Exam 2: Review of Basic Algebra

Simplify: -(4 - 6a) - (-8 + 6a)

Calculate up to 4 decimals:

The zinc department of a factory occupies 500 square metres more than 2 times the floor space occupied by the copper department. The total floor space is 9500 square metres. Determine the floor space occupied by the cooper department.

A machine requires 4 hours to make a unit of Product A and 7 hours to make a unit of Product B. The machine operated for 810 hours producing a total of 150 units. How many units of Product B were produced?

Evaluate: m⁰

Simplify: m¹³ ÷ m⁶

Compute the value of

Bow Valley Electronics sold a mini stereo set during a sale for $776. Determine the regular selling price of the set if the price of the set had been reduced by 1/4 of the original regular selling price.

Solve for x (answer will be a decimal) (x + 2) - (2x + 2) =

Rearrange for b: a² + b² = c²

After an increase of 1/9 of his current hourly wage, Pierre will receive a new hourly wage of $12.35. How much is his hourly wage before the increase?

Solve for x: 2x - 1.5x = 410

Solve: x + x = 126

Conor had to pay income taxes of $3 440.00 plus 22% of the amount by which his taxable income exceeded $36 000.00. If his tax bill was $3 684.00, calculate his taxable income.