Unit 2 Practice Test

Expressions and Equations

Get Ready• Grab a white board, marker, and eraser • Take out a clean sheet of paper and number it

#1-20 (This is where you will record the number of questions you get right)– Put a check next to the number if you get it correct

– Put a X next to the number if you get it wrong

Learning Target

I will determine my strengths and

weaknesses for my Unit 2 Test tomorrow.

Question #1Which property is demonstrated by the

following statement?

4 + (-3) = (-3) + 4

A. Commutative PropertyB. Associative PropertyC. Identity PropertyD. Distributive Property

Which property is demonstrated by the following statement?

b + (40 + p) = (b + 40) + p

A. Commutative PropertyB. Associative PropertyC. Identity PropertyD. Distributive Property

Question #2

Use the distributive property to simplify the expression.

-3 (5g – 2)

A. -15g – 6B. -8g + 5C. -15g + 6D. 6p – 13

Question #3

Simplify the following expression.-5(4x – 10f + 8) + 6x - 4

A. -14x + 50f – 44B. 24x - 50f – 36C. -14x - 50f + 36D. -24e -50f + 44

Question #4

Simply the following expression.(-4x + 10) – (-2x – 5)

A. -6x + 15B. 6x – 5C. -2x + 15D. 2x - 5

Question #5

Write a linear expression in simplest form to represent the total points scored in rounds 1 - 4. If

x = 4, find the total number of points scored.

Question #6

Round 1 2 3 4Number of Points Scored

x + 5 2x +1 12 6x + 8

A. -9x + 14; 5B. 7x + 17; 45C. 9x + 26; 62D. 35x; 140

Factor the expression 10x – 50.

A. 4(10x-2)B. 10(x + 5)C. 50(10 – x)D. 10(x -5)

Question #7

The side of a square is (6x – y). What is the perimeter of the square?

Question #8

6x - y

A. 12x + 4yB. 36x – yC. 24x - 4yD. -24x + 4y

The cell phone company charges $65 plus .05 per text (t). Write an algebraic expression to

represent the total charge per month.

A. 65.05tB. 65 + .05tC. 70tD. 65 + t

Question #9

Greg has $5 less than twice the dollars(d) than his friend Marley. Which expression

matches the situation?

A. 5 – 2mB. 5 + 2mC. 10mD. 2m - 5

Question #10

Which algebraic expression matches the following phrase?

6 times the sum of p and 4

A. 6p + 4B. 6 + p + 4C. 6(p + 4)D. 4(p + 6)

Question #11

Solve for y. y + 5.14 = 8

A. y = 2.86B. y = 13.14C. y = 3.14D. y = 2.25

Question #12

Marci wants to buy a new pair of shoes that cost $60.00. She earns $12 per week babysitting her little sister in the afternoons. How many weeks will it take Jenna to save enough money to buy

the boots?A. 11 weeksB. 720 weeksC. 6 weeksD. 5 weeks

Question #13

Roxana earns 1.5 her normal hourly rate for overtime pay. Last week, Roxanna earned $72.00 in overtime pay for 3 hours. What is Roxana’s normal

hourly pay?

A. $16.00/hourB. $15.00/hourC. $4.50/hourD. $17.00/hour

Question #14

Shannon spent the day at the mall. She came home with $19.75 in her wallet. She spent $5.15 on

earrings and 3 times that amount on a shirt. How much money did she take to the mall originally?

A. $41.00B. $40.35C. $20.60D. $36.50

Question #15

Solve for x. A. x = 27B. x = 6C. x = 9D. x =3

Question #16

Solve for g. 5g + 30 = 50

A. g = 3B. g = 6C. g = 4D. g = 2

Question #17

Solve for m. -18 = -4m – 2

A. m = -2B. m = 2C. m = -4D. m = 4

Question #18

Question #19

2a + 5 2a + 4

6a - 4

10a

Set up the simplified expression equal to 125 inches and solve for a.

20a + 5 = 125 ; a = 6

Christian spent $82 on renting a video game system and two games for the weekend. The

system cost $25.50 to rent. Write an equation to determine how much each game cost.

Question #20

Example: 2g + 25.50 = 82

Connect It!

Take out your study guide and circle the questions you missed “X” on the practice test.

You have now identified your weaknesses “X” and your strengths “ “ by taking the practice test. This should help guide your studying time tonight!