Algebra I

End-of-Unit Assessment

August 2024 Released Items
1.

When factored, the expression x336xx^3 - 36x is equivalent to

(1) (x+6)(x6)(x + 6)(x - 6)
(2) (x+18)(x18)(x + 18)(x - 18)
(3) x(x+6)(x6)x(x + 6)(x - 6)
(4) x(x+18)(x18)x(x + 18)(x - 18)

Answer:

(3)

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Which situation can be modeled by a linear function?

(1) A printer can print one page every three seconds.
(2) A bank account earns 0.5% interest each year, compounded annually.
(3) The number of cells in an organism doubles every four days.
(4) The attendance at a professional sports team's games decreases by 1.5% each year.

Answer:

(1)

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3.

Which expression is equivalent to 3(x22x+3)(4x2+3x1)3(x^2 - 2x + 3) - (4x^2 + 3x - 1)?

(1) x2+x+2-x^2 + x + 2
(2) x28x+7-x^2 - 8x + 7
(3) x23x+8-x^2 - 3x + 8
(4) x29x+10-x^2 - 9x + 10

Answer:

(4)

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At Adelynn's first birthday party, each guest brought $1 in coins for her piggy bank. Guests brought nickels, dimes, and quarters for a total of $28. There were twice as many dimes as nickels and 12 more quarters than nickels. Which equation could be used to determine the number of nickels, xx, that her guests brought to her party?

(1) .05x+.10x+.25x=28.05x + .10x + .25x = 28
(2) .05x+.10(2x)+.25(x+12)=28.05x + .10(2x) + .25(x + 12) = 28
(3) .05(2x)+.10x+.25(x+12)=28.05(2x) + .10x + .25(x + 12) = 28
(4) .05(x+12)+.10(2x)+.25x=28.05(x + 12) + .10(2x) + .25x = 28

Answer:

(2)

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5.

A student creates a fourth-degree trinomial with a leading coefficient of 2 and a constant value of 5. The trinomial could be

(1) 2x4+3x2+52x^4 + 3x^2 + 5
(2) 2x4+5x+32x^4 + 5x + 3
(3) 4x23x+54x^2 - 3x + 5
(4) 4x35x2+34x^3 - 5x^2 + 3

Answer:

(1)

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6.

When solving the equation 4x216=04x^2 - 16 = 0, Laura wrote 4x2=164x^2 = 16 as her first step. Which property justifies Laura's first step?

(1) distributive property of multiplication over addition
(2) multiplication property of equality
(3) commutative property of addition
(4) addition property of equality

Answer:

(4)

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7.

Which expression results in an irrational number?

(1) 33\sqrt{3} \cdot \sqrt{3}
(2) 23+14-\frac{2}{3} + \frac{1}{4}
(3) 5815 \cdot \sqrt{81}
(4) 13+3\frac{1}{3} + \sqrt{3}

Answer:

(4)

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8.

Which equation has the same solutions as x2+6x18=0x^2 + 6x - 18 = 0?

(1) (x+3)2=24(x + 3)^2 = 24
(2) (x+3)2=27(x + 3)^2 = 27
(3) (x+6)2=24(x + 6)^2 = 24
(4) (x+6)2=27(x + 6)^2 = 27

Answer:

(2)

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9.

The heights, in inches, of eight football players are given below.

76, 70, 72, 70, 69, 71, 78, 74

Which box plot represents these data?

Image Description: Four box-and-whisker plots are shown on number lines ranging from 65 to 85.

  • (1) Minimum: 65, Q1: 70, Median: 75, Q3: 80, Maximum: 85
  • (2) Minimum: 65, Q1: 70, Median: 71.5, Q3: 75, Maximum: 85
  • (3) Minimum: 69, Q1: 70, Median: 71.5, Q3: 75, Maximum: 78
  • (4) Minimum: 69, Q1: 70, Median: 72.5, Q3: 75, Maximum: 78

Answer:

(3)

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10.

A bookstore owner recorded the number of books sold and the profit made selling the books.

Books SoldProfit
100$50.00
250$275.00
300$350.00
350$425.00

What is the average rate of change, in dollars per book, between 100 and 350 books sold?

(1) 0.50
(2) 0.67
(3) 1.50
(4) 2.00

Answer:

(3)

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Nancy has just been hired for her first job. Her company gives her four choices for how she can collect her annual salary over the first eight years of employment.

Each function below represents the four choices she has for her annual salary in thousands of dollars, where tt represents the number of years after she is hired.

a(t)=2t+25a(t) = 2^t + 25b(t)=10t+75b(t) = 10t + 75c(t)=400t+80c(t) = \sqrt{400t} + 80d(t)=2(t+1)210t+50d(t) = 2(t + 1)^2 - 10t + 50

Which pay plan should Nancy choose in order to have the highest salary in her eighth year?

(1) a(t)a(t)
(2) b(t)b(t)
(3) c(t)c(t)
(4) d(t)d(t)

Answer:

(1)

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12.

The third term in a sequence is 25 and the fifth term is 625. Which number could be the common ratio of the sequence?

(1) 15\frac{1}{5}
(2) 55
(3) 125\frac{1}{25}
(4) 2525

Answer:

(2)

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The box plot below summarizes the data for the amount of snowfall, in inches, during the winter of 2021 for 12 locations in western New York.

Image Description: A box-and-whisker plot is shown on a number line labeled "Winter of 2021 Snowfall (inches)" with tick marks at 0, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, and 140. The left whisker extends from approximately 50 to 60. The box extends from approximately 60 (Q1) to 110 (Q3), with a median line at approximately 80. The right whisker ends at approximately 110, coinciding with Q3.

What is the interquartile range?

(1) 30
(2) 50
(3) 80
(4) 110

Answer:

(2)

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A survey of students at West High School was taken to determine a theme for the prom. The results of the survey are summarized in the table below.

Beach PartyHollywoodBroadway
Girls8611268
Boys1237779

Approximately what percentage of the students who chose the Broadway theme were girls?

Answer:

(3)

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15.

The sum of 2542\sqrt{54} and 262\sqrt{6} is

Answer:

(4)

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16.

The functions f(x)=x25x14f(x) = x^2 - 5x - 14 and g(x)=x+2g(x) = x + 2 are graphed on the same set of axes. What are the solutions to the equation f(x)=g(x)f(x) = g(x)?

Answer:

(3)

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If x=4a2a+3x = 4a^2 - a + 3 and y=a5y = a - 5, then which polynomial is equivalent to the product of xx and yy?

Answer:

(4)

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What is an equation of the line that passes through (3,7)(3,7) and has a slope of 2?

Answer:

(1)

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A geometric sequence with a common ratio of 3-3 is

Answer:

(4)

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20.

When the equation 6ax=ax26 - ax = ax - 2 is solved for xx in terms of aa, and a0a \neq 0, the result is

Answer:

(2)

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Which function has the zeros 1-1, 33, and 4-4?

Answer:

(3)

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22.

The expression 5a+2b5^{a + 2b} is equivalent to

Answer:

(2)

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In an arithmetic sequence, the first term is 4 and the third term is 2-2. What is the common difference?

Answer:

(3)

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Joe is ordering water for his swimming pool. He determines the volume of his pool to be about 3240 cubic feet. There are approximately 7.5 gallons of water in 1 cubic foot. A truck load holds 6000 gallons of water.

Which expression would allow Joe to correctly calculate the number of truck loads of water he needs to fill his pool?

Answer:

(4)

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25.

On the set of axes below, graph f(x)=x2+4x+1f(x) = x^2 + 4x + 1.

Image Description: A coordinate plane with x-axis and y-axis, with gridlines. The axes are labeled x and y.

State the coordinates of the minimum.

Answer:

(2,3)(-2, -3)

Solution:

To graph f(x)=x2+4x+1f(x) = x^2 + 4x + 1, first find the vertex. The x-coordinate of the vertex is x=b2a=42(1)=2x = -\frac{b}{2a} = -\frac{4}{2(1)} = -2.

The y-coordinate is f(2)=(2)2+4(2)+1=48+1=3f(-2) = (-2)^2 + 4(-2) + 1 = 4 - 8 + 1 = -3.

So the vertex (minimum) is at (2,3)(-2, -3).

Create a table of values:

xxf(x)f(x)
4-41616+1=116 - 16 + 1 = 1
3-3912+1=29 - 12 + 1 = -2
2-248+1=34 - 8 + 1 = -3
1-114+1=21 - 4 + 1 = -2
000+0+1=10 + 0 + 1 = 1

Plot these points and draw a smooth parabola opening upward through them.

The coordinates of the minimum are (2,3)(-2, -3).

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26.

If f(x)=30x2x+2f(x) = \frac{30x^2}{x + 2}, determine the value of f(12)f\left(\frac{1}{2}\right).

Answer:

33

Solution:

Substitute x=12x = \frac{1}{2} into f(x)=30x2x+2f(x) = \frac{30x^2}{x + 2}:

f(12)=30(12)212+2f\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) = \frac{30\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^2}{\frac{1}{2} + 2}

=301452= \frac{30 \cdot \frac{1}{4}}{\frac{5}{2}}

=30452= \frac{\frac{30}{4}}{\frac{5}{2}}

=304×25= \frac{30}{4} \times \frac{2}{5}

=6020=3= \frac{60}{20} = 3

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27.

Explain why the relation shown in the table below is a function.

xx1-1001122
yy22444455

Complete the table below with values for both xx and yy so that this new relation is not a function.

xx1-1001122
yy22444455

Answer:

The relation is a function because each xx-value is paired with exactly one yy-value. To make the new relation not a function, add x=1x = 1, y=7y = 7 in the fifth column (any repeated xx-value with a different yy-value is acceptable).

Solution:

The relation shown in the first table is a function because each xx-value (1,0,1,2-1, 0, 1, 2) is paired with exactly one yy-value. No xx-value is repeated, so the relation passes the definition of a function.

Note: Even though the yy-value 44 appears twice (for x=0x = 0 and x=1x = 1), this does not violate the definition of a function. A function only requires that each input has one output, not that each output has one input.

To make the second relation not a function, the fifth column must repeat an xx-value that already appears in the table but assign it a different yy-value. For example, using x=1x = 1 and y=7y = 7 in the fifth column creates two ordered pairs with x=1x = 1: (1,4)(1, 4) and (1,7)(1, 7). Since the input x=1x = 1 now maps to two different outputs, the relation is not a function.

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28.

Solve algebraically for xx:

0.05(x3)=0.35x7.50.05(x - 3) = 0.35x - 7.5

Answer:

x=24.5x = 24.5

Solution:

Distribute on the left side:

0.05x0.15=0.35x7.50.05x - 0.15 = 0.35x - 7.5

Subtract 0.05x0.05x from both sides:

0.15=0.30x7.5-0.15 = 0.30x - 7.5

Add 7.57.5 to both sides:

7.35=0.30x7.35 = 0.30x

Divide both sides by 0.300.30:

x=7.350.30=24.5x = \frac{7.35}{0.30} = 24.5

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29.

Use the quadratic formula to determine the exact roots of the equation x2+3x6=0x^2 + 3x - 6 = 0.

Answer:

x=3+332x = \frac{-3 + \sqrt{33}}{2} and x=3332x = \frac{-3 - \sqrt{33}}{2}

Solution:

Identify a=1a = 1, b=3b = 3, c=6c = -6.

Apply the quadratic formula:

x=b±b24ac2ax = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}

x=(3)±(3)24(1)(6)2(1)x = \frac{-(3) \pm \sqrt{(3)^2 - 4(1)(-6)}}{2(1)}

x=3±9+242x = \frac{-3 \pm \sqrt{9 + 24}}{2}

x=3±332x = \frac{-3 \pm \sqrt{33}}{2}

The exact roots are x=3+332x = \frac{-3 + \sqrt{33}}{2} and x=3332x = \frac{-3 - \sqrt{33}}{2}.

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30.

Factor 5x380x5x^3 - 80x completely.

Answer:

5x(x+4)(x4)5x(x + 4)(x - 4)

Solution:

First, factor out the greatest common factor (GCF). The GCF of 5x35x^3 and 80x80x is 5x5x:

5x380x=5x(x216)5x^3 - 80x = 5x(x^2 - 16)

Next, recognize that x216x^2 - 16 is a difference of two perfect squares, since 16=4216 = 4^2:

5x(x216)=5x(x+4)(x4)5x(x^2 - 16) = 5x(x + 4)(x - 4)

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31.

The owner of an ice cream stand kept track of the number of ice cream cones that were sold each day of the first week in June. She compared the ice cream sales to the average daily temperature. The data are shown in the table below.

Average Daily Temp. (x)(x)72758178777680
Daily Ice Cream Cone Sales (y)(y)126183263229200185249

State the linear regression equation for these data, rounding all values to the nearest hundredth.

State the correlation coefficient, to the nearest hundredth, for the line of best fit for these data.

State what this correlation coefficient indicates about the linear fit of the data.

Answer:

y=15.13x959.63y = 15.13x - 959.63

Solution:

Using the data points (72,126),(75,183),(81,263),(78,229),(77,200),(76,185),(80,249)(72, 126), (75, 183), (81, 263), (78, 229), (77, 200), (76, 185), (80, 249), enter the values into a graphing calculator and perform a linear regression (LinReg).

The calculator gives a=15.125a = 15.125 and b=959.625b = -959.625.

Rounding to the nearest hundredth: a15.13a \approx 15.13 and b959.63b \approx -959.63.

The linear regression equation is y=15.13x959.63y = 15.13x - 959.63.

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32.

Graph the system of inequalities on the set of axes below:

y>3x4y > 3x - 4

x+2y6x + 2y \leq 6

Label the solution set S.

Image Description: A coordinate plane with x-axis and y-axis, with gridlines. The axes are labeled x and y.

Is the point (2,2)(2, 2) a solution to the system? Justify your answer.

Answer:

Graph showing a dashed line for y=3x4y = 3x - 4 with shading above, a solid line for x+2y=6x + 2y = 6 (or y=12x+3y = -\frac{1}{2}x + 3) with shading below, and the overlapping region labeled S.

Solution:

For y>3x4y > 3x - 4: Draw a dashed line through (0,4)(0, -4) and (1,1)(1, -1) with slope 3. Shade above the line since yy is greater.

For x+2y6x + 2y \leq 6: Rewrite as y12x+3y \leq -\frac{1}{2}x + 3. Draw a solid line through (0,3)(0, 3) and (6,0)(6, 0) with slope 12-\frac{1}{2}. Shade below the line since yy is less than or equal to.

The solution set S is the region where the two shadings overlap.

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33.

An object is launched upward at 64 feet per second from a platform 80 feet above the ground. The function s(t)s(t) models the height of the object tt seconds after launch.

If s(t)=16t2+64t+80s(t) = -16t^2 + 64t + 80, state the vertex of s(t)s(t), and explain in detail what each coordinate means in the context of the problem.

After the object is launched, how many seconds does it take for the object to hit the ground? Justify your answer.

Answer:

The vertex is (2,144)(2, 144).

Solution:

The vertex of a quadratic s(t)=at2+bt+cs(t) = at^2 + bt + c has a tt-coordinate of t=b2at = -\frac{b}{2a}.

t=642(16)=6432=2t = -\frac{64}{2(-16)} = -\frac{64}{-32} = 2

s(2)=16(2)2+64(2)+80=64+128+80=144s(2) = -16(2)^2 + 64(2) + 80 = -64 + 128 + 80 = 144

The vertex is (2,144)(2, 144).

The tt-coordinate, 2, means that the object reaches its maximum height 2 seconds after launch.

The s(t)s(t)-coordinate, 144, means that the maximum height of the object is 144 feet above the ground.

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34.

Solve the system of equations algebraically for all values of xx and yy.

y=x2+4x1y = x^2 + 4x - 1

y=2x+7y = 2x + 7

Answer:

(4,1)(-4, -1) and (2,11)(2, 11)

Solution:

Since both equations are equal to yy, set them equal to each other:

x2+4x1=2x+7x^2 + 4x - 1 = 2x + 7

Subtract 2x+72x + 7 from both sides:

x2+2x8=0x^2 + 2x - 8 = 0

Factor:

(x+4)(x2)=0(x + 4)(x - 2) = 0

x=4x = -4 or x=2x = 2

Substitute each value of xx into y=2x+7y = 2x + 7 to find the corresponding yy-values:

When x=4x = -4: y=2(4)+7=8+7=1y = 2(-4) + 7 = -8 + 7 = -1

When x=2x = 2: y=2(2)+7=4+7=11y = 2(2) + 7 = 4 + 7 = 11

The solutions are (4,1)(-4, -1) and (2,11)(2, 11).

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35.

Jen joined the Fan Favorite Movie Club at the local movie theater. At this theater, the cost of admission in May and June remains the same. In May, she saw 2 matinees and 3 regular-priced shows and spent $38.50. In June, she went to 6 matinees and one regular-priced show and spent $47.50.

Write a system of equations to represent the cost, mm, of a matinee ticket and the cost, rr, of a regular-priced ticket.

Jen said she spent $5.75 on each matinee and $9 on each regular show. Is Jen correct? Justify your answer.

Use your system of equations to algebraically determine both the actual cost of each matinee ticket and the actual cost of each regular ticket.

Answer:

2m+3r=38.502m + 3r = 38.50
6m+r=47.506m + r = 47.50

Solution:

In May, Jen saw 2 matinees and 3 regular-priced shows and spent $38.50:

2m+3r=38.502m + 3r = 38.50

In June, she went to 6 matinees and 1 regular-priced show and spent $47.50:

6m+r=47.506m + r = 47.50

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