1.   0.61 is _____.
    A. an integer and rational number B. a rational number
    C. an integer D. a whole number
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  2.   Find .
    A. -14 B. 14
    C. 15 D. -15
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  3.   If the area of a square is 2.89 square meters, what is the length of each of its sides.
    A. 1.6 m B. 1.4 m
    C. 1.5 m D. 1.7 m
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  4.   Write an equation you could use to find the length of the missing side of the right triangle.
   
    A. 222 = 72 - b2 B. b2 = 222 + 72
    C. b2 = 222 - 72 D. 72 = 222 + b2
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  5.   A circle with a diameter of 12 centimeters is inscribed in a square. To the nearest centimeter, what is the length of the diagonal of the square?
   
    A. 12 centimeters B. 14 centimeters
    C. 6 centimeters D. 17 centimeters
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  6.   A rectangular state flag has dimensions 7 feet by feet. How long is its diagonal?
    A. about 6.6 feet B. about 3.5 feet
    C. about 8.9 feet D. about 4.3 feet
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  7.   Graph the ordered pairs (4, 0) and (7, 4). Then find the distance between the points.
    A. 2.6 units apart B. 5 units apart
    C. 3 units apart D. 4 units apart
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  8.   A circle passes through the points A(2, 0), B(4, 2), C(6, 0), and
D(4, -2). Figure ABCD inside the circle is a square. Find the length of a side of the square to the nearest tenth.
    A. 4.2 units B. 2.8 units
    C. 2 units D. 5.7 units
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  9.   Estimate the length of a side of a square whose area is 262 in2.
    A. 18 in. B. 15 in.
    C. 16 in. D. 17 in.
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  10.   Estimate .
    A. 24 B. 25
    C. 26 D. 27
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  11.   A 9-foot ladder is placed 4 feet from the base of a building. How high does the ladder reach?
    A. about 8.1 feet B. about 5 feet
    C. about 7 feet D. about 9.8 feet
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  12.   The amount of time in hours a thunderstorm will last can be estimated using the expression , where d represents the distance across the storm in miles. Estimate how much longer a storm that is 8 miles across will last than a storm that is 3 miles across?
    A. 3 hours B. 1 hour
    C. 4 hours D. 2 hours
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