1.   Solve 0.5y = – 20.
    A. –40 B. 100
    C. 40 D. – 4
    Hint

  2.   Decide which multiplication equation the model represents. Then solve the equation.
   
    A. 8x = 4; x = 48 B. 8x = 4; x = 0.5
    C. 4x = 12; x = 48 D. 4x = 12; x = 3
    Hint

  3.   Decide which multiplication equation the model represents. Then solve the equation.
   
    A. 5x = –10; x = –2 B. –5x = –10; x = 50
    C. –5x = –10; x = 2 D. 5x = –10; x = –50
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  4.   Amelia is three times as old as her sister Michelle. If Amelia is 12 years old, how old is Michelle?
    A. 36 years old B. 8 years old
    C. 3 years old D. 4 years old
    Hint

  5.   Solve –2c = –16.
    A. 32 B. 8
    C. –8 D. –32
    Hint



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