Math Quiz (Other (Not Listed) Sample)

MULTIPLE CHOICE.  Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Tell which set or sets the number belongs to: natural numbers, whole numbers, integers, rational numbers, irrational numbers, and real numbers.

Use an associative property to complete the statement.

3) (5x + 9y) + 4z =

A) 5x + (9y + 4z)                   B) 5x + 9y + 4z                      C) (5x + 9y + 4z)                   D) (9y + 5x) + 4z

 Solve the equation.

5) 9x + 3 + 2x + 1 = 5x + 6x + 1

A) 0     B) 64   C) all real numbers D) no solution

 6) 2(x + 6) - (2x + 12) = 0

A) 0     B) 6     C) all real numbers D) no solution

 Solve.

7) The code to unlock a safety deposit box is three consecutive odd integers whose sum is 93. Find the integers.

A) 29, 31, 33  B) 31, 33, 35   C) 30, 32, 34   D) 31, 32, 33

 8) The sum of three consecutive integers is 489. Find the numbers.

A) 162, 163, 164                    B) 161, 163, 165                     C) 163, 164, 165                    D) 161, 162, 163

9) A 10-ft. board is cut into 2 pieces so that one piece is 2 feet longer than 3 times the shorter piece. If the shorter piece is x feet long, find the lengths of both pieces.

A) shorter piece: 28 ft; longer piece: 30 ft                       B) shorter piece: 2 ft; longer piece: 8 ft

C) shorter piece: 5 ft; longer piece: 30 ft              D) shorter piece: 6 ft; longer piece: 32 ft

10) Two angles are complementary if their sum is 90°. If the measure of the first angle is x°, and the measure of the second angle is (3x - 2)°, find the measure of each angle.

A) 1st angle = 31°; 2nd angle = 59°                       B) 1st angle = 22°; 2nd angle = 68°

C) 1st angle = 23°; 2nd angle = 67°                       D) 1st angle = 22°; 2nd angle = 64°

Use the distributive property to rewrite the algebraic expression without parentheses. Then simplify the result, if possible.

11)

A) 3x - 2         B) 3x - 10        C) x                 D) 75x - 50

12) -4.5(6.9x - 2.9y - 1.9)

A) -31.05x + 13.05y - 1.9                  B) -31.05x + 13.05y + 8.55

C) -31.05x - 13.05y - 8.55                 D) -31.05x - 2.9y - 1.9

Name the property illustrated by the statement.

13) 5 + 0 = 5

A) associative property for addition       B) identity element for addition

C) commutative property for addition   D) distributive property

14) 8 + (-8) = 0

A) associative property of addition        B) commutative property of addition

C) additive inverse property                    D) identity element for addition

Write the sentence as a mathematical statement.

15) Ninety-nine is not equal to negative ninety-nine.

A) 9 9 = -9 9   B) 9 9 ≤ -9 9   C) 9 9 ≠ -9 9   D) 9 9 ≥ -9 9

Use the commutative and associative properties to simplify the expression.

16)

A) 20y            B) -15y           C) 9y               D) 15y

Insert <, >, or = to make the statement true.

17)   _____ 

A) =    B) >     C) <

18)  _____

A) >    B) =     C) <

Use the distributive property to write the sum as a product.

19) (-1) ∙ 2 + (-1) ∙ a

A) -1(2 a)        B) 1(2 + a)      C) -1(2 + a)     D) -1(2 - a)

Represent the quantity by an integer.

20) 384 feet below sea level

A) -384           B) 384