Pre-Algebra B
Unit 5: Functions
Practice Unit Test/Study Guide
Note: The items on this practice unit test/study guide are very similar to the items on the
actual unit test and in the same order. If you understand how to answer these items, you
should do well on the actual unit test.
1 What are the next three terms in the sequence?
-7, 1, 9, 17, …
2 Geoff planted dahlias in his garden. Dahlias have bulbs that divide and reproduce
underground. In the first year, Geoff’s garden produced 5 bulbs. In the second year,
it produced 10 bulbs, and in the third year it produced 20 bulbs. If this pattern
continues, how many bulbs should Geoff expect in the sixth year?
3 What are the first four terms of the sequence represented by the expression
𝑛(𝑛 − 2) − 5?
4
A car travels at 6 m/sec accelerates to 8 m/sec in 4 seconds. It maintains that speed
for 2 seconds and then slows to a stop. Draw the graph of the car’s speed over time.
5
Describe the speed of the car over time.
6 Given the function rule 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 4, what is the output of 𝑓(−2)?
7 Suppose you earn $14 each time you mow the lawn. Write a function that describes
the relationship between your total earning E and the number of times you mow the
lawn, m?
8
The data in the table illustrate a linear function. Find the slope of the linear function
and graph the linear function.
9
Which hill described in the table is the steepest? Explain.
Street Horizontal Vertical Rise of
Distance (ft). Street (ft)
Dixie Hill 50 30
Bell Hill 50 10
Liberty Hill 50 20
10
1
Graph the linear function 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 2.
3
11
Graph the linear function 𝑦 = −2𝑥 + 1.
12
Write the function rule for the data in the table below.
Input (x) 1 2 3 4 5
Output (y) 6 10 14 18 20
13
Max charges $4.50 per hour when he mows lawns, plus $8.00 for transportation
expenses. Write a function rule that represents the amount y Max charges to mow
lawns for x hours.
14
The price of shrimp at a local grocery store is $2.25 for the first ounce and $1.95 for
each additional ounce. Write a function rule that shows the cost of shrimp, y,
depends on the number of ounces, x.
15
Write a function rule that represents the data in the table.
x -3 -2 -1 0 1
y -13 -10 -7 -4 -1
16
Which quadratic rule represents the data in the table?
a) 𝑦 = −2𝑥 2 + 5
b) 𝑦 = −𝑥 2 + 5
c) 𝑦 = 𝑥2 − 5
d) 𝑦 = 𝑥2 + 5
17 A 175-lb person burns 485 calories per hour riding an exercise bicycle at a rate of 18
mi/hr. Write a function rule to represent the total calories burned, y, over time, x, by
that person. Explain how the information in the problem relates to the function.
18 Explain how to write a function rule from the table below. Then write a function rule.
x 0 2 4 6
y 3 2 1 0
19 Relate the different sections of the graph to the water level in the bathtub over time.
