1.   To check means to ______.
    A. make a plan to solve the problem
    B. use your plan to solve the problem
    C. read the problem carefully
    D. ask, ''Does my answer make sense for the problem?''
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  2.   Name the operation that should be performed first in the expression
9 + 5 × (6 - 1).
    A. multiplication B. addition
    C. division D. subtraction
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  3.   Simplify
    A. 36 B. 27
    C. 12 D. 3
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  4.   Evaluate 2a + b - 12 if a = 14 and b = 12.
    A. 19 B. 28
    C. 9 D. 40
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  5.   An example of the Commutative Property of Addition is ______________.
    A. 2(4 · 6) = (2 · 4)6
    B. 2 · 4 = 4 · 2
    C. 2 + 4 = 4 + 2
    D. 2 + (4 + 6) = (2 + 4) + 6
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  6.   Which of the numbers 46, 56, 152, or 162 is a solution of 58 + n = 104?
    A. 56 B. 46
    C. 152 D. 162
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  7.   How can you represent writing a check for $10 as an integer?
    A. |-10| B. -10
    C. +10 D. |+10|
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  8.   Evaluate the expression |a| - 7 if a = -23.
    A. 16 B. -16
    C. -30 D. 30
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  9.   Solve the equation 6 - (-8) = b.
    A. 18 B. -2
    C. 14 D. 2
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  10.   Evaluate p - (-13) if p = -6.
    A. -19 B. 7
    C. 19 D. -7
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  11.   Evaluate -3xy if x = -3 and y = -7.
    A. 7 B. -21
    C. -63 D. 9
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  12.   Divide -56 by -4.
    A. -14 B. 14
    C. -13 D. 16
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  13.   Solve the equation k = (-45) ÷ 3.
    A. -15 B. -41
    C. 15 D. 41
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  14.   Evaluate qz + 20, if q = 10 and z = 6.
    A. 36 B. 24
    C. 80 D. 16
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  15.   Evaluate the following expression for x = 10 and
    A. 16 B. 160
    C. 2 D. 20
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  16.   Simplify 5 · x · 10.
    A. 50x B. 15x
    C. 50 + x D. 15 + x
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  17.   Simplify (r + 6) + 27.
    A. r + 33 B. 33r
    C. r + 21 D. 6r + 27
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  18.   Find the sum 16 + (-3).
    A. 19 B. 13
    C. -19 D. -13
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  19.   Simplify –5x(4y).
    A. -9xy B. 20xy
    C. -xy D. -20xy
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  20.   Evaluate –11xy if x = -3 and y = 5.
    A. -165 B. 22
    C. 165 D. -22
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