Prentice Hall Algebra 1
  1. Marco is laying a 15 , minusft squared  brick walkway. He used 18 bricks for the first 3 , ft squared , .  Which is a reasonable number of bricks Marco should buy to finish the walkway?

    1. 50
    2. 100
    3. 200
    4. 300
  2. Jeremiah made the graph below to show how much money he saved after working for a few months. Which of the following represents the amount of money Jeremiah had when he started working?

    A graph displays growth in savings over time. The x-axis displays months, the y-axis displays savings in dollars. The graph is a line that rises from approximately (0, 75) through approximately (3, 150).

    1. x-intercept
    2. y-intercept
    3. slope
    4. domain
  3. Which expression is equivalent to square root of 18 plus square root of 72 . question mark
    1. 30 square root of 3
    2. 18 square root of 2
    3. 3 square root of 10
    4. 9 square root of 2
  4. Kieko took an inventory of the T-shirts she has in her store and displayed her data in the diagram below.

    A Venn diagram shows that the set of short-sleeve shirts includes 14 units. The set of V-necks include 16 units. The set that is both short sleeve and V neck includes 12 units. The set of shirts that is neither short sleeve nor V-neck includes 18 units.

    How many short-sleeve shirts does she have?

    1. 12
    2. 14
    3. 26
    4. 42
  5. What is the simplified form of square root of 75 , x cubed end root . question mark
    1. 5 x , square root of 3 x end root
    2. 25 x square root of x
    3. 5 , square root of 3 x end root
    4. 25 , square root of 3 x end root
  6. Eduardo is drawing the graph of a function. Each time the x-value increases by 3, the y-value decreases by 4. The function includes the point (1, 3). Which could be Eduardo's graph?
    1. A line falls through approximately (0, 5) and (3, 1).
    2. A line falls through approximately (1, 3) and (4, negative 1).
    3. A line falls through approximately (negative 1, 5) and (3, 1).
    4. A line falls through approximately (1, 3) and (5, 0).
  7. The data shown in the table below represent points on a line. What is the y-intercept of the line?
    1. negative 5
    2. negative 3
    3. 0
    4. 2.5
    X Y
    2 negative 1
    3 1
    4 3
    5 5
  8. What is the factored form of 3 , x squared , plus 2 . x y minus . 8 , y squared , question mark
    1. open x plus y close open 3 x minus 8 y close
    2. open x plus 4 y close open 3 x minus 2 y close
    3. open x plus 2 y close open 3 x minus 4 y close
    4. open 3 x plus 2 y close open x minus 4 y close
  9. The formula for the area A of a circle is eh equals pi , r squared , comma  where r is the radius of the circle. Which equation can be used to find the radius?
    1. r equals , fraction square root of eh pi end root , over pi end fraction
    2. r equals , eh over pi
    3. r equals , fraction eh squared , over pi end fraction
    4. r equals , square root of eh pi end root
  10. Which function has y-values that always increase when the corresponding x-values increase?
    1. y equals vertical line x vertical line plus 2
    2. y equals , x squared , plus 2
    3. y equals x plus 2
    4. y equals negative x minus 1

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Table of Contents

Prentice Hall Algebra 1 Chapter 1 Foundations for Algebra Chapter 2 Solving Equations Chapter 3 Solving Inequalities Chapter 4 An Introduction to Functions Chapter 5 Linear Functions Chapter 6 Systems of Equations and Inequalities Chapter 7 Exponents and Exponential Functions Chapter 8 Polynomials and Factoring Chapter 9 Quadratic Functions and Equations Chapter 10 Radical Expressions and Equations Chapter 11 Rational Expressions and Functions Chapter 12 Data Analysis and Probability Skills Handbook Reference Visual Glossary Selected Answers Index Acknowledgments