Word Problems
Graphing
Solving Systems of Equations
Factoring Trinomials, Binomials
Overview
100
The number 137.5 is 125% of what number?
137.5 = 1.25x Answer: 110
100
What is the slope of the line y = 3/4x - 5?
m = 3/4
100
Solve this system of equations: x + y = 4 2x + y = 6
x = 2 y = 2 (2, 2)
100
Factor: [(x^2)(y^2) - 1]
(xy - 1)(xy + 1)
100
What does the graph of -4 > x > 5 look like?
---l---l---l---l---l---l---l---l---l---l---l---l---l -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 <-----) (-------->
200
The quotient of a number and 3 is the same as the difference of the number and two. Write the statement.
x/3 = x-2 x = 3(x-2) Answer: x = 3x-6
200
What is the slope and y-intercept of the line y = 9x - 10?
m = 9 y-int = -10
200
Solve this system of equations using substitution: 3x - 4y = 35 x - 3y = 10
y = 1 x = 13 (13, 1)
200
Factor: 10x^2 - 9x + 2
(5x - 2)(2x - 1)
200
What is the domain of the equation: f(x) = (x + 2)/(x+5)(3x - 3)
{x l x is all real numbers except x cannot equal -5 or 1}
300
Double the sum of a number and 6 is the opposite of the number. Write the statement.
2(x + 6) = -x 2x + 12 = -x Answer: x = -2x - 12
300
What is x-intercept of the line 4y - 8x = 12?
x-int = -3/2
300
Solve this system of equations using the addition method: x + 3y = 5 5x + 6y = -2
y = 3 x = -4 (-4,3)
300
Factor: 27x^3 - 125y^3
(3x - 5y)(9x^2 + 15xy + 25y^2)
300
FOIL: (3x + y)(5x - 2y)
15x^2 - xy - 2y^2
400
Find three consecutive integers whose sum is -114.
x + x + 1 + x + 2 = -114 x = -39, -38, -37
400
Make a quick sketch of the line 2y - 4x = 0
Your drawing should have an x and y intercept at (0,0), and a slope of 2.
400
Solve this system of equations by any means: x + (1/3)y = 5/12 8x + 3y = 4
x = -1/4 y = 2 (-1/4, 2)
400
Factor: (x + 2)^2 - y^2
[(x + 2) + y][(x + 2) - y]
400
Simplify: (x^2 + 7x +12) / (x^2 + 11x + 24)
(x + 4)/(x + 8)
500
Doreen Schmidt is a chemist with Gemco Pharmaceutical. She needs to prepare 12 ounces of a 9% hydrochloric acid solution. Find the amount of a 4% solution and the amount of a 12% solution she should use to get this solution.
.04(x) + .12(12 - x) = (.09)(12) x = 4.5 12 - x = 7.5
500
Find the x-intercept, y-intercept, slope, and four points of the line 5/6y - 5x = 3/4.
x-int = -3/20 y-int = 9/10 slope = 6 Four points will be checked.
500
Solve the system of equations by any means: .02x + .04y = .09 -0.1x + .3y = .8
x = -1.7 y = 2.1 (-1.7, 2.1)
500
Factor: a^2(b - 4) - 16(b - 4)
(b - 4)(a + 4)(a - 4)
500
What is PEMDAS?
Parenthesis Exponents Multiply Divide, From Left to Right Addition Subtraction, From Left to Right