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60-00-20.gif (1006 bytes)    The Elementary Algebra unit has questions followed by 5 possible answers.
Choose the correct answer to each question.

Sample Questions:

60-00-20.gif (1006 bytes)    1.  (3r + 2t)(3r + 4t) =
                        a.   9r² + 18rt + 8t²
                        b.   6r² + 6rt + 6t²
                        c.   9r² + 8t²
                        d.   (5rt)(12rt)
                        e.   60r²t²

60-00-20.gif (1006 bytes)    2.  If 7(p-2) + p=2p+4, then p =
                        a.   -3
                        b.   1/3
                        c.   -1/3
                        d.   18
                        e.   3

60-00-20.gif (1006 bytes)    3.  A farmer has 28 more hens than roosters, with 170 chickens in all. 
              Find the number of roosters the farmer has.
                        a.   170
                        b.   142
                        c.   28
                        d.   71
                        e.   198

60-00-20.gif (1006 bytes)    4.   What is the solution set of the equation 2a²-a-3=0?
                        a.   {0,1}
                        b.   {2/3,1}
                        c.   {-2/3,1}
                        d.   {-3/2,1}
                        e.   {3/2, -1}

 

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