Math 99 Short Sets 1 - 4

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These problems are meant to prepare you for the written midterm and final exams. If you
can complete all eight of these successfully, you are ready for those tests. (Sets 1 – 4 for
the midterm and 5 – 8 for the final)
Short Set #1
2. Translate to an inequality: 3. What property(ies) Justify:
1. Simplify: 2 + 3(5 − 15 ÷ 5)
3

y in no more than 12 (2 y + 3x) − 4 = (3x − 4) + 2 y

4. Evaluate the expression 5. Simplify:  − 9(3) + 5 

when 8 − 4 
6. Simplify:  5(2) − 2(−2) 

7. Graph and give interval 8. Solve: 3 1

notation: (10 x − 4) + 2 =
9. Solve: 4 3

Short Set #2
x− y 2. The length of a rectangle 3. Find the 3 angles of a
=p is 8 feet less than two times
1. Solve for y: m triangle: If the smallest is
the width. The perimeter is one-third of the largest and
74 feet. Find the
the other angle is 45 more
dimensions.
than the smallest angle.

4. Two cities are 3350 miles apart. Two 5. How many liters of a 12% solution and an
planes leave the two cities flying toward 18% solution should be mixed to get 24
each other. One is flying at a rate of 350 liters of a 14% solution?
mph and the other at a rate of 320 mph.
How long before the two planes meet?
6. Solve and Graph: Give Interval 7. Solve: 8. Solve:
Notation:
− 4 ≤ −5 y + 1 < 11

Short Set #3
1. Simplify. Use positive exponents 2. Simplify: Use Sci. Notation 3. Divide: Use Sci. Notation
only. (4 × 109 )(7 ×10−23 )
(7 p ) ( − 2 p )
−3 3 4

p −8
4. Subtract: 5. Evaluate the function 6. Multiply:

find

8. Divide: 9. Divide:
7. Multiply: (4 x − 9 y )
2

by

Short Set #4
1. Factor: 2 x + 18 x + 40 x 2. Factor: 27 x + 8
3 2 3
3. Solve:
 x3 − 1 5. Reduce: 6. Multiply:

4. Reduce: 2 x − 9 x + 7
2
( 4 x 2 − 25) x+7
•
2 x + 16 x + 14 2 x + 5
2

7. Add: 8. Subtract: 9. Subtract:

−2 1
− 2
y − 25 y − 8 y + 15
2
Short Set #7
1. Graph: x − 4 y = −4
3. Find an equation of the
2. Graph: line passing through the
points (-2,3) and (4,-2)

4. If y varies directly as x and 5.)

y = 6 when x = 3, find y
when x = 10.