1.   An 18-foot ladder is placed 6 feet from the wall. Approximately how high does the ladder reach?
   
    A. 19 ft B. 17.0 ft
    C. 17.8 ft D. 12 ft
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  2.   Name the multiplicative inverse of 5.
    A. 20 B. -5
    C. 50 D. 0.2
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  3.   Simplify 3(2a + b) + 6(a - 2b).
    A. 12a + 15b B. 12a + 9b
    C. 12a + b D. 12a - 9b
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  4.   What is the value of |-101|?
    A. -101 B. 10.1
    C. 0 D. 101
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  5.   Solve x + 4 > 1 or x - 7 < 6.
    A. {x | x < 13} B. all reals
    C. {x | x > -3} D. {x | x < -3 or x > 13}
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  6.   Evaluate p · (p + 3q) – r if p = -7, q = 4, and r = -16.
    A. 45 B. -51
    C. -19 D. 77
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  7.   Name the property of equality illustrated by the following statement. If n – 3 = 5 + 4, then n – 3 = 9.
    A. Transitive B. Symmetric
    C. Substitution D. Reflexive
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  8.   Solve the equation x – 82 = 143
    A. 225 B. -61
    C. 61 D.
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  9.   Solve the equation | b – 7 | + 5 = 3.
    A. 5 B. 9
    C. D. {5, 9}
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  10.   Solve 6z > 39.
    A. B.
    C. {z | z < 234} D. {z | z > 234}
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  11.   If Molly's car gets 24 miles for each gallon of gasoline, and she has 8 gallons of gasoline in her tank, how far can she drive before having to stop and get gas?
    A. 24 miles B. 3 miles
    C. 192 miles D. 96 miles
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  12.   Solve the inequality | 5x + 2 | 12.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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