1.   The steps of the four-step problem-solving plan, in order, are ________.
    A. examine, plan, solve, and explore
    B. explore, plan, solve, and examine
    C. plan, examine, explore, and solve
    D. examine, explore, plan, and solve
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  2.   What is the value of 3s(t +11) - 6r if r = 21, s = 9, and t = 11?
    A. 175 B. 468
    C. 480 D. 531
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  3.   Write the phrase ''18 more than 4 times a number'' as an algebraic expression.
    A. 4 + x + 18 B. 4x + 18
    C. 4 + 18x D. 4x - 18
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  4.   Which of the numbers 46, 56, 152, or 162 is a solution of 58 + n = 104?
    A. 152 B. 56
    C. 46 D. 162
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  5.   Identify the solution to 34 - 2z = 20.
    A. 7 B. 8
    C. 6 D. 5
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  6.   Write ''16 less than a number is 28'' as an equation.
    A. 16n = 28 B. 28
    C. n + 16 = 28 D. n - 16 = 28
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  7.   Simplify |-13| - |5|.
    A. -8 B. -18
    C. 18 D. 8
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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.   Choose the ordered pair for point L.
   
    A. (3, 4) B. (-4, 1)
    C. (0, -4) D. (2, -3)
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  10.   What is the ordered pair for point Y?
   
    A. (-2, -3) B. (-3, -2)
    C. (-2, 3) D. (-3, 2)
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  11.   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
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  12.   How do you find successive terms in the pattern 0, 3, 9, 18, 30, … ?
    A. Multiply a term by 3
and add it to itself.
B. Add the next multiple
of 3 to the term.
    C. Add 3 to each term. D. Add each term to the previous term.
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  13.   Find the product of 2 and -5m.
    A. 10m B. -10
    C. -10m D. -3m
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  14.   Find the quotient
    A. 7 B. -14
    C. -49 D. 49
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  15.   What conclusion can you make from the scatter plot?
   
    A. lower mileage gives the greatest power B. higher mileage results in greater power
    C. higher power results in low mileage D. there is no correlation between power and mileage
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  16.   Points can be scored in basketball by making a 3-point field goal, a 2-point field goal, or a 1-point free throw. In one game, Yancy made two 3-point field goals, seven 2-point field goals, and five 1-point free throws. How many points did Yancy score in the game?
    A. 30 B. 33
    C. 23 D. 25
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  17.   Name the property shown by the statement a + b + 0 = 0 + a + b.
    A. None of these
    B. Additive Identity
    C. Commutative Property of Addition
    D. Associative Property of Addition
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  18.   Evaluate xy + z if x = 12, y = 20, and z = -9.
    A. -41 B. 23
    C. -17 D. 1
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  19.   Find the product 3(-12).
    A. -9 B. 9
    C. 36 D. -36
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  20.   Evaluate if a = 8, b = -8, and c = 16.
    A. 0 B. 4
    C. -1 D. -4
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