Chapter 1 Test Review (Algebra 1 Big Ideas CC High School)

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What is the first step to solve the equation 3x + 5 = 2(x + 7)?

Back

Multiply x by 2 and 7 by 2.

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If a taxi ride costs $3 plus $2 for each mile driven, and the total cost was $39, how long was the taxi ride?

Back

18 miles.

Front

Solve the equation: -5x = 25

Back

x = -5.

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What is the solution to the equation 5x - 4 + 2x = 3?

Back

1.

Front

How many music lessons must a member and a nonmember take so the cost for each is the same if a member pays $5 per lesson and a nonmember pays $15 per lesson?

Back

15.

Front

What is the distributive property in algebra?

Back

a(b + c) = ab + ac.

Front

What does it mean to combine like terms?

Back

To simplify an expression by adding or subtracting terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

Front

What is the purpose of isolating the variable in an equation?

Back

To solve for the variable by getting it alone on one side of the equation.

Front

What is a linear equation?

Back

An equation that makes a straight line when graphed, typically in the form y = mx + b.

Front

What is the solution to the equation 2x + 3 = 11?

Back

x = 4.