1.   A mathematical sentence like b - 432 = 197 is called a(n) ______.
    A. equation B. variable
    C. evaluation D. solution
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  2.   Two numbers grouped together like (2, 5) are called ______.
    A. x-coordinates
    B. a coordinate system
    C. an ordered pair
    D. y-coordinates
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  3.   Choose the graph of the ordered pair (3, 4).
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
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  4.   Evaluate the expression 2|x| - 3|y| if x = -8 and y = -5.
    A. 31 B. -1
    C. -31 D. 1
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  5.   Which graph shows P(-1, -4)?
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
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  6.   Simplify (-16c) - (-4c).
    A. 12c B. 20c
    C. -20c D. -12c
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  7.   Write x6 as a multiplication expression.
    A. x · x · x · x · x · x
    B. 6x
    C. 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 · 6
    D.
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  8.   Find y for y = x2 - 15 if x = 6.
    A. 21 B. -3
    C. 51 D. 49
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  9.   Simplify
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  10.   Which is not a valid property?
    A. All of these are valid.
    B. Associative Property of Addition
    C. Associative Property of Multiplication
    D. Associative Property of Subtraction
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  11.   Add –6 + (-6).
    A. -12 B. 12
    C. 0 D. -6
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  12.   Evaluate xy + z if x = 12, y = 20, and z = -9.
    A. -41 B. -17
    C. 1 D. 23
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  13.   Translate the following into an equation: negative six times a number decreased by two is negative twenty-six.
    A. -2 – (-6n) = -26 B. -6n + 2 = -26
    C. -6n = -26 – 2 D. -6n – 2 = -26
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  14.   The number 250 is divisible by which number(s) from the following list? 2, 3, 5, 6, or 10
    A. 2, 3, and 6 only B. 5 and 10 only
    C. 2, 5, and 10 only D. All of 2, 3, 5, 6, and 10
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  15.   Factor 50x4y.
    A. 2 · 52 · x2 · x2 · y
    B. 2 · 52 · x4 · y
    C. 2 · 5 · 5 · x · x · x · x · y
    D. 2 · 5 · 5 · x · x · x · y
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  16.   Factor –15x2.
    A. -1 · 3 · 5 · x · x B. -1 · 3 · 5 · x2
    C. 3 · 5 · x · x D. 3 · 5 · x2
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  17.   Write the prime factorization of 500.
    A. 22 · 53 B. 5 · 102
    C. 24 · 52 D. 23 · 52
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  18.   Factor 7x + 21.
    A. 7(x + 3) B. 7x(1 + 21)
    C. 7(x + 21) D. x(7 + 21)
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  19.   Write the expression m-7 using a positive exponent.
    A. B. -m7
    C. m7 D.
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  20.   Express 3.456 × 10-4 in standard form.
    A. 0.003456 B. 0.3456
    C. 34,560 D. 0.0003456
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