1.   Find the value of the expression 15 + 4 · 3.
    A. 57 B. 180
    C. 27 D. 22
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  2.   Jordan used 44 legs to make some tables with 4 legs each and some stools with 3 legs each. Which of the following problem-solving strategies would work best to find the number of tables and the number of stools he made?
    A. make a graph B. use a formula
    C. draw a diagram D. guess and check
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  3.  
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  4.   Choose the solution of 3x + 7 = 10 if the replacement set is {-1, 0, 1, 2}.
    A. 2 B. 0
    C. 1 D. -1
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  5.   Solve the equation 14 = 7 + x.
    A. -7 B. 2
    C. -21 D. 7
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  6.   Solve the equation -8 = a + (-3).
    A. 5 B. -11
    C. -5 D. 11
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  7.   In mathematics, a ratio is a comparison of two numbers by ______.
    A. division B. subtraction
    C. addition D. multiplication
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  8.   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. 1:10
    C. 1:6 D. 1:1
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  9.   15% of what number is 10.2?
    A. 1.53 B. 68
    C. 0.68 D. 147
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  10.   If any vertical line passes through no more than one point of the graph of a relation, then the relation is a(n)_______.
    A. straight line B. domain relation
    C. equivalent relation D. function
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  11.   Which statement is not true about an inverse variation?
    A. The constant of variation is . B. The product of the variables is constant.
    C. If y varies inversely as x, then y is inversely proportional to x. D. In the equation xy = k, k is a constant.
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  12.   Children in grades one through six are measured for their height. A scatter plot is drawn where the ordered pairs are (grade, height). Which statement will be true?
    A. The graph will show a negative relationship between the variables. B. The graph will show a positive relationship between the variables.
    C. If a line was drawn approximately through the points, a vertical line would result. D. The graph will show no relationship between the variables.
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  13.   Simplify .
    A. -2c2 B. -2a4c2
    C. -2a4b4c2 D.
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  14.   To add integers with different signs, find the difference of their absolute values. Give the result the same sign as ________.
    A. the integer with the least absolute value B. the first integer
    C. the last integer D. the integer with the greatest absolute value
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  15.   Find the quotient -49 ÷ -7.
    A. -42 B. 7
    C. -7 D. 42
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  16.   Find the quotient -9.3 ÷ -3.
    A. -27.9 B. 3.1
    C. -3.1 D. 27.9
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  17.   Suppose a rectangle has a perimeter of 16 cm. What are the possible dimensions of the rectangle given the domain (or length) values {2, 3, 4}?
    A. (2, 6), (3, 5), (4, 4) B. (2, 14), (3, 13), (4, 12)
    C. (2, 10), (3, 11), (4, 12) D. (2, 12), (3, 10), (4, 8)
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  18.   Which statement is not true of the graph?
   
    A. The graph has inverse variation. B. The constant k is positive.
    C. y is inversely proportional to x. D. The graph crosses the x- and y- axes.
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  19.   Write an equation in slope–intercept form of the line that passes through the points at (-5, 4) and (3, -1).
    A. x = y B. x = -y +
    C. y = -x + D. y = x
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  20.   Simplify the expression .
    A. 14 B. 20
    C. 8 D. 12
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