1.   Choose the correct symbol below to make the sentence true.
-6 ___ -5
    A. < B. =
    C. > D. none of these
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  2.   Choose the correct symbol below to make the sentence true.
|-4| ___ 3
    A. > B. none of these
    C. < D. =
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  3.   Solve -3 + (-5) = q.
    A. 15 B. -8
    C. -15 D. 8
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  4.   Solve (-2)(5) = r.
    A. -3 B. -10
    C. 7 D. 10
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  5.   Solve the equation
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  6.   Estimate .
    A. 11 B. 10
    C. 8 D. 9
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  7.   Does the number triple 5, 6, and 8 represent the lengths of sides of a right triangle? Explain.
    A. No, because 52 + 62 82.
    B. No, because 8 + 6 < 5.
    C. Yes, because 52 + 62 = 82.
    D. Yes, because 5 + 6 > 8.
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  8.   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. 6 centimeters B. 14 centimeters
    C. 17 centimeters D. 12 centimeters
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  9.   Solve 15 + n = 75.
    A. 60 B. 90
    C. 70 D. 0
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  10.   Write an equation to represent ''the quotient of a number and 4 is 16.''
    A. = 16 B. = n
    C. = n D. = 4
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  11.   Solve k = (-2) + (-7) + (-9) + (-15).
    A. k = 33 B. k = -33
    C. k = -3 D. k = -31
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  12.   Express 0.313131… using bar notation.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  13.   Express 7.6109 × 108 in standard form.
    A. 0.000000076109 B. 7,610,900,000
    C. 76,109,000 D. 761,090,000
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  14.   On July 18, 2001, the United States national debt was $5,633,569,000. Write this number in scientific notation.
    A. 5.633569 × 109 B. 5.633569 × 10-9
    C. 5.633569 × 108 D. 5.633569 × 1010
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  15.   Evaluate xyz if x =, y = 4, and z =.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  16.   Maria has a rectangular garden with dimensions 10 feet by 15 feet. She plans to place a dividing fence along the diagonal of the garden. What will be the length of Maria's fence?
    A. about 25 feet B. about 18 feet
    C. about 5 feet D. about 11.2 feet
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  17.   Evaluate a – b + 2 if a = -7 and b = 5.
    A. 10 B. 4
    C. -10 D. -4
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  18.   Evaluate -4pr if p = -6 and r = 3.
    A. -27 B. 21
    C. 27 D. -21
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  19.   Tickets for the Washington Middle School talent show cost $3. If $735 is collect from the sale of tickets, which equation could be used to determine the number of tickets sold? Let t represent the number of tickets.
    A. = 3 B. 3t = 735
    C. 3 + t = 735 D. = 735
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  20.   Graph on a number line.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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