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, Ch. 0 Chapter P: Prerequisites: Fundamental Concepts of Algebra
0.1 Algebraic Expressions, Mathematical Models, and Real Numbers
1 Evaluate Algebraic Expressions
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Evaluate the algebraic expression for the given value or values of the variable(s).
1) 8x + 4; x=4
A) 36 B) 64 C) 12 D) 28
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2) -8x + 2; x = -3
A) 26 B) -22 C) 22 D) -26

3) 3(x + 2) + 7; x = -5
A) -2 B) 2 C) 31 D) -17
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4) 9x2 + 8y; x = 3 and y = 4
A) 113 B) 761 C) 612 D) 168

5) (x + 2y)2; x = 2 and y = 4
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A) 100 B) 10 C) 20 D) 16

6) 4 + 4(x - 3)3; x=5
A) 36 B) 12 C) 64 D) -28

7) x2 - 2(x - y); x = 6 and y = 4
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A) 32 B) 20 C) 28 D) -40

5(x - 5)
8) ; x=3
2x + 4
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A) - 1 B) 4 C) -2 D) -
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y - 8x
9) ; x = -3 and y = 2
3x + xy
26 22 22 14
A) - B) C) D) -
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2 Use Mathematical Models
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Solve.
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1) The formula C = (F - 32) expresses the relationship between Fahrenheit temperature, F, and Celsius
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temperature, C. Use the formula to convert 86°F to its equivalent temperature on the Celsius scale.
A) 30°C B) 6°C C) 66°C D) 97°C
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, 2) A stone is dropped from a tower that is 760 feet high. The formula h = 760 - 16t2 describes the stone's
height above the ground, h, in feet, t seconds after it was dropped. What is the stone's height 2 seconds
after it is released?
A) 696 ft B) 706 ft C) 671 ft D) 721 ft

3) If a rock falls from a height of 90 meters above the ground, the height H (in meters) after x seconds can be
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approximated using the formula H = 90 - 4.9x2. What is the height of the rock after 4 seconds?
A) 11.6 m B) 1361.6 m C) -294.16 m D) 70.4 m

4) As the relative humidity increases, the temperature seems higher than it is. The formula T = 0.107x + 91.74
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approximates the apparent temperature for an actual temperature of 100°F, where x is the relative
humidity. What is the apparent temperature (to the nearest degree) for a relative humidity of 50%?
A) 97°F B) 491°F C) 142°F D) 92°F

5) The winning times (in seconds) in a speed-skating event for men can be represented by the formula
T = 46.24 - 0.099x, where x represents the year, with x = 0 corresponding to 1920. (For example in 1992, x
would be 1992 - 1920 = 72.) According to the formula, what was the winning time in 1992? Round to the
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nearest hundredth.
A) 39.11 sec B) 3322.15 sec C) 40.10 sec D) 41.09 sec

6) It is estimated that y, the number of items of a particular commodity (in millions) sold in the United States
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in year x, where x represents the number of years since 1990, is given by the formula y = 1.35x + 4.16. That
is, x = 0 represents 1990, x = 1 represents 1991, and so on. According to the formula, how many items sold
in 1995?
A) 10.91 millions B) 4.16 millions C) 27.55 millions D) 12.26 millions
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3 Find the Intersection of Two Sets
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Find the intersection of the two sets.
1) {1, 10, 4, 9} ∩ {4, 6, 1}
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A) {1, 4} B) {1} C) {1, 4, 9, 10, 6} D) ∅

2) {1, 10, 9} ∩ {4, 6}
A) ∅ B) {10, 9} C) {1, 4, 9, 10, 6} D) {1, 9}

3) {4, 6, 7, 9} ∩ ∅
A) ∅
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B) {4, 6, 7, 9} C) {4, 6} D) {7, 9}

4 Find the Union of Two Sets
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Find the union of the two sets.
1) {2, 5, 8, 10} ∪ {2, 5, 13}
A) {2, 5, 8, 10, 13} B) {2, 5} C) {8, 10, 13} D) ∅

2) {2, 10} ∪ {2, 5, 9}
A) {2, 5, 9, 10} B) {2} C) {5, 9, 10} D) ∅
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3) {5, 7, 8, 10} ∪ ∅
A) {5, 7, 8, 10} B) {5, 7} C) {8, 10} D) ∅


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, 5 Recognize Subsets of the Real Numbers
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

List all numbers from the given set B that are members of the given Real Number subset.
1) B = {9, 6, -18, 0, 0.6, 16} Integers
A) 9, -18, 0, 16 B) 9, 0 C) 9, -18, 0 D) 9, 0, 16
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2) B = {16, 6, -11, 0, 0.3, 16} Whole numbers
A) 16, 0, 16 B) 16, -11, 0 C) 16, -11, 0, 16 D) 16, 0
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3) B = {20, 5, -22, 0, 0.6, 16} Natural numbers

A) 20, 16 B) 20, 0, 16 C) 20, 0 D) 20

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4) B = {12, 8, -9, 0, , 4, 0.8, 0.39} Rational numbers
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A) 12, -9, 0, , 4, 0.39, 0.8 B) 12, 0, 4
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C) 8, 4 D) 8, , 0.39
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5) B = {13, 6, -17, 0, , 16, 0.2, 0.88} Irrational numbers
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A) 6 B) 6, 0.2 C) 6, 16, 0.2 D) 6, 16, 0.88
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6) B = {16, 6, 0, , 25, -0.2, 0.58, -13} Real numbers
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A) 16, 6, 0, , 25, -0.2, 0.58, -13 B) 16, 6, 0, , 25, 0.58
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C) 16, 6, D) 16, 0,
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Use the roster method to list the elements in the set.
7) {x x is a natural number and x ≤ 2}
A) {1, 2} B) {0, 1, 2} C) {. . . , 1, 2} D) {0, 1}
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8) {x x is a natural number and x > 8}
A) {9, 10, 11, 12, . . .} B) {8, 9, 10, 11, . . .} C) {9, 10, 11, 12} D) {8, 9, 10, 11}

9) {x x is a whole number and x < 2}
A) {0, 1} B) {0, 1, 2} C) {. . . , 0, 1} D) {1}
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10) {x x is an integer and -3 ≤ x < 2}
A) {-3, -2, -1, 0, 1} B) {-2, -1, 0, 1} C) {-2, -1, 0, 1, 2} D) {-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2}

11) {x x is an odd whole number and x > 7}
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A) {9, 11, 13, 15, . . .} B) {8, 10, 12, 14, . . .} C) {7, 9, 11, 13, . . .} D) {8, 9, 10, 11, . . .}

12) {x x is an even natural number and x < 10}
A) {2, 4, 6, 8} B) {0, 2, 4, 6, 8} C) {2, 4, 6, 8, 10} D) {0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10}


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