1.	Write an algebraic expression for the verbal expression ''five more than the product of z and 10.''
		A.	5z + 10	B.	10z + 5
		C.	5 + (z ÷ 10)	D.	5 + (10 ÷ z)
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	2.	A businessman is considering opening a new restaurant that will sell only expensive dinners geared toward adults. Which group of people would be a poor choice for this survey?
		A.	high-income single adults	B.	wealthy retired couples
		C.	families with young children	D.	business executives
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	3.	Solve the equation s + (-2) = -8.
		A.	10	B.	-6
		C.	-10	D.	6
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	4.	Every proportion has two cross products which are always ______.
		A.	equal	B.	positive
		C.	zero	D.	negative
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	5.	Two rectangles are drawn. The scale of the smaller to the larger is 2:3. The side lengths of the smaller rectangle are 4 inches and 5 inches. What is the ratio of the area of the smaller rectangle to the area of the larger rectangle?
		A.	2:5	B.	4:5
		C.	4:9	D.	2:3
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	6.	If a line is drawn through points on a scatter plot and a negative relationship is shown, then _____.
		A.	as the values of x increase, the values of y decrease	B.	the slope of the line is undefined.
		C.	as the values of x increase, the values of y increase	D.	the slope of the line is 0
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	7.	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.	the students in the recycling club
		C.	the students in your homeroom	D.	every person that you catch littering in the next month
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	8.	Find the quotient -49 ÷ -7.
		A.	42	B.	7
		C.	-42	D.	-7
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	9.	Find three consecutive integers whose sum is 27.
		A.	7, 8, 9	B.	10, 11, 12
		C.	8, 9, 10	D.	6, 7, 8
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	10.	Solve the equation 3( z – 2) + 4(z + 2) = z.
		A.	z =	B.	no solution
		C.	z = 0	D.	z = -1
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	11.	Jamil works at Pizza Palace. When he is assembling pizzas, he sometimes gets bored and makes designs out of the toppings. This happens on two out of every 15 pizzas. If Jamil's manager decides not to tell Jamil to stop being creative unless he does so on more than 25% of the pizzas, will Jamil have to stop being creative?
		A.	No, Jamil is only being creative with about 13% of the pizzas.
		B.	No, Jamil is only being creative with about 2% of the pizzas.
		C.	Yes, Jamil is being creative with about 30% of the pizzas.
		D.	Yes, Jamil is being creative with about 215% of the pizzas.
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	12.	Simplify the expression
		A.		B.
		C.		D.
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	13.	The term 44a is the __________, for the expression (2a + 4)(11a + 1).
		A.	product of the outer terms, O
		B.	product of the first terms, F
		C.	product of the inner terms, I
		D.	product of the last terms, L
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	14.	Factor the trinomial x2 + 7x – 8.
		A.	(x – 4)(x + 2)	B.	(x – 8)(x + 1)
		C.	(x + 8)(x – 1)	D.	(x + 4)(x – 2)
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	15.	Factor the trinomial x2 – 2x – 15.
		A.	(x – 2)(x – 7)	B.	(x – 5)(x – 3)
		C.	(x – 2)(x + 7)	D.	(x – 5)(x + 3)
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	16.	The vertical line containing the vertex of the parabola is called the ___________.
		A.	axis of symmetry
		B.	axis of perpendicularity
		C.	quadratic function
		D.	minimum
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	17.	Which answer contains the word or words that are the same as ''y-intercept''?
		A.	zeros	B.	none of these
		C.	roots, zeros	D.	roots
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	18.	Which graph represents the solution of |t + 4| < 2?
		A.
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	19.	State whether the graph is consistent and independent, consistent and dependent, or inconsistent.
		A.	none of the these
		B.	consistent and dependent
		C.	independent
		D.	consistent and independent
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	20.	Which diagram shows a correct factorization for 5x2 - 13x - 6?
		A.		B.
		C.		D.
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