1.   Write a sentence for the equation 11 + = 16.
    A. The quotient of x and 2 decreased by 11 is equivalent to 16. B. The product of eleven and x divided by 2 is equal to 16.
    C. The product of x and 2 increased by 11 is equivalent to 16. D. Eleven added to x divided by 2 is equal to 16.
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  2.  
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  3.   The formula for the area of a triangle is A = where b is the
length of the base and h is the height. The area of a particular triangle
is 39 square feet. The length of the base is (4a + 2) feet and the
height is 3 feet. What is the value of a?
    A. 6.5 B. 6
    C. 1.5 D. 3
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  4.   The graphs of the equations y = –5x + 1 and are a family of graphs because ________.
    A. the slopes are reciprocals B. the slopes are integers
    C. the y-intercepts are the same D. both equations are solved for y
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  5.   Consider the equation . Which equation will have a steeper graph, but the same y–intercept?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  6.   The sum of one or more monomials is called a ______.
    A. binomial B. multinomial
    C. polynomial D. trinomial
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  7.   Find the product (2z - 5x)2.
    A. 4z2 + 25x2 B. 4z2 - 25x2
    C. 4z2 - 20zx + 25x2 D. 4z2 - 25x2 - 20
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  8.   Simplify .
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  9.   Refer to the diagram below. A square with a side length of 6 inches is shown. Find the length d of the diagonal. Round to the nearest tenth of an inch, if necessary.
   
    A. 12 in. B. 6 in.
    C. 8.5 in. D. 17.0 in.
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  10.   Simplify the expression 4n + (5 + n).
    A. 5n + 5 B. 9n
    C. 8n + 5 D. 3n + 6
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  11.   Opal wants to be a professional baseball player. She decides to start going to a batting cage to practice. On the first day, Friday, she hits 61% of the balls that are pitched to her. On Saturday she hits 64%, and on Sunday she hits 67%. If she continues to improve at this rate for the next three days, what percent will she hit on Wednesday?
    A. 0.71 B. 0.73
    C. 0.75 D. 0.76
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  12.   Refer to the histogram showing the number of people from each age group in Takala's Yoga class. How many people in the class are from age 20-39?
   
    A. 16 people B. 20 people
    C. 23 people D. 15 people
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  13.   Simplify –10x + (-4x).
    A. -6x B. 6x
    C. -14x D. 14x
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  14.   Which equation below is not an example of the Subtraction Property of Equality?
    A. If x = 0, then x – 4 = 0 – 4. B. If x = 3, then x – 4 = 3 – 4.
    C. If x = 2, then x = 3 – 1. D. If x = -5, then x – 2 = -5 – 2.
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  15.   Horacio has baked a loaf of raisin nut bread. The loaf is 7 inches long. If he wants to cut the loaf into inch wide slices, how many slices will he have?
    A. 12 B. 9
    C. 16 D. 8
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  16.   Leon wants to build herself a bookshelf. She draws a scale drawing of the bookshelf, shown below. What will the height of the actual bookshelf be if the scale of the drawing is 1 cm = 2 ft?
   
    A. 3.2 ft B. 9.8 ft
    C. 2.1 ft D. 8.4 ft
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  17.   Write the point–slope form of an equation for the line passing through
(2, 3) with slope 2.
    A. y + 3 = 2(x + 2) B. y – 3 = 2(x – 2)
    C. y + 2 = 2(x + 3) D. y + 2 = 2(x + 3)
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  18.   What is the equation of the graph?
   
    A. y = 3 B. x = -3
    C. x = 3 D. y = -3
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  19.   The rule for multiplying by powers of 10 states that if the exponent of the 10 is negative, then you move the decimal point __________.
    A. to the right by the same number of spaces as the number in the exponent
    B. to the right by the number of spaces as the number in the exponent plus 1
    C. to the right by the number of spaces as the number in the exponent minus 1
    D. to the left by the same number of spaces as the number in the exponent
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  20.   Which equation represents the square of a difference?
    A. (a – b)2 = a2 – 2ab + b2
    B. (a + b)(a – b) = a2 + b2
    C. (a + b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b2
    D. (a + b)(a – b) = a2 – b2
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