1.   The surface area of a rectangular box can be found using the polynomial expression , where is the length of the box, w is the width of the box, and h is the height of the box. What is the surface area of a box whose length is 7 inches, width is 4 inches, and height is 5 inches?
    A. 166 in2 B. 182 in2
    C. 180 in2 D. 150 in2
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  2.   Rewriting the expression (2x + 5x) + (4 – 1) as (2 + 5)x + (4 – 1) shows the use of the _______.
    A. Distributive Property B. Addition Property of Equality
    C. Associative Property of Addition D. Commutative Property of Multiplication
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  3.   Refer to the diagram below. Find the area of the shaded region in simplest form.
   
    A. 3x2 + 42x B. 3x2 + 7x
    C. 3x2 + 7 D. 3x2 + 42
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  4.   The letters F, O, I, and L in the FOIL method stand for _____.
    A. first, odd, independent, and last B. first, outside, inside, and least
    C. first, outer, inner, and last D. first, only, inner, and last
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  5.   State whether the expression 5jk + 4j is a monomial, binomial, trinomial or not a polynomial.
    A. monomial B. binomial
    C. trinomial D. not a polynomial
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  6.   Rewriting the expression (y + 5) – (4y + 1) as (1 – 4)y + (5 – 1) shows of grouping the like terms and the use of the _______.
    A. Associative Property of Addition
    B. Addition Property of Equality
    C. Distributive Property
    D. Commutative Property of Multiplication
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  7.   Solve the equation 3(x + 2) = 5 – 5(2x – 8).
    A. x = 3 B. x = 1
    C. x = -3.154 D. x = -2.143
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  8.   Find the product of 3 – 4x and 3 + 4x.
    A. 9 – 16x2 B. 9 + 16x2
    C. 6 + 8x D. 6
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  9.   Which equation represents the square of a difference?
    A. (a + b)(ab) = a2 + b2
    B. (ab)2 = a2 – 2ab + b2
    C. (a + b)(ab) = a2b2
    D. (a + b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b2
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  10.   Which equation represents the product of a sum and a difference?
    A. (a + b)(ab) = a2 + b2
    B. (a + b)(ab) = a2b2
    C. (a + b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b2
    D. (ab)2 = a2 – 2ab + b2
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