1.   Which ordered pair is the solution to the given system of equations?
x - 3y = 9
x - 2y = 5
    A. (-6, 1) B. (9, -3)
    C. (-3, -4) D. (3, -2)
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  2.   Students from the local high school are selling tickets to the town's annual carnival. Adult admission is $5.00 and child admission is $2.50. Two hours after the carnival opened its first day, 440 tickets had been sold totaling $1900. How many adults and how many children entered the carnival during the first two hours it was open?
    A. 220 adults, 220 children
    B. 320 adults, 120 children
    C. 293 adults, 147 children
    D. 380 adults, 760 children
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  3.   Use elimination to solve the system of equations shown below.
2x - 4y = -5
3x + 4y = -15
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  4.   Use elimination to solve the system of equations given below.
x + 3y = 6
2x - 6y = 8
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  5.   The sum of two numbers is –11. Twice the first number minus four times the second number is –10. What are the two numbers?
    A. -6, -5 B. -9, -2
    C. -8, -3 D. -15, 4
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  6.   Which point is not a solution for the system of inequalities?
   
    A. (3, -3) B. (-3, 7)
    C. (2, -5) D. (-2, -7)
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  7.   Which system of inequalities is graphed below?
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  8.   A long distance phone company has a monthly fee of $7.95 and charges a rate of $0.05 per minute. Another long distance company has a monthly fee of $9.95 and charges a rate of $0.03 per minute. At how many minutes would the two companies have equal charges?
    A. 150 minutes B. They will never have the same charges.
    C. 100 minutes D. 50 minutes
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  9.   Use substitution to solve the system of equations given by y = 2x and 5x + y = 7.
    A. (-2, -5) B. (1, 2)
    C. (-1, -2) D. (2, 5)
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  10.   Use elimination to solve the system of equations given by 3x – 2y = 10 and 5x + 2y = 6.
    A. no solution B. (2, -2)
    C. infinitely many solutions D. (-2, -8)
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