Chapters 8 โ 10 _ Cumulative Review
Sample Midterm Exam
Please answer all the questions and show work where appropriate.
Factor:
1. 1553 23 โโ+ xxx
2. 31512 2+โ xx
3. 116 4โx
Solve:
4. )1(3)42(35 โ=โโ xxx
5. 0123 2=+โ xx
6. 1
12
2
5
3=
โ
+
โ
โ
xx
x
7. 087 3
1
3
2=โ+ xx
8. 232 =โ+x
9. 1332 <+x
10. 0
5
6
2โฅ
โ
โ+
x
xx
11. The height of a triangle is 3 less than five times the length of its base. If the area is
55 square inches, find the length of the base and the height.
12. Working together Norm and Cliff can paint the office in 4 hours. Working alone,
Norm can paint the office in three hours less time than Cliff. How long would it
take Norm, working alone, to paint the office?
