PARCC Algebra I Creating Equations. Practice it free.

Students create equations and inequalities to represent relationships and solve them. This Algebra I reporting domain maps to 14 practice skills and 8 representative questions from the playable bank.

Algebra I14 mapped skills
What the test measures

Creating Equations skills

  1. Create equations that describe numbers or relationships

  2. Create equations in two or more variables to represent relationships between quantities

  3. Create inequalities in one variable and use them to solve problems

Standards basis

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSS-M) / PARCC Model Content Frameworks — national

How the PARCC reports it

PARCC was a multistate assessment system built around the Common Core-era PARCC mathematics model content frameworks rather than a separate proprietary standards set. Its math structure is organized by grade/course and aligned to CCSS-M content categories and model content frameworks.

Blueprint & weighting

No single published PARCC weighting table was located in the accessible sources used here.

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Practice playeasy

A line with slope 33 passes through (1,5)(1, 5). What is bb in y=3x+by = 3x + b?

Substitute the point: 5=3(1)+b5 = 3(1) + b, so b=5−3=2b = 5 - 3 = 2.

Practice playmedium

A line passes through the points (2,−3)(2, -3) and (6,1)(6, 1). Which equation represents this line in slope-intercept form?

The slope is m=1−(−3)6−2=1m = \dfrac{1 - (-3)}{6 - 2} = 1. Substitute (2,−3)(2, -3): −3=1(2)+b-3 = 1(2) + b, so b=−5b = -5. The equation is y=x−5y = x - 5.

Practice playeasy

For which value of nn does x2−7x+n=0x^{2}-7x+n=0 have solutions x=1x=1 and x=6x=6?

If the zeros are x=1x=1 and x=6x=6, that means the factors of the equation are (x−1)(x-1) and (x−6)(x-6). The product of these factors is x2−7x+6x^{2}-7x+6. Comparing with x2−7x+nx^{2}-7x+n, the missing constant is n=6n=6.

Practice playmedium

A factory builds two kinds of parts. Part A takes 0.750.75 hours to assemble and part B takes 1.251.25 hours to assemble. Workers spend a total of 17.517.5 hours assembling xx of part A and yy of part B. Which equation represents this situation?

Assembling xx of part A takes 0.75x0.75x hours and assembling yy of part B takes 1.25y1.25y hours. The total assembly time is 17.517.5 hours, so 0.75x+1.25y=17.50.75x + 1.25y = 17.5.

Practice playmedium

Jordan earns $32,500\text{\char36}32{,}500 in her first year as a nurse. She gets the same dollar raise every year and earns $36,400\text{\char36}36{,}400 in her third year. What is the total of Jordan's earnings during her three years on the job?

Subtract the third-year salary from the first: $36,400−$32,500=$3,900\text{\char36}36{,}400 - \text{\char36}32{,}500 = \text{\char36}3{,}900. Over three years there are two equal raises, so divide by 3−1=23 - 1 = 2 to get x=$1,950x = \text{\char36}1{,}950. Add $1,950\text{\char36}1{,}950 each year after the first: $32,500\text{\char36}32{,}500, $34,450\text{\char36}34{,}450, $36,400\text{\char36}36{,}400. Sum all three years: $103,350\text{\char36}103{,}350.

Practice playeasy

A shipping label allows a package weight ww, in pounds, that is more than 22 pounds but at most 1010 pounds. Which inequality represents the possible values of ww?

More than 22 means w>2w > 2. At most 1010 means w≤10w \le 10, so 2<w≤102 < w \le 10.

Practice playeasy

A concert sells ss student tickets and aa adult tickets. There are 22 times as many student tickets as adult tickets, and 2727 tickets are sold in all. Which system of equations represents this situation?

There are 22 times as many student tickets as adult tickets, so s=2a.s = 2a\textsf{.} In all there are 2727 tickets, so s+a=27.s + a = 27\textsf{.}

Practice playmedium

The maximum value of cc is 1515 more than 77 times another number n.n\textsf{.} Which inequality shows the possible values of c?c\textsf{?}

A maximum means cc can be at most that value, so use ≤.\le\textsf{.} Seven times nn plus 1515 is 7n+15,7n + 15\textsf{,} giving c≤7n+15.c \le 7n + 15\textsf{.}

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