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Florida State College Review for PERT Mathematics – Part 3
Section 1 Sample Problems
8. Find the x and y intercepts and the slope
2 5
1. Simplify: 2 18
a x
of the given line:
.
2
x
3
y
12
2
3
2
2 4
A. 36
ax
x
B. 18
a x
2
x
A.
B.
( , ), ( , ),
6 0
0 4
( , ), ( , ),
4 0
0 6
3
2
2
2
C. 18
ax
2
x
D. 6
ax
2
x
3
2
C.
D.
( , ), ( , ),
6 0
0 4
( , ), ( , ),
4 0
0 6
2
3
2. Simplify: 6 5
6 2 5
A.
B. 4 5
6
4 10
6
9. To graph
you would begin at
y
x 2 3
C. 5 16
D. 5 6
the y intercept which is:
A. – 2
B. +3
3. Find using the greatest common factor.
C. – 6
D. 0
2 2
3
6
a b
18
ab
2 3
2
A.
B.
6
a b
3
ab
3
10. Solve for x:
2
x
5 3
C.
D.
6ab
6
ab
4
8
3
A.
B.
x
x
2
2
4. Factor
.
x
y
3
32
A.
B.
xy x y
(
)
(
x y x y
)(
)
32
3
C.
D.
x
x
C.
D. not factorable
(
x y x y
)(
)
3
2
2
5. Factor the trinomial
2
a
3
a
1
11. Solve for x:
ax by c
A.
B.
(
2
a
1
)(
a
1
)
(
a
1
)(
a
3
)
by c
a
A.
B.
C.
D.
(
2
a
1 3
)(
a
1
)
2
(
a
1
)(
a
1
)
c by
a
c by
c by
C.
D.
2
3
x y
a
a
6. Simplify:
3 5
x y
2
12.
Solve for x:
4
x
4
x
35 0
5
2
x
y
A.
B.
7
5
2
5
y
x
A.
x
,
x
2
2
6
x
3
C.
D.
xy
7
5
2
B.
y
x
,
x
2
2
7
5
C.
3 0
2
7. Simplify:
x
,
x
(
5
x y
)
2
2
1
25
7
5
A.
B.
D.
x
,
x
6
5
2
25
x
x y
2
2
6
6
C.
D.
10
x
10
x
13. Solve for x:
5
x
8 11
x
2
A.
B.
x 1
x 1
C.
D.
x
1
x
1
11

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