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Solving Equations


Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 
 
Solve the given equation. Check your solution.
 

 1. 
46p mc001-1.jpg 14 = 36
a.
3.57
b.
0.82
c.
0.48
d.
1.09
 

 2. 
57p mc002-1.jpg 13p + 61p mc002-2.jpg p = 128
a.
–0.13
b.
1.23
c.
0.98
d.
–8.00
 

 3. 
mc003-1.jpgm – 13 = mc003-2.jpg
a.
mc003-3.jpg
b.
– mc003-4.jpg
c.
mc003-5.jpg
d.
mc003-6.jpg
 

 4. 
9.16p mc004-1.jpg 11 = 24 + 7.16p
a.
mc004-2.jpg
b.
mc004-3.jpg
c.
mc004-4.jpg
d.
mc004-5.jpg
 

 5. 
22 = –11(y + 7)
a.
4.00
b.
–99.00
c.
–9
d.
6.24
 

 6. 
49(46x + 3) – 6(13x + 7) = 149
a.
49.45
b.
0.3
c.
–0.02
d.
0.02
 
 
Write an algebraic expression to represent the following verbal expression.
 

 7. 
eight more than the product of a number and 100
a.
100x + 8
b.
100x mc007-1.jpg 8
c.
100 + 8x
d.
8 mc007-2.jpg 100x
 

 8. 
20 times the difference of 9 and a number
a.
20(x mc008-1.jpg 9)
b.
20(9 mc008-2.jpg x)
c.
180 – x
d.
20 + x mc008-3.jpg 9
 

 9. 
seven times the sum of 23 and a number
a.
23 + x + 7
b.
7(23 + x)
c.
23 + 7x
d.
7(23) + x
 
 
Write a verbal expression to represent the given equation.
 

 10. 
3 mc010-1.jpg mc010-2.jpg = mc010-3.jpg
a.
Three plus half of a number is equal to 4 divided by that number.
b.
Three plus half of a number is equal to 4 divided by the cube of that number.
c.
Three plus half of a number is equal to 4 divided by the square of that number.
d.
Three plus a number is equal to 4 divided by the square of that number.
 

 11. 
mc011-1.jpg = 4(v + 3)
a.
A number is equal to 4 multiplied by the sum of that number and 3.
b.
A number divided by 12 is equal to 4 multiplied by the sum of that number and 3.
c.
A number divided by 12 is equal to the sum of that number and 3.
d.
A number divided by 2 is equal to 4 multiplied by the sum of that number and 3.
 



 
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