Intermediate Algebra Pretest

Simplify leaving only positive exponents:

• 4n³

• 16/n⁸

• 1/8n¹⁷

• 8n⁶

Simplify leaving only positive exponents: 2uv³ * 3u³v⁴

• 6u⁴v⁷

• 16v⁴u⁶

• 4u⁵v⁵

• 6u⁶v⁷

Simplify leaving only positive exponents:

• 1/8x¹²

• 1/x²

• 16x¹²

• x¹⁴

Simplify leaving only positive exponents: (2x³y³)²

• x¹⁶y¹⁶

• 4x⁸

• 4x²y⁴

• 4x⁶y⁶

Find the total value of the investment after the time given: $28,000 compounded quarterly at 2% for 3 years.

• $29,680.00

• $29,713.82

• $29,726.98

• $35,510.77

What is the distance between -8 and its opposite?

•                         8

•                        -8

•                        16

•                        -16

What is the next term in the sequence:
 3, 9, 15, 21, ... 

•                     24

•                     27

•                     30

•                     33

Which of these numbers could NOT be a common denominator for these three fractions?
1/3   and 2/5   and   3/10

•                     15

•                     30

•                     60

•                     90

Which of these numbers could NOT be a common denominator for these two fractions?
1/6   and   1/4

•                    12

•                      18

•                    24

•                       36

What is 4 ÷ 1/2?

•                       2

•                      8

•                     16

•                     20