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Practice test for MAT 121 Skills



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Evaluate the expression for skillsfor121_files/i0020000.jpgskillsfor121_files/i0020001.jpg
a.
-2
b.
-1
c.
1
d.
0
 

 2. 

Evaluate.  skillsfor121_files/i0030000.jpg
a.
49
b.
skillsfor121_files/i0030001.jpg
c.
skillsfor121_files/i0030002.jpg
d.
1
 

 3. 

Evaluate.  skillsfor121_files/i0040000.jpg
a.
skillsfor121_files/i0040001.jpg
c.
12
b.
skillsfor121_files/i0040002.jpg
d.
9
 

 4. 

Simplify.  Write your answer with no negative exponents.  skillsfor121_files/i0050000.jpg
a.
skillsfor121_files/i0050001.jpg
c.
skillsfor121_files/i0050002.jpg
b.
skillsfor121_files/i0050003.jpg
d.
skillsfor121_files/i0050004.jpg
 

 5. 

Simplify.  skillsfor121_files/i0060000.jpg
a.
skillsfor121_files/i0060001.jpg
c.
skillsfor121_files/i0060002.jpg
b.
skillsfor121_files/i0060003.jpg
d.
skillsfor121_files/i0060004.jpg
 

 6. 

Evaluate.  skillsfor121_files/i0070000.jpg
a.
9
c.
skillsfor121_files/i0070001.jpg
b.
18
d.
skillsfor121_files/i0070002.jpg
 

 7. 

Evaluate.  skillsfor121_files/i0080000.jpg
a.
-150
c.
skillsfor121_files/i0080001.jpg
b.
skillsfor121_files/i0080002.jpg
d.
100
 

 8. 

Simplify.  skillsfor121_files/i0090000.jpg
a.
skillsfor121_files/i0090001.jpg
c.
skillsfor121_files/i0090002.jpg
b.
1
d.
skillsfor121_files/i0090003.jpg
 

 9. 

Subtract and simplify.  skillsfor121_files/i0100000.jpg
a.
skillsfor121_files/i0100001.jpg
c.
skillsfor121_files/i0100002.jpg
b.
7
d.
5x
 

 10. 

Factor the difference of two squares.  skillsfor121_files/i0110000.jpg
a.
skillsfor121_files/i0110001.jpg
c.
skillsfor121_files/i0110002.jpg
b.
skillsfor121_files/i0110003.jpg
d.
skillsfor121_files/i0110004.jpg
 

 11. 

Given the following formula, factor the expression:  skillsfor121_files/i0120000.jpg
skillsfor121_files/i0120001.jpg
a.
skillsfor121_files/i0120002.jpg
c.
skillsfor121_files/i0120003.jpg
b.
skillsfor121_files/i0120004.jpg
d.
skillsfor121_files/i0120005.jpg
 

 12. 

Factor Completely.  skillsfor121_files/i0130000.jpg
a.
skillsfor121_files/i0130001.jpg
c.
skillsfor121_files/i0130002.jpg
b.
skillsfor121_files/i0130003.jpg
d.
skillsfor121_files/i0130004.jpg
 



 
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