Semester 1

Pre-Algebra

100

Will the answer to the following problem be "positive" or "negative"? (-5)(-5)(-5)(-5)(-5)

negative

200

What two sisters faced each other in the finals of the French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open in 2002?

Venus and Serena Williams

300

Reduce the fraction to simplest form: 14/21

2/3

400

Markers can be purchased in packages of 8. If Ms. Lynch has 35 students, how many packages of markers does she need to purchase so every student will have one marker?

5

500

Evaluate: 5/8 - 2/3

-1/24

Pre-Equations

100

Simplify using the distributive property: -2(y-5)

-2y + 10

200

Evaluate the following expression for n = 6 

2(n-4)+5

9

300

Simplify: -6(-2t + 8) – 5(8 - 18t)

102t - 88

400

Evaluate the expression: 7 + a(b) for a = 8 and b = -2

-9

500

Name the three primary colors.

Red, Yellow, and Blue

Solving Equations

100

How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a 2000 American Christmas fantasy comedy film starring which actor as the Grinch?

Jim Carrey

200

Solve: 15x - 6 = 7x + 26

x = 4

300

6(x + 7) - 8 = 88

x = 9

400

Daniel, Eric, and Phil went out to lunch. They split the bill evenly. They each paid 10 dollars. How much was their total bill?

$30

500

Steven completed 4 homework assignments in 5 class periods. How long will it take him to complete 10 assignments? 

12.5 class periods

Linear

100

Find the slope of the line passing through the points (-6, 9) and (-7, 13)

-4

200

Given the following information, write an equation in SLOPE - INTERCEPT FORM. slope: -2  y - intercept: 10

y = -2x + 10

300

Given the following information, write an equation in SLOPE-INTERCEPT FORM. Slope: -5 Point: (0, 8)

y = -5x + 8

400

Write a linear equation for the line passing through the points (1, -4) and (-3, 16)

y = -5x + 1

500

Change the equation to slope-intercept form y = 2(x-4) + 7

y = 2x - 1

Function

100

Which axis on a graph usually represent the independent variable?

x

200

What is the vertical line test and what does it tell you?

To do the VLT you draw vertical lines on your graph. If a vertical line intersects the graph more than once, the graph is not a function. (It tells you whether a graph represents a function or not)

300

Draw a graph of a non-linear, increasing function

(answers vary)

400

f(x) = 3x + 4(x - 2) 

What is f(5) = ?

f(5) = 27

500

f(x)= 3x + 4(x - 2) find the value of x when f(x) = -22

x = -2