1.   The numerical part of a term that contains a variable is called the _____.
    A. term B. expression
    C. coefficient D. distributive term
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  2.   One hundred people who enter a restaurant are asked to identify their favorite food. This sample is _____.
    A. not a good sample because only people who eat at this particular restaurant are surveyed B. not a good sample because you need to use at least 2000 people to have a good survey
    C. a good sample because there are a large number of people surveyed D. a good sample because the people are randomly chosen
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  3.   What was the highest value?
   
    A. You can't tell from the graph. B. 98
    C. 62 D. 95
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  4.   Which of the following is the correct way to order the integers 1, -3, 0, 6, and -8 from least to greatest?
    A. 0, -8, -3, 1, 6 B. -8, 6, -3, 1, 0
    C. 6, 1, 0, -3, -8 D. -8, -3, 0, 1, 6
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  5.  
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  6.   The 1996 populations of the five largest cities in Maryland were 675,401, 46,227, 46,019, 45,361, and 40,181. What is the median population of the five cities?
    A. 357,791 B. 45,794
    C. 170,637.8 D. 46,019
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  7.   Choose the solution of 3x + 7 = 10 if the replacement set is {-1, 0, 1, 2}.
    A. 1 B. 0
    C. 2 D. -1
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  8.   Which graph shows the points from the table below?
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  9.   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. Suppose you spin the spinner twice. How many outcomes are there that include one yellow region and one white region in any order?
    A. 3 B. 2
    C. 4 D. 1
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  10.   Solve the equation 4(3a - 1) = -28.
    A. 2 B. -2
    C. D.
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  11.   If a toy car measures 1 inch for every one-half foot of an actual car, what is the scale in inches?
    A. 1:12 B. 1:6
    C. 1:1 D. 1:10
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  12.   In 1990, 5,283,055 people subscribed to cellular telephone service. In 1998, the number of people had risen to 69,209,321. To the nearest percent, find the percent of increase.
    A. 1210% B. 121%
    C. 920% D. 92%
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  13.   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?
    A. 115 B. 105
    C. 120 D. 130
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  14.   Refer to the line graph. How much will Jason's pet pig Charley weigh by the time he is 17 weeks old?
   
    A. 120 lb B. 150 lb
    C. 135 lb D. 75 lb
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  15.   Find 4.5 + (-2.9) + 3.2.
    A. 4.8 B. -4.8
    C. 10.6 D. -10.6
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  16.   Beth wants to buy her brother a birthday present. She has $27 that she wants to spend on the gift. She decides to go to the mall to buy him some CD's. If the CD's are all on sale for $5.99 (after tax), and she can have all of them gift-wrapped for a flat rate of $3.00, how many CD's can she buy and have gift-wrapped?
    A. 4 CD's B. 6 CD's
    C. 5CD's D. 7 CD's
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  17.   Convert 42 inches to feet.
    A. 7 ft B. 504 ft
    C. 3.5 ft D. 18 ft
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  18.   The chart shows the amount of time Janette spends on each activity in her day. What percent of the time is Janette studying? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent if necessary.
   
    A. 16.7% B. 8.3%
    C. 15% D. 23.4%
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  19.   Alana wants to buy the new CD by the Raspberries. The CD costs $15.99, but since she was one of the first 50 customers that day, she gets a 20% discount. How much will the CD cost?
    A. $31.98 B. $19.19
    C. $12.79 D. $3.20
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  20.   Refer to the graph, what was the percent decrease in carbon monoxide emission from 1970 to 1980?
   
    A. 23% B. 56%
    C. 14% D. 35%
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