Name Date

CHAPTER
Quiz 2
3 For use after Lessons 3.4 3.6

Solve the equation, if possible. Answers

1. 6 2 11x 5 7x 2 12 1.

2. 2y 1 5 5 3(4y 2 5)
2.
3. 12(x 1 3) 5 24 1 12x
3.
Solve the proportion.
4.
t 5
4. } 5 }
65 13 5.
1.9 b
5. } 5 } 6.
2.1 8.4
j14 18 7.
6. } 5 }
6 12
m 1 18 5 8.
7. } 5 }
m 2
9.
d14 3
8. } 5 }
2d 1 2 4 10.
f29 11 2 f
9. } 5 }
23 5

10. At a pet show, the ratio of dogs to cats is 4 : 3. If the number of cats
is 45, find the number of dogs at the show.

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 Chapter 2, continued

23. a. 210e + (23)r, or 210e 2 3r 9. A 10. E 11. E 12. C 13. D 14. B

b. descended 174 feet; 15. C 16. A 17. $331 18. 8.5 19. 0.2 ft
210e 2 3r 5 210(15) 2 3(8) 5 2150 2 24 5 2174
Performance Assessment
24. a. 240 feet b. 10 rolls; 240 4 25 5 9.6;
1. Complete answers should include: an

ANSWERS
Because 9 rolls would not be enough, the
gardener must purchase 10 rolls. c. 10 feet; explanation that a rational number is a ratio of two
10 rolls 5 250 feet and 250 2 240 5 10 integers; an explanation that irrational numbers
d. $169.50 cannot be expressed as a ratio of two integers,
or a discussion of the differences between the
Standardized Test B decimal representations of rational numbers and
1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. D 7. D 8. C irrational numbers; an example of a rational
9. D 10. B 11. A 12. A 13. D 14. A number and an example of an irrational number.
15. D 16. B 17. C 18. C 19. A 20. D 2. a. 119 points b. 175 points c. 99 points; 17
correct answers, 6 incorrect answers, 2 left blank
21. C 22. 25 23. a. C 5 0.15t 1 0.10m
5
b. $3.70; The total cost for 104 minutes and 7 text d. 121 points; distributive property e. }
7
messages is $16.30 and you have pre-paid $20, so f. Neither; both scored 117 points.
the remaining balance is $3.70. 24. a. 296 ft
g. Explanations may vary; 10x 2 75 h. 85 points
b. 6 rolls; Five rolls would only be 250 feet of
fencing which is not enough. Six rolls would be Chapter 3
300 feet which is a little more than what is needed.
c. 4 ft; 296 feet of fencing is needed and 300 feet Quiz 1
is purchased, so 4 feet of fence is leftover. 1. n 5 216 2. t 5 27 3. f 5 90 4. w 5 24
d. $290.33; Six rolls of fencing costs $273.90.
5. d 5 30 6. y 5 12 7. z 5 2 8. h 5 24
6% tax is $16.43 rounded to the nearest cent.
9. x 5 1 10. 132 tiles
The total cost including tax is $290.33.
11. 80.75 5 32.50 1 8.25x; x 5.8; You can buy
Standardized Test C
5 t-shirts. The number of t-shirts must be a whole
1. D 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. D 7. C 8. B number. The total cost with 6 t-shirts would be
9. A 10. D 11. B 12. D 13. A 14. B $82.
15. C 16. D 17. D 18. C 19. A 20. A Quiz 2
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21. 3 22. a. Sample answer: 1. x 5 1 2. y 5 2 3. no solution 4. t 5 25

C 5 2.49p 1 3.29w where C represents total cost, 5. b 5 7.6 6. j 5 5 7. m 5 12 8. d 5 5
p represents pounds of peanuts purchased and w
9. f 5 6 10. 60 dogs
represents pounds of walnuts purchased b. 5 packs;
The cost of the nuts is 6(2.49) 1 3(3.29) 5 24.81, Quiz 3
leaving $5.19 for gum. When $5.19 is divided by 1. 25 2. 52% 3. 18 4. 8% 5. 130 6. 94.4
$0.95, the quotient is about 5.5, so 5 packs of gum
7. 22 8. 27.2 9. 77.625 10. 25.092
can be purchased.
8 4
23. a. 18 feet b. 121 ft; The landscaper needs 11. y 5 2} x 1 } 12. y 5 5x 1 8
5 5
12(18), or 216, feet of fencing, so 216 2 95, or 7 I
121, feet of fencing is still needed. c. $257.10; 13. y 5 2} x 1 3 14. r 5 }
3 Pt
Because 121 4 15 8.07, 9 rolls are needed. The
Chapter Test A
rolls, with tax, cost 9($26.95)(1.06) 5 $257.10.
d. 4 ft; The landscaper will have 9(15) 2 121, or 1. a 5 220 2. q 5 8 3. y 5 27 4. 12x 5 60;
} }
14, feet leftover. Because 14 is between 9 and x 5 5 in. 5. t 5 7 6. b 5 8 7. m 5 5
}
16 , the side length will be between 3 and 4 feet, 8. y 5 2x 1 6; x 5 28
but closer to 4 feet because 14 is closer to 16. 9. 25 5 3.75 1 2.80x; x 7.6; 7 boxes. The
SAT/ACT Chapter Test number of cereal boxes must be a whole number.
1. C 2. E 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. D
The total cost with 8 boxes would be $26.15.

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