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AlgebraCollege Algebra MIX


Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer.

The baby was obviously getting too hot, then Sam did what he could to cool her.

A. hot, then Sam did

B. hot. Sam did

C. hot; Sam, therefore, did

D. hot; Sam, trying to do


Knocked sideways, the statue looked as if it would fall.

A. Knocked sideways, the statue looked

B. The statue was knocked sideways, looked

C. The statue looked knocked sideways

D. The statue, looking knocked sideways


When you cross the street in the middle of the block, this is an example of jaywalking.

A. When you cross the street in the middle of the block, this

B. You cross the street in the middle of the block, this

C. Crossing the street in the middle of the block

D. The fact that you cross the street in the middle of the block


Rewrite the sentence in your head, following the directions given below. Keep in mind that your new sentence should be well written and should have essentially the same meaning as the sentence given you.

In his songs, Gordon Lightfoot makes melody and lyrics intricately intertwine.

Rewrite, beginning with

Melody and lyrics...

Your new sentence will include

A. Gordon Lightfoot has

B. make Gordon Lightfoot’s

C. in Gordon Lightfoot’s

D. does Gordon Lightfoot


Excited children ran toward the loud music, and they told others about the ice cream truck outside.

Rewrite, beginning with

The excited children, who had run toward the loud...

The next words will be

A. music, they told

B. music told

C. music, telling

D. music and had told


What is the main idea of this passage?

A.People love to eat bread.

B.People loved to come to the Grogrande Bakery.

C. Gingerbread is delicious.

D. The Grogrande bakery made a ton of money.


Which word best defines the function of the passage?

A. interrogative

B. exclamatory

C. descriptive

D. persuasive


What kind of text would this passage likely appear in?

A. magazine article

B. story

C. editorial

D. letter


Who is the likely audience for this passage?

A. bakers

B. children

C. gingerbread men

D. retired citizens


What does the author mean by 'well-patronized'?

A. The bakery got its water from a well.

B. Very few people shopped there.

C. A large number of people shopped there.

D. The bathroom sink was always clean.


Renee’s paycheck stub showed wages of $375.89 at the regular rate of pay and $36.10 at the overtime rate. What were her total wages?

A.$411.99

B.$401.99

C.$339.79

D.$311.99


30 is what percent of 75?

A. 0.4%B. 2.5%C. 40%D. 250%


What is 20% of 24?

A. 12B. 48C. 4.8D. 1.2


A pizza consists of 20 slices. 45% of the slices have pepperoni on them. How many slices of the pizza do not have pepperoni on them?A. 11B. 9C. 10D. 8


Simplify:

-56 (-7)(-3) (-3) (-2)

A.4

B.-4

C.-16

D.16


If the area of a right triangle is 10 cm2 and the height is 5 cm, what is the base of the right triangle?

A. 50 cmB. 4 cmC. 5 cmD. 2 cm


Simplify: 3r – 2(r + 1) + r

A. 2r – 2 B. 4r – 1 C. -2r + 2D. 2r + 1


A town begins with 50 people in the year t = 0 and grows at a rate of 10 people per year. Write an equation for the number of people, P, in the town for any time t.A. P = 50t + 10 B. P = 10t – 50

C. P = 50t -10 D. P = 10t + 50


Simplify: (-x)(x – 4)(2x+1)

A. 2x3 – 7x2 + 4xB. -2x3 + 7x2 + 4xC. 2x3 + 7x2 – 4xD. -2x3 – 7x2 – 4x


How many 3 letter passwords can be formed from the letters A, B, C, D, E?

A. 120B. 60C. 20D. 12


Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer.

Knocked sideways, the statue looked as if it would fall.

A. Knocked sideways, the statue looked

B. The statue was knocked sideways, looked

C. The statue looked knocked sideways

D. The statue, looking knocked sideways,


Stamp collecting being a hobby that is sometimes used in the schools to teach economics and social studies. A. being a hobby that is B. is a hobby because it is C. which is a hobby D. is a hobby


About 40% of the animals taken in by the Animal Humane Society in one year were cats. If about 8,000 cats were taken in that year, about how many total animals were taken in?

A. 3, 200 B. 2,000C. 20,000 D. 32,000


If 8x + 5x + 2x + 4x = 114, Then 5x + 3 = A. 12B. 25C. 33D. 86

Daily Double!!!


Decide if the lines 2x + 5y = -6 and 5x -2y = 1 are parallel, perpendicular, or neither.

A. parallelB. perpendicularC. neither

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