ISASP High School Algebra. Practice it free.

Students see structure in expressions, create equations, and reason about polynomials and functions. This High School reporting domain maps to 36 practice skills and 8 representative questions from the playable bank.

High School36 mapped skills
What the test measures

Algebra skills

  1. Interpret the structure of expressions

  2. Write expressions in equivalent forms to solve problems

  3. Perform arithmetic operations on polynomials

  4. Create equations that describe numbers or relationships

  5. Solve equations and inequalities in one variable

  6. Rearrange formulas to highlight a quantity of interest

Standards basis

Iowa Academic Standards / Iowa Core Mathematics — Iowa

How the ISASP reports it

ISASP is Iowa’s statewide assessment program administered by the state Department of Education and aligned to Iowa Academic Standards / Iowa Core rather than a multi-state blueprint like SBAC or ACT. The public materials accessible here establish the tested grades and that mathematics results are reported statewide, but I could not locate an official public math blueprint PDF on the Iowa DOE site in the available sources.

Blueprint & weighting

ISASP uses the Independent / state-specific framework (by grade domains structure).

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Practice playhard

The point-slope form of a line is y−k=m(x−h)y - k = m(x - h). Which equation expresses xx in terms of yy, kk, mm, and hh?

The factor mm is multiplied by (x−h)(x - h), so x−hx - h is isolated by using the inverse operation (division) on both sides, y−km=x−h\dfrac{y - k}{\textcolor{red}{m}} = x - h. Then, hh is subtracted from xx, so xx is isolated by using the inverse operation (addition) on both sides, y−km+h=x\dfrac{y - k}{m} + \textcolor{red}{h} = x. Simplifying gives x=y−km+hx = \dfrac{y - k}{m} + h.

Practice playmedium

Given V=πr2hV = \pi r^{2} h, for all positive values of VV, rr, and hh, which equation solves for rr?

Divide both sides by πh\pi h: r2=Vπhr^{2} = \dfrac{V}{\pi h}. Take the positive square root: r=Vπhr = \sqrt{\dfrac{V}{\pi h}}.

Practice playeasy

∣x+8∣=21|x + 8| = 21

Which of the following gives both solutions to the given equation?

The equation means x+8=21x + 8 = 21 or x+8=−21x + 8 = -21. So x=13x = 13 or x=−29x = -29. Both solutions are −29-29 and 13.13\textsf{.}

Practice playeasy

If ∣2x+10∣=26|2x + 10| = 26, what is the positive value of x+5x + 5?

Rewrite ∣2x+10∣=∣2(x+5)∣=∣2∣ ∣x+5∣=2∣x+5∣|2x + 10| = |2(x + 5)| = |2|\,|x + 5| = 2|x + 5|. Since 2∣x+5∣=262|x + 5| = 26, divide by 22 to get ∣x+5∣=13|x + 5| = 13. The expression x+5x + 5 equals 1313 or −13-13; the positive value is 13.13\textsf{.}

Practice playeasy

Which is the completely factored form of 5x2+10x5x^{2} + 10x?

The greatest common factor of 5x25x^{2} and 10x10x is 5x.5x\textsf{.} Factoring gives 5x(x+2)5x(x + 2).

Practice playmedium

A pass/fail exam awards credit when the score ss is more than 7070 points but at most 100100 points. Which inequality represents the possible passing scores?

More than 7070 means s>70s > 70. At most 100100 means s≤100s \le 100, so 70<s≤10070 < s \le 100.

Practice playeasy

A student can spend at most $48\text{\char36}48 on adult tickets at $12\text{\char36}12 each and child tickets at $8\text{\char36}8 each. She wants at least 22 child tickets. Let aa be the number of adult tickets and cc the number of child tickets. Which pair (a,c)(a, c) is a possible purchase?

Check both constraints: 12a+8c≤4812a + 8c \le 48 and c≥2.c \ge 2\textsf{.} The pair (2,3)(2, 3) costs 12(2)+8(3)=4812(2) + 8(3) = 48 and has 33 child tickets, so both constraints are met.

Practice playeasy

Which expression is equivalent to 81−x281 - x^{2}?

81−x2=92−x2=(9−x)(9+x)81 - x^{2} = 9^{2} - x^{2} = (9 - x)(9 + x).

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