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CLEP College Algebra Practice Questions -- (Equations )

  1. $\frac{9}{x+5}=\frac{3}{x+1}$

    1. $1$
    2. $3 $
    3. $ 5$
    4. $9 $
    5. $ 0$

  2. $xy+5y=10$ and $x+2=7$, then $y=$

    1. $0$
    2. $1 $
    3. $ 5$
    4. $ 7$
    5. $ 2$

  3. $\frac{9x}{5}=(a^{7}-1)^{3}$ and $a=-1$, solve for $x$.

    1. $-40$
    2. $-\frac{40}{9} $
    3. $\frac{40}{9} $
    4. $\frac{35}{9} $
    5. $0 $

  4. $\frac{18}{x^{2}+6x+27}=1$

    1. $\{-3,3\}$
    2. $\{-3\} $
    3. $\{3\} $
    4. $\{-3,0\} $
    5. $\{-3,-3\} $

  5. Find the solution of the following equation : $|5x-1|=9$

    1. $\{2\}$
    2. $\{-\frac{8}{5}\} $
    3. $\{-\frac{8}{5},2\} $
    4. $\{\frac{9}{5}\} $
    5. $\{\frac{1}{5}\} $

  6. If $a=(b+5)^{2}$ and $b=-5$, what is $a$?

    1. $-5$
    2. $5 $
    3. $0 $
    4. $1 $
    5. $2 $

  7. Solve $x^{2}+2x+11=0$

    1. $-1+\sqrt{10}$ or $-1-\sqrt{10}$
    2. $1+i\sqrt{10}$ or $-1-i\sqrt{10}$
    3. or $-1-i\sqrt{10}$
    4. $-1+i\sqrt{10}$ or $-1-i\sqrt{10}$
    5. $-1+i\sqrt{10}$

  8. If $\frac{a}{b}=5$ then $a^{2}-25b^{2}+7=$

    1. $0$
    2. $7 $
    3. $ -1$
    4. $ 25$
    5. $ 5$

  9. Solve $9x-6 \leq 5x+2$

    1. $x \leq 2$
    2. $x \geq 2 $
    3. $ x \leq -2$
    4. $ x \geq -2$
    5. $x < 2 $


  10. Solve $\frac{3}{x}=\frac{2}{x-1}$

    1. $-3$
    2. $2 $
    3. $ -2$
    4. $ 3$
    5. There is no solution
Answer Key
1 A
2 B
3 B
4 E
5 C
6 C
7 D
8 B
9 A
10 D

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