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A long-distance telephone service charges $5.00 per month for the service and then either $0.10 per minute or $0.05 per minute depending upon the time of day. Suppose during one month, you make one 15-minute and one 40-minute call at the $0.10 per minute rate and one 65-minute and one 90-minute call at the $0.05 rate. What will be the total charge for that month? |
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$15.50 |
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$13.25 |
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$18.25 |
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$26 |
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Name the property shown by the statement (4 + x) + y = 4 + (x + y). |
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A. |
Commutative Property of Multiplication |
B. |
Associative Property of Addition |
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Associative Property of Multiplication |
D. |
Commutative Property of Addition |
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The graphs of X(1, 1), Y(2, 6), and Z(7, 5) are connected with line segments to form a triangle. Then each y-coordinate is multiplied by -1 and a new triangle is drawn. In which quadrant does the new triangle lie? |
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Quadrant I |
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Quadrant II |
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Quadrant IV |
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Quadrant III |
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The population of a particular town decreased by 6000 people in 4 years. What was the average change in population per year? |
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24,000 |
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-1500 |
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1500 |
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-24,000 |
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Which equation does the model represent? |
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x + 5 = -1 |
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x + (-5) = -1 |
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x + (-5) = 1 |
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x + 5 = 1 |
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Solve the equation s + (-2) = -8. |
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10 |
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-6 |
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-10 |
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6 |
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7. |
The diagram below illustrates which equation? |
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|x - 2| = 4 |
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|x - 4| = 2 |
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|x + 2| = -4 |
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|x + 4| = -2 |
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A solution set that has no members is called the _______. |
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replacement set |
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variable set |
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zero set |
D. |
empty set |
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To model the equation x + (-3) = 6 using algebra tiles, which tiles should you use on the left side of the mat? |
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one green rectangular tile and 3 yellow square tiles |
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one green rectangular tile and 3 red square tiles |
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one yellow square tile and 3 red square tiles |
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one red square tile and 3 yellow square tiles |
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Write a verbal expression for 7n + 12 – 3. |
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three times a number plus seven minus twelve |
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seven times three plus a number minus twelve |
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seven times a number plus twelve minus three |
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three plus seven times a number times twelve plus eight |
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Selena is making cassette tapes of songs she has written. On Monday she records 8 songs, on Tuesday she records 12 songs, and on Wednesday she records 4 songs. If each song is 5 minutes long and each tape is 60 minutes long, how many tapes has she used so far? |
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2 tapes |
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3 tapes |
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1 tape |
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4 tapes |
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Name the property shown by the statement 12 + 13 = 13 + 12. |
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Associative Property of Addition |
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Commutative Property of Addition |
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Associative Property of Multiplication |
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Closure Property of Whole Numbers |
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Name the property shown by the statement: If 3 and 6 are whole numbers and 3 · 6 = 18, then 18 is a whole number. |
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A. |
Commutative Property of Addition |
B. |
Associative Property of Multiplication |
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C. |
Closure Property of Whole Numbers |
D. |
Commutative Property of Whole Numbers |
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Use the distributive property to rewrite the expression 8x + 4. |
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4(2x + 1) |
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8(x + 32) |
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C. |
8(x + 1) |
D. |
4(2x + 4) |
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Opal wants to be a professional baseball player. She decides to start going to a batting cage to practice. On the first day, Friday, she hits 61% of the balls that are pitched to her. On Saturday she hits 64%, and on Sunday she hits 67%. If she continues to improve at this rate for the next three days, what percent will she hit on Wednesday? |
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0.73 |
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0.76 |
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0.71 |
D. |
0.75 |
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Kendrick has been saving his money. He started out with $55.00. After one week he had $70.00. After another week he had $85.00. After a third week he had $100.00. How much will he have after five weeks? |
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115 |
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120 |
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130 |
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105 |
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Use the frequency table to find the correct histogram for the data. |
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A. |
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Choose the statement that is correct. |
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-6 > 5 |
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-2 > -3 |
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-4 > -2 |
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7 < 4 |
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Find the product 4(-1)(-2)(-4). |
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11 |
B. |
-11 |
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32 |
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-32 |
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Choose the solution of 8 – = 6 if the replacement set is {2, 4, 6, 8}. |
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6 |
B. |
8 |
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2 |
D. |
4 |
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