High school students, who will begin taking Regents exams today, aren’t the only ones being tested this week. Here at The Hall Monitor, your math, English, science, history and, foreign language skills will be put to the test all week long.

To help you understand what students are going through — in case you don’t remember — we’ll be posting questions from past Regents exams to coincide with the test students are taking that day. The tests being given today are Integrated Algebra and Chemistry. Algebra is up first.

Come back in the afternoon for your chemistry test. And don’t be late.

1) If x varies directly as y, and x=8 when y=24, what is the value of x when y=6?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4

2) What is the value of p in the equation 8p+2 =4p−10?
(a) 1
(b) −1
(c) 3
(d) −3

3) What are the factors of x−5x+6?
(a) (x+2) and (x+3)
(b) (x−2) and (x−3)
(c) (x+6) and (x−1)
(d) (x−6) and (x+1)

4) If x represents a given number, the expression “5 less than twice the given number” is written as
(a) 5<2x
(b) 5<2 +x
(c) 2x−5
(d) 5 −2x

5) What is the total number of different seven-letter arrangements that can be formed using the letters in the word “MILLION”?
(a) 30
(b) 210
(c) 1,260
(d) 2,520

Answers after the jump.

1) b
2) d
3) b
4) c
5) c