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END OF COURSE
ALGEBRA I
Form M0119, CORE 1

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Algebra I Formula Sheet

Geometric Formulas
b
l
h

h
b

A=

1
2

bh

A = bh

r
1
3

V = lwh
S.A.= 2(lw + lh + wh)

b1

h
h

p = 4s
A = s2

V = 13 Bh
S.A.= 12 lp + B

b2

A=

1
2

h(b1 + b2 )

c2 =

p = 2(l + w)
A = lw

c
b
a2 + b2

Pi

Abbreviations
milligram
gram
kilogram
milliliter
liter
kiloliter
millimeter
centimeter
meter
kilometer
square centimeter
cubic centimeter

mg
g
kg
mL
L
kL
mm
cm
m
km
cm2
cm3

ounce
pound
quart
gallon
inch
foot
yard
mile
square inch
square foot
cubic inch
cubic foot

oz
lb
qt
gal.
in.
ft
yd
mi.
sq in.
sq ft
cu in.
cu ft

volume
total surface area
area of base

V
S.A.
B

year
month
hour
minute
second

yr
mon
hr
min
sec

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Quadratic Formula
x=

b2 4ac
2a

Algebra I

Directions
Read each question and choose the best answer. For this test you may assume that the value
of the denominator is not zero.

SAMPLE
If f (x) = x2 + 2 x + 3, what is the value of f (x) when x = 6?
A
B
C
D

27
42
51
60

What is the solution to the inequality below?

2 x 7 15
A
B
C
D

x 8
x 8
x 11
x 11

Which number is a zero of the function f ?

f ( x ) = x2 x 6
F
G
H
J

0
2
3
6

If 2 n = 6 , what property of equality justifies writing

p + 2 n = 4 p + 15
as p + 6 = 4 p + 15 ?
A
B
C
D

Addition property
Transitive property
Symmetric property
Substitution property

The equation y = 3 x is shown on the graph below.

y
5
4
3
2
1

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 O
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5

Which is most likely the graph of y = 3 x + 2 ?

y
5
4
3
2

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 O
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5

y
5
4
3
2

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 O
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5

y
5
4
3
2

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 O
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5

y
5
4
3
2

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 O
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5

What is the slope of the line represented by the following equation?

y = 2 x 1

1
2

9
C + 32,
5
where F represents the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit and C represents
the temperature in degrees Celsius. Which is closest to the temperature
outside, in degrees Celsius?
Kristen heard that it is 82 Fahrenheit outside. She knows that F =

F
G
H
J

28
63
90
180

What is the solution to the system of linear equations below?

x + y = 5

x y = 3
A
B
C
D

(8, 3)
(6, 1)
(5, 2)
(4, 1)

Which equation best describes the line whose graph is shown?

y
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 O
-1
-2

-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9

F
G
H
J

y = x +3
y = 3x
y=3

x=3

Which graph best represents the following inequality?

y 1 x +2

y
5
4
3
2

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1

O
-1

-2
-3
-4
-5

y
5
4
3
2

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1

O
-1

-2
-3
-4
-5

y
5
4
3
2

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1

O
-1

-2
-3
-4
-5

y
5
4
3
2

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1

O
-1

-2
-3
-4
-5

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Candice plotted the points (2 , 15) and (0 , 1) and then drew a line through
these two points. What is the slope of the line she drew?
F
G

11

1
8
1
7

Which of the following is the solution set to the equation x2 3 x 28 = 0 ?

A
B

{ 28, 1}
{ 4, 7}

{ 2, 14 }

{0, 28}

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13

Ralph spent $132 to buy movie tickets for 20 students and 4 adult
chaperones. Adult tickets cost $3 more than student tickets. If A is the price
of an adult ticket and S is the price of a student ticket, which system of
equations could be used to find the price of each adult and student ticket?
F

S = A + 3

4 A + 20 S = 132

A = S + 3

4 A + 20 S = 132

A + S = 3

20 A + 4 S = 132

A = S + 3

A + S = 132

What is the slope of the line represented by the following equation?

4x y+ 3 = 0
A

3
4

4
3

10

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Which is an equation of the line that passes through the points

(5, 15) and (10 , 20) ?
F
G
H
J

15

y = x + 10
y = x 30
y = x + 30
y = x + 15

What is the solution of the system of equations shown?

2 x + 5 y = 8

6 x + 4 y = 20

16

( 6, 4 )

(6, 14 )

(14, 4 )

( 6, 4 )

What is the solution to the following equation?

3(x + 5) 10 = 2(x + 10)
F
G
H
J

7
5

1
3

11

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Which is an equation of a line with a slope of 3 that passes through

the origin?
A
B
C
D

18

19

x=3
y=3
x = 3y
y = 3x

Which of the following equals 3 x2 10 x 8 when factored completely?

F

(3 x 4 )(x + 2)

(3 x 1)(x + 8 )

(3 x + 8 )(x 1)

(3 x + 2)(x 4 )

What is 192 expressed in simplest radical form?

A

8 3

6 5

4 12

2 48

12

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What is the value of the expression 3( x + 4 ) 2 y, if x = 5 and y = 3 ?

F
G
H
J

21

22

11
21
33

What is the value of the expression

7
4

11
2

31

1 2
(x y3 ) when x = 5 and y = 1 ?
4

Which expression is equivalent to 3 x2 ( 4 x2 + 2 x + 1) ?

F

7x2 + 5x + 4

G
H
J

7x 4 + 5x3 + 4 x2
12 x 2 + 6 x + 3
12 x 4 + 6 x 3 + 3 x 2

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= x2

=x

=1

Based on the models for x2 , x, and 1, which product is represented by

the diagram?

24

(x + 1)(x + 3)

(2 x + 3)(x + 1)

(2 x 2 + 3)(x + 1)

(x 2 + x )(2 x 2 + 3 x )

Which labeled point on the number line is closest to the square root of 85 ?

W X Y Z
7

F
G
H
J

W
X
Y
Z

14

10

11

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Which polynomial is equivalent to the following expression?

(3 x2 2 x + 5) (2 x2 5 x + 1)
A
B
C
D

26

Which of the following is equivalent to

F

x
y

y
x
xy

x 7 y7

27

x2 + 3x + 4
x2 7x + 6
x2 3x 6
x2 7x + 4

A factored form of x2 + 5 x 24 is
A
B
C
D

(x 4 )(x + 6 )
(x 3)(x + 8 )
(x 2)(x + 12)
(x 6 )(x + 4 )

15

x 4 y3
?
x 3 y4

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Which is equivalent to the following expression?

(2 xy)3
F
G
H
J

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2 xy3

2 x 3 y3

6 x 3 y3

8 x 3 y3

The length of a certain rectangle is six more than three times its width. If the
width of the rectangle is 4 units, what is its length?
A
B
C
D

10
13
18
27

16

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Which of the following graphs shows a direct variation?

y
9
8
7
6
5
4
3

2
1
-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 O
-1
-2

-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9

y
9
8
7
6
5
4
3

2
1
-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 O
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9

y
9
8
7
6
5
4
3

2
1
-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 O
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9

y
9
8
7
6
5
4
3

2
1
-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 O
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9

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Which graph apparently represents a function of x ?

y
5
4
3
2
1

5 4 3 2 1 O
1

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

y
5
4
3
2
1

5 4 3 2 1 O
1

5
4
3
2
1

5 4 3 2 1 O
1

y
5
4
3
2
1

5 4 3 2 1 O
1

18

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If f (x) =

3 5
4
1
2
14

H
J

9 x
what is f (5) ?
4

4
1

19

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What is the range of the function shown?

y
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 O
-1
-2

-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9

2 x 7

3 x 6

2 y7

3 y6

20

34

The table gives the cost for different numbers of 100-sheet notebooks. The
cost, C, varies directly as the number of notebooks, n.
Number of
notebooks
( n)

Cost
(C )

$4.30

$8.60

$12.90

$17.20

Which equation represents the relationship shown in the table?

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C = 2.15
n

C = 4.30n

C = 2.15n

C = 2.15 + n

A function of x consists of five ordered pairs of the form (x , y). Four of the
ordered pairs are shown below.
(1, 9), (3, 19), (5, 29), (7, 39)
Which could be the 5th ordered pair of the function?
A
B
C
D

(9, 8 )
(1, 49)
(5, 19)
(3, 9)

21

36

The number of miles, m, a car can travel varies directly with the amount of
gas, g, in its fuel tank. If k is the constant of variation, which equation
represents that situation?
F
G

37

m = kg

m = g+k

The function f (x) = 1,200 50 x gives the distance left to travel after driving
x hours. What is f (9), the distance left to travel after driving 9 hours?
A
B
C
D

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k
g
g
m=
k
m=

450
691
750
850

miles
miles
miles
miles

Which is a zero of the function defined by the following equation?

f (x) = x(x + 2)
F
G
H
J

2
1

1
2

22

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The relationship shown in the table is a direct variation.

5
6
7
8

15
18
21
24

Which equation best represents this relationship?

40

y = 4x 5

y = x + 10

y = 3x

y= 1x
3

Which of the following represents the domain of the relation shown?

A
B
C
D

F
G
H
J

150
250
350
450

{A, B, C, D}
{A, B, 150, 250}
{150, 250, 350, 450}
{A, 150, B, 250, C, 350, D, 450}

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41

Christy and Claire take piano lessons. Their practice times for the past week
are shown in the matrix.
Christy
Claire

M
20
0

W
10
5

F
15
15

Sa
20
30

Which matrix could represent the new practice schedule if their teacher
wants them to practice twice as much this week?
10

15

10

5
2.5

7.5
7.5

40

20
5

30
15

40

30

40

20
10

30
30

40

60

22

12
7

17
17

22

32

24

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7 4

3 2

42

3 15

4 4

4 56

12 3

8
=

1

3 15
4 4

1
2

This table shows the wind chill at 40F for various wind speeds.
Wind Speed
(miles per hour), s
Wind Chill
(F), t

10

15

20

25

30

40

50

60

36

34

32

30

29

28

27

26

25

Which equation most closely represents a line of best fit for the data?
A
B
C
D

t = 0.2s + 35
t = 0.2s 35
t = 35s + 0.2
t = 35s 0.2

25

44

Which matrix is equivalent to 3 3 ?

9

18

3

9

18

9

27

26

45

The chart below shows the scores for each of the first 10 basketball games
for the Hawks and the Blue Jays.
Hawks

Blue Jays

95

91

93

103

93

93

93

76

82

91

81

95

80

90

103

104

87

95

98

95

Which of the following is true?

A
B
C
D

The
The
The
The

mode for the Hawks is less than the mode for the Blue Jays.
mean for the Blue Jays is less than the mean for the Hawks.
median for the Hawks is greater than the median for the Blue Jays.
range for the Hawks is greater than the range for the Blue Jays.

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46

Easy Street Deli serves sandwiches with 3 choices of bread and 3 choices of
meat. The tables show the number of each type of sandwich sold on Monday
and Tuesday.

Monday

Ham
Roast Beef
Turkey

White Wheat Rye

Bread Bread Bread
43
55
41
21
56
29
28
30
50

Tuesday

Ham
Roast Beef
Turkey

White Wheat Rye

Bread Bread Bread
34
70
56
40
54
67
29
32
50

Which matrix shows the difference between the number of different

sandwiches sold on Tuesday and the number sold on Monday?

21

55
3

15 15 9

2 19
38
0 2
1

97 125 77

96 110 61
100 62 57

15 15 9

38 2 19
0 2 1

28

47

The male and female teachers at Mountainview School recorded the number
of years they have been teaching at the school. The box-and-whisker plots
summarize the data.
Female Teachers

10

12

14

16

18

20

22

24

26

28

Male Teachers
Which statement is false?
A
B
C
D

The teacher with the least number of years teaching is female.

The range in the years teaching is greater for male teachers than for female
teachers.
The difference in the maximum number of years teaching for male and female
teachers is 1.
The median number of years teaching for female teachers is 2 less than the median
for male teachers.

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Answer Key-EOC020-M0119
Test Sequence
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Correct
Answer
D
H
D
H
D
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D
J
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J
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G
D
F
A
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D
J
A
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Statistics
Statistics
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