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5 Practice/Review Problems
Multiple Choice
1. What are the factors of 7x+21x+14x?
a. (7x+14)(x+2)
b. (7x)(x+1)(x+2)
c. (x+2)(x+1)(14x)
d. (x+7)(x+2)(x)
2. How many solutions will x+2x+9x+2x+5 have?
a. 7 solutions
b. 4 solutions
c. no solutions
d. 5 solutions
3. Solve 12x= -75. What are the solutions?
a. ,
b. -5, 2, -
c. -5/2, 5/2, 4
d. -5/2, 5/2
Written Response
4. Solve 4x-8x=21
a. .
b. .
c. .
d. .
e.
5.
6. Factor 4x+20x+3x+15
5 Practice/Review Problems KEY
Multiple Choice
1. What are the factors of 7x+21x+14x
7x (x+3x+2) (what multiples to 2 and adds to 3?)
7x (x+2x)(x+2)
7x [x(x+2)+1(x+2)]
7x (x+1)(x+2) (B)
2. To determine the number of solutions you will have, simply look at the first
superscript (5 in this case). 5 (D)
3. Solve 12x= -75
12x+75=0
3(4x+25)=0
3(2x+5)(2x-5)=0
3=0 2x+5=0 2x-5=0
3=0 2x=-5 2x=5
x= -5/2 x=5/2 (D)
4. Solve 4x-8x=21
4x-8x-21=0 (what multiplies to 4*-21 (-84) and adds to -8?)
(4x-14x)(6x-21)=0
2x(x-7)+3(x-7)=0
(2x+3)(x-7)=0
2x+3=0 x-7=0
2x=-3 x=7
x=-3/2 x=7
5. Factor 4x+20x+3x+15
(4x+20x)(3x+15)
4x(x+5)+3(x+5)
(4x+3)(x+5)