1.   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. Commutative Property of Multiplication D. Associative Property of Addition
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  2.   Find the sum (–5x + 6) + (–2x – 7).
    A. 7x + 13 B. –7x + 1
    C. –7x + 13 D. –7x – 1
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  3.   Find the sum.
   
    A. -3b3 - 3b + 1 B. -3b3 + b2 - 3b
    C. -3b3 - 3b D. -3b3 - b2 - 3b
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  4.   Find the difference (4 - 7a2) - (-a + 2a2 - 1).
    A. -9a2 + a + 3 B. -5a2 - a + 3
    C. -5a2 + a + 5 D. -9a2 + a + 5
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  5.   Find the measure of the third side of the triangle if the measure of the perimeter is 11j + 2k meters.
   
    A. 3j + k meters B. 8j – 3k meters
    C. 4j – 2k meters D. 19j + 3k meters
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