BSEP - Basic Skills Education Program Basic Algebraic Concepts Questions and Answers

Question 1

A soldier is buying supplies.
A pack of batteries costs $7 and a roll of duct tape costs $4.
If the soldier spends a total of $53 and buys 5 rolls of duct tape, how many packs of batteries did they purchase? Let 'b' represent the number of battery packs.

Accepted Answer

b = 5

Answer

b = 3

Answer

b = 4

Answer

b = 7

Question 2

Which of the following expressions is equivalent to 3(x + 4) - 2(x - 1)?

Accepted Answer

x + 14

Answer

x + 10

Answer

5x + 13

Answer

x + 11

Question 3

Solve for y in the equation: 5y - 8 = 2y + 7

Accepted Answer

y = 5

Answer

y = -1

Answer

y = 3

Answer

y = 15

Question 4

A piece of rope that is 'L' feet long is cut into two pieces. One piece is 10 feet shorter than the other. Which equation represents the relationship between the lengths of the two pieces?

Accepted Answer

L = x + (x - 10)

Answer

L = x + (x + 10)

Answer

L = x - (x - 10)

Answer

L = 10x

Question 5

Evaluate the expression 2a² + 3b - c when a = 3, b = 5, and c = 7.

Accepted Answer

26

Answer

20

Answer

32

Answer

16

Question 6

If 4x < 20, which of the following MUST be true?

Accepted Answer

x < 5

Answer

x > 5

Answer

x = 5

Answer

x < -5

A soldier is buying supplies.A pack of batteries costs $7 and a roll of duct tape costs $4.If the soldier spends a total of $53 and buys 5 rolls of duct tape, how many packs of batteries did they purchase? Let 'b' represent the number of battery packs.

A soldier is buying supplies.
A pack of batteries costs $7 and a roll of duct tape costs $4.
If the soldier spends a total of $53 and buys 5 rolls of duct tape, how many packs of batteries did they purchase? Let 'b' represent the number of battery packs.