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Math 9 LG 2 Practice Test #2



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Write mc001-1.jpg as a power.
a.
mc001-2.jpg
c.
mc001-4.jpg
b.
mc001-3.jpg
d.
mc001-5.jpg
 

 2. 

Evaluate: mc002-1.jpg
a.
30
b.
7776
c.
15 625
d.
11
 

 3. 

Evaluate: mc003-1.jpg
a.
-35
b.
35
c.
78 125
d.
-78 125
 

 4. 

Write 1 000 000 as a power of 10.
a.
mc004-1.jpg
b.
105
c.
mc004-2.jpg
d.
106
 

 5. 

Evaluate: mc005-1.jpg
a.
mc005-2.jpg
b.
1
c.
-1
d.
9
 

 6. 

Write mc006-1.jpg in standard form.
a.
50 980
b.
50 986
c.
50 981
d.
5986
 

 7. 

Evaluate: mc007-1.jpg
a.
–8
b.
16
c.
–32
d.
32
 

 8. 

Evaluate: mc008-1.jpg
a.
–34
b.
–35
c.
-36
d.
73
 

 9. 

Which expression has a value closest to 2?
i)      mc009-1.jpg
ii)      mc009-2.jpg
iii)      mc009-3.jpg
iv)      mc009-4.jpg
a.
iii
b.
iv
c.
i
d.
ii
 

 10. 

Write the quotient of mc010-1.jpg as a single power.
a.
mc010-2.jpg
b.
mc010-3.jpg
c.
mc010-4.jpg
d.
2
 

 11. 

Evaluate: mc011-1.jpg
a.
–128
b.
–256
c.
256
d.
–32 768
 

 12. 

Evaluate: mc012-1.jpg
a.
10 100 000
c.
120
b.
1 000 000 000 000
d.
10 000 100 000
 

 13. 

Evaluate: mc013-1.jpg
a.
-3
b.
-1
c.
3
d.
1
 

 14. 

Which expressions have positive values?
i)      mc014-1.jpg  
ii)      mc014-2.jpg  
iii)      mc014-3.jpg  
iv)      mc014-4.jpg
a.
ii and iv
b.
ii and iii
c.
i and ii
d.
i and iv
 

 15. 

Which expressions have negative values?
i)      mc015-1.jpg  
ii)      mc015-2.jpg  
iii)      mc015-3.jpg  
iv)      mc015-4.jpg
a.
ii and iii
b.
i and iv
c.
i and ii
d.
iii and iv
 

Short Answer
 

 16. 

Write the base and the exponent of this power: sa016-1.jpg
 

 17. 

Which power is greater, sa017-1.jpg or sa017-2.jpg?
 

 18. 

Write 4865 using powers of 10.
 

 19. 

Write sa019-1.jpg + sa019-2.jpg in standard form.
 

 20. 

State which operation you would do first to evaluate sa020-1.jpg.
 

 21. 

Evaluate: sa021-1.jpg
 

 22. 

Write the product of sa022-1.jpg as a single power.
 

 23. 

Write the quotient of sa023-1.jpg as a single power.
 

 24. 

Write sa024-1.jpg as a quotient of powers.
 

 25. 

Express sa025-1.jpg as a single power of 7.
 

Problem
 

 26. 

Evaluate: pr026-1.jpg
Show your steps.
 

 27. 

Evaluate: pr027-1.jpg
Show your steps.
 

 28. 

The Royal Canadian Mint produces valuable gold coins in 3 different diameters: 30 mm, 25 mm, and 20 mm
a)      If 106 of the 30-mm coins were placed side by side in a single row, how far would they stretch?
b)      If 106 of the 30-mm, 25-mm, and 20-mm coins were placed side by side in a single row, how far would they stretch?
Express your answers in kilometres.
 

 29. 

In a set of cubes, there are 4 cubes of edge length 7 cm, 3 cubes of edge length 8 cm, 2 cubes of edge length 9 cm, and 1 cube of edge length 10 cm.
a) Which expression represents the total volume of the cubes?
i)      pr029-1.jpg
ii)      pr029-2.jpg
iii)      pr029-3.jpg
b) Determine the total volume of the cubes.
 

 30. 

Here are two ways to write 24 as a product of two powers, with at least one of the powers greater than 1.
pr030-1.jpg
a)      Find two powers that have a product of 48, with at least one power greater than 1. How many different pairs of powers can you find?
b)      Find two powers that have a product of 96, with at least one power greater than 1. How many different pairs of powers can you find?
 

 31. 

These are two samples of student work. Are they correct? Explain.
Student A: pr031-1.jpg
Student B: pr031-2.jpg
 



 
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