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What is the multiplicative inverse of  |
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4 |
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2. |
Name the coefficient of xy2. |
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0 |
B. |
1 |
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C. |
y |
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x |
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3. |
Translate 3x + 5y = 7 into a verbal sentence. |
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x to the third power plus y to the fifth power is 7. |
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The sum of 3 times x and 5 times y is 7. |
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C. |
3 times the sum of x and y is 7. |
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D. |
The sum of 3 and x plus the product of 5 and y is 7. |
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4. |
Solve 15 + a = 10. |
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a = 25 |
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a = 150 |
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a = -5 |
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a = -25 |
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5. |
Fifteen minus a number is thirty-two. Find the number. |
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-47 |
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17 |
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47 |
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-17 |
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6. |
Solve  |
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a = 29 |
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a = 19 |
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a = -6 |
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a = 5 |
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7. |
Solve the equation 7 = 2 + 5(z - 2). |
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2 |
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3 |
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8. |
Find the median of {55, 21, 47.4, 69, 71}. |
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71 |
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55 |
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47.4 |
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21 |
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9. |
Write the following expression with exponents.
b × b × b × b × b × b × b × b × b |
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A. |
b2 |
B. |
9b |
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b18 |
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b9 |
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10. |
What are the odds of not selecting a black ace from a standard deck of 52 cards? |
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26:1 |
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1:25 |
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25:26 |
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25:1 |
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11. |
Evaluate 171 ÷ 32 + 4. |
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3,253 |
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123 |
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61 |
D. |
23 |
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12. |
Find the solution of 4x + 10 = 42
if the replacement set is {6, 7, 8, 9}. |
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A. |
8 |
B. |
9 |
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C. |
7 |
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6 |
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13. |
Simplify 2x + 5x + 4(x + 3). |
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A. |
14x |
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23x |
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C. |
11x + 12 |
D. |
11x + 3 |
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14. |
Which values are a counterexample to the given statement?
If x + y = an even number, then x is even and y is even. |
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x = 7, y = 12 |
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x = 10, y = 9 |
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x = 12, y = 6 |
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x = 21, y = 3 |
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15. |
Identify the hypothesis in the following algebraic statement:
If 3x + 10 = 13, then x = 1. |
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x = 1 |
B. |
3x + 10 |
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3x + 10 = 13 |
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3x |
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Identify the conclusion in the following statement: If 13b + 12 = 77, then b = 5. |
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13b + 12 |
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b = 5 |
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b |
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13b + 12 = 17 |
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17. |
Find |
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81 |
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-81 |
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9 |
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-9 |
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18. |
Translate the sentence into an equation. Seven times v subtracted from 102 equals 53. |
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7(102) – v = 53 |
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102 – 7v = 53 |
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7(102 – v) = 53 |
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7v – 102 = 53 |
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19. |
Solve 2x + 8y = 48 for y. |
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y = -2x + 48 |
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y = -2x + 6 |
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20. |
Solve 5t + u + v = 3 for t. |
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t = 15 – u – v |
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t = -2 – u – v |
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