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Chapter 3 Post Test



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Solve the linear equation mc001-1.jpg for x.
a.
mc001-2.jpg
b.
mc001-3.jpg
c.
mc001-4.jpg
d.
mc001-5.jpg
e.
mc001-6.jpg
 

 2. 

Tickets for a college baseball game are mc002-1.jpg for lower level seats and  mc002-2.jpg for upper level seats. For a particular game, mc002-3.jpg lower level seats were sold. The total revenue from the ticket sales was mc002-4.jpg. How many upper level seats were sold?
a.
mc002-5.jpg
b.
mc002-6.jpg
c.
mc002-7.jpg
d.
mc002-8.jpg
e.
mc002-9.jpg
 

 3. 

The sum of 5 consecutive odd integers is mc003-1.jpg. Find the 5 integers.
a.
mc003-2.jpg
b.
mc003-3.jpg
c.
mc003-4.jpg
d.
mc003-5.jpg
e.
mc003-6.jpg
 

 4. 

Solve the equation mc004-1.jpg for x. Round your answer to two decimal places.
a.
mc004-2.jpg
b.
mc004-3.jpg
c.
mc004-4.jpg
d.
mc004-5.jpg
e.
mc004-6.jpg
 

 5. 

A grocer wishes to mix two kinds of nuts costing $2.41 per pound and $3.65 per pound to make a 248 pounds of mixed nuts costing $2.51 per pound. To determine the number of pounds of the $2.41 per pound nuts in the mixture, solve for x in the equation mc005-1.jpg. How many pounds of the $2.41 per pound nuts should be included in the mixture?
a.
mc005-2.jpg pounds
b.
mc005-3.jpg pounds
c.
mc005-4.jpg pounds
d.
mc005-5.jpg pounds
e.
mc005-6.jpg pounds
 

 6. 

Convert mc006-1.jpg% to a decimal.
a.
0.068
b.
0.0068
c.
0.68
d.
6.8
e.
68
 

 7. 

Complete the table showing the equivalent forms of a percent. Reduce fractions to simplest form.

Percent
Parts out of 100
Decimal
Fraction
   
mc007-1.jpg

a.
mc007-2.jpg
b.
mc007-3.jpg
c.
mc007-4.jpg
d.
mc007-5.jpg
e.
mc007-6.jpg
 

 8. 

Write the ratio 26 to 24 as a fraction in simplest form.
a.
mc008-1.jpg
b.
mc008-2.jpg
c.
mc008-3.jpg
d.
mc008-4.jpg
e.
mc008-5.jpg
 

 9. 

Find a ratio that compares the relative sizes of the quantities.

130 centimeters to 9 meters
a.
mc009-1.jpg
b.
mc009-2.jpg
c.
mc009-3.jpg
d.
mc009-4.jpg
e.
mc009-5.jpg
 

 10. 

Find the unit price (in dollars per ounce) if a 21-ounce can of pineapple costs $3.36.
a.
$0.21 per ounce
b.
$0.23 per ounce
c.
$0.16 per ounce
d.
$0.18 per ounce
e.
$0.19 per ounce
 

 11. 

Which item(s) has the lowest unit price?

Item 1
An 8-ounce package of butter for $1.2
Item 2
An 18-ounce package of butter for $2.16
Item 3
A 4-ounce package of butter for $9.6

a.
both Item 1 and Item 3
b.
Item 3
c.
Item 2
d.
Item 1
e.
all three items have equal unit prices
 

 12. 

If an object traveled 230 miles at a rate of 25 miles per hour, how long (in hours) did it take to travel this distance?
a.
9.7 hours
b.
0.11 hour
c.
5750 hours
d.
9.2 hours
e.
7.7 hours
 

 13. 

Graph the inequality mc013-1.jpg or mc013-2.jpg.
a.

mc013-3.jpg
b.

mc013-4.jpg
c.

mc013-5.jpg
d.

mc013-6.jpg
e.

mc013-7.jpg
 

 14. 

Determine whether the inequalities mc014-1.jpg and mc014-2.jpg are equivalent.
a.
equivalent
b.
not equivalent
 

 15. 

Solve the inequality: mc015-1.jpg
a.
mc015-2.jpg
b.
mc015-3.jpg
c.
mc015-4.jpg
d.
mc015-5.jpg
e.
mc015-6.jpg
 

 16. 

You have mc016-1.jpg budgeted for a Spring Break trip. The hotel costs for the trip will be mc016-2.jpg. To stay within budget, all other costs must total no more than what amount?
a.
$mc016-3.jpg
b.
$mc016-4.jpg
c.
$mc016-5.jpg
d.
$mc016-6.jpg
e.
$mc016-7.jpg
 

 17. 

Transform the absolute value equation mc017-1.jpg into two linear equations.
a.
mc017-2.jpg; mc017-3.jpg
b.
mc017-4.jpg; mc017-5.jpg
c.
mc017-6.jpg; mc017-7.jpg
d.
mc017-8.jpg; mc017-9.jpg
e.
mc017-10.jpg; mc017-11.jpg
 

 18. 

Determine if mc018-1.jpg is a solution to mc018-2.jpg.
a.
mc018-3.jpg is a solution.
b.
mc018-4.jpg is not a solution.
 

 19. 

Match the inequality mc019-1.jpg with its graph.
a.

mc019-2.jpg
b.

mc019-3.jpg
c.

mc019-4.jpg
d.

mc019-5.jpg
e.

mc019-6.jpg
 

 20. 

Write an absolute value inequality that represents the verbal statement, "The set of all real numbers x whose distance from 0 is less than mc020-1.jpg.”
a.
mc020-2.jpg
b.
mc020-3.jpg
c.
mc020-4.jpg
d.
mc020-5.jpg
e.
mc020-6.jpg
 



 
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