1.   Evaluate if t = 8, u = -2, and v = 5.
    A. 0.56 B. 2.8
    C. 0.2 D. 0.08
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  2.   Which equation is graphed below?
   
    A. 3x - y = -6 B. x + 3y = 6
    C. 3x + y = 6 D. x - 3y = -6
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  3.   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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  4.   Solve the system of inequalities by graphing.


    A. B.
    C. D.
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  5.   Find the minimum value of f(x, y) = 4x - 2y for the polygonal region determined by the feasible region.
   
    A. 14 B. 27
    C. -28 D. -14
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  6.   Josh has 40 minutes to complete a government exam. There are 15 multiple-choice questions worth 3 points each. There are also 5 short-answer questions worth 11 points each. It takes about 2 minutes for Josh to answer the multiple-choice questions m and about 8 minutes to complete the short-answer questions s. The system of inequalities that represents this problem is graphed below. Which ordered pair is not a vertex of the feasible region?
   
    A. (15, 0) B. (0, 0)
    C. (0, 5) D. (20, 0)
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  7.   Selena has 31 days to complete her quilt for the county fair. The blue squares in the quilt can be sewn at a rate of 4 squares per day, and the white squares at a rate of 7 squares per day. The quilt can have up to 96 squares total. The blue fabric b costs about $0.80 per square and the white fabric w costs about $1.20 per square. Selena wants to keep costs at a minimum. Write the function that describes the cost of the quilt.
    A. 96 = 0.80b + 1.20w
    B. f(b, w) = 4b + 7w
    C. f(b, w) = 0.80b + 1.20w
    D. 96 = 4b + 7w
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  8.   Solve the equation x – 82 = 143
    A. 225 B.
    C. 61 D. -61
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  9.   Solve the equation 3y + 8 = 36.
    A. B. 4
    C. D. 20
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  10.   Solve 6z > 39.
    A. B. {z | z > 234}
    C. D. {z | z < 234}
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  11.   What is the y-intercept of the graph of the line with equation
    A. -7 B.
    C. D. 7
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  12.   Suppose a plant grows one inch every year. If x is how old the plant is (in years), and f (x) is how tall the plant is (in inches), what type of function is f (x)?
    A. step function B. absolute value function
    C. identity function D. constant function
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  13.   Choose the ordered pair that satisfies 7x – 15y < -13.
    A. (0, -2) B. (1, 1)
    C. (-2, 0) D. (2, -3)
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  14.   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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  15.   The Waxmans just opened a carpet store. Their startup costs were $5000, and their cost of carpet is $8 per square yard. How many square yards of carpet do they need to sell in order to break even if they sell the carpet for $18 per square yard?
    A. 278 square yards B. 192 square yards
    C. 500 square yards D. 50 square yards
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  16.   At a firm, there are three workers that are supposed to work a combined 110 hours per week. Worker 1 is supposed to work 5 hours more than worker 2, and worker 2 is supposed to work 15 hours more than worker 3. How long should each one work?
    A. worker 1: 45worker 2: 35worker 3: 30 B. worker 1: 42.5worker 2: 37.5worker 3: 30
    C. worker 1: 40worker 2: 45worker 3: 25 D. worker 1: 45worker 2: 40worker 3: 25
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  17.   Which of the following properties does not hold for matrices?
    A. left distributive property
    B. right distributive property
    C. associative property of multiplication
    D. commutative property of multiplication
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  18.   Find the value of the determinant of
    A. 64 B. 2
    C. –32 D. 6
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  19.   Which of the following cannot be true concerning Cramer's Rule for two variables?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  20.   Solve the system of equations 7x – 14y =4, 3x – 6y =17.
    A. infinite solutions B. (3, –2)
    C. (2, 1) D. no unique solution
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