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Math A Homework Quiz 47
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1. (3 points)
The Town Recreation Department ordered a total of 100 balls and bats for the summer
baseball camp. Balls cost $4.50 each and bats cost $20.00 each. The total purchase was
$822.00. How many of each item were ordered?
1.
2. (3 points)
There are only three flavors of gumdrops in a jar containing 40 gumdrops. There
are 3 times as many cherry gumdrops as lemon gumdrops. There are 4 more than
twice as many orange gumdrops as lemon gumdrops. How many gumdrops of each
flavor are in the jar? [Only an algebraic solution will be accepted.]
2.
3. (3 points)
Tickets for a high school dance cost $1.00 each if purchased in advance of the dance,
but $1.50 each if bought at the door. If 100 tickets were sold and $120 was collected,
how many tickets were sold in advance and how many were sold at the door?
[Only an algebraic solution will be accepted.]
3.
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4. (2 points)
In the accompanying diagram of !ABC, m!B = 90" , m!C = 52" , and BC = 14.
Find the length of side AB to the nearest tenth.
4.
5. (2 points)
Simplify:
5x ! 5y xy 2
"
x2 y
25
5.
6. (3 points)
Mr. Rizzo placed a ladder so that it reached a window 15 feet above the ground when the foot
of the ladder was 5 feet from the wall. Find the length of the ladder to the nearest tenth of a foot.
6.
Which is not a factor of 2x 2 ! 32?
7. (1) x 2 ! 32
(2) 2
(3) x ! 4
(4) x 2 ! 16
Which equation represents a line with
a slope of ! 3 and a y-intercept of 1?
8.
(1) y = x ! 3
(3) x = y ! 3
(2) y = !3x + 1
(4) x = !3y + 1
Which property is illustrated by the
equation 9(x + 3) ! 2 = 9x + 27 ! 2?
7.
(1) associative
9.
(2) distributive
(3) inverse
(4) identity
8.
If the circumference of a circle is 26! ,
what is the area of the circle, to the
10. nearest tenth?
(1) 40.8
(3) 530.9
(2) 81.7
(4) 2,123.7
9.
10.
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