2008 Exam Review

Layout of the exam:

PART A: MATCHING (7 marks). Match the words on the left with its definition on the right. Place the letter of the definition beside the word. Each answer is worth 1 mark.

PART B: MULTIPLE CHOICE (6 marks). Circle the correct answer for each of the following questions. Each answer is worth 1 mark.

PART C: SHORT ANSWER AND FILL IN THE BLANKS (13 marks).

PART D: FULL SOLUTIONS (60 marks). Complete and proper solutions are required. Show all of your work.

Units that we’ve covered since the January exam:

Chapter 5: Saving & Investing Money

§  5.1 Simple Interest (formula is on the exam)

§  5.2 Compound Interest (formula is on the exam)

§  5.3 The Amount of a Compound Interest Investment

§  5.4 Compounding Periods

Chapter 6: Managing Money

§  6.1 Borrowing Money

§  6.2 Plastic Money: Debit & Credit Cards

§  6.3 Credit Card Interest

§  6.4 Choosing a Vehicle

§  6.5 Putting Your Vehicle on the Road: Insurance Costs

§  6.6 The Costs of Owning and Operating a Vehicle

Chapter 3: Quadratic Relations

§  3.3 The Role of h and k in .

§  3.4 The Role of a in .

§  3.5 The Vertex Form of a Quadratic Relation

§  3.6 Multiplying Polynomials

§  3.7 Factoring Trinomials

§  3.8 Factoring Polynomials

§  Factor by method of difference of squares & a common factor

Chapter 7: One-Variable Data

§  7.1 Organizing and Representing Data

§  7.5 Measures of Central Tendency

Stuff to know:

calculating simple and compound interest (value of “r” and conversion to “i”)

calculating the amount to repay on a loan and how much is interest

advantages and disadvantages of buying a new vs used car

factors effecting insurance costs

calculating fuel costs for driving

calculating value of car with depreciation

fixed (ownership) and variable (operating) costs

vertex / standard form of an equation

congruent

graphing parabolas from the vertex form equation (step pattern, equation of axis of symmetry, vertex, direction of opening, maximum value, effects of “a” “h” & “k”)

interpreting vertex form equations (maximum & minimum)

expanding and simplifying polynomials

factoring (common factor, simple trinomial, difference of squares)

solve by factoring

continuous / discrete data

categorical data

mean / median / mode

graphing data (circle graph, bar graph, histogram)

how to calculate the measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode)