% of what number?
9) Solve using the Pythagorean theorem.
a) A cable 27 feet long runs from the top of a utility pole to a point on the ground 20 feet
from the the base of the pole. How tall is the utility pole?
b) The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 11cm. One of the legs is 6cm. Find the length
of the third side.
c) The legs of a right triangle are 10 feet and 8 feet. Find the hypotenuse.
10) Find the sine, cosine, and tangent of the angle X.
a) b) c) 8
20 x x
12 25
24
10
6
x
7
16
11) Add or subtract the matrices.
a) b)
12) Simplify.
a) 2x – 9 + 4x + 1 b) -5d – 8 + -7d + 8 c) y – 1 + -19 – 3y + 14y + 2y 2
13) Use the distributive property to simplify the expression.
a) 8(-6y + 9) b) -4(3y – 4x) c) 10(1 + t) d) 11(2x + 4) – 12
14) A box contains 4 orange marbles, 7 green marbles, and 9 blue marbles. Find the
probabilities.
a) P(orange) b) P(orange or blue) c) P(blue or green)
15) Solve the equations.
a) 18 = m – 8 b) x + 8 = 11 c) d)
16) The simple interest I on an investment of P dollars at an investment rate r for t
years is given by I = prt. Find the time it would take to earn $2000 dollars in interest on
an investment of $50,000 at a rate of 6%.
17) Using the formula from #16. Find the time it would take to earn $4000 dollars in
interest on an investment of $75,000 at a rate of 8.6%.
18) Solve the equations.
a) 6x – 7 = x + 8 b) 14x + 14 = x + 10
c) -4x – 3 = 6x + 2 d) 2(3x – 4) – 2x = 2(x – 7)
19) Graph the equations.
a) x = -1 b) y = 10 c) x = -8
20) Graph the linear equations by finding the x- and y-intercepts.
a) 4x + 3y = 24 b) 10x + 7y = 70 c) 3x + 10y = -30
21) Find the slope of the line passing through the given points.
a) (7, -9) and (0, -3) b) (-3, 9) and (5, -10) c) (-6, -7) and (-8, -7)
22) Find the slope and y-intercept of each line.
a) 12x + 4y = -144 b) 2x + 3y = 9 c) 10x + 8y = 40
23) Write an equation in slope-intercept form of the line having the given slope and y-
intercept.
a) slope = -4, y-intercept = 5 b) slope = ½ , y-intercept = -5 c) m = 7, b = 3
24) Write an equation in point-slope form of the line that passes through the given point
and has the given slope.
a) (-1,2) and slope = -4 b) (-5, -9) and slope = ¼ c) (0, 3) and slope = 10
25) Write the given equations in standard form.
a) y = 4x – 1 b) y = 5x – 1 c) y = -2x + 5 d) y = ½ x – 3
6 6 3 3
26) Solve the systems using substitution.
a) y = x – 8 b) y = 3x – 1 c) y = x + 6
y = 2x y=x+1 y = 4x
27) Solve using linear combinations.
a) -4x – 5y = 7 b) x – 2y = 4 c) 2x + y = 5
x + 5y = 8 6x + 2y = 10 x–y=5
28) Simplify. Write your answer in exponential form.
a) (53)( 57) b) (712)(76) c) (84)(83) d) (3x2)3(4x5)2
29) Simplify and write with no negative exponents.
a) x5 x-10 b) h-20 h8 c) v-3 v5
30) Simplify and write with no negative exponents.
a) -8x3y6 b) 20a11b c) -18x7z12
5 4
4x y 10a4b9 9x10y17
31) Write in scientific notation.
a) 670,000 b) 70,000 c) 1,200,000
32) Factor out the greatest common factor.
a) 34x4 + 17x2 b) 25d6 – 15d7 c) -12x2 – 4x
33) Multiply – simplify the answer completely.
a) (4r – 3)(4r + 3) b) (2x – 5)(2x + 5) c) (3c – 1) 2
34) Factor.
a) t2 – 10t + 21 b) c2 + 14c + 40 c) y2 – 3y – 18
d) 4y2 – 81 e) 9x2 – 12x + 4 f) 2x2 + 5x - 12
35) Solve the equations.
a) 9x2 + 24x + 16 = 0 b) 7e2 – 10e + 3 = 0 c) 2x2 + 19x + 24 = 0
36) Simplify
a) b) c) d)
e) f)
37) Solve.
a) b)
38) Evaluate each function for x = {0, 3, -2}
a) f(x) = x – 7 b) f(x) = x2 + 3x – 2
39) Identify the relationship shown by each scatter plot.
a) b) c)
y
10
–10 10 x
–10
40) Use the relation in the table to the right. Input 3 5 7 9
Output -4 1 2 1
a) Domain = __________ b) Range = __________ c) Is the relation a function? ____
41) Science Test scores
6 356
7 01189
8 011144567
9 1223468 Key 6 3 = 63%
a) How many students are in the class? b) What are the mean, median, and
mode score?
c) If a passing score is 65% or higher, how many students passed the test?
42) In a scale drawing of a house, the width of the house is 2ft and the length is 5 ft. If
the actual house is 21 feet wide, what is the length of the actual house?
