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Test 8 Practice



Short Answer
 
 
Determine whether each relation is a function.
 

 1. 

{(-2, 4), (0, 5), (2, 4), (3, 5), (-2, 1), (1, 4)}
 

 2. 


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Write an equation that describes each sequence. Then find the indicated term.
 

 3. 

16, 28, 40, 52, ...; 20th term
 

 4. 

600, 570, 540, 510, ...; 14th term
 

 5. 

Find four solutions of 4x sa005-1.jpg 3y = 2. Write the solutions as ordered pairs.
 

 6. 

Graph y = sa006-1.jpg2x + 3 by plotting ordered pairs.

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 7. 

Find the rate of change for the function.

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 8. 

The cost of gasoline varies directly with the number of gallons bought. If 4 gallons of gasoline cost $16.80, find the cost of 15 gallons.
 

 9. 

Use the graph below. Find the slope of the line.

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 10. 

Find the slope of the line that passes through the points A(5, sa010-1.jpg1) and B(3, sa010-2.jpg1).
 

 11. 

The table shows the percent of adults who used computers from 1984 through 2007. What was the rate of change from 1989 to 2007? Source: U.S. Census

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 12. 

State the slope and the y-intercept of the graph of 5x sa012-1.jpg 2y = 6.
 

 13. 

The number of miles y in a measure varies directly as the number of kilometers x. Write a direct variation equation that could be used to convert kilometers to miles, if 5 kilometers is about 3.1075 miles.
 

 14. 

Graph a line with slope sa014-1.jpg and y-intercept sa014-2.jpg1.

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 15. 

What is the equation in slope-intercept form of a line with slope of sa015-1.jpg4 and y-intercept of 2?
 

 16. 

What is the equation in slope-intercept form of a line passing through points (2, 5) and (3, 7)?
 
 
Use the scatter plot below that shows the relationship between the blood pressure and ages of different people.

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 17. 

Draw a line of fit for the data.
 

 18. 

Predict the blood pressure of a 20-year old.
 

 19. 

Solve the system of equations by graphing.

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y
= sa019-3.jpgsa019-4.jpgx sa019-5.jpg 2

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 20. 

Solve the system of equations by substitution.

x sa020-1.jpg 5y = 3
3x = 2y sa020-2.jpg 4
 

 21. 

The profits P in dollars from a lemonade stand can be modeled by the equation P(x) = 0.25x sa021-1.jpg 6.50, where x represents the number of glasses sold. Find the y-intercept and explain what it represents in this problem.
 



 
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