1.   Find the value of the expression 33 ÷ 3 - 1.
    A. 16.5 B. 11
    C. 10 D. 8.25
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  2.   Name the property of equality shown by the statement: If 2 + 10 = 12 and 12 = 3(4), then 2 + 10 = 3(4).
    A. Reflexive Property of Equality B. Additive Property of Equality
    C. Transitive Property of Equality D. Symmetric Property of Equality
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  3.   Which mathematical statement is not an example of the Distributive Property?
    A. 6(10 - 3) = (6 · 10) - (6 · 3) B. 3(2 + 8) = 3 · 2 + 3 · 8
    C. 3 · (4 · 9) = (9 · 4) · 3 D. xy + 2x = x(y +2)
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  4.   Simplify the expression 3(5x + 9 - 4x).
    A. 27x + 27 B. 3x + 27
    C. 13x D. 30x
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  5.   Suppose you deposit $1500 into an account that pays 5% interest. How much money would you have in the acount after 10 years?
    A. $750 B. $7500
    C. $1575 D. $2250
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  6.   Uncle Al's Ice Cream Parlor sells 4 flavors of ice cream, 3 flavors of topping syrup, and 2 types of nuts. How many different types of sundaes are possible if you can have 1 flavor of ice cream, 1 flavor of topping, and 1 type of nuts on a sundae?
    A. 6 B. 12
    C. 14 D. 24
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  7.   One hundred people who enter a restaurant are asked to identify their favorite food. This sample is _____.
    A. not a good sample because only people who eat at this particular restaurant are surveyed B. a good sample because there are a large number of people surveyed
    C. not a good sample because you need to use at least 2000 people to have a good survey D. a good sample because the people are randomly chosen
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  8.   Write a verbal expression for 7n + 12 – 3.
    A. seven times three plus a number minus twelve B. three plus seven times a number times twelve plus eight
    C. three times a number plus seven minus twelve D. seven times a number plus twelve minus three
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  9.   Write a sentence for 29m – 3n = 4 ÷ m
    A. Four divided by a number equals twenty-nine times the number minus three times the number. B. Twenty-nine times a number minus three times another number equals four divided by the first number.
    C. Twenty-nine times a number minus three times that number equals four times the number. D. Four divided by twenty-nine times a number equals three times another number minus the first number.
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  10.   Name the property shown by the statement 12 + 13 = 13 + 12.
    A. Closure Property of Whole Numbers B. Associative Property of Addition
    C. Associative Property of Multiplication D. Commutative Property of Addition
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  11.   Simplify the expression 6 · (3x · 4 · 2x).
    A. 144x2 B. 12 + 6x
    C. 18x2 + 3 D. 72x2
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  12.   You want to take a survey to see how many people in your high school consider themselves in the Green Party, a political party that emphasizes equal rights and protecting the environment. Which of the following would be the best group of people to survey?
    A. the students in the school service club B. every person that you catch littering in the next month
    C. the students in the recycling club D. the students in your homeroom
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  13.   Use the frequency table to find the correct histogram for the data.
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  14.   Refer to the cumulative histogram showing the number of people from each age group in Takala's Yoga class. How many people in the class are under the age of 60?
   
    A. 54 people B. 38 people
    C. 74 people D. 15 people
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