1.   The product of two rational numbers with different signs is ______.
    A. negative or positive depending upon the rational numbers that are factors B. always positive
    C. always negative D. always -1
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  2.   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) + 1 = 6 B. (3 · 2 · 2) ÷ 2 = 6
    C. 3 · 2 = 6 D. (3 · 3 · 2) ÷ 3 = 6
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  3.   To play a game, you have a spinner with four equal-sized regions. One region is yellow, one is blue, one is green, and one is white. How many outcomes are possible when you spin the spinner twice?
    A. 4 B. 12
    C. 16 D. 8
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  4.   The quotient ÷ where b, c, d 0 is the same as _____.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  5.   Find the quotient (-5) ÷
    A. B.
    C. 4 D.
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  6.   The area of a parallelogram can be found by using the formula A = bh, where b is the length of the base and h is the height of the parallelogram. The area of a parallelogram is 23.56 square inches. What is the height if the length of the base is 6.2 inches?
    A. 1.9 inches B. 7.6 inches
    C. 146.072 inches D. 3.8 inches
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  7.   Two tall buildings in New York City are the Empire State Building and 2 New York Plaza. The height of the Empire State Building is 1250 feet. This is 242 feet higher than twice the height of 2 New York Plaza. What is the height of 2 New York Plaza?
    A. 504 feet B. 503 feet
    C. 746 feet D. 1008 feet
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  8.   Find three consecutive odd integers whose sum is -45.
    A. -17, -15, -13 B. -21, -19, -17
    C. 13, 15, 17 D. -16, -15, -14
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  9.   Solve 5 - =
    A. -15 B. 15
    C. -5 D. 5
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  10.   The formula for the area of a triangle is A = where b is the
length of the base and h is the height. The area of a particular triangle
is 39 square feet. The length of the base is (4a + 2) feet and the
height is 3 feet. What is the value of a?
    A. 1.5 B. 3
    C. 6 D. 6.5
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  11.   The product of two rational numbers with the same sign is ______.
    A. always negative B. negative or positive depending upon the rational numbers that are factors
    C. always -1 D. always positive
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  12.   Solve the equation 4.8j = -26.4
    A. 5.5 B. 126.72
    C. -5.5 D. -126.72
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  13.   Solve the equation
y + 2 – 3y = 3 – 2y – 1.
    A. no solution B. identity
    C. y = 1 D. y = -1
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  14.   Solve the equation 5 + 7(n – 3) = -2.
    A. n = B. n =
    C. n = 2 D. n = -3
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