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Standardized Test A
8 For use after Chapter 8

Multiple Choice 8. Which expression is equivalent to (3 p 40)23?

1. Which expression is equivalent to x10? A 227 B 0

A x ? x9 B x2 ? x5 C }
1
D }
1
1728 27
C (x3)7 D (x10)10
9. Which of the following equations is true?
2. Which expression is equivalent to (4ab)2?
b21 c
A 4a2b2 B 8ab A }
21
5 }b
c
C 16ab D 16a2b2
B b21c21 5 2bc

3. Which expression is equivalent to

b21
5a(23a3b2)2(22ab4)2? C }
21
5 (bc)0
c
A 2180a8b10 B 45a9b9 1
D b21c21 5 2}
bc
C 120a12b32 D 180a9b12
10. Evaluate 93/2.
4. Which expression is equivalent to 56? A 6 B 13.5 C 27 D 243
56 58 518 56
A }
5
B }2 C } D }6
5 53 5 11. Which number represents 350,000,000 in
3 2 scientific notation?
5. Which expression is equivalent to 2}
y ? 1 2
A 3.5 3 107 B 3.5 3 108
9 6 9 2
A 2}2 B }2 C }2 D 9y C 35 3 107 D 35 3 108
y y y

6. Which value of x makes the equation 12. Which number represents 0.00000016 in
ax p a 3 5 a 4 true?

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} scientific notation?
a2
A x51 B x52 A 1.6 3 1026 B 1.6 3 1027

C x53 D x54 C 1.6 3 1028 D 16 3 1028

7. Simplify the expression 2x 24. 13. Which number represents 3.25 3 105 in
standard form?
1 2
A }4 B }4 A 32,500 B 325,000
2x x
1
C }4 D }4
16 C 3,250,000 D 32,500,000
16x x
1.8 3 1014
14. Which number is the value of } ?
3 3 1010
A 0.6 3 1024 B 0.6 3 104
C 6 3 103 D 6 3 104

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Standardized Test A continued
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15. Which rule can be used to find the Short Response

nth term of the geometric sequence
4, 8, 16, 32, 64,...? 19. The graph shows the value of a car over
time.
1 n21 1 n21
A an 5 4 ? }21 2 B an 5 4 ? }2 1 2
Y
C an 5 (4 ? 2)n21 D an 5 4 ? (2)n21 

16. Which rule applies to the table below?  ]x]

6>i`>
]]x

x 22 21 0 1 2
y 3 9 27 81 243 

A y 5 27 p 3x B y 5 27 p x 3 

C y 5 1 p 3x D y 5 3 p 27x
     X
9i>
17. Which function is shown in the graph?
a. Write an equation for the function
Y
whose graph is shown.
b. At what rate is the car losing value?
Explain.

Extended Response

 20. You are saving money to buy a mountain

bike. You put $500 in a savings account
 X
that earns 3% annual interest compounded
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yearly.
A y 5 2(0.25)x B y 5 0.25x a. Write a function that models the
amount of money in the account over
C y 5 4(0.25)x D y 5 4x time.
b. Graph the function.
Gridded Response c. Suppose you want to buy a mountain
bike for $575. Will there be enough
18. Earth is about money in the account after 5 years?
1.5 3 108 kilometers Explain.
from the sun and
Venus is about
1.1 3 108 kilometers
from the Sun. What is
the difference between
these distances in millions
of kilometers?

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Standardized Test B
8 For use after Chapter 8

Multiple Choice 8. Which expression is equivalent to

(25 p 22 p 20)22?
1. Which expression is equivalent to (22)8?
A 280 B 240
A (22)2(22)4 B (22)(22)7
1 1
C [(22)4]4 D [(22)5]3 C }
40
D }
400

2. Which expression is equivalent to 16x15? 9. Which of the following equations is not true?
A (4x ) px
6 2 3
B 2x p 8x 5 3
m21 p
A }
21
5}
m
p
C 2x 5 p (2x)3 D (2x3)5
2
B } 22
5 50p 2
3. Which expression is equivalent to (5p)
(22a)(24a b c) (25a b c
2 3 2 4 3 6 2 )? 2 21 3p 2
A 240a13b12c14 B 800a11b10c11
C }
3p 1p 2 5}
p
1 1
C 400a11b10c10 D 2800a13b12c14 D m21 1 p21 5 } 1 }p
m

4. Which expression is equivalent to 146? 10. Find (227)1/3(227)22/3.

14 4 (145)3 1 1
A }2 B }9 A 2}3 B }3
14 14
1412 1411 3 C 23 D 3
C }
142
D }
145 1 2
11. Which number represents 65,006,000 in
4x 4 3
5. Which expression is equivalent to }3 ?
2x 1 2 scientific notation?
A 6.5006 3 1027 B 6.5006 3 107
A 2x B 8x

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C 65.006 3 1026 D 65.006 3 106
C 8x 3 D 16x 21
12. Which number represents 0.00007605 in
6. Which value of x makes the equation
ax p a8 scientific notation?
} 5 a 6 true?
a3 A 7.605 3 1025 B 7.605 3 105
A x50 B x51 C 0.7605 3 1024 D 0.7605 3 104
C x52 D x53
13. Which number represents 8.205 3 1024 in
7. Which expression simplifies to 3x 5? standard form?
3 A 0.00008205 B 0.0008205
A }
25 B 3x25
x
C 82,050 D 82,050,000
1 1 25
C }
3x25
D }
3x 1 2 1.728 3 106
14. Which number is the value of } ?
5.4 3 108
A 3.2 3 103 B 0.32 3 1021
C 3.2 3 1023 D 3.2 3 1022

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Standardized Test B continued
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15. What is the rule for the nth term of the Short Response
sequence 621, 207, 69, 23, ... ?
1 1 19. The graph shows the value of a car over
A an = }3 (621)n21 B an = 6211 }3 2n21 time.
1 1
C an = 231 }3 2n21 D an = }3 (23)n21 y
(0, 20,000)

Value (dollars)
20,000
15,000
16. Which rule applies to the table below?
10,000
(1, 18,500)
5,000
x 22 21 0 1 2 0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 x
y 1 2 4 8 16 Years

A y 5 2 p 4x B y 5 2 p x4 a. Write an equation for the function

C y 5 4 p 2x D y 5 4 p x2 whose graph is shown.
b. At what rate is the car losing value?
17. The graph of which function is shown? Explain.

y Extended Response

20. You are saving money to buy a guitar. You

3 put $2500 in a savings account that pays
(21, 3)
4% annual interest compounded yearly.
1 (1, )
1
3
a. Write a function that models the
23 21 1 3 x amount of the money in the account
21
over time.
1 x b. Graph the function.
A y 5 1 }3 2 B y 5 3x
c. Suppose you want to buy a guitar for
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1 x $3000. Will there be enough money in

C y 5 2 p 1 }3 2 D y 5 2 p 3x the account after 5 years?
Explain.
Gridded Response

18. The distance from the

sun to Earth is 1.5 3 108
kilometers. Mercury is
5.8 3 107 kilometers from
the sun. What is the
difference between these
distances in millions
of kilometers?

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Standardized Test C
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Multiple Choice 8. Which expression is equivalent to

(22 p 32 p (25)2 p 60)22?
1. Which expression is equivalent to (23)12? 1 1
3 4 3 4
A }
1,215,000
B }
202,500
A (23) (23) B [(23) ]
C (23)(23) 12
D [(23)6]6 C 202,500 D 1,215,000

2. Which is the simplified expression of 9. Which of the following equations is not true?
(2x) p (3x ) ?
3 2 3
1
A ab0c21 5 }
ac
9 9
A 24x B 72x
a
C 216x9 D 216x18 B ab21c22 5 }2
bc

3. Which expression is equivalent to c

C a21b21c 5 }
ab
(26a2b)(23ab2c2)3(27a3c)2?
A 378a10b6c7 B 378a11b7c8 c
D }
21 21
5 abc
a b
C 7938a10b6c7 D 7938a11b7c8
10. Evaluate 1623/2.
1 1
4. Which expression is equivalent to x9? A 264 B 2}
24
C }
64
D 2048
x18 1
A } B }5 p x14
x2 x 11. Which number represents 2,030,000,000 in
x8 x6 7 scientific notation?
C } x D }4
x 1 2 A 2.03 3 106 B 2.03 3 107
x3 6 1
5. Which expression is equivalent to }
y 1 2 p }2 ?
4x C 2.03 3 109 D 20.3 3 108
x7 x9 x16
A (xy)3 B }6 C }6 D }6 12. Which number represents 0.0000011 in sci-

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y y 4y
entific notation?
6. Which value of x makes the equation
a3 A 1.1 3 1027 B 1.1 3 1026
}x p a 12 5 a 15 true?
a C 1.6 3 1025 D 11 3 1027
A x50 B x51
C x52 D x53 13. Which number represents 6.102 3 1023 in
standard form?
7. Simplify the expression (2x 24)5? A 0.0006102 B 0.006102
2
A } B }
10 C 6102 D 6,102,000
20 20
2x x
32 4.536 3 1023
C } D 232x20 14. Which number is the value of }} ?
20
x 5.6 3 1029
A 8.1 3 1027 B 8.1 3 1026
C 8.1 3 105 D 8.1 3 107

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8
Standardized Test C continued
For use after Chapter 8

15. Which rule can be used to find the Short Response

nth term of the geometric sequence
2, 26, 18, 254, 162,...? 19. The graph shows the value of a car over
time.
n21 n21
A an 5 (2 ? 23) B an 5 23 ? (2)
1 n21 Y
C an 5 2 ? 1 2}3 2 D an 5 2 ? (23)n21 

16. Which rule applies to the table below?  

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x 22 21 0 1 2 

1 
y 27 9 3 1 }
3
1 x 1 
A y 5 3 p 1 }3 2 B y 5 }3 p 3x
     X
C y 5 1 p 3x D y 5 3 p 3x
9EARS

17. Which function is shown in the graph? a. Write an equation for the function
y
whose graph is shown.
( 1, 8) b. At what rate is the car losing value?
Explain.
Extended Response

20. You are saving money to buy a mountain

(1, 2) bike. You put $3500 in a savings account
1 that earns 4.5% annual interest compounded
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1 x yearly.
a. Write a function that models the
1 x 1 x
A y 5 81 }4 2 B y 5 2 1 }2 2 amount of money in the account over
time.
1 x
C y 5 4 1 }2 2 D y 5 24(2)x b. Graph the function.
c. Suppose you want to buy a mountain
bike for $4000. Will there be enough
Gridded Response money in the account after 3 years?
18. Mars is about after 4 years? Explain.
2.3 3 108 kilometers
from the sun and
Saturn is about
1.4 3 109 kilometers
from the Sun. What is
the difference between
these distances in
billions of kilometers?

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Standardized Test A b.
y
1. A 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. C 7. B 8. D

Amount (dollars)
9. A 10. C 11. B 12. B 13. B 14. C
15. D 16. A 17. B 18. 40
ANSWERS

(0, 3500)
19. a. y 5 15,000(0.9)x b. It is losing value at a (1, 3657.5)
rate of 10% per year because each value is 90% of
1000
the previous years value.
1 x
20. a. y 5 500(1.03)x Years

b. c. no; yes; After 3 years the balance will be

y
$3994.08; after 4 years it will be $4173.82.
Amount (dollars)

SAT/ACT Chapter Test

(0, 500)
(1, 515) 1. C 2. D 3. E 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. C 8. D
9. E 10. C 11. A 12. C 13. C 14. D
2
100 15. 232 16. $249 17. }
3
2 x
Years
Performance Assessment
c. yes; After 5 years the balance will be $579.64.
1. Complete answers should include: an
Standardized Test B explanation that numbers larger than 10 will have
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. D positive exponents when written in scientific
notation; an explanation that numbers between
9. C 10. A 11. B 12. A 13. B 14. C
0 and 1 will have negative exponents when written
15. B 16. C 17. A 18. 92 in scientific notation; an example of each case in
19. a. y 5 20,000 p (0.925)x b. The car is losing
both scientific notation and standard form.
2. a. L 5 1; A paper folded 0 times will have
value at a rate of 7.5% each year. 1 layer.
b.
20. a. A 5 2500(1 1 0.04)t x 0 1 2 3 4
b.
Amount (dollars)

A
4000 L 1 2 4 8 16

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3000
2000
1000 c. Each additional fold results in twice as many
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 t layers. d. 7 folds
Years e.
x 0.1
2
c. Yes. After 5 years there will be approximately T 5 (0.1)2 x 2 4 5 (0.1) }4 5 } x
4 2 5 (0.00625)2
x
2 12 2
$3041.63 in the account. This is about $41.63 y
f.
more than what you need to buy the guitar.
14
Standardized Test C
10
1. B 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. B
6
9. A 10. C 11. C 12. B 13. B 14. C
2
15. D 16. A 17. C 18. 1.17
2 6 10 14 x
19. a. y 5 18,500(0.85)x b. It is losing value at a
rate of 15% per year because each value is 85% of g. exponential growth h. 6.4 cm
the previous years value.
Chapter 9
20. a. y 5 3500(1.045)x
Quiz 1
1. 22x2 2 14x 1 7 2. 217q2 2 3q 1 4
3. 25k 6 1 15k 5 4. y3 1 3y2 1 y 2 2

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