1.   Simplify
    A. 36 B. 12
    C. 27 D. 3
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  2.   Evaluate 2a + b - 12 if a = 14 and b = 12.
    A. 28 B. 19
    C. 40 D. 9
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  3.   Simplify the expression 138n + 272n.
    A. 310n B. 400n
    C. 500n D. 410n
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  4.   Write ''16 less than a number is 28'' as an equation.
    A. 16n = 28 B. n + 16 = 28
    C. 28 D. n - 16 = 28
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  5.   Translate ''a product of a number and seven is 49'' into an equation.
    A. x + 7 = 49 B. x - 7 = 49
    C. 7x = 49 D. 49
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  6.   Evaluate the expression 2|x| - 3|y| if x = -8 and y = -5.
    A. 31 B. -1
    C. 1 D. -31
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  7.   Write an inequality to show the relationship between -10°F and 0°F.
    A. 0°F -10°F B. 0°F < -10°F
    C. 0°F > -10°F D. 0°F < -10°F
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  8.   Find an expression to compare |-7| and 7.
    A. |-7| < 7 B. |-7| 7
    C. |-7| = 7 D. |-7| > 7
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  9.   Divide -56 by -4.
    A. -13 B. 16
    C. -14 D. 14
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  10.   Solve c + 32 = 124.
    A. 92 B. 156
    C. -156 D. -92
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  11.   Find g if g - ( - 7) = 3.
    A. 4 B. -10
    C. -4 D. 10
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  12.   Evaluate the following expression for x = 10 and
    A. 2 B. 20
    C. 160 D. 16
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  13.   Simplify 5 · x · 10.
    A. 15 + x B. 50 + x
    C. 15x D. 50x
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  14.   Determine what relationship a scatter plot of the following data might show: a person's age and his/her telephone number.
    A. Negative Relationship B. Positive Relationship
    C. No Relationship D. Scatter Relationship
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  15.   Add –6 + (-6).
    A. 0 B. -6
    C. 12 D. -12
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  16.   Evaluate rst if r = -5, s = -10, and t = -15.
    A. -10 B. -30
    C. 0 D. 20
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  17.   Find the product 3(-12).
    A. 9 B. -9
    C. -36 D. 36
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  18.   Simplify –5x(4y).
    A. -xy B. -9xy
    C. -20xy D. 20xy
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  19.   Which ordered pair is the name of point D?
   
    A. (3, 2) B. (5, -1)
    C. (5, 1) D. (2, -4)
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  20.   Simplify 12b – 11 – b – 9.
    A. 11b – 20 B. 11b – 2
    C. -9b D. 13b – 2
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