1.   Evaluate the expression |a| - 7 if a = -23.
    A. 16 B. -30
    C. -16 D. 30
    Hint

  2.   Choose an inequality that is true for the numbers represented on the graph.
   
    A. 2 > -4 B. 4 > 2
    C. 4 < 2 D. 2 < -4
    Hint

  3.   Arrange the integers {-5, -8, 1, -13, 7, 0, 12} from least to greatest.
    A. {0, 1, -5, 7, -8, 12, -13}
    B. {-13, -8, -5, 0, 1, 7, 12}
    C. {12, 7, 1, 0, -5, -8, -13}
    D. {-13, 12, -8, 7, -5, 1, 0}
    Hint

  4.   Which symbol makes the expression -15 ___ -14 true?
    A. × B. <
    C. > D. =
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  5.   Find an expression to compare |-7| and 7.
    A. |-7| < 7 B. |-7| = 7
    C. |-7| > 7 D. |-7| 7
    Hint



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