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Math 8Honours  Algebra test 1



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

 1. 

Solve the following equation:
mc001-1.jpg
a.
x=16
c.
x= -16
b.
x=-26
d.
x=26
 

 2. 

Solve the following equation:
mc002-1.jpg
a.
mc002-3.jpg
c.
mc002-5.jpg
b.
mc002-4.jpg
d.
mc002-6.jpg
 

 3. 

Which of the following expressions is equal to the equation below?
mc003-1.jpg
a.
mc003-3.jpg
c.
mc003-5.jpg
b.
mc003-4.jpg
d.
mc003-6.jpg
 

 4. 

Tim wants to buy a used car for $30,000.  He decides to finance the car with no interest if he pays the car off within 3 years.  If “x” is the amount he pays each month, which of the following is the correct equation for this scenario?
a.
mc004-1.jpg
c.
mc004-3.jpg
b.
mc004-2.jpg
d.
mc004-4.jpg
 

 5. 

Jim and his wife wants to buy a house in West Vancouver for $1.2 million.  He plans to borrow money by taking a line of credit from 3 different banks. 
He will borrow $100,000 more from bank A than bank B.  He will also borrow $200,000 more from bank C than bank B. 
Which equation describes this scenario?
a.
mc005-1.jpg
c.
mc005-3.jpg
b.
mc005-2.jpg
d.
mc005-4.jpg
 

 6. 

Sarah wants to buy life insurance for her family and she wants a coverage of $800,000.  She gets a “Whole Life” insurance policy where she pays for 20 years and then the plicy will pay inself.  If her annual payments is equal to 3% of her coverage, what is her monthly payment? 
Which equal will help solve for the monthly payment?
a.
mc006-1.jpg
c.
mc006-3.jpg
b.
mc006-2.jpg
d.
mc006-4.jpg
 

Numeric Response
 

 7. 

Solve the following equatinon.  nr007-1.jpg

 

 8. 

Solve the following equation:
nr008-1.jpg

 

 9. 

Solve the equation and give your answer as a fraction in the form of a/b:
nr009-1.jpg

 

 10. 

Solve the equation and give your answer as a fraction in the form of a/b:
nr010-1.jpg

 

 11. 

Solve the following equation and write your answer if in the form of a/b:
nr011-1.jpg

 

 12. 

Solve the following equation for “x”
nr012-1.jpg

 

 13. 

Solve the following equation for “x”, write your answer in the form of a/b
nr013-1.jpg

 

 14. 

Solve the following equation for “x” and write your answer
in the form of a/b.
nr014-1.jpg

 

 15. 

Solve:
nr015-1.jpg

 

 16. 

Solve
nr016-1.jpg

 








 
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