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Use the distributive property to rewrite 3(5 + y) without parentheses. |
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8 + y |
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15 + 3y |
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C. |
8 + 3y |
D. |
15 + y |
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2. |
Simplify 3 + 2(xy+ 3z) + 4xy. |
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A. |
9xy + 15z |
B. |
6xy + 3z + 3 |
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C. |
6xy + 6z + 3 |
D. |
5xy + 3z + 3 |
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Find the sum  |
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What is the probability of selecting a red or yellow marble from a bag that contains 20 red marbles, 15 yellow marbles, and 35 green marbles? |
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1:1 |
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Find the domain of y = 6x if the range is {36, 24, 12, 0}. |
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{6, 4, 2, 0} |
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{216, 144, 72, 0} |
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C. |
{6, 4, 2} |
D. |
{30, 18, 6, -6} |
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6. |
Simplify x3y0z-2. |
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B. |
-x3yz2 |
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0 |
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7. |
Simplify  . Assume the denominator is not equal to zero. |
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8. |
Solve x2 + 4x + 4 = 0 by graphing. |
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4 |
B. |
-4, 4 |
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-2 |
D. |
-2, 2 |
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Lance is planning to invest $5000 for a period of 3 years. He has a choice of four different investments. Which of the combinations of interest rates and compounding below will earn the most money? |
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7%, daily |
B. |
7.1%, monthly |
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7.125%, quarterly |
D. |
7.2%, annually |
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Find (a2 + 3a + 4) ÷ (a - 2). |
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a + 5 |
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D. |
a + 3 - 2 |
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Solve  . |
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3 |
B. |
5 |
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10 |
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Identify the hypothesis in the following algebraic statement:
If 3x + 10 = 13, then x = 1. |
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3x |
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x = 1 |
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C. |
3x + 10 |
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3x + 10 = 13 |
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13. |
Pentagon EFGHI has vertices E(-9, 0), F(-3, 6), G(6, 6), H(6, -6), and I(-3, -6). Graph pentagon EFGHI and its dilated image E´F´G´H´I´ if the scale factor is  . |
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Find the solution set for y = x – 3, given the replacement set {(-8, -7), (-5, -5), (0, 3), (4, 5)} |
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{(-8, -7), (0, 3)} |
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{(-5, -5)} |
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{(-5, -5), (4, 5)} |
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{(-8, -7)} |
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Solve m = - n + 5 if the domain is {-3, 0, 3, 6}. |
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{7, 4, 2, 1} |
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{14, 5, -4, -13} |
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{6, 5, 4, 3} |
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{2, 5, 8, 11} |
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Which point is not in the solution set of  and  |
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(4, 11) |
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(-1, -2) |
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(5, 0) |
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(0, 0) |
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How can the following expression be described 3x2 + 4x + 5x – 3? |
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binomial |
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monomial |
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polynomial other than these listed |
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trinomial |
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18. |
Factor x2 – 7x + 12. |
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(x – 3)(x – 4) |
B. |
(x + 6)(x + 2) |
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C. |
(x – 6)(x – 2) |
D. |
(x + 3)(x + 4) |
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19. |
Coach Rodney has just enough money that he can buy 11 football uniforms for $80 each. But if he decides to instead coach baseball, those uniforms cost $120 each. What is the maximum amount of uniforms that he would be able to buy, assuming he stays within his budget? |
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8 uniforms |
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17 uniforms |
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C. |
7 uniforms |
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16 uniforms |
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20. |
A builder wants the kitchen to have an area of x2 – 2x – 24, and a length of x + 4. What is the width? |
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x – 6 |
B. |
x + 6 |
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C. |
– 6 |
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6 |
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