1.   Name the multiplicative inverse of 5.
    A. 50 B. 0.2
    C. 20 D. -5
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  2.   Solve |4x + 2| + 6 = 0.
    A. B. 1
    C. -2 D. 2
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  3.   If f(x) = [2x - 1], find f(5.4).
    A. 9.8 B. 10
    C. 8 D. 9
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  4.   State the solution of the system of equations graphed below.
   
    A. (3, 1) B. (3, -1)
    C. (0, 3) D. (-1, 3)
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  5.   Simplify (4r - s) - (r + 2s) + (3r - s).
    A. 6r - 3s B. 3r - 2s
    C. 6r - 4s D. 8r
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  6.   Simplify
    A. x2 + 7 B. x - 4
    C. x + 4 D. x + 7
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  7.   Factor 2r3 + 8r2 - 10r completely.
    A. (2r - 1)(r + 5)
    B. 2r(r2 + 4r - 5)
    C. 2r(r - 1)(r + 5)
    D. 2(r3 + 4r2 - 5r)
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  8.   Solve 3y2 + 48 = 0.
    A. -4 B. 4
    C. D.
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  9.   Which is the quadratic term in the function f(x) = 3x2 + 6x - 4?
    A. 3x2 B. x2
    C. 3x2 + 6x - 4 D. 3
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  10.   Find a quadratic equation that has roots 6 + 2i and 6 - 2i.
    A. x2 - 12x + 40 = 0 B. x2 + 12x + 40 = 0
    C. x2 +12x - 40 = 0 D. x2 - 12x - 40 = 0
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  11.   List all possible rational zeros of f(x) = 2x3 - 5x2 + 3x - 1.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  12.   If f(x) = 2x and g(x) = x + 4, find
    A. 1 B. 13
    C. -1 D. 7
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  13.   Which of the following systems of equations is inconsistent?
    A. 4y – x = 12 3y – 2x = 1
    B. y = 7x – 2 y = –2x – 5
    C. 3y + 2x = 13 6y + 4x = 3
    D. y = 2x – 3 y = –3x + 4
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  14.   At a firm, there are three workers that are supposed to work a combined 110 hours per week. Worker 1 gets paid $10 per hour, worker 2 gets paid $12 per hour, and worker 3 gets paid $14 per hour. If the company wants their total income to be $1268, how many hours should each one work if worker 3 and worker 2 work for the same amount of hours?
    A. worker 1: 44worker 2: 33worker 3: 33 B. worker 1: 40worker 2: 35worker 3: 35
    C. worker 1: 14worker 2: 48worker 3: 48 D. worker 1: 54worker 2: 28worker 3: 28
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  15.   Find
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  16.   In the expression q9 = p, what is the cube root of p?
    A. B. q3
    C. D. q6
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  17.   Solve x2 - 2x + 1 = 18 by using the Square Root Property.
    A. 5 and –2 B. and
    C. and D. -5 and 2
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  18.   What must be done to the quadratic expression ax2 + bx in order to complete the square?
    A. square b and add to original
    B. find one half of b, square this result, and add to original
    C. square b, then find one half of the result, and add to original.
    D. find one fourth of b and add to original
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  19.   Solve x2 + 7x < –12 algebraically.
    A. {x| –3 < x < –4} B. {x| 3 < x < 4}
    C. {x| 4 < x < 3} D. {x| –4 < x < –3}
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  20.   List all of the possible rational zeros of the function .
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
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