1.   Name the property of equality shown by the statement: If c = 4,
then 3c = 3(4).
    A. Substitution Property of Equality B. Transitive Property of Equality
    C. Reflexive Property of Equality D. Symmetric Property of Equality
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  2.   The graph below can best be described as a _____.
   
    A. stem-and-leaf plot B. line graph
    C. histogram D. box graph
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  3.   Name the coordinate of point D on the number line below.
   
    A. 0 B. 2
    C. 4 D. -2
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  4.   Find the difference 15 - 26.
    A. 11 B. -11
    C. 41 D. -41
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  5.   Simplify 6b(-3.5c).
    A. -9.5bc B. -21bc
    C. 2.5bc D. 21bc
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  6.   Find the difference (4 - 7a2) - (-a + 2a2 - 1).
    A. -5a2 - a + 3 B. -9a2 + a + 5
    C. -5a2 + a + 5 D. -9a2 + a + 3
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  7.   For the equation y = –x2 + 3x – 8, what are the values of a, b, and c?
    A. a = 1, b = –3, c = 8 B. a = 2, b = 1, c = 0
    C. a = –1, b = 3, c = –8 D. a = 1, b = 3, c = –8
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  8.   Solve 4x2 = 9x.
    A. 0 and B. 0 and
    C. 0 and D. 4 and 9
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  9.   Solve the system x + y = 7 and xy = 3.
    A. (2, 5) B. (5, -2)
    C. (5, 2) D. (-2, 5)
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  10.   Which is not a method for solving a system of equations?
    A. substitution B. elimination
    C. graphing D. solving for y
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  11.   Takoda wants to figure out how much the summer concert will cost the families attending. He knows that each adult has to pay ten dollars to get into the concert and that all children get in free. He does not know how much parking will cost for each vehicle, but he knows that each family will be driving its own vehicle. If there are 4 families with two parents and two families with single parents, which expression represents the situation?
    A. 6x + 100 B. 6x + 80
    C. 6x + 30 D. 6x + 40
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  12.   Find the sum 3 + (-13).
    A. 10 B. 16
    C. -16 D. -10
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  13.   Refer to the graph, what was the percent decrease in carbon monoxide emission from 1970 to 1980?
   
    A. 35% B. 14%
    C. 23% D. 56%
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  14.   The formula for the area of a rectangle is A = lw. The two rectangles have the same area. Find the length of the second rectangle.
   
    A. 6 m B. 12 m
    C. 24 m D. 4 m
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  15.   Consider the equation y = 3x + 2. Which graph will have a less steep graph, but the same y-intercept?
    A. y = 3x – 4 B. y = 2x + 2
    C. y = -4x + 2 D. y = 3x – 2
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  16.   Which two equations have graphs that are parallel?

    A. y = 3x – 1
4y = 12x + 13

    B. y = x + 2
4y = 12x + 13

    C. y = x + 2
-3 – y = (x + 2)

    D. y = 3x – 1
-3 – y = (x + 2)

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  17.   Chris is making a square patio of square stones that each measure 1 ft2. If each stone costs two dollars and he can spend no more than $956.00, how long can the patio be?
    A. 31 ft B. 22 ft
    C. 21 ft D. 30 ft
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  18.   Find the degree of the polynomial 22x5y + 13x7 + 4xy5 + x4y5.
    A. 13 B. 9
    C. 7 D. 22
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  19.   Which of these represents factoring differences of squares?
    A. a2 + b2 = (ab)(a + b)
    B. a2b2 = (ab)(a + b)
    C. a2 – 2ab + b2 = (ab)(ab)
    D. a2 + 2ab + b2 = (a + b)(a + b)
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  20.   Which graph represents the solution of |3x| 6?
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
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