CET REVIEWER: ALGEBRA 1

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

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1. The expression
A.

is equivalent to
C.

B.

D.

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2. Factored completely, the expression

A.
B.

is equivalent to
C.
D.

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3. The expression
A.
B.

C.
D.

4. Written in simplest form, the expression

A.

is equivalent to
C.

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is equivalent to

B.

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D.

5. What is the common difference of the arithmetic sequence

A.
C. 3
B.

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6. If
A.

D. 9

and

, what is the value of the expression

C.

B.

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7. In simplest form,
A.
B.

D.

is equivalent to

8. The solution set of the equation

A.
B.

C.
D.
is
C.
D.

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9. The product of
A.
B.

and

is
C. 14
D. 4

____ 10. What is the conjugate of

A.
B.

?
C.
D.

____ 11. Which values of x are solutions of the equation

A.
C.
B.
D.
____ 12. When
A.

is subtracted from

, the difference is
C.

B.

____ 13. If
A.

D.

, what is the value of

C.

B.
____ 14. Solve
A. a = 29
B. a = 29

?
D.

.
C. a = 15
D. a = 15

____ 15. Sara needs to take a taxi to get to the movies. The taxi charges $4.00 for the first mile, and then $2.75 for each
mile after that. If the total charge is $20.50, then how far was Saras taxi ride to the movie?
A. 6 miles
C. 5.1 miles
B. 7 miles
D. 7.5 miles
____ 16. If 8y 8 = 24, find the value of 2y.
A. 8
B. 11

C. 2
D. 24

____ 17. Solve

A.
B.

C.
D.

____ 18. Find three consecutive integers such that twice the greatest integer is 2 less than 3 times the least integer.
A. 2, 3, 4
C. 6, 7, 8
B. 4, 5, 6
D. 8, 9, 10
____ 19. The fuel for a chain saw is a mix of oil and gasoline. The ratio of ounces of oil to gallons of gasoline is 7:19.
There are 38 gallons of gasoline. How many ounces of oil are there?
A. 103.1 ounces
C. 14 ounces
B. 20 ounces
D. 3.5 ounces
____ 20. Find 55% of 125.
A. 227.27

C. 70.25

B. 68.75

D. 6875

____ 21. An architect built a scale model of a shopping mall. On the model, a circular fountain is 20 inches tall and
22.5 inches in diameter. If the actual fountain is to be 8 feet tall, what is its diameter?
A. 7 ft
C. 9 ft
B. 7.1 ft
D. 10.5 ft
____ 22. Complementary angles are two angles whose measures add to 90. The ratio of the measures of two
complementary angles is 4:11. What are the measures of the angles?
A. 51.4, 38.6
C. 24, 66
B. 26, 64
D. 24, 114
____ 23. The formula for the resistance of a conductor with voltage V and current I is
A. I = Vr
C. V = Ir
B.
D.
____ 24. Find the x- and y-intercepts of
A. x-intercept: 11, y-intercept: 4
B. x-intercept: 11, y-intercept: 3

____ 25. Find the slope of the line that contains

A. 11
3
B. 3
5

C. x-intercept: 8, y-intercept: 3
D. x-intercept: 8, y-intercept: 4
and
C. 3
11

D. 5
3

____ 26. Solve the quadratic equation

A. 3
B. 3
2
____ 27. Solve
A. 3 and 2
B. 6 and 2

. Solve for V.

by factoring.
C. 2
D. 3

by completing the square.

C. 3 and 0
D. 6 and 3

____ 28. Solve

by using the Quadratic Formula.
A. x = 9 or x = 1
C. x = 54 or x = 46
B. x = 1 or x = 9
D. x = 18 or x = 2
____ 29. The planet Mars has an average distance from the sun of about 141,600,000 miles. Write this number in
scientific notation.
A. 14.16 10
C. 1.416 108
B. 1.416 107
D. 0.1416 10
____ 30. Simplify the expression
A. 16
B. 4

.
C. 12
D. 20

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Negative and Fractional Exponents

Factoring Polynomials
Operations with Radicals
Complex Fractions
Sequences
Negative and Fractional Exponents
Square Roots of Negative Numbers
Solving Radicals
Operations with Irrational Expressions
Conjugates of Complex Numbers
Solving Polynomial Equations
Operations with Polynomials
Functional Notation
2-2 Solving Two-Step Equations
2-2 Solving Two-Step Equations
2-2 Solving Two-Step Equations
2-3 Solving Multi-Step Equations
2-4 Solving Equations with Variables on Both Sides
2-5 Solving Proportions
2-5 Solving Proportions
2-5 Solving Proportions
2-5 Solving Proportions
2-6 Solving Literal Equations for a Variable
5-2 Using Intercepts
5-3 Slope
9-5 Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring
9-7 Completing the Square
9-8 The Quadratic Formula
7-2 Powers of 10 and Scientific Notation
7-5 Fractional Exponents