1.   Write an equation for the sentence ''the product of 6 and x is equal to the sum of c and d.''
    A. 6x = d B. 6 + x = c + d
    C. 6x + c + d D. 6x = c + d
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  2.   Simplify the expression 5 · (15a).
    A. 15a5 B. 75a
    C. 15a - 5 D. 15a + 5
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  3.   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. 24 B. 14
    C. 12 D. 6
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  4.   The graph below can best be described as a _____.
   
    A. line graph B. box graph
    C. histogram D. stem-and-leaf plot
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  5.   Find the difference -8 - (-2).
    A. 10 B. 6
    C. -10 D. -6
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  6.   There are 3 types of soda and 2 types of ice cream or yogurt at the OldTyme Soda Fountain. The Fundamental Counting Principle tells you that there will be 6 possible combinations of soda and ice cream or yogurt because ______.
    A. 3 · 2 = 6 B. (3 + 2) + 1 = 6
    C. (3 · 3 · 2) χ 3 = 6 D. (3 · 2 · 2) χ 2 = 6
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  7.   Express the fraction as a percent.
    A. 20% B. 25%
    C. 40% D. 10%
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  8.   Which equation is a linear equation?
    A. xy = 7 B. -2x = 5y + 1
    C. y2 = 9 D. 3x + 3xy + y = 10
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  9.   Suppose y varies directly as x and y = 42 when x = 3. Find x when y = 70.
    A. 5 B. 9.8
    C. 2.5 D. 1.8
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  10.   Determine the slope of the line shown in the graph.
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  11.   Find the sum (–5x + 6) + (–2x – 7).
    A. –7x – 1 B. –7x + 13
    C. 7x + 13 D. –7x + 1
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  12.   Which statement is not an example of the Distributive Property?
    A. x(–2x + 4x) + x(5x – 6x) = x(2x) + xx)
    B. (x + 1)(x – 2) = x(x – 2) + 1(x – 2)
    C. a(a – 3) + b(a – 3) = (a + b)(a – 3)
    D. b(c + 1) + 5(c + 1) = b(c) + b(1) + 5(c) + 5(1)
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  13.   Use the Quadratic Formula to solve 5a2 – 2a = 7.
    A. There are no real solutions for a. B. and 1
    C. –1 and D. –1 and
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  14.   Solve the system of inequalities and y > –2x + 1 by graphing. Identify the correct graph.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  15.   If you spin the spinner three times, how many combinations of results are there?
   
    A. 6 B. 18
    C. 216 D. 36
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  16.   Simplify the expression .
    A. 13 B. 17
    C. 9 D. 12
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  17.   The area of a square is x2 – 16x + 64 square units. Find the perimeter.
    A. (4x – 32) units B. (x – 8) units
    C. (x + 8) units D. (4x + 32) units
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  18.   If a piece of paper is folded in half four times, how many sections are formed?
    A. 32 B. 12
    C. 8 D. 16
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  19.   State whether the graph is consistent and independent, consistent and dependent, or inconsistent.
   
    A. consistent and independent
    B. none of the these
    C. independent
    D. consistent and dependent
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  20.   You are making chocolate chip cookies. Normal butter has 12 g of fat per serving and low-fat margarine has 6 g of fat per serving. You need to use 4.5 servings of butter, and you want the final amount of fat in the cookies to be 45 g. How much of each type of butter do you need to use?
    A. normal butter: 0.5 servings, low-fat margarine: 4 servings
    B. normal butter: 4 servings, low-fat margarine: 0.5 servings
    C. normal butter: 3 servings, low-fat margarine: 1.5 servings
    D. normal butter: 1.5 servings, low-fat margarine: 3 servings
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