Name Date

CHAPTER
SAT/ACT Chapter Test
2 For use after Chapter 2

Multiple Choice 6. Which statement illustrates the commutative

property of multiplication?
1. Which list of numbers is in order from least
to greatest? A 4b 1 (23) 5 23 1 4b
5 8 } B 4b p 0 5 0
A 20.8, 2}6 , }9 , 1.41, 2
C 4b p (23) 5 23 p 4b
} 8 5
B 2 , 1.41, }9 , 20.8, 2}6 D 4b p (21) 5 24b
5 8 } E 23 p (4 p b) 5 (23 p 4) p b
C 2}6 , 20.8, }9 , 1.41, 2
} 5 8 7. Let a be a positive number. If the product
D 2 , 2}6 , 20.8, }9 , 1.41 abc is negative, which statement must
be true?
5 8 }
E 2}6 , 20.8, }9 , 2 , 1.41
A bc > 0 B bc < 0
C ac > 0 D ac < 0
2. Which description does not apply to 15?
E ab > 0
A Real number
B Integer 8. What are the terms of the expression
C Rational number 5x2 1 7 2 3x 2 19?

D Whole number A 5x 2, 23x B 5, 7, 23, 219

E Repeating decimal C 5x2, 7, 3x, 19 D 5x 2, 7, 23x, 219

E 7, 219
3. What is the value of 23.1 1 8.8 1 (22.6)?
A 214.5 B 3.1 C 8.3 9. Simplify the expression

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22(m 1 4) 2 6(5 2 3m).
D 9.3 E 14.5
A 16m 2 38 B 216m 1 38
4. What is the value of the expression C 220m 1 22 D 25m 2 26
x 2 2.8 2 (2y) when x 5 4.5 and
E 20m 1 38
y 5 26.1?
A 24.4 B 21.2 C 1.2 10. Let U be the set of integers from 10 to
20. A 5 {13, 15, 18} and
D 7.8 E 13.4
B 5 {10, 11, 13, 18}. What is A B?

5. You drive from Denver, Colorado which A A {12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20}
has an elevation of 5280 feet above sea level
to Death Valley, California which has an B B {10, 11, 13, 15, 18}
elevation of 282 feet below sea level. What C C {10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20}
is the change in elevation?
D D {12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20}
A 25562 feet B 24998 feet
E E {13, 18}
C 4998 feet D 5280 feet
E 5562 feet

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CHAPTER
SAT/ACT Chapter Test continued
2 For use after Chapter 2

11. Find the perimeter of the rectangle. Gridded Response

17. At the start of the month,

0.75 your savings account had
a balance of $551. You
x 1 1.1 withdrew a total of $605
from the account and
A 0.75x 1 0.825 B 2x 1 2.6 deposited a total of $385
C x 1 1.85 D x 1 2.6 into the account. What is
the balance in the account
E 2x 1 3.7 at the end of the month?
5u
12. What is the value of } when u 5 21
v 2 3u
and v 5 4?
5
A 25 B 21 C 2}7
18. What is the value of
D }5 E 5 ab 2 a 1 b 2 when
7
a 5 21.5 and b 5 4?
13. Let a and b be negative numbers. If the
a c
quotient } 4 }d is negative, which statement
b
must be true?
A c<0 B c>0
d
C d>0 D }c < 0

d
E }c > 0
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14. Approximate 2 55 to the nearest integer. 19. The table shows the depth of the water at the
end of a dock in Myrtle Beach, South Caro-
A 28 B 27 C 25 lina over a five-hour period. What is
D 7 E 8 the mean depth of the water over the
five-hour period?
15. If x 5 64, the value of which expression is a
Hour Depth (feet)
perfect square?
} }
A x 1 5 B x 2 2 1 0.1
} }
C 2 p x D 4 p x 2 20.2
}
E 2 p x 1 1 3 20.2
} 4 0.3
16. Approximate 232200 to the nearest integer.
A 213 B 212 5 1.0

C 211 D 12
E 13

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 Chapter 2, continued
23. a. 210e + (23)r, or 210e 2 3r
b. descended 174 feet;
210e 2 3r 5 210(15) 2 3(8) 5 2150 2 24 5 2174
24. a. 240 feet b. 10 rolls; 240 4 25 5 9.6;
Because 9 rolls would not be enough, the
gardener must purchase 10 rolls. c. 10 feet;
10 rolls 5 250 feet and 250 2 240 5 10
d. $169.50
Standardized Test B
1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. D 7. D 8. C
9. D 10. B 11. A 12. A 13. D 14. A
15. D 16. B 17. C 18. C 19. A 20. D
21. C 22. 25 23. a. C 5 0.15t 1 0.10m
b. $3.70; The total cost for 104 minutes and 7 text
messages is $16.30 and you have pre-paid $20, so
the remaining balance is $3.70. 24. a. 296 ft
b. 6 rolls; Five rolls would only be 250 feet of
fencing which is not enough. Six rolls would be
300 feet which is a little more than what is needed.
c. 4 ft; 296 feet of fencing is needed and 300 feet
is purchased, so 4 feet of fence is leftover.
d. $290.33; Six rolls of fencing costs $273.90.
6% tax is $16.43 rounded to the nearest cent.
The total cost including tax is $290.33.
Standardized Test C
1. D 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. D 7. C 8. B
9. A 10. D 11. B 12. D 13. A 14. B
15. C 16. D 17. D 18. C 19. A 20. A
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21. 3 22. a. Sample answer:
C 5 2.49p 1 3.29w where C represents total cost,
p represents pounds of peanuts purchased and w
represents pounds of walnuts purchased b. 5 packs;
The cost of the nuts is 6(2.49) 1 3(3.29) 5 24.81,
leaving $5.19 for gum. When $5.19 is divided by
$0.95, the quotient is about 5.5, so 5 packs of gum
can be purchased.
23. a. 18 feet b. 121 ft; The landscaper needs
12(18), or 216, feet of fencing, so 216 2 95, or
121, feet of fencing is still needed. c. $257.10;
Because 121 4 15 8.07, 9 rolls are needed. The
rolls, with tax, cost 9($26.95)(1.06) 5 $257.10.
d. 4 ft; The landscaper will have 9(15) 2 121, or
} }
14, feet leftover. Because 14 is between 9 and
}
16 , the side length will be between 3 and 4 feet,
but closer to 4 feet because 14 is closer to 16.
SAT/ACT Chapter Test
1. C 2. E 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. D
9. A 10. E 11. E 12. C 13. D 14. B
15. C 16. A 17. $331 18. 8.5 19. 0.2 ft
Performance Assessment
1. Complete answers should include: an
ANSWERS
explanation that a rational number is a ratio of two
integers; an explanation that irrational numbers
cannot be expressed as a ratio of two integers,
or a discussion of the differences between the
decimal representations of rational numbers and
irrational numbers; an example of a rational
number and an example of an irrational number.
2. a. 119 points b. 175 points c. 99 points; 17
correct answers, 6 incorrect answers, 2 left blank
5
d. 121 points; distributive property e. }
7
f. Neither; both scored 117 points.
g. Explanations may vary; 10x 2 75 h. 85 points
Chapter 3
Quiz 1
1. n 5 216 2. t 5 27 3. f 5 90 4. w 5 24
5. d 5 30 6. y 5 12 7. z 5 2 8. h 5 24
9. x 5 1 10. 132 tiles
11. 80.75 5 32.50 1 8.25x; x 5.8; You can buy
5 t-shirts. The number of t-shirts must be a whole
number. The total cost with 6 t-shirts would be
$82.
Quiz 2
1. x 5 1 2. y 5 2 3. no solution 4. t 5 25
5. b 5 7.6 6. j 5 5 7. m 5 12 8. d 5 5
9. f 5 6 10. 60 dogs
Quiz 3
1. 25 2. 52% 3. 18 4. 8% 5. 130 6. 94.4
7. 22 8. 27.2 9. 77.625 10. 25.092
8 4
11. y 5 2} x 1 } 12. y 5 5x 1 8
5 5
7 I
13. y 5 2} x 1 3 14. r 5 }
3 Pt
Chapter Test A
1. a 5 220 2. q 5 8 3. y 5 27 4. 12x 5 60;
x 5 5 in. 5. t 5 7 6. b 5 8 7. m 5 5
8. y 5 2x 1 6; x 5 28
9. 25 5 3.75 1 2.80x; x 7.6; 7 boxes. The
number of cereal boxes must be a whole number.
The total cost with 8 boxes would be $26.15.
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