1.   Evaluate a - b2 if a = 4 and b = 3.
    A. -13 B. 1
    C. 13 D. -5
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  2.   Evaluate if t = 8, u = -2, and v = 5.
    A. 0.08 B. 0.56
    C. 2.8 D. 0.2
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  3.   An 18-foot ladder is placed 6 feet from the wall. Approximately how high does the ladder reach?
   
    A. 17.8 ft B. 19 ft
    C. 12 ft D. 17.0 ft
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  4.   Evaluate z – (2yz + y) · y if y = -3 and z = 2.
    A. 9 B. 23
    C. -43 D. 47
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  5.   The formula for the perimeter of a rectangle is , where is the length of the rectangle and w is the width. If a rectangle is 17 ft long and 8 ft wide, what is its perimeter?
    A. 42 ft B. 25 ft
    C. 68 ft D. 50 ft
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