Functions
FOIL/Factoring
Which Method do I use?
Counting Techniques
Probability
100

Is the following a function?

(4, -3), (3, 0), (5, -3), (1,0)

Yes (there are no x's that repeat)

100

Find the product:

(t-9)(t+12)

t2 + 3t - 108

100

5y2 + 39y - 8

Method 3

100

Compute the following.

9P5

15120

100

What is the probability of drawing a king OR a spade from a standard deck of 52 cards? answer in percentage.

P(E) = 4/52 + 13/52 - 1/52 = 16/52 = 4/13


31%

200

Write the following domain and range in correct form.

x's: 3, -2, 0, 5, 10

y's: -9, 10, -4, 3, 2

D: (-2, 0, 3, 5, 10)

R: (-9, -4, 2, 3, 10)

200

(7x + 3)(y - 2)

7xy - 14x +3y -6

200

4x2 - 24x

Method 1 (GCF)

200

Mrs. Renada has several different options when it comes to picking the schools cheering uniform.  She needs to choose from 6 different styles, 7 different colors, and 2 different textures.  How many different options does Mrs. Renada have?

84

200

A coin is tossed and a die is rolled.  What is the probability of the coin landing on heads AND rolling a 6? Answer in percentage.

P(E) = 1/2 x 1/6 = 1/12 OR 8%

300

Tell whether or not the following is a function.  Explain.

Not a function because it fails the vertical line test.

300

Factor. 

6x2y + 2x

2x(3xy + 1)

300

x2 - 12x + 36

Method 2

300

How many 4-colored groups can be selected from 13 different colored balloons?

Combination: 

13!/((13-4)!4!)

715

300

When rolling 2 dice, what is the probability of getting doubles OR adding to 6?  Answer in percentage.

P(E) = 6/36 + 5/36 - 1/36 = 10/36


28%

400

True or false: the following mapping illustrates a function.

False (the same x repeats)

400

Factor difference of squares.


36y2 - 16

(6y + 4)(6y - 4) <-- this will get you partial credit on a test

2(3y +2)(3y - 2) <-- actual answer

400

3x2 - 9

Method 5 (difference of squares)

400

Jack has a reading list of 12 books.  How many ways can he select 9 books from the list to check out of the library?

Combination 

220

400

There are 10 yellow starburst, 5 pink starburst, and 3 red starburst left in Mrs. Boynton's bag.  What is the probability of drawing a yellow then a red? Answer in percentages.

P(yellow and red) = P(yellow) x P(red)

= 10/18 x 3/17 = 30/306 = 9.8%


9.8%

500

Is the following a function?  Why or why not?

D: (1, 2, 3)

R: (1, 2, 4, 5)

No, because the domain repeats (x goes to more than 1 y)

500

Factor using Method 3:

11x2 -78x +7

(11x - 1)(x - 7)

500

25z2 - 144

Method 5 (difference of squares)

500

Mrs. Boynton has 3 prizes to give away for the first 3 places at a cross country meet: 1st place gets $100, second place gets a king size pack of reese's peanut butter cups, and third place gets a gallon of water.  If there are 20 runners, how many different ways can these prizes be awarded? 

Permutation


6,840

500

                     Y               N            Totals 

Treatment      0.43         0.07           0.5

Control          0.25         0.25           0.5

Totals            0.68         0.32           1.0  

Probability of the test subject improving given they are in the control group?

P(Y/C) = P(Y and C)/P(C)

           = 0.25/0.5 = 0.5

50%

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