Print Quiz: Mid-Semester Review - Alg. 1 (mathematics)

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Justin and Tyson are starting an exercise program to train for football. Justin weighs 150 lbs and hopes to gain 2 lbs per week. Tyson weighs 195 lbs and hopes to lose 1 lb per week. If the plan works, in how many weeks will Justin and Tyson weigh the same?

2.

Rapid Rental Car Company charges a $40 rental fee, $15 for gas, and $0.25 per mile. For the same car, Capital Cars charges $45 for rental and gas and $0.35 per mile. Write and solve and equation to find the number of miles for which the companies' charges will be the same. Then, tell what that charge will be.

3.

The triangles to the left have the same perimeter. What is the value of x?

4.

Janine has job offers at two companies. One company offers a starting salary of $28,000 with a raise of $3000 each year. The other company offers a starting salary of $36,000 with a raise of $2000 each year. After how many years would Janine's salary be the same for both companies? What will that salary be?

5.

Solve for y: 9x + 7y = - 28

6.

Solve for y: 13x - 2y = 16

7.

Solve for y: y + 4 = -5/4(x - 4)

8.

Solve for y: -9 = -3y + 2x

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