1.   Find the value of
    A. 14 B. -14
    C. 5 D. -56
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  2.   An 18-foot ladder is placed 6 feet from the wall. Approximately how high does the ladder reach?
   
    A. 17.0 ft B. 17.8 ft
    C. 19 ft D. 12 ft
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  3.   Name the sets of numbers to which the value of -16 ÷ 50 belongs.
    A. reals (R), rationals (Q), integers (Z)
    B. reals (R), rationals (Q), integers (Z), whole numbers (W)
    C. reals (R), irrationals (I)
    D. reals (R), rationals (Q)
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  4.   What is the value of |-101|?
    A. 101 B. -101
    C. 0 D. 10.1
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  5.   Solve 2(y - 9) < 6.
    A. {y | y > 12} B. {y | y > -6}
    C. {y | y < 6} D. {y | y < 12}
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  6.   Which function is not linear?
    A. B. f(x) = 2x3
    C. f(x) = 14x + 7 D. f(x) = 8
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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.   Find the slope-intercept form of an equation of the line that has a slope of and passes through (8,2).
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  9.   Which equation describes graph A?
   
    A. y = | x - 1 | B. y = 2.25x - 1
    C. y = | 2.25x | D. y = 2.25| x | - 1
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  10.   State which ordered pair satisfies
    A. (1, 2) B. (0, 0)
    C. (1, 5) D. (0, 1)
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  11.   Choose the graph of
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  12.   Write an inequality to describe all the points on the coordinate plane
above y = -4.
    A. y < -4 B. y > -4
    C. y > 4 D. y < 4
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  13.   Evaluate z – (2yz + y) · y if y = -3 and z = 2.
    A. 9 B. 23
    C. 47 D. -43
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  14.   Evaluate if a = 2, b = 4, and c = -1.
    A. 1 B. 2.4
    C. -14 D. 7
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  15.   Solve the equation x – 82 = 143
    A. 61 B.
    C. 225 D. -61
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  16.   Evaluate | 5 (a – 2b) + 3 | if a = -3 and b = 7.
    A. 88 B. -85
    C. 85 D. 82
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  17.   Solve the inequality –13 < -5x – 3 < 17.
    A. {x | -2 < x < 4} B. {x | 2 < x < -4}
    C. {x | -4 < x < 2} D. {x | 4 > x > -2}
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  18.   For which scatter plot will a good line of fit have a negative y-intercept?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  19.   When finding the equation for a line of fit for a scatter plot, you should use __________.
    A. the first and last points on the plot, with respect to the horizontal B. two points that you think represent the data well
    C. all of the points on the plot D. the point most characteristic of the scatter plot
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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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