Name Date

CHAPTER
Standardized Test A
3 For use after Chapter 3

Multiple Choice 7. What is the solution of the equation

8 1 2(y 2 3) 5 20?
1. What is the solution of the equation
h 2 18 5 22? A 3 B 9 C 11 D 36
A 240 B 24 C 4 D 40
8. The perimeter of the triangle is 70 meters.
What is the value of x?
2. What is the solution of the equation
26c 5 18?
4x m
A 212 B 23 C 3 D 12
2(x 1 5) m
b
3. What is the solution of the equation 28 5 }?
7 4x m
A 4 B 21 C 35 D 196
A 6 B 6.5 C 8 D 10
4. What is the solution of the equation
2a 2 4 5 22? 9. What is the solution of the equation
3w 1 8 5 5w 2 20?
A 5 B 9 C 13 D 24
A 214 B 26 C 6 D 14
5. What is the first step in solving the equation
h 10. Which equation does not have a solution?
} 2 7 5 8?
3
A Subtract 8 from both sides. A 2w 1 3 5 3w 1 2

B Subtract 7 from both sides. B 2w 1 3 5 2w 1 5

C Add 7 to both sides. C 2w 1 3 5 4w 1 6
D Divide both sides by 3.
D 2w 1 3 5 w 1 w 1 3

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6. You have $40 for school supplies. You buy
a calculator for $28 and then buy as many 11. What is the value of m in the proportion
notebooks as you can for $1.75 each. How 3 18
} 5 }?
many notebooks can you buy? 2 m

A 6 B 7 C 16 D 38 A 6 B 9 C 12 D 27

12. What is the value of r in the proportion

4 r
} 5 }?
5 12
A 2.4 B 9.6 C 10 D 15

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3
Standardized Test A continued
For use after Chapter 3

13. Which proportion represents the statement Gridded Response

2 is to 5 as 10 is to x?
19. What is the solution
5 10 2 5 of the equation
A }2 5 } B }5}
10
x x 6d 1 2(d 2 6) 5 240?
2 x 2 10
C }
10
5 }5 D }5 5 }
x

14. What is the value of g in the proportion

16 5 } 20
}g g11
?
1
A }4 B 4 C 5 D 20

15. What number is 60% of 90? Short Response

A 0.54 B 5.4 C 54 D 540
20. You are shopping for a book. The store is
having a sale: 15% off all books.
16. What percent of 60 is 15?
a. Write an equation representing the
A 4% B 9% C 25% D 35% sale price S of a book before taxes
where p represents the original price.
17. The price of a pair of shoes increased
b. The original price of a book is $18.
from $40 to $50. What was the percent Find the sale price.
of increase?
Extended Response
A 10% B 20% C 25% D 80%
21. The formula for simple interest is I 5 Prt,
18. Which equation shows 2x 1 y 5 z correctly where I is the interest, P is the principal,
solved for x? r is the interest rate, and t is time in years.
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a. Calculate the amount of interest you

A x 5 2(y 2 z) B x 5 2(z 2 y)
would earn if you saved $800 at a rate
y2z z2y of 5% for 3 years.
C x5}
2
D x5}
2 b. If you made no additional deposits or
withdrawals, how much money would
you have in your account after 2 years
on a principal amount of $650 at a rate
of 4%? Explain.
c. Rewrite the formula for simple
interest so that you can easily
calculate the principal given the
interest, rate, and time.
d. What was the principal if $270 of
simple interest was earned after saving
for 6 years at a rate of 3%?

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CHAPTER
Standardized Test B
3 For use after Chapter 3

Multiple Choice 7. What is the solution of the equation

8x 2 4(5 2 x) 5 244?
1. What is the solution of the equation
225 5 x 2 12? A 26 B 22 C 5 D 8
A 237 B 213 C 13 D 37
8. The perimeter of the triangle is
37 centimeters. What is the value of x?
2. What is the solution of the equation
m
} 5 21.2?
3.6 3x cm 2x 1 1 cm
A 24.32 B 23
C 2.4 D 4.8 2(x 1 4) cm

1
3. What is the solution of the equation A 2 }4 B 4
3
15 5 }5 n? 3
C 4 }7 D 25
3
A 5 B 9 C 15 }5 D 25
9. What is the solution of the equation
4. What is the solution of the equation 4t 2 2(t 2 3) 5 t 1 6?
2
}c 1 6 5 212? A 216 B 29
3
C 27 D 0
A 227 B 218
C 29 D 3 10. What equation does not have a solution?
y
5. What is the first step in solving the equation A 3y 2 2 5 }2
12
51} 5 21? B 5(x 2 3) 5 2x 1 7

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x
A Add 1 to each side. C 4m 2 15 5 m 2 15
B Divide each side by 12.
D 3(6 2 n) 5 23(n 2 8)
C Subtract 5 from each side.
D Add 5 to each side. 11. What is the value of r in the proportion
2 18
} 5 }?
5 r
6. Melissa spent $41 total at the mall. She
bought 6 books for $6 each, and spent the A 10 B 40
rest of her money on lunch. How much did C 45 D 90
she spend on lunch?
A $5 B $6 C $35 D $36 12. What is the value of p in the proportion
2 p
} 5 }?
3 35
1 1
A 23 }3 B 52 }2

C 70 D 105

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CHAPTER
3
Standardized Test B continued
For use after Chapter 3

13. Which proportion represents the statement Gridded Response

5 is to 4 as x is to 24?
19. What is the solution
5 24 5 x of the equation
A }x 5 }4
B }4 5 }
24 15t 2 8(t 2 8) 5 57?
5 4 4 x
C }
24
5 }x D }5 5 }
24

14. What is the value of y in the proportion

6 18
} 5 }?
y25 y11
1
A }2 B 5

C 8 D 23 Short Response

20. You are shopping for a new jacket and find

15. What number is 65% of 92?
that your favorite store has jackets 35% off.
A 5.98 B 59.8 a. Write an equation representing the
C 598 D 5980 cost C before taxes where P represents
the original price.
16. What percent of 150 is 30?
b. If the sale price of the jacket you want
A 2% B 5%
is $55.25, what was the original price?
C 20% D 500% Explain.

17. What number is 162 increased 31%?

Extended Response
A 167.23 B 183.06
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21. The formula for simple interest is I 5 Prt

C 193 D 212.22 where I is the interest, P is the principal,
r is the interest rate, and t is time in years.
18. Which equation is not equivalent to the
a. Calculate the amount of interest you
5
formula C 5 }9 (F 2 32)? would pay if you borrowed $15,000 at
a rate of 7.25% for 5 years.
5 5 160
A C 2 }9 F 5 232 B C 5 }9 F 2 }
9
b. Calculate the total amount of money
you would pay on a $25,000 loan at a
9 7 5 rate of 5.25% for 5 years. Explain.
C }5 C 5 F 2 32 D C 1 17 }9 5 }9 F
c. Rewrite the formula for simple
interest so that you can easily
calculate the principal given the
interest, rate, and time.
d. If the simple interest on a loan at a
rate of 6.5% for 4 years is $3250, what
was the principal?

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CHAPTER
Standardized Test C
3 For use after Chapter 3

Multiple Choice 7. What is the solution of the equation

23y 2 2(7 2 y) 5 54?
1. What is the solution of the equation
25.5 5 c 1 1.5? A 268 B 240 C 40 D 68
A 27 B 26 C 25 D 24
8. The perimeter of the rectangle is 150 inches.
What is the value of x?
2. What is the solution of the equation
n
22.1 5 }?
24.2
A 28.82 B 22 XIN

C 2 D 8.82
X IN
3. What is the solution of the equation
3 9
} f 5 }?
A 13 B 17 C 28 D 32
5 20
3 27 3 1 9. What is the solution of the equation
A }
20
B }
100
C }4 D 1}3
2
}(15x 2 6) 5 8(x 1 1)?
3
4. What is the solution of the equation
5
A 22 B 2 C 6 D 10
2160 5 }8 a 2 410?
1 10. What equation does not have a solution?
A 2912 B 2356}4
1 3
C 156}4 D 400 A }4 (8x 2 12) 5 3(2x 2 3)
2
B }5 (10y 2 25) 5 2y 2 25
5. The output of a function is 6 less than
one-fourth the input. Find the input when 4
C }5 (5y 1 10) 5 2(2y 1 1)

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the output is 7.
5
A 24.25 B 4 D }6 (18x 2 12) 53x 2 2

C 34 D 52
11. What is the value of s in the proportion
7 42
}5} ?
6. An employer has $1125 in her budget to buy 3 s
baseball tickets for her employees. The cost
of a shuttle bus to and from the stadium is A 6 B 10 C 14 D 18
$235. If the tickets cost $44.85, how many
tickets can she purchase? 12. What is the value of j in the proportion
5 j
} 5 }?
A 19 B 20 C 25 D 26 8 52
A 10.4 B 32.5 C 83.2 D 260

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CHAPTER
3
Standardized Test C continued
For use after Chapter 3

13. Which proportion represents the statement Gridded Response

d is to 16 as 25 is to f ?
19. What is the solution
d 25 d 16 of the equation
A }
16
5} B }5}
25
f f 3.3q 2 (1.5q 1 6.8) 5 0.85?
d f d 25f
C }
16
5}
25
D }
16
5}
1

14. What is the value of t in the proportion

t21 2t 1 2
} 5 }?
24 2
A 22 B 3 C 5 D 12

15. What number is 145% of 20? Short Response

A 7.25 B 29 C 290 D 725
20. The number of volunteers for a parade is
12% fewer than what it was last year.
16. What percent of 300 is 4.5?
a. Write an equation representing the
A 1.5% B 15% number of volunteers this year v
C 13.5% D 135% where p represents the number from
the previous year.
17. A salesperson sold 240 units last year and b. There are 440 volunteers for the pa-
150 units this year. What is the percent rade this year. How many volunteers
of decrease? were there last year? Explain.
A 1.6% B 37.5% Extended Response
C 60% D 90% 21. The formula for simple interest is I 5 Prt
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where I is the interest, P is the principal,

18. Which equation is not equivalent to the r is the interest rate, and t is time in years.
1
formula S 5 }2 Pl 1 B? a. Calculate the amount of interest you
would earn if you saved $6550 at a
1 1 rate of 3.25% for 18 months.
A }2 Pl 5 S 2 B B B 5 S 2 }2 Pl
b. If you made no additional deposits
2(S 2 B) S
C P5} D }2 2 B 5 Pl or withdrawals, how much money
l
would you have in your account after
9 months on a principal amount of
$14,800 at a rate of 6.25%? Explain.
c. Rewrite the formula for simple
interest so that you can easily
calculate the rate given the interest,
principal, and time.
d. What is the rate if $112.50 of simple
interest is earned after 15 months on a
principal amount of $3600?

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 Chapter 3, continued

10. p 5 5 11. z 5 10 12. w 5 16 13. c 16. d 5 12 17. 33 necklaces 18. a 5 216

14. 12 years old 15. y 5 215 16. no solution 19. b 5 36 20. c 5 3.125 21. d 5 3
17. b 5 212 18. c 5 6 19. d 5 15 2
22. f 5 2} 23. g 5 214 24. 24 pounds
1 3
20. n 5 25 21. v 5 1 } 22. x 5 0
ANSWERS

3 25. 6 cups 26. 400 27. 125% 28. 133

23. a 5 21 24. 45 heads 25. 45% 26. 6
27. 51,250 voters 28. increase; 20%
29. decrease; 15% 30. y 5 25x 1 12
2A
31. y 5 22x 2 5 32. y 5 3x 2 4 33. h 5 }
b 34. h 5 }
Chapter Test B
1
1. x 5 25 2. b 5 1 3. d 5 212 4. y 5 }
2
5. t 5 23 6. w 5 3 7. m 5 2 8. c 5 0
9. y 5 2 10. no solution 11. a 5 2
12. z 5 24
13. 722 5 295 1 3x; x 142.3; 142 sets. The
number of sets must be a whole number. The radio
station needs 2 more CDs to make 143 complete
sets.
14. 24x 1 552 5 5250; $195.75
15. x 1 x 1 45 5 211; 128 girls; 83 boys
16. y 5 15 17. w 5 3.3 18. t 5 212
19. m 5 3 20. x 5 7 21. z 5 27
1
22. 5000 sunfish 23. 2 } cups of flour 24. 200
2
25. 150% 26. 12.19 27. 35 28. 69,000 seats
29. decrease; about 15.3% 30. increase; 60%
29. 48% 30. $174.49 31. 80% increase
1 2 4
32. y 5 } x 1 4 33. y 5 } x 2 }
3 3 3
S 2 2 r 2
35. 4 in.
2 r
Standardized Test A
1. D 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. A
9. D 10. B 11. C 12. B 13. D 14. B
7
15. C 16. C 17. D 18. D 19. 23.5 or 2}
2
20. a. S 5 0.85p b. $15.30
21. a. $120 b. $702; Add the amount of interest
I
earned, $52, to the principal, $650. c. P 5 }
rt
d. $1500
Standardized Test B
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. B
9. D 10. D 11. C 12. A 13. B 14. C
15. B 16. C 17. D 18. A 19. 21
20. a. C 5 0.65P or C 5 P 2 0.35P b. $85;
solve the equation 55.25 5 0.65P
21. a. $5437.50 b. $31,562.50; The simple
interest calculates to be $6562.50. This amount
must be added to the original $25,000 borrowed

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1
31. y 5 5x 2 7 32. y 5 2}x 1 2 I
3 for a total of $31,562.50. c. P 5 }
rt d. $12,500
b 1 18.85
33. h 5 } 34. about 169 cm Standardized Test C
0.26
35. about 67 in. 1. A 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. D 6. A 7. A 8. B
9. C 10. C 11. D 12. B 13. A 14. B
Chapter Test C
1 15. B 16. A 17. B 18. D 19. 4.25
1. n 5 216 2. b 5 23.7 3. y 5 2}
8 20. a. v 5 0.88p b. 500 volunteers; Solve the
4 2 equation 440 5 0.88p.
4. x 5 12 5. b 5 2} 6. z 5 }
3 5 21. a. $319.31 b. $15,493.75; Add the amount of
7. 410 5 36(2) 1 3x; x 112.7; 112 envelopes. interest, $14,800(0.0625)(0.75), or $693.75, to the
The number of envelopes must be a whole I
principal. c. r 5 }
Pt
d. 2.5%
number. The venue needs 2 more free tickets to
make 113 envelopes. SAT/ACT Chapter Test
4 1. D 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. D
8. 6.5 ft, 6.5 ft, and 21 ft 9. m 5 }
3
9. C 10. B 11. A 12. E 13. C 14. D
2
10. b 5 9.4 11. x 5 6 12. w 5 } 15. A 16. 5 ft 17. 210 18. 89.1 19. $143
11
13. c 5 210 14. no solution 15. t 5 0

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