1.   Simplify (4y4)3.
    A. 64y12 B. 12y12
    C. 64y64 D. 12y3
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  2.   Simplify Assume the denominator is not equal to zero.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  3.   Simplify Assume the denominator is not equal to zero.
    A. B. 1
    C. 5xy8 D. 5xy2
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  4.   Arrange the terms of 4x2y3 – 2x4y + 3x3y2 – 3 + 2xy so that the powers of x are in descending order.
    A. 4x2y3 + 3x3y2 - 2x4y + 2xy – 3
    B. -3 - 2x4y + 3x3y2 + 4x2y3 + 2xy
    C. -3 + 2xy + 4x2y3 + 3x3y2 - 2x4y
    D. – 2x4y + 3x3y2 + 4x2y3 + 2xy – 3
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  5.   Find the sum (4xy2 – 3x2y – 5xy – 6) + (-5xy2 – 2xy + 3).
    A. 4xy2 – 7xy – 3 B. -xy2 – 3x2y – 3xy – 3
    C. 4xy2 – 8x2y – 7xy – 3 D. -xy2 – 3x2y – 7xy – 3
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  6.   Write an expression for the area of the rectangle shown below.
   
    A. 6xy2 + 4x3y B. 12xy2 + 4x3y
    C. 9x2y4 + 12x4y3 D. 6xy2 + 7x3y
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  7.   Write an expression for the area of the rectangle.
   
    A. x3 + 4x2 – 27x + 40 B. x3 - 4x
    C. x2 - 3x + 13 D. 9x2 – 31x + 40
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  8.   Suppose that the base of a triangle is 3xy and its height is also 3xy. What is its area, expressed as a monomial?
    A. B. 6x2y2
    C. x4 D.
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  9.   Express 0.000033 in scientific notation.
    A. 3.3 × 10-6 B. 3.3 × 10-5
    C. 3.3 × 10-4 D. 3.3 × 105
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  10.   Express 4.67 × 10-7 in standard notation.
    A. 0.00000467 B. 46,700,000
    C. 0.000000467 D. 0.0000000467
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  11.   How can the polynomial x2y2 + 2y3 – 5xy4 + x3 be written with powers of x in descending order?
    A. x2y2 + x3+ 2y3 – 5xy4
    B. x3 + x2y2 + 2y3 – 5xy4
    C. x2y2 + 2y3 + x3– 5xy4
    D. x3 + x2y2 – 5xy4 + 2y3
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  12.   Find (–2x2 + 5x – 1) – (3x2 – 4x – 6).
    A. –5x2 + 9x + 5 B. –5x2 + x + 5
    C. –5x2 + 9x – 7 D. –5x2 + x – 7
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  13.   Solve x(x – 2) + 2x(x + 3) + 10 = 3x(x – 1) + 31.
    A. x = 4 B. x = 3
    C. x = –2 D. x = 2
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  14.   A rectangle has a base of 4x – 1 and a height of 3x + 2. What is the area?
    A. 12x2 – 5x + 2 B. 12x2 + 5x + 2
    C. 12x2 – 5x – 2 D. 12x2 + 5x – 2
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  15.   The length of one side of a square is x + 4. What is the area?
    A. x2 + 8x + 16 B. x2 + 8x + 8
    C. x2 + 4x + 16 D. 2x + 8
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  16.   Find the product (3k2 – 2k)2.
    A. 9k4 – 12k3 + 4k2 B. 9k4 – 6k3 – 4k2
    C. 9k4 – 6k3 + 4k2 D. 9k4 – 12k3 – 4k2
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