M$A Exam # 1      Name: _________________________________

Directions: Answer each question in the space on the right. Note: both sides!

1)     Frank earns $ 5.75 per hour. He worked 4 hours on Monday and 5 hours on Tuesday. What was his total earning for the two days?

2)     A school has 20 classrooms and each classroom has 34 students. What is the total number of students in the school?

3)     Sparky, Blackie and Shady are three dogs waiting to be adopted. Sparky weights 30 pounds. Blackie weighs the same as Shady. Using a variable, write an expression that shows the mean (average) weight of the three dogs.

4)     A school has 25 classrooms and each classroom has x students. Express in terms of x the total number of students in the school.

5)     Denise took four exams last semester. Her grades on the first three exams were 80, 90, and 75. Using a variable, write and expression for the mean of Denise’s four exam grades.

6)     One side of a regular octagon measures (2x-3). Express in terms of x the perimeter of this octagon.

7)     A student worked x hours and earned $4 per hour. In terms of x, how much money did he earn?

8)     If x represents an integer, what are the next three consecutive integers, each expressed in terms of x ?

9)     An equilateral triangle has one side that measures (x+7). Express the perimeter of the triangle in terms of x.

10)Sam earns $10 per hour and works x hours on Monday and y hours on Tuesday. Express in terms of x and y the total amount of money earned for the two days.

11)One side of a square measures 4x. What is the measure of the perimeter of the square?

12)Joan and Elliott collected money for the upcoming class trip. Joan collected x dollars. Elliott collected four times as much as Joan. In terms of x, how much did Elliott collect?

13)Joan is 5 years older than Sally. Using the same variable, write a legend that expresses the age of the two girls.

14)The measure of angle A is 15 degrees less that the measure of angle B. Using the same variable, write a legend that expresses the measures of the two angles.

15)The length of a rectangle is 8 inches more that twice the width. Using the same variable, write a legend that expresses the dimensions of the rectangle.

16)Maria weighs 8 pounds less that three times the weight of Diana. Using the same variables, write a legend that expresses the weights of the two girls.

17)Aron is half the age of Pete. Using the same variable, wirte a legend that expresses the ages of the two boys.

18)A man cuts a string into two pieces of equal length. Using the same variable, write an legend that expresses the lengths of the two pieces.

19)A video store charges $10 to join and $4 for each video you rent. Write an expression that can be used to find the cost of renting videos at this store.

20)Use the expression from the previous problem to calculate the cost of renting 7 videos.

21)Sam and Rose saved money for a trip. Rose save x dollars, and Sam saved 4 times as much as Rose. In terms of x, how much did they save together?

22)If (5x+3) represents and integer, what is the next consecutive integer?