Algebra I All-in-One For Dummies. Mary Jane Sterling
Use the greater-than-or-equal-to symbol.
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If you’re ready to test your skills a bit more, take the following chapter quiz that incorporates all the chapter topics.
Whaddya Know? Chapter 1 Quiz
Complete each problem. You can find the solutions and explanations in the next section.
1 Which of the following numbers can be termed rational?
2 Which of the following is a solution of the equation
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3 How many terms are there in
4 What is the exponent in
5 Which of the following is: “the product of four times the difference between x and eight divided by the sum of nine and
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6 Write the following using the corresponding mathematical symbols: “The quotient of x and 11 is greater than or equal to the sum of 9 and y.”
7 Write the following using the corresponding mathematical symbols: “The difference between 9 and z is less than the product of 9 and z.”
8 How many terms are there in
9 What is a common factor of the terms
10 Which of the following numbers can be termed real?
11 What is the constant term in
12 What is the coefficient in
13 Place the following numbers on the number line:
14 Write the following using the corresponding mathematical symbols: “The square root of 20 is about 4.5.”
15 Simplify:
Answers to Chapter 1 Quiz
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2 C. 14. Replacing the x with 5, you get
3 1. The 2x multiplies a binomial, making the expression all one term. There are two terms in the parentheses, but the expression is still just one term.
4 2. There are two exponents, each on the terms in the parentheses. They are both 2.
5 B. The answer
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