1.   Evaluate 2a + b - 12 if a = 14 and b = 12.
    A. 9 B. 40
    C. 19 D. 28
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  2.   What is the value of 3s(t +11) - 6r if r = 21, s = 9, and t = 11?
    A. 468 B. 531
    C. 175 D. 480
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  3.   Translate the phrase ''three less than a number'' into an algebraic expression.
    A. x - 3 B. x + 3
    C. 3x D. 3 - x
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  4.   Write the phrase ''18 more than 4 times a number'' as an algebraic expression.
    A. 4x - 18 B. 4x + 18
    C. 4 + x + 18 D. 4 + 18x
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  5.   A verbal phrase for 6n - 4 is ______.
    A. the difference of six times a number and four
    B. the product of six and four less than a number
    C. four more than six times a number
    D. four less than six and a number
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