1.   Simplify 3(2a + b) + 6(a - 2b).
    A. 12a + b B. 12a + 9b
    C. 12a + 15b D. 12a - 9b
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  2.   Solve 18 + a = 36.
    A. -18 B. -2
    C. 54 D. 18
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  3.   Evaluate |-6p| if p = 2.
    A. -12 B. 3
    C. 0 D. 12
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  4.   Solve |4x + 2| + 6 = 0.
    A. -2 B. 1
    C. 2 D.
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  5.   Solve 4x > 28.
    A. {x | x > 7} B. {x | x > 28}
    C. {x | x < 4} D. {x | x < 7}
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  6.   The temperature f(x) of water in a lake in degrees Fahrenheit is estimated by the function shown below, where x is the depth in feet of the water. What would be the temperature of water 30 feet below the surface?
   
    A. 71.25°F B. 33°F
    C. 111°F D. 63°F
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  7.   Describe the line that is graphed below.
   
    A. passes through the point (3,-2) with a slope of
    B. passes through the point (3,-2) with a slope of
    C. passes through the point (3,-2) with a slope of
    D. passes through the point (3,2) with a slope of
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  8.   Choose the scatter plot that has a prediction equation with a negative slope.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  9.   The table below shows the land-speed records to the nearest mile per hour. Draw a scatter plot for the data and use it to predict the approximate land-speed record for the year 2005. Assume the rate of increase of speed records remains the same.
   
    A. 600 mph B. 980 mph
    C. 700 mph D. 830 mph
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  10.   Which equation describes graph A?
   
    A. y = | x - 1 | B. y = | 2.25x |
    C. y = 2.25x - 1 D. y = 2.25| x | - 1
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  11.   Choose the line whose slope is undefined.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  12.   Solve the equation | b – 7 | + 5 = 3.
    A. B. 5
    C. {5, 9} D. 9
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  13.   Graph the solution set to the inequality 5x – 3 < 3x + 7.
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
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  14.   Solve 6z > 39.
    A. B.
    C. {z | z > 234} D. {z | z < 234}
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  15.   Solve the inequality | 6x + 2 | < 5.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  16.   Consider the formula F(c) = 1.8c + 32, where c is the temperature in degrees Celsius and F(c) is the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. If it is 0° C at the beginning of the day, and it is 11° C at noon, what was the change in temperature in degrees Fahrenheit?
    A. -12.2 B. 19.8
    C. 11 D. 51.8
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  17.   Find the slope of the line below.
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  18.   What is the slope of the line with equation
    A. -7 B.
    C. D. 7
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  19.   Which graph shows the inequality 5x – 2y 8?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  20.   What is the inequality represented in the graph?
   
    A. 3x + 2y 0 B. 3x – 2y 0
    C. 3x + 2y 0 D. 3x – 2y 0
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