Quiz about Algebra STAAR Blitz

Question 1

Question 1.

Accepted Answer

G

Answer

F

Answer

H

Answer

J

Question 2

Question 2.

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Answer

D

Question 3

A sequence can be generated using the equation shown,

where a₁= 5 and n is a whole number greater than 1.

$$a_n=-3+a_{\left(n-1\right)}$$

What are the first four terms in the sequence?

Accepted Answer

5, 2, -1, -4

Answer

-3, 2, 7, 12

Answer

-3, -15, -75, -375

Answer

5, 8, 11, 14

Question 4

A shipping company started with 40 employees. The number of employees at the shopping company increases at a rate of 7.5% each year.

Which function can be used to model the number of employees, f(x), at the shipping company after x years.

Accepted Answer

$$f\left(x\right)=\ 40\left(1.075\right)^x$$

Answer

$$f\left(x\right)=\ 43\left(1.075\right)^x$$

Answer

$$f\left(x\right)=\ 43\left(0.075\right)^x$$

Answer

$$f\left(x\right)=\ 40\left(0.075\right)^x$$

Question 5

A coffee shop sells donuts for $2 and muffins for $3. On a very cold morning, the shop sold 10 more donuts than muffins and made $250. Which system of equations could be used to find the number of donuts, d, and muffins, m, that the shop sold that day?

Accepted Answer

B

Answer

A

Answer

C

Answer

D

Question 6

Ethan, Grace, and Michael are having a friendly competition to see who can come up with the best equation to represent the growth of a farmer's crops. Which equation do you think best represents this?

Accepted Answer

y = 4x + 3

Answer

y = 2x + 3

Answer

y = 3x - 2

Answer

y = 35x

Question 7

James, Ethan, and Priya are on a hiking adventure! They start at point A (-2, -2) and move to point B (3, 4) on a coordinate plane. Can you help them figure out the slope of the path they took?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{6}{5}$$

Answer

$$-\frac{2}{5}$$

Answer

$$\frac{3}{2}$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{3}$$

Question 8

Hannah, Ava, and Priya went to a college bookstore. Hannah bought a math textbook and a novel for Ava, which cost a total of $54, not including tax. If the price of the math textbook, t, is $8 more than 3 times the price of the novel, n, which system of linear equations could be used to determine the price of each book?

Accepted Answer

t + n = 54

t = 3n + 8

Answer

t + n = 54

n = 3t + 8

Answer

t + n = 54

t = 3n - 8

Answer

t + n = 8

t = 3n + 54

Question 9

At a school bake sale, Liam sold 10 packages of sugar cookies and 2 packages of oatmeal cookies for $56. Henry, on the other hand, sold 9 packages of sugar cookies and 3 packages of oatmeal cookies for $60. Harper is curious to know the price of 1 pack of sugar cookies. Can you help her?

Accepted Answer

Sugar Cookies $4

Answer

Sugar Cookies $5

Answer

Sugar Cookies $2

Answer

Sugar Cookies $3

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