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Chapter 8 Pre Test



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

 1. 

Use the graphs of the equations mc001-1.jpg to determine the solution (if any) of the system of linear equations.

mc001-2.jpg
a.
mc001-3.jpg
b.
mc001-4.jpg
c.
mc001-5.jpg
d.
infinitely many solutions
e.
no solution
 

 2. 

Select the graphs of the equations below and find solutions of the system of linear equations (if any).

mc002-1.jpg 
a.
mc002-2.jpg

mc002-3.jpg
d.
mc002-8.jpg
mc002-9.jpg
b.
mc002-4.jpg

mc002-5.jpg
e.
no solution

mc002-10.jpg
c.
mc002-6.jpg

mc002-7.jpg
 

 3. 

Write the equations of the lines below in slope-intercept form.

mc003-1.jpg
a.
mc003-2.jpg
b.
mc003-3.jpg
c.
mc003-4.jpg
d.
mc003-5.jpg
e.
mc003-6.jpg
 

 4. 

Write the system of linear equation mc004-1.jpg in slope-intercept form.
a.
mc004-2.jpg
b.
mc004-3.jpg
c.
mc004-4.jpg
d.
mc004-5.jpg
e.
mc004-6.jpg
 

 5. 

What can you conclude about the number of solutions of the system of linear equations  mc005-1.jpg that has a slope-intercept form mc005-2.jpg?
a.
one solution: mc005-3.jpg
b.
one solution: mc005-4.jpg
c.
one solution: mc005-5.jpg
d.
no solution
e.
infinitely many solutions
 

 6. 

A small company produces bird feeders that sell for mc006-1.jpg per unit. The cost of producing each unit is mc006-2.jpg, and the company has fixed costs of mc006-3.jpg. Let the cost function mc006-4.jpg be the total cost to produce x bird feeders and let the revenue function mc006-5.jpg be the total revenue from selling x bird feeders. Graph the cost and revenue function and find the point of intersection of the graphs.
a.
mc006-6.jpg
mc006-7.jpg
d.
mc006-12.jpg
mc006-13.jpg
b.
mc006-8.jpg
mc006-9.jpg
e.
mc006-14.jpg
mc006-15.jpg
c.
mc006-10.jpg
mc006-11.jpg
 

 7. 

If possible, solve the system below by the method of substitution.

mc007-1.jpg
a.
mc007-2.jpg
b.
mc007-3.jpg
c.
mc007-4.jpg
d.
mc007-5.jpg
e.
mc007-6.jpg
 

 8. 

Solve the system of linear equations mc008-1.jpg by the method of substitution.
a.
mc008-2.jpg
b.
mc008-3.jpg
c.
mc008-4.jpg
d.
mc008-5.jpg
e.
mc008-6.jpg
 

 9. 

If possible, solve the system below by the method of elimination.

mc009-1.jpg
a.
mc009-2.jpg
b.
mc009-3.jpg
c.
mc009-4.jpg
d.
mc009-5.jpg
e.
mc009-6.jpg
 

 10. 

If possible, solve the system below by the method of elimination.

mc010-1.jpg
a.
mc010-2.jpg
b.
mc010-3.jpg
c.
mc010-4.jpg
d.
mc010-5.jpg
e.
mc010-6.jpg
 

 11. 

Use the most convenient method (graphing, substitution, or elimination) to solve the system of linear equations.

mc011-1.jpg
a.
mc011-2.jpg
b.
mc011-3.jpg
c.
mc011-4.jpg
d.
mc011-5.jpg
e.
mc011-6.jpg
 

 12. 

Use the most convenient method (graphing, substitution, or elimination) to solve the system of linear equations.

mc012-1.jpg
a.
mc012-2.jpg
b.
mc012-3.jpg
c.
mc012-4.jpg
d.
mc012-5.jpg
e.
mc012-6.jpg
 

 13. 

Consider the system of linear equations below.

mc013-1.jpg

Which value of k, mc013-2.jpg, would the system have no solution.
a.
mc013-3.jpg
b.
mc013-4.jpg
 

 14. 

The sum of two numbers is mc014-1.jpg and the difference of the two numbers is mc014-2.jpg. Use a system of linear equations to find two numbers that satisfy the requirements.
a.
mc014-3.jpg and mc014-4.jpg
b.
mc014-5.jpg and mc014-6.jpg
c.
mc014-7.jpg and mc014-8.jpg
d.
mc014-9.jpg and mc014-10.jpg
e.
mc014-11.jpg and mc014-12.jpg
 

 15. 

The sale price of a watch is mc015-1.jpg. The discount is mc015-2.jpg of the list price. Use a system of linear equations to find the list price.
a.
mc015-3.jpg
b.
mc015-4.jpg
c.
mc015-5.jpg
d.
mc015-6.jpg
e.
mc015-7.jpg
 

 16. 

A fundraising dinner was held on two consecutive nights. On the first night, mc016-1.jpg adult tickets and mc016-2.jpg children's tickets were sold, for a total of mc016-3.jpg. On the second night, mc016-4.jpg adult tickets and mc016-5.jpg children's tickets were sold, for a total of mc016-6.jpg. Find the price of each type of ticket.
a.
Children's tickets cost mc016-7.jpg and adult tickets cost mc016-8.jpg.
b.
Children's tickets cost mc016-9.jpg and adult tickets cost mc016-10.jpg.
c.
Children's tickets cost mc016-11.jpg and adult tickets cost mc016-12.jpg.
d.
Children's tickets cost mc016-13.jpg and adult tickets cost mc016-14.jpg.
e.
Children's tickets cost mc016-15.jpg and adult tickets cost mc016-16.jpg.
 

 17. 

The total time for a two-member team in a mc017-1.jpg-meter relay race is mc017-2.jpg minutes. The first runner on the team averages mc017-3.jpg meters per minute and the second runner averages mc017-4.jpg meters per minute. For how many minutes did the first runner keep the baton before passing it to the second runner?
a.
mc017-5.jpg minutes
b.
mc017-6.jpg minutes
c.
mc017-7.jpg minutes
d.
mc017-8.jpg minutes
e.
mc017-9.jpg minutes
 

 18. 

Find b such that the line mc018-1.jpg passes through the points mc018-2.jpg and mc018-3.jpg.
a.
mc018-4.jpg
b.
mc018-5.jpg
c.
mc018-6.jpg
d.
mc018-7.jpg
e.
mc018-8.jpg
 

 19. 

Graph the solution of the system of linear inequalities below.

mc019-1.jpg
a.

mc019-2.jpg
d.

mc019-5.jpg
b.

mc019-3.jpg
e.

mc019-6.jpg
c.

mc019-4.jpg
 

 20. 

Graph the solution of the system of linear inequalities below.

mc020-1.jpg
a.

mc020-2.jpg
d.

mc020-5.jpg
b.

mc020-3.jpg
e.

mc020-6.jpg
c.

mc020-4.jpg
 



 
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