1.   Insert parentheses to make the equation 9 + 6 × 2 ÷ 3 – 1 = 12 true.
    A. 9 + 6 × 2 ÷ (3 - 1) = 12
    B. (9 + 6) × 2 ÷ 3 - 1 = 12
    C. 9 + (6 × 2) ÷ 3 - 1 = 12
    D. (9 + 6 × 2) ÷ 3 - 1 = 12
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  2.   What is the value of 3s(t +11) - 6r if r = 21, s = 9, and t = 11?
    A. 531 B. 480
    C. 468 D. 175
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  3.   Evaluate i + (j + k) if i = 14, j = 8, and k = 16.
    A. 50 B. 38
    C. 42 D. 28
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  4.   A mathematical sentence like b - 432 = 197 is called a(n) ______.
    A. variable B. solution
    C. evaluation D. equation
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  5.   Two numbers grouped together like (2, 5) are called ______.
    A. y-coordinates
    B. x-coordinates
    C. an ordered pair
    D. a coordinate system
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  6.   Name the ordered pair for point A.
   
    A. (4, 1) B. (4, 2)
    C. (2, 4) D. (1, 4)
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  7.   Translate ''a product of a number and seven is 49'' into an equation.
    A. 49 B. x + 7 = 49
    C. 7x = 49 D. x - 7 = 49
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  8.   Which value for b makes the inequality
true?
    A. none of these B. 6
    C. 5 D. 7
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  9.   What is the most popular computer use among the teens surveyed?
   
    A. games B. chat
    C. education D. homework
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  10.   The set of whole numbers and their opposites are known as ______.
    A. integers B. negative numbers
    C. absolute values D. positive numbers
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  11.   Simplify |–13| – |5|.
    A. –18 B. 18
    C. 8 D. –8
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  12.   Find an expression to compare |–7| and 7.
    A. |-7| 7 B. |–7| > 7
    C. |–7| < 7 D. |–7| = 7
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  13.   What is the sum of –32 and –16?
    A. 2 B. –2
    C. –48 D. –16
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  14.   Simplify the expression 12n + (-5n) + 3n.
    A. 10n B. 7n
    C. -20n D. -4n
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  15.   Solve the equation 6 + (–2) + (–8) = r.
    A. –16 B. –4
    C. 0 D. 2
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  16.   Find the difference of (–2) and 5.
    A. 3 B. –7
    C. –3 D. 7
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  17.   Simplify (-16c) - (-4c).
    A. -20c B. -12c
    C. 12c D. 20c
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  18.   Find the tenth term of the pattern
0, 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, … .
    A. 49 B. 81
    C. 100 D. 64
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  19.   For the sequence 0, -1, 2, -3, 4, -5, …, what would you add to the 7th term to find the 8th term?
    A. 15 B. -9
    C. -13 D. 11
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  20.   Solve d = (–3)(–12).
    A. 36 B. –36
    C. 4 D. –4
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