1.   Name the property shown by the statement 6 · 7 · 3 = 6 · 3 · 7.
    A. Associative Property of Multiplication B. Associative Property of Addition
    C. Commutative Property of Addition D. Commutative Property of Multiplication
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  2.   On a coordinate system, the vertical number line is called the _____.
    A. plane axis B. x-axis
    C. coordinate axis D. y-axis
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  3.   The sum of any number and its additive inverse is _____.
    A. always negative B. always positive
    C. always -1 D. always 0
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  4.   Find the quotient -56 χ (-8).
    A. -46 B. -64
    C. -7 D. 7
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  5.   Find 12.5% of 32.
    A. 256 B. 2.56
    C. 4 D. 400
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  6.   Soundous needs a 50% saline solution. She has 60 milliliters of a 40% solution. How many milliliters of a 70% solution should she add to obtain the required 50% solution?
    A. 90 milliliters B. 30 milliliters
    C. 270 milliliters D. 180 milliliters
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  7.   State the slope and the coordinates of a point on the graph of the equation
y – 6 = –3(x + 1).
    A. m = ; (-1, 6) B. m = –3; (6, –1)
    C. m = –3; (1, –6) D. m = –3; (–1, 6)
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  8.   To find the y-intercept of the graph of an equation, you should _______.
    A. let x = 0 in the equation and solve for y B. let y = 0 in the equation and solve for x
    C. let x = –1 in the equation and solve for y D. multiply the coefficients of x and y
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  9.   Graphs that have at least one characteristic in common that makes them different from other groups of graphs are called _________.
    A. a family of graphs B. positive graphs
    C. reciprocal graphs D. identity graphs
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  10.   The degree of the polynomial -4b2c2 + 5ac5 - abc is ______.
    A. 6 B. 4
    C. 3 D. 13
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  11.   Express 0.00000083 in scientific notation.
    A. 83 × 10-8 B. 8.3 × 10-7
    C. 0.83 × 10-6 D. -8.3 × 10-7
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  12.   A whole number that has exactly two factors, the number itself and 1, is called a ______.
    A. square number B. composite number
    C. radical number D. prime number
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  13.   Solve
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  14.   Simplify the expression (6x - 4).
    A. 3x – 4 B. -2x + 6
    C. 3x – 2 D. -2x + 3
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  15.   Find the difference -2 – (-4).
    A. 2 B. -6
    C. 6 D. -2
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  16.   Solve the equation 10 = .
    A. x = -1 B. x = -80
    C. x = 80 D. x = 1
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  17.   Solve the equation 3( z – 2) + 4(z + 2) = z.
    A. z = -1 B. z =
    C. z = 0 D. no solution
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  18.   8 is 40% of what number?
    A. 32 B. 20
    C. 3.2 D. 2
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  19.   The relation in the graph is _________.
   
    A. not a function because each member of the range is paired with more than one member of the domain
    B. a function because each member of the range is paired with exactly one member of the domain
    C. a function because each member of the domain is paired with exactly one member of the range
    D. not a function because each member of the domain is paired with more than one member of the range
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  20.   Find the value of c that makes 4x2 + 12x + c a perfect square.
    A. 1 B. 3
    C. 18 D. 9
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