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Write an algebraic expression for the verbal expression ''five more than the product of z and 10.'' |
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10z + 5 |
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5z + 10 |
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5 + (z ÷ 10) |
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5 + (10 ÷ z) |
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Lily has a long rope of licorice. She wants to cut it into 10 pieces to share with friends. How many cuts will she need to make to cut it into 10 pieces? |
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9 |
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10 |
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8 |
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11 |
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Which graph shows the points from the table below? |
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Suppose you need to solve the equation 3 = 2(5x + 1). What is a logical first step in solving this equation? |
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Use the Subtraction Property of Equality. |
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Use the Substitution Property of Equality. |
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Use the Addition Property of Equality. |
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Use the Distributive Property. |
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If you rewrite the expression -2(3x - 1) as -6x + 2, that is an example of using the ______. |
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Multiplication Property of Equality |
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Multiplicative Inverse Property |
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Addition Property of Equality |
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Distributive Property |
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An equation stating that two ratios are equal is called a(n) ______. |
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cross product |
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rate |
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equivalent equation |
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proportion |
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There are 3 red gumballs, 2 blue gumballs, and 5 white gumballs in a sack. One gumball is drawn at random from the sack. Whate is the probability that the gumball is either red or blue? |
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0 |
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If a true statement results when the numbers in an ordered pair are substituted into an equation in two variables, then the ordered pair is a(n)______. |
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inverse relation |
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range set |
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solution of the equation |
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identity |
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9. |
Which table has correct ordered pairs for the equation x - 2y = 4? |
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An equation of the form xy = k, where k 0, is called a(n) _____. |
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proportional variation |
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direct variation |
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inverse variation |
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inconsistant variation |
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Given the slope m and y–intercept b of a line, the slope–intercept form of an equation of the line is_______. |
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x = my + b |
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y = mx + b |
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y = bx + m |
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y = mb + x |
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If two lines have the same slope, then they are _______. |
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parallel |
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perpendicular |
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vertical |
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intersecting |
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If the product of the slopes of two lines is –1, then the lines are _______. |
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parallel |
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vertical |
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horizontal |
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perpendicular |
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Write a sentence for 29m – 3n = 4 ÷ m |
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Twenty-nine times a number minus three times another number equals four divided by the first number. |
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Twenty-nine times a number minus three times that number equals four times the number. |
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Four divided by a number equals twenty-nine times the number minus three times the number. |
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Four divided by twenty-nine times a number equals three times another number minus the first number. |
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Simplify –10x + (-4x). |
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-6x |
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6x |
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-14x |
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14x |
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Solve the equation 10 =  . |
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x = 80 |
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x = -1 |
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x = 1 |
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x = -80 |
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Solve the equation b + 3 =  b. |
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b = -9 |
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no solution |
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b = -1 |
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b = 5 |
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18. |
Marilyn and Rafael spent the same amount of money on school supplies this year. Marilyn bought 4 notebooks and spent $3 on other school supplies. Rafael bought 5 of the same notebooks and spent $1.75 on other school supplies. How much does one notebook cost? |
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$1.25 |
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$0.53 |
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$0.14 |
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$42.75 |
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Solve the equation 5 + 7(n – 3) = -2. |
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n =  |
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n = -3 |
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n = 2 |
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n =  |
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Which of the ordered pairs is a solution of y = -4x – 4? |
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(0, 4) |
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(1, -6) |
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(3, -8) |
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(-2, 4) |
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