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Practice Masters Level A

1.1 Tables and Graphs of Linear Equations

State whether each equation is a linear equation.

1. y 4x 1 2. yx7 3. y 2x2 3x

4. y 5x 5. y 1 x2 6. y 4 2.5x
1 2 3 2
7. y x 3 8. y x1 9. y x x2
2 4 3

Graph each linear equation.

1
10. y 3x 2 11. y 4x 1 12. y x5
2
y y y

x x x

13. y 2x 1 14. y 2x 15. y x4

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y y y

x x x

Determine whether each table represents a linear relationship

between x and y. If the relationship is linear, write the next
ordered pair that would appear in the table.

16. 17. 18.

x 0 1 2 3 x 2 3 4 5 x 2 1 0 1
y 4 5 6 7 y 5 7 8 11 y 7 4 1 2

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Lesson 1.1 y
13.
Level A 5
4
3
1. Linear
y  2x  1
1
2. Linear x
5 4 3 2 1
1 2 3 4 5
3. Not linear 2
3
4. Linear 4
5
5. Not linear
6. Linear y
14.
5
7. Not linear 4
3
8. Linear y  2x 2
1
9. Not linear x
5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5
y
10.
5 3
4 4
3
y  3x  2 5
2
1
y
x 15.
5 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 5 5
2 4
3 3
yx4
4 2
5 1
x

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5 4 2 1
1 1 2 3 4 5
y
11. 2
5
4 4
3 y  4x  1 5
2
1
x 16. (4, 8)
5 4 3 2 1
1 1 2 3 4 5
2 17. Not linear
18. (2, 5)

y Lesson 1.1
12.
5 Level B
4 y  2x  5
3 1. Linear
2
1 2. Linear
x
5 4 3 2 1
1 1 2 3 4 5
3. Not linear
2
3
4
4. Linear
5
5. Not linear

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Practice Masters Level A

1.2 Slopes and Intercepts

Write the equation in slope-intercept form for the line that has
the indicated slope, m, and y-intercept, b.
1
1. m 2, b 3 2. m ,b3
2
2
3. m 1, b 4 4. m ,b0
3
1 3
5. m 0, b 7 6. m ,b
2 4
Find the slope of the line containing the indicated points.
7. (2, 3) and (4, 5) 8. (2, 4) and (2, 3)
9. (5, 0) and (0, 5) 10. (5, 4) and (2, 1)
11. (0, 0) and (6, 2) 12. (4, 6) and (1, 3)

Identify the slope, m, and y-intercept, b, for each line. Then graph.
1
13. y 5x 3 14. 4x y 1 15. xy3
2
y y y

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x x x

16. y3 17. x 4 18. 4x 2y 6

y y y

x x x

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y 1
3.
5 11.
4
3
y  6x  1 3
3 2
12. 3
1
x 13. m 5, b 3
5 4 1 1 2 3 4 5
y
2
3 5
4 4
5 3
y  5x  3 2
1
4. horizontal line x
5 4 3 2 1
1 1 2 3 4 5
2
5. A straight line that intercepts the x- and 3
y-axes at the origin. 4

6. a. C 5 1.5d
b. 9.50
14. m 4, b 1
c. 5
y
7. h 15d 5

8. a. y 6x 58
y  4x  1
b. 88F 2
1
x
5 4 3 2 1
1 1 2 3 4 5
Lesson 1.2 2
Level A 3

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4
5
1. y 2x 3
1 1
2. y x 3 15. m ,b3
2 2
y
3. y x 4 10
2 8
4. y x 6
3 4
y  2x  3
5. y 7 x
10 6 4 2 2 4 6 8 10
2
1 3
6. y x 4
2 4 6
8
7. 1 10

7
8.
4
9. 1

10. 1

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16. m 0, b 3 4. y x
y
5
5 5. 0.65
4 7.7
y3
6. 2
2
1
x
7. 0
5 4 3 2 1
1 1 2 3 4 5
2 2 8
3 8. m ;b
4
3 3
5 2
9. m ; b 1
5
17. m undened, b none 10. m 1; b 0
y
11. m 6; b 44
5
4
3
x  4 12. m 1.5; b 0
m 2; b 2
2
1
13.
x
5 3 2 1
1 1 2 3 4 5 14. y 3x 1
2
3 15. y 4
4
5 16. x 1
y
17.
18. m 2, b 3 10
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8
y
6
y  x
2 5
5 4
4 2
y  2x  3 3 x
10 8 6 4 2 2 4 6 8 10
2 2
1 4
x 6
5 4 3 2 1
1 2 3 4 5 8
2 10
3

5 y
18.
5
4
3
Lesson 1.2
y  x
2 2
Level B 1 3 3
x
5 4 3 2 1
1 1 2 3 4 5
2 1
1. y x 2
3 3 3
4
6 5
2. y
7
3
3. y x
5
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Practice Masters Level A

1.3 Linear Equations In Two Variables

Write an equation for the line containing the indicated points.

1. (4, 2) and (5, 4) 2. (0, 3) and (2, 10)

3. (3, 2) and (2, 1) 4.

4,
1
2
and (2, 6)

5. (3, 5) and (6, 5) 6. (2, 3) and (2, 0)

Write an equation in slope-intercept form for the line that has the
indicated slope, m, and contains the given point.
7. m 2 and (4, 4) 8. m 3 and (1, 6)
1 3
9. m and (6, 3) 10. m and (8, 0)
2 4
11. m 4 and (0, 0) 12. m 0 and (2, 2)

Write an equation in slope-intercept form for the line that

contains the given point and is parallel to the given line.
13. (2, 5); y x 6 14. (3, 1); y 5x 2
5
(3, 4); y x2 (2, 5); y x 6
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15. 16.
3
1 1
17. (4, 1); y x 18. (0, 3); y 5
2 2
19. (2, 2); y 3x 6 20. (4, 6); y 2x 1

21. (6, 3); y 9x 18 22.

3,
3
2
;yx1

Write an equation in slope-intercept form for the line that

contains the given point and is perpendicular to the given line.
3
23. (0, 5); y x 7 24. (6, 2); y 3x 1
4
25. (4, 0); x y 5 26. (6, 2); 3x y 1
1
27. (2, 2); y x 28. (7, 1); y 3
4
6
29. (6, 2); y 6x 30. (4, 10); y 4x 8
8
3 6
31. (8, 16); y 2x 12 32. (3, 2); y x
2 8

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Lesson 1.2 7. 6
Level C
8. 45.833
1. undened
9. a. 0.133 pounds per day
1
2. b. 65 days
2 c. y 0.133x 0.59
y
3. d. how much the chicken weighed at birth
5
4
y  3x  4 3 Lesson 1.3
2
1
Level A
x
5 4 3 2 1
1 2 3 4 5
1. y 2x 6
2
3 7
4 2. y x3
5 2
1 7
4. y 3. y x
5
5 5
4 11 23
4. y x
y  4x
3 5
2 3 3 4 2
1
x 5. y 5
5 4 3 2 1
1 1 3 4 5
2 6. x2
3
4 7. y 2x 4
5
y 3x 3

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8.
y
5.
1
5
9. y x6
4 2
3

y  2x  1
2 3
1 10. y x 6
x 4
5 4 2 1
1 1 2 3 4 5
2
11. y 4x
3
4 12. y 2
5

y
13. yx3
6.
5 14. y 5x 14
4
3 5
2 15. y x9
1 y  2x 1
5 5 3
x
5 4 3 2 1
1 2 3 4 5 16. yx3
2
3 1
4
17. y x3
5
2

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18. y 3 5. y 5x 11
19. y 3x 4 3 65
6. y x
4 4
20. y 2x 2
1 1
21. y 9x 51 7. y x
2 3
9 11
22. y x 8. y
2 4
4
23. y x5 9. x 2
3
10. x0
1
24. y x 1 5
3 11. y x ; y 3x 15
3 3
25. yx4
12. y x 4; y x 2
1
26. y x4
3 13. y x 3; yx1

27. y 4x 10 2 1 3 1
14. y x ; y x
3 2 2 2
28. x7
2
1 15. y x4
29. y x 1 3
6
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5
1 16. y x 25
30. y x 9 2
4
17. parallel
1
31. y x 20 18. neither
2
2 Lesson 1.3
32. y x
3 Level C

Lesson 1.3 4
1. y x2
Level B 5
1 5 2. x2
1. y x
2 2 3. y 5x 29
2. y 4x 12 4. y 6x 2.25
16
3. y 8x 4 5
3 5. y x
3 3
4. y0

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Practice Masters Level A

1.4 Direct Variation and Proportion

Determine whether each equation describes a direct variation.

1 4
1. y 3x 2. y x 3. y
4 x
4. y 0.27x 5. y 3x 1 6. yx0

In Exercises 7=14, y varies directly as x. Find the constant of

variation, and write an equation of direct variation that relates
the two variables.
7. y 4 when x 2 8. y 7 when x 3

9. y 12 when x 20 10. y 5 when x 5

2 4
11. y when x 4 12. y 16 when x
3 5
13. y 0.02 when x 0.06 14. y 1.4 when x 0.007

Solve each proportion for the variable. Check your answers.

x 14 3 x
15. 16.
5 35 8 32

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3x 13 20 10x
17. 18.
10 20 55 11
2x 10 28 4x 6 12x
19. 20.
5 35 15 90
x 4 10 x 27
21. 22.
10 50 12 36

In Exercises 23=27, y varies directly as x.

23. If y 4 when x 2, nd y when x 5.

24. If y 4 when x 2, nd x when y 16.

25. If y 5 when x 5, nd y when x 3.

26. If y 5 when x 5, nd y when x 2.

27. If y 6 when x 3, nd x when y 4.

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6. y 6x 6 16. x 12
7. (2, 5) 13
17. x
8. (6, 5); (6, 3); (4, 7) 6

9. perpendicular 18. x 0.4

10. parallel 19. x 3

11. perpendicular 20. x3

12. parallel 21. x 2

13. a. y 25x 50 22. x 9

b. 78 visits 23. y 10
24. x8
Lesson 1.4
Level A 25. y3
1. yes 26. y 2
2. yes 27. x 2
3. no
Lesson 1.4
4. yes Level B
5. no 3 3
1. k ;y x
2 2

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6. yes
7. k 2; y 2x 2. k 2.6; y 2.6x

7 7 3. k 2.2; y 2.2x
8. k ;y x
3 3 4 4
4. k ;y x
3 3 3 3
9. k ;y x
5 5 5. k 2.6; y 2.6x
10. k 1; y 1x 6. k 420; y 420x
1 1 7. yes, y 28x
11. k ;y x
6 6 8. no
12. k 20; y 20x 9. x 10
1 1 6
13. k ;y x 10. x
3 3 5
14. k 200; y 200x 11. x5
15. x2

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Practice Masters Level A

1.5 Scatter Plots and Least-Squares Lines

Match each correlation coefcient with one of the data sets graphed.
A. r1 B. r 0.6 C. r0 D. r 0.1 E. r 0.7 F. r 1

1. 2.
6 6
4 4
2 2
0 0
0 2 4 6 0 2 4 6

3. 4.
6 6
4 4
2 2
0 0
0 2 4 6 0 2 4 6

5. 6.
6 6
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4 4
2 2
0 0
0 2 4 6 0 2 4 6

7. The equation of the least square line of the cost, C, of the number of
machines, x, is given by the equation C 36x 2500. Based on the
least-squares line, predict the cost of 24 machines.

Use a graphing calculator to create a scatter plot of the data in

each table. Describe the correlation as positive, or negative, or no
correlation. Then nd an equation for the least-squares line.
8. 9. 10. x 1 2 5 8
x 0 2 5 9 x 0 2 4 10
y 5 9 15 23 y 2.9 11 18.5 44 y 6 8.5 10.2 23.9

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3 7. $3364
12. x
4 8. Correlationpositive
13. a 8.4 y 2x 5
14. b 3 9. Correlationnegative
y 4.1x 2.6
2
15. a 10 10. Correlationnegative
3
y 4.7x 13.9
16. b 90
Lesson 1.5
Lesson 1.4 Level B
Level C
1. False
5
1. a 2. True
8
3. True
1
2. b 4 4. Positive
2
y 1.8x 0.45
3. y 2.5x
5. Weak positive correlation
4. no y 0.14x 5
5. a. 0.6 6. a. y 0.5x 22.5
b. 16.6 pounds b. 0.41
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c. 3.84 feet c. 27.5

d. 0.416 pounds d. It is reasonable but not accurate,
e. because 0 pounds causes 0 stretch because the correlation coefcient is
weak to moderately positive. He
1
6. a. 3 feet averaged 24.3 points per game.
3
b. 18 feet
Lesson 1.5
Lesson 1.5 Level C
Level A 1. y 1.8x 72
1. D 2. 0.33
2. A 3. 54 goals
3. B 4. It is reasonable but not accurate. The
4. E correlation coefcient indicates weak
negative correlation.
5. F
5. y 4.9x 18.5
6. C
6. 0.68

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Practice Masters Level A

1.6 Introduction to Solving Equations

Solve each equation.

1. 3x 5 15 2. 2x 7 29

3. 5 4x 11 4. 6 3x 6
1
5. 5(x 3) 45 6. x42
2
7. 48 6x 2x 8. 6x 7 20 3x
3 1 7
9. x 10. 1.2 0.3x 0.9x
4 2 2

Solve each equation by graphing. Give answers to the

nearest hundredth.
11. 1.16x 0.24 3.54 0.9x 12. 2.4x 2.6 3.8 1.4x

Solve each literal equation for the indicated variable.

1
13. V l  w  h for l 14. A bh for b
2

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1
15. A (b1 b2)h for h 16. I prt for t
2

gt2
17. C 2r for r 18. V for g
2

Write and solve an appropriate equation for each situation.

19. Josie has a dog-walking service. She charges $10 per dog
plus $2 per hour. If Josie walks Mr. Groves 3 dogs for 2 hours
how much money does Josie earn?

20. Harris earns $125 per week as a chef, plus $7 per hour for
cleaning up. If Harris cleans 6 hours in a week in addition
to his time as a chef, how much money does Harris earn?

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7. 67 19. 10y 2x C; $36

8. y 1.7x 1; 0.5 20. 125 7C E; $167
9. $6.1 million
Lesson 1.6
Level B
Lesson 1.6
Level A 1. n 2
1. x 6 2. y 10
2. x 11 3. m 5
3 3
3. x 4. x
2 5
4. x 0 1
5. a
5. x 12 4

x 12 15
6. 6. x
2
7. x 6
4
8. x 3 7. m
3
9. x 4
8. no solution
10. x 2
9. x 12.70

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11. x 12.69
10. x 46.4
12. x 1.2
11. x 2.66
V
13. l 12. x any real number
wh
2A
2A 13. b1 b2
14. b h
h
P 2w
2A 14. l
15. h 2
b1 b2
AP
I 15. T
16. t PR
pr
V V0
C 16. s s0
17. r b
2
A
2V 17. h r
18. g 2 2r
t

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Practice Masters Level A

1.7 Introduction to Solving Inequalities

Write an inequality that describes each graph.

1.
6 4 2 0 2 4 6

2.
6 4 2 0 2 4 6

3.
6 4 2 0 2 4 6

4.
6 4 2 0 2 4 6

Graph each inequality.

5. x 1 6. y 2

6 4 2 0 2 4 6 6 4 2 0 2 4 6

Solve each inequality, and graph the solution on the number line.
7. 5z 6 14
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8. 3x 10 1

9. 4x 15 73

10. 5 2r 11

11. Graph x 6 and x 2 on the same number line.

12. Solve and graph 8x 2 4 or 3x 6 12.

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2A 5. x 1
18. d1
d2
3 2 1 0 1 2 3
19. 20 2x x 90; x 23.3
6. y 2
20. c 30 18.75h; 12 hours
3 2 1 0 1 2 3
Lesson 1.6
Level C 7. z4
1. x 0.93 1 0 1 2 3 4 5
2. x 1
8. x 3
3. x 1
3 2 1 0 1 2 3
4. x 8
9. x 22
5. x 0.55
6. x 1.59 16 18 20 22 24 26 28

7. x 0.43 10. r 3
8. x 1.29
4 3 2 1 0 1 2
4
9. x x 90, 40 and 50 11. x 6 and x 2
5
y 225x 1200 6 4 2
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10. a. 0 2 4 6
b. $4800
12. 8x 2 4 or 3x 6 12;
c. 24 months
3
x or x 3
11. a. Paul: y 5.75x 150 4
Rene: y 5.25x 175
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
b. 50 hours
c. Rene
Lesson 1.7
Lesson 1.7 Level B
Level A 1. n0
1. n1 2. n1
2. n 1 3. n 2 and n 4
3. n 2 4. n 4 or n 1
3 x 10
4. n 5.
2
2 0 2 4 6 8 10

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1.8 Solving Absolute-Value Equations and Inequalities

Match each statement on the left with a statement on the right.

1. x 3 5 a. all real numbers

2. x 3 5 b. x 8 and x 2

3. x 3 5 c. no solution

4. x 3 5 d. x 8 or x 2

5. x 3 5 e. x 8 or x 2

Solve each equation. Graph the solution on the number line.

6. x 4 2
7. 2x 3 7

8. 3 2x 11
9. 6x 15 21

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Solve each inequality. Graph the solution on the number line.
10. x 6 1
11. 3x 5 10
12. 5x 1
13. x 10 15

For Exercises 14=15, write an absolute-value inequality.

14. 2x 6 and 6 2x 15. 10y 12 10 or 10y 12 10

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Answers

6. x 39 29
3. t
7
40 39 38 37 36 35 34
5 4 3 2 1 0 1
7. y 4
4. m 1.5
5 4 3 2 1 0 1
3 2 1 0 1 2 3
18
8. x
5 5. all real numbers

4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 3

9. x 1 or x 2 6. w 4 and w 47

3 2 1 0 1 2 3 50 40 30 20 10 0 10

10. z 4 and z 4 1
7. z 1.75 and z 7
2
4 2 0 2 4 6 8
4 2 0 2 4 6 8
11. x 5 or x 1
8. x 4 or x 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 4 2 0 2 4 6

n 3 and n 5

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12. 9. 7 days

0 1 2 3 4 5 6
10. 1.8 x 13

Lesson 1.8
Lesson 1.7
Level A
Level C
1. e
1
1. t 2. b
5
3. d
3 2 1 0 1 2 3
4. a
2. m 55
5. c
50 51 52 53 54 55 56 6. x 6 or x 2

2 0 2 4 6 8 10

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7. x 2 or x 5 4. x0

6 4 2 0 2 4 6 3 2 1 0 1 2 3

8. x 7 or x 4 3
5. x 2 or x
2
4 2 0 2 4 6 8
2 0 1 2 3 4 5
9. x 1 or x 6
6. all real numbers
8 6 4 2 0 2 4

10. x 5 or x 7
2
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 7. x 2 and x
5
5
11. x 5 and x 3 2 1 0 1 2 3
3
8. b 2 and b 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
3 2 1 0 1 2 3
12. no solution
13. x 25 or x 5 9. x 2 and x 14

4 0 4 8 12 16 20
5 0 5 10 15 20 25
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9
14.
2x 6 10. x 3 or x
2

15. 10y 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4

Lesson 1.8
Level B
11. d 102 0.025

1. x 4 or x 5 Lesson 1.8
Level C
6 4 2 0 2 4 6
1. x 3 or x 9
2. m 6 or m 1
1 1 3 5 7 9 11
6 4 2 0 2 4 6
2. t 5 and t 55
3. t 3 or t 3
0 10 20 40 60 80 100
6 4 2 0 2 4 6

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