1.   Write an equation to represent ''x increased by 50 is 72.''
    A. 50x B. x - 50
    C. x + 50 D. 50 - x
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  2.   Write an equation to represent ''the product of 7 and m is 29.''
    A. m - 7 = 29 B. 29m = 7
    C. 7m = 29 D. 7 + m = 29
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  3.   Write an equation to represent ''41 less than b is 9.''
    A. 9 - b = 41 B. b - 41 = 9
    C. 41 - b = 9 D. b + 9 = 41
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  4.   Write an integer to describe a city 325 feet above sea level.
    A. -325 B. +325
    C. +325 and |-325| D. +325 and -325
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  5.   Write an integer to represent a debt of $45.
    A. + 45 B. -45 and +45
    C. |-45| D. -45
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  6.   Evaluate the expression |a + b| if a = 3 and b = -4.
    A. -7 B. 1
    C. 7 D. -1
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  7.   Solve c = -3 + 5 + (-5) + 8.
    A. 0 B. -5
    C. -8 D. 5
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  8.   Evaluate the expression 3 + x + y + (-7) if x = -2 and y = 5.
    A. 1 B. 2
    C. -2 D. -1
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  9.   Solve a = -12 - 7.
    A. -5 B. 5
    C. -19 D. 19
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  10.   Solve n = (-9)2.
    A. 18 B. -18
    C. 81 D. -81
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  11.   Evaluate 4a + 2b – 3c if a = 2, b = 3, and c = 4.
    A. 2 B. 6
    C. 11 D. 31
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  12.   Solve c – 29 = 99.
    A. 128 B. 90
    C. 70 D. 198
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  13.   Teshia took a 10 point quiz where the scoring was as follows: gain 2 points for every correct answer, lose 1 point for every incorrect answer, and gain 0 points for every answer left blank. Teshia answered question 1 correctly, left question 2 blank, answered question 3 correctly, and answered question 4 and 5 incorrectly. What was her score?
    A. 10 B. 0
    C. 4 D. 2
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  14.   Solve z = (-7)(-10).
    A. z = -3 B. z = -70
    C. z = 70 D. z = 17
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  15.   Solve d = (5)(-7)(2).
    A. d = -4 B. d = 70
    C. d = -70 D. d = 0
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  16.   Solve h = (-6)2.
    A. h = 12 B. h = 36
    C. h = -12 D. h = -36
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  17.   Evaluate -7 + |d| if d = -6.
    A. 1 B. -1
    C. 13 D. -13
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  18.   Golf scores are given in terms of par. So, -4 means 4 strokes below par and 3 means 3 stokes above par. In four rounds, a player gets -3, -2, 1, and 0. Find the player’s mean (average) score.
    A. -1 B. 1
    C. 1 D. -1
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  19.   Write 8 more than a number is 17 as an algebraic equation. Let n represent the number.
    A. n – 17 = 8 B. n + 17 = 8
    C. n – 8 = 17 D. n + 8 = 17
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  20.   Solve -23t = 92.
    A. -4 B. 4
    C. 2,116 D. -2,116
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