ASSIGNMENT

Linear Equations + System of Linear Equations

SECTION-3 (Without Calculator) 4. On a car trip Adam drove 50 miles more
than half the number of miles Benjamin
drove. If together they drove 500 miles,
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1. 7  3 how many miles did Adam drive?
x 1 x 1
If x  1, what is the solution to the A) 200
equation above? B) 250
A) 2 C) 300
B) 1 D) 350
C) 5 Working space:
D) 3
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2. If 12x  4  20 ,what is the value of
6 x  5? x f  x
A) 4
B) 6
1 6
C) 10
D) 13 2 10
Working space: 3 14
4 18
5 22
The selected values of a function shown
in the table above represent a linear
3. The line passing through the points
function. Which of the following equals
 a,3 and  b, 2 is parallel to the
f 10 ?
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graph of y  x  10. What is the value
2 A) 36
of a  b ? B) 40
A) 5 C) 42
B) 7 D) 44
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D) 10
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6. 8. If a linear function f satisfies f  3  10
x y
and f  7   18, what is the value of
0 2
k 14 f  5 ?
k+2 17 A) 12
The table above shows the point  x, y  B) 14
represented on a straight line. If the point C) 15
16,m lies on the same line, what is the D) 16
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value of m ?
A) 26
B) 24
C) 22
D) 20
Answer: A 9.
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f n 0 3 6 9 b
The table above shows some values of
the linear function f . Which of the
following defines b?
A) b  a  3
7. B) b  a  5
T  150  20w C) b  2a  4
Cassy plans to buy a new computer, and D) b  3a  3
plans to save $20 each week for the next Working space:
w weeks. The total amount of money she
saved is represented by the equation
above, where T is the total amount.
Which of the following is the best
interpretation of the number 150 in the 10. Mr. Benjamin has brought grammar
equation? work books to distribute to the students
A) The new computer costs $150.
in his reading class. If he gives each
B) She saved $150 each week.
student 5 books, he will have 10 books
C) She wants to buy a computer when
left over, and if he gives each student 7
she saves $150.
books, he will need an additional 20
D) She has already saved $150 toward
the cost of a new computer. books. How many students are in the
Answer: D class?
Hint: By analyzing the equation. A) 17
Working space: B) 15
C) 18
D) 22
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11. ax  by  5 2x  3y  5
14.
In the equation above, a and b are non- 4 x  py  21
zero constants. If a  b  0, which of the If the system of linear equation above
following must be true about the graph has no solution then which of the
in the xy -plane?
following is true?
A) The slope of the graph is negative.
B) The slope of the graph is positive. A) p  4
C) The slope of the graph is zero. B) p  3
D) The slope of the graph is undefined. C) p  2
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D) p  6
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ax  by  9
12.
3x  y  3
If the system of linear equations above
has infinitely many solutions, what is the Questions 15 and 16 refer to the following
value of a  b ?
information.
A) –3
B) 6 P  t   b  at
C) 9 Jessie purchased a micro oven for $750.
D) 12 After 10 years, the value of the oven will
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be $0 . The value P of the oven during
year t is modeled by the equation above,
where a and b are constants.
15. Based on the information above, what is
the value of a?
13.
2
y  mx 
5
2x  3y  4
In the system of equations, m is a
constant. If the system has unique
solution, which one is true?
2
A) m  
3
B) m  1
2
C) m 
3
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D) m  
3
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16. In how many years will the value of the SECTION-4 (With Calculator)
micro oven be decreased by $180? 18.

The equation of the graph of line in

the xy -plane above is y  mx  6, where
m is a constant. If the line passes
through a point  3, 2  , what is the value
of m ?
4
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3
2
B) 
3
1
C) 
2
1
D) 
17. The graph of line k in xy-plane has a y- 4
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intercept 8 and contains the point

 4, 4  the graph of line m contains the

point 1,5  and  5,3 if the lines k and
Question 15 and 16 refer to the following
m intersect at  s, t  then value of s t ? information.
Dog age (D) 0 2 4 6 8 … 15
Human age (H) a 10 20 30 40 … b
The chart above shows equivalent ages
for dogs and humans. Human age is
directly proportional to dog age.

19. What is the value of a  b ?

A) 60
B) 75
C) 80
D) 85
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20. Which of the following graph best 21.

represents the relationship between dog

and human ages?

The graph of line is shown in the xy -

plane above. Line m (not shown) has
the equation y  ax  b, where a and b
are constants. If line m is perpendicular
A)
to line and passes through point P,
what is the value of b ?
A) 0
B) –1
C) –2
D) –3
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B)

Questions 18 and 19 refer to the

following information.
The total cost of an internet phone-call is
the sum of
(1) A basic fixed charge for using
C) the internet and
(2) An additional charge for each
minute that is used.
The total cost of a 20 minute-call is $24
and the total cost of a 35 minute-call is
$31.50.
22. What is the basic fixed charge, in
dollars, for using the internet?
D)
A) 21
B) 14
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C) 12
D) 16
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23. What is the total cost, in dollars, of a 40 25.
minute-call?
A) 39
B) 41
C) 34
D) 52
The function f , defined by
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f  x   mx  m, is graphed in the xy 
plane above. Which of the following
expressions represents the area of
triangle OPR ?
m
A)
2
B) m
m2
24. C)
2
D) m 2
L  0.2  t  2010  10
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The lifespan of a certain bird has been
tracked from the year 2010, and the
average lifespan is modelled by the
26.
equation above. In 2010 the lifespan of
the bird was 10 years. What is the
meaning of the number 0.2 in the
equation?
A) The lifespan in the year 2010
B) The life span increase each year from
2010
Note: figure not drawn to scale.
C) The lifespan increase every 10 year
In the xy -plane above, line is parallel
D) The life span decrease each year from
to line m. what is the value of b?
2010 7
A) 
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B) 14
C) 21
D) 28
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27. Lee’s family starts a trip with a supply of 29. The graph of ax  by  5 in the xy -
20 pounds of coffee. When they arrive at
plane contains points from each of
their destination, 8 days later, they have
Quadrants I, II, and III, but no points
found only 4 pounds left. They consume
coffee at a constant rate per day. If T is from Quadrant IV. Which of the
amount of coffee remaining as a function following must be true?
of days d, which of the following A) a  0 and b  0
represents the function T  d  ? B) a  0 and b  0
A) T  d   8d C) a  0 and b  0
B) T  d   2d  20 D) a  0 and b  0
C) T  d   20  8d Working space:

D) T  d   20  2d
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30.
28. 8 x  y  300
Plan Monthly Fee Cost/Minute
The elevator in a trade center is moving
down from a height of 300 feet. The A $25 $0.20
equation above can be used to model the B $40 $0.08
height of elevator, y, above the lobby, A cellular phone company offers two
where x is the time in seconds. If the
different phone plans shown in the table
ordered pair  x, y  satisfies the equation,
above. What is the number of minutes
what does  37.5,0 mean? when the total cost is the same for both
A) The elevator stops at a height of 37.5 plans?
feet.
A) 80
B) The elevator is moving down at a
constant speed of 37.5 feet per second. B) 95
C) The elevator moves 37.5 feet from C) 100
the lobby. D) 125
D) The elevator takes 37.5 seconds to Working space:
move down to the lobby.
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Question 29 and 30 refer to the 33.

following information.
The length of a spring varies directly as
the amount of weight attached to it.
When a weight of 10 grams is attached,
the spring is stretched to 25 centimeters. In the xy -plane above, line is
31. Which of the following is the equation perpendicular to line m. Which of the
that relates the weight W and the length following points lies on line ?
A) 1, 2 
L of the spring?
B)  3,4
A) L  15W
C)  5,7 
B) L  0.8W
D)  6,9
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D) L  2.5W  25
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34.
v  t   490  9.8t
A bullet is shot up into the air from
ground level. The equation above shows
the velocity, v, of the bullet, in meters
per second, after t seconds. According to
the model, what is the meaning of the
32. What is the number of grams that 9.8 in the equation?
stretches a spring 33 centimeters? A) For every increase of 1 second, the
velocity increases by 9.8 meters per
A) 12.8 second.
B) 13.2 B) For every increase of 1 second, the
velocity decreases by 9.8 meters per
C) 15 second.
D) 18 C) For every decreases of 1 second, the
velocity decrease by 9.8 meters per
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D) For every decrease of 9.8 second, the
velocity increases by 490 meters per
second.
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35. ax  by  2  0 Question 37 and 38 refer to the
In the function above, a and b are following information.
constants. If the graph of the function
has a negative slope and a negative y -
intercept, which of the following is true?
A) a  0
B) a  0
C) a  0
D) a  0
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Two health clubs offer different
membership plans. The graph above
shows the yearly cost, including a
membership fee plus a monthly charge,
for each club.
37. Which of the following is closest to the
monthly charges, in dollars, for club B?
36. A) 42
B) 67
C) 70
D) 72
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In the figure above, lines h, i, j, and k are

graphed in the xy -plane. Which of the
38. Which of the following best
following correctly orders them by their
approximates the total cost, in dollars,
slope from least to greatest? for club B when both plans are the same?
A) k  j  i  h A) 510
B) k  i  j  h B) 525
C) 533
C) k  j  h  i D) 550
D) j  k  i  h Working space:
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39. Questions 40 and 41 refer to the following
information.
x f  x x g  x
R  100 x
1 7 0 12 C  85 x  2000
A smartphone production company
3 13 1 14 expressed a relationship between
revenue (R) and cost (C) for selling x
5 19 2 16 units of a product as shown above.
40. For what value of x will the product start
a b a b to return a profit?

The tables above show some values of

the linear functions f and g . What is

the value of a  b ?

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41. For what value of x, will the company

achieve a profit of $100,000?

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42. x  4 y  3
44.
4 x  y  12
In the system of equation above, what is
the value of x  y ?

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43. The graph of a linear function f is

shown in the xy -plane above. If
 k 1 x  3k  ax  24
f  k   1, what is the value of f  2k  ? 45. If the equation above is true for all real
values of x, where k and a are constants,
what is the value of a?

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46.
x –1 0 1 2
f  x a 5 k b
The table above shows some values of a linear
function f . If b  a  9, what is the value of k?

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