1.   Arlene lives in Orange Grove and her cousin Louise lives in Bloomington. There are three roads from Orange Grove to Bloomington. If one of the roads is closed, how many round trips can Arlene make if she CANNOT use the same road twice?
    A. 1 B. 2
    C. 4 D. 3
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  2.   The table shows the cost of mailing a package. Predict the cost of mailing a package that weighs 10 pounds.
   
    A. $8.00 B. $9.80
    C. $8.90 D. $10.70
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  3.   Evaluate a + b - 3 if a = 10 and b = 7.
    A. 67 B. 14
    C. 7 D. 0
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  4.   Solve = 7.
    A. 1.47 B. 7.21
    C. 33.3 D. 6.79
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  5.   Choose the correct symbol below to make the sentence true.
-6 ___ -5
    A. < B. none of these
    C. > D. =
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  6.   Solve x = -2 + 7 + (-11).
    A. 6 B. -20
    C. 20 D. -6
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  7.   Solve t =
    A. -24 B. 24
    C. -3 D. -12
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  8.   Evaluate (3 + 10 ÷ 2 – 6 + 18) ÷ 22.
    A. 5 B. 6.5
    C. 4.625 D. 10
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  9.   Solve 63 = p – 11.
    A. 52 B. 22
    C. 74 D. 126
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  10.   Write an equation to represent ''the number of runners on the track team increased by 15 for a total of 45.''
    A. n + 15 B. n – 15
    C. 15n D. 15 – n
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  11.   Evaluate |17 – 11|.
    A. 28 B. 6
    C. -28 D. -6
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  12.   Solve -10 + (-15) = w.
    A. w = 5 B. w = 25
    C. w = -25 D. w = -5
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  13.   What is the additive inverse of 15?
    A. B. 15
    C. -15 D. 0
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  14.   One day, the temperature dropped 8 degrees over 4 hours. What was the average amount of change in temperature during the 4-hour period?
    A. 32 degrees B. -2 degrees
    C. -32 degrees D. 2 degrees
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  15.   Evaluate xm if x = -6 and m = 8.
    A. -14 B. -2
    C. 14 D. 2
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  16.   An African elephant calf weighs about 250 pounds at birth. A male adult elephant weighs 12,000 pounds. Which equation can be used to determine the number of pounds the elephant gains in his lifetime? Let p represent the number of pounds gained.
    A. 250 + p = 12,000 B. 12,000 + p = 250
    C. 250p = 12,000 D. 250 – p = 12,000
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  17.   Which value of t makes the sum of t and 14 equal -8?
    A. 22 B. -6
    C. -22 D. 6
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  18.   Solve -16m = -128.
    A. 2,048 B. 8
    C. -2,048 D. -8
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