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Algebra Midterm Exam Study Guide - Chapter 3



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 
 
Which number is a solution of the inequality?
 

 1. 

b > –0.4
a.
2
b.
–1
c.
–8
d.
–7
 

 2. 

m > mc002-1.jpg
a.
–16
b.
1
c.
0
d.
–2
 

 3. 

x(7 – x) > 8
a.
2
b.
8
c.
–1
d.
0
 

 4. 

mc004-1.jpg
a.
11
b.
1
c.
6
d.
14
 

 5. 

mc005-1.jpg
a.
mc005-2.jpg
b.
3
c.
mc005-3.jpg
d.
mc005-4.jpg
 
 
Identify the graph of the inequality from the given description.
 

 6. 

x is negative.
a.
mc006-1.jpg
c.
mc006-3.jpg
b.
mc006-2.jpg
d.
mc006-4.jpg
 

 7. 

x is at most 3.5.
a.
mc007-1.jpg
c.
mc007-3.jpg
b.
mc007-2.jpg
d.
mc007-4.jpg
 

Short Answer
 
 
Write the inequality in words.
 

 8. 

3n < 52
 

 9. 

5n – 10 > 26
 
 
Graph the inequality.
 

 10. 

d < –4
 

 11. 

h > mc011-1.jpg
 

 12. 

mc012-1.jpg
 

 13. 

x ³ –4
 
 
Write an inequality for the graph.
 

 14. 

mc014-1.jpg
 

 15. 

mc015-1.jpg
 

 16. 

Tina can type at least 75 words per minute. Write and graph an inequality to model this situation.
 
 
Write an inequality to model the situation.
 

 17. 

Thomas earned $44 or more.
 

 18. 

A number exceeds 44.
 
 
Solve the inequality. Then graph your solution.
 

 19. 

mc019-1.jpg
 

 20. 

x – 7 > –3.1
 

 21. 

mc021-1.jpg
 

 22. 

mc022-1.jpg
 

 23. 

a – 1 > 3
 

 24. 

mc024-1.jpg
 

 25. 

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 26. 

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 27. 

mc027-1.jpg
 

 28. 

mc028-1.jpgv < mc028-2.jpg
 

 29. 

mc029-1.jpg
 

 30. 

–2d < –10
 

 31. 

mc031-1.jpg
 

 32. 

–8 < 5x – 8 < 12
 

 33. 

mc033-1.jpg
 

 34. 

mc034-1.jpg
 
 
Solve the inequality.
 

 35. 

h – 15 > –1
 

 36. 

mc036-1.jpg
 

 37. 

mc037-1.jpg
 

 38. 

mc038-1.jpg + x + mc038-2.jpg mc038-3.jpg mc038-4.jpg
 

 39. 

mc039-1.jpgx – 7 < mc039-2.jpg
 

 40. 

–5x – 7 < 28
 

 41. 

g + 2 – 2(g – 14) > 0
 

 42. 

4(b – 8) > 16
 

 43. 

mc043-1.jpg
 

 44. 

12x – 3x + 11 > 4x – (17 – 9x)
 

 45. 

mc045-1.jpg
 

 46. 

mc046-1.jpg
 

 47. 

What number would you subtract from each side of the inequality to solve x + mc047-1.jpg > 1?
 

 48. 

Suppose you had d dollars in your bank account. You spent $11 but have at least $35 left. How much money did you have initially? Write and solve an inequality that represents this situation.
 

 49. 

Your class hopes to collect at least 300 cans of food for the annual food drive. There were 139 cans donated the first week and 85 more the second week.
a. Write an inequality that describes this situation. Let c represent the number of cans of food that must be collected by the end of the third week for your class to meet or surpass your goal.
b. How many cans are needed to meet or surpass your goal?
 

 50. 

Jeanette wants to tile the floor of a room in her house. The square tiles measure mc050-1.jpg ft on each side. The room is 10 ft wide.
a. Write an inequality to describe how many tiles are needed to make one row of tiles across the width of the room.
b. Solve the inequality.
c. How many tiles should Jeanette buy to form one row?
 

 51. 

Replacemc051-1.jpgwith a number that makes the inequalities equivalent.
–6v <mc051-2.jpg ; v > –0.5
 

 52. 

The French club is sponsoring a bake sale. If their goal is to raise at least $125, how many pastries must they sell at $2.50 each in order to meet that goal? Write and solve an inequality.
 

 53. 

The width of a rectangle is 33 centimeters. The perimeter is at least 776 centimeters.
a. Write and solve an inequality to find the length of the rectangle.
b. Write an inequality to find the area of the rectangle.
 

 54. 

Alexandria wants to go hiking on Saturday. To choose from several parks she could go to, she considers these conditions.

• She wants to hike for 2 hours.
• She wants to spend no more than 9 hours away from home.
• She can average 40 miles per hour to and from the park.

Write and solve an inequality to find possible distances from Alexandria’s home to a park that satisfies the conditions.
 
 
Write a compound inequality that represents each situation. Graph your solution.
 

 55. 

all real numbers that are greater than –8 but less than 8
 

 56. 

all real numbers at least –3 and at most 6
 

 57. 

On a road in the city of Rochester, the maximum speed is 50 miles per hour, and the minimum speed is 20 miles per hour.
 
 
Write a compound inequality that the graph could represent.
 

 58. 

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 59. 

mc059-1.jpg
 

 60. 

A student scored 73 and 99 on her first two quizzes. Write and solve a compound inequality to find the possible values for a third quiz score that would give her an average between 85 and 90.
 
 
Write an inequality for the situation.
 

 61. 

all real numbers b that are less than –3 or greater than 15
 

 62. 

all real numbers at most –3.5 or at least 4
 
 
Solve the compound inequality. Graph your solution.
 

 63. 

4x – 2 < –18 or 5x + 9 > 4
 

 64. 

mc064-1.jpg
 
 
Solve the equation. If there is no solution, write no solution.
 

 65. 

mc065-1.jpg
 

 66. 

mc066-1.jpg
 

 67. 

mc067-1.jpg
 

 68. 

mc068-1.jpg
 

 69. 

mc069-1.jpg
 

 70. 

mc070-1.jpg
 

 71. 

The ideal width of a safety belt strap for a certain automobile is 7 cm. An actual width can vary by at most 0.45 cm. Write an absolute value inequality for the range of acceptable widths.
 

 72. 

Write four solutions to the inequality sa072-1.jpg.
 

 73. 

Eduardo solved –4x > 120 by adding 4 to each side of the inequality. What mistake did he make?
 

 74. 

What number would you add to each side of the inequality to solve 13 < 3n – 6.7?
 

Other
 

 75. 

Are the solutions of the compound inequality x < 2 OR x > 5 different from the solutions to the compound inequality x < 2 AND x > 5 ? Explain.
 

 76. 

Determine whether the following statement is sometimes, always or never true. Explain your answer.

If a > b and c > d, then ot076-1.jpg.
 

 77. 

Explain why the equation ot077-1.jpg has no solution.
 



 
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