1.	Select the correct statement from the four statements below.
		A.	Absolute value can be a negative integer.	B.	Any whole number is an integer.
		C.	All integers are whole numbers.	D.	Zero is a natural number.
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	2.	In which quadrant does the point (-2, 1) lie?
		A.	II	B.	I
		C.	III	D.	IV
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	3.	Evaluate -5xy if x = -1 and y = 7.
		A.	35	B.	-35
		C.	0	D.	1
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	4.	Which sentence is not a true sentence?
		A.	0 > -6(5)	B.	6(-8) > 7(-6)
		C.	7 - 10 > -8 + 4	D.	-1 < -2(-4)
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	5.	Soundous needs a 50% saline solution. She has 60 milliliters of a 40% solution. How many milliliters of a 70% solution should she add to obtain the required 50% solution?
		A.	180 milliliters	B.	270 milliliters
		C.	90 milliliters	D.	30 milliliters
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	6.	Which table is represented by the graph?
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	7.	Suppose y varies inversely as x and y = 4 when x = -2. Find y when x = 1.
		A.		B.
		C.	-2	D.	-8
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	8.	In the expression 25, 5 is called the _____.
		A.	perfect square	B.	exponent
		C.	square root	D.	base
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	9.	Write 3x3y5 as a multiplication expression.
		A.	(xy2)3
		B.	3 · 3 · x · 5 · y
		C.	3 · x · x · x · y · y · y · y · y
		D.	2(3x3y5)
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	10.	The speed of light is about 3 × 108 meters per second. How far would a beam of light travel in 5 seconds? Express the answer in scientific notation.
		A.	1.5 × 109 m	B.	1.5 × 105 m
		C.	1.5 × 1010 m	D.	1.5 × 106 m
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	11.	Use the distributive property to rewrite the expression 7c + 21d + 14e.
		A.	7(c + 3d + 2e)	B.	7(c + 21d + 14e)
		C.	5(c + 7d + 3e)	D.	7c + 14(2d + 3)
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	12.	Which graph shows the points from the table?
		A.		B.
		C.		D.
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	13.	To add integers with different signs, find the difference of their absolute values. Give the result the same sign as ________.
		A.	the first integer	B.	the integer with the greatest absolute value
		C.	the integer with the least absolute value	D.	the last integer
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	14.	Evaluate –2x(-y) if x = -2 and y = 2.
		A.	-8	B.	8
		C.	-6	D.	6
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	15.	Donald is a waiter at a restaurant. The restaurant has a policy that a glass of soda pop should be 16 oz full. Donald's manager tells him that he is allowed to be 1 oz off in either direction. Which absolute value equation represents this situation?
		A.	|x – 16| = 1	B.	|x + 16| = -1
		C.	|x + 16| = 1	D.	|x – 16| = -1
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	16.	The product of two rational numbers with the same sign is ______.
		A.	always positive	B.	always negative
		C.	always -1	D.	negative or positive depending upon the rational numbers that are factors
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	17.	Evaluate ÷ if d = 3.
		A.		B.
		C.		D.	25
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	18.	If you have a bag of marbles with 3 red, 4 blue, and 2 green marbles and choose a marble from the bag, what is the probability that you choose either a green or blue marble?
		A.		B.
		C.		D.
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	19.	Write an equation in slope–intercept form of the line with slope - and y-intercept .
		A.	y = x –	B.	x = y –
		C.	y = -x +	D.	x = -y +
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	20.	The scatter plot shows the relationship between number of weekly meals at fast food restaurants and blood cholesterol level for 25 adults in a correlational study. Describe the independent and dependent variables of the graph and what the graph indicates.
		A.	The independent variable is the number of meals per week at a fast food restaurant. The dependent variable is blood cholesterol level. In the study, people who ate more often at fast food restaurants generally had higher blood cholesterol levels.
		B.	The independent variable is blood cholesterol level. The dependent variable is the number of meals per week at a fast food restaurant. In the study, people who ate more often at fast food restaurants generally had lower blood cholesterol levels.
		C.	The independent variable is blood cholesterol level. The dependent variable is the number of meals per week at a fast food restaurant. In the study, people who ate more often at fast food restaurants generally had higher blood cholesterol levels.
		D.	The independent variable is the number of meals per week at a fast food restaurant. The dependent variable is blood cholesterol level. In the study, people who ate more often at fast food restaurants generally had lower blood cholesterol levels.
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