REGENT EXAMS
Predictable questions years after years

In the following questions all the student needs to do is to replace the variable by the choices, one by one, until the two sides of the equation are equal -- as instructed in drill-and-kill sessions. No need to know algebra. He/she does not have to worry about sign numbers' operations either (many students' bete noire) : a calculator will take care of that, and make it even irrelevant whether the equation is complexe or not.

2007

January

5.
What is the value of n in the equation 3n -8 = 32 -n ?

(1) -10

(2) -6

(3) 6

(4) 10

19.

What is the value of x in the equation x/2 + x/6 = 2 ?

(1) 12

(3) 8

(2) 3

(4) 1/4

27.

What is the solution set of the equation =0 ?

(1) {0,-5}
(2) {0,5}

(3) {0}

(4) {5}

2006

August

2 .

What is the value of p in the equation 2(3p-4) = 10 ?

(1) 1
(2) 2 1/3

(3) 3

(4) 1/3

20.

What is the value of w in the equation 3w/4 + 8 = w/3 -7 ?

(1) 2.4

(2) -0.2

(3) -13.846

(4) -36

June

2

What is the value of x in the equation 13x - 2(x+4) = 8x+1 ?

(1) 1

(2) 2

(3) 3

(4) 4

12.

What is the value of x in the equation x/2x+1 = 4/3 ?

(1) -1/5

(2) -4 /5

(3) -5/4

(4) -5

January

1.

What is the value of x in the equation 5(2x - 7) = 15x - 10 ?

(1) 1

(2) 0.6

(3) -5

(4) –9

2005

January

7

What is the solution set of the equation x/5 + x/2 = 14 ?

(1) {4}

(2) {10}

(3) {20}

(4) {49}

2004

August

6

What is the value of n in the equation 0.6 (n + 10) = 3.6 ?

(1) –0.4

(3) –4

(2) 5

(4) 4

June

4

If 3( x – 2) = 2 x + 6, the value of x is

(1) 0

(2) 5

(3) 12

(4) 20

January

1

If 2( x + 3) = x + 10, then x equals

(1) 14

(2) 7

(3) 5

(4) 4