1.   Arlene lives in Orange Grove and her cousin Louise lives in Bloomington. There are three roads from Orange Grove to Bloomington. If one of the roads is closed, how many round trips can Arlene make if she can use the same road twice?
    A. 6 B. 2
    C. 4 D. 9
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  2.   The table shows the cost of mailing a package. Predict the cost of mailing a package that weighs 10 pounds.
   
    A. $8.00 B. $9.80
    C. $8.90 D. $10.70
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  3.   Solve = 5.
    A. 45 B. 14
    C. 4 D. 36
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  4.   Choose the correct symbol below to make the sentence true.
|-4| ___ 3
    A. > B. =
    C. < D. none of these
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  5.   Mary is 4 years old and her brother Marcus is 7 years old. Write two inequalities to represent their ages.
    A. 4 < 7 and 7 < 4 B. 4 > 7 and 7 < 4
    C. 4 < 7 and 7 > 4 D. 4 > 7 and 7 > 4
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  6.   Solve 5 - (-20) = n.
    A. 25 B. -25
    C. 15 D. -15
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  7.   Solve t = (-7)(-3).
    A. -21 B. -10
    C. 10 D. 21
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  8.   Solve 3z = -18.
    A. -6 B. 6
    C. 21 D. -15
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  9.   Evaluate 23 + 5 × (6 + 4) ÷ 2.
    A. 33 B. 41
    C. 108 D. 65
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  10.   Write an equation to represent ''the quotient of a number and 4 is 16.''
    A. = n B. = 4
    C. = n D. = 16
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  11.   Calculate the sum of (-13) and (-11).
    A. -2 B. 24
    C. -24 D. 2
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  12.   Solve 17 + (-21) + (-16) + 22 = x.
    A. x = 76 B. x = -42
    C. x = -32 D. x = 2
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  13.   Solve t = .
    A. t = -55 B. t = 10
    C. t = -10 D. t = 45
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  14.   Solve b + 17 = -21.
    A. b = -38 B. b = -4
    C. b = 38 D. b = 4
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  15.   Which is a counterexample for the following statement?
The difference of two odd numbers is an odd number.
    A. 12 – 5 = 7 B. 15 – 4 = 11
    C. 7 + 9 = 16 D. 15 - 7 = 8
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  16.   Evaluate a – b + 2 if a = -7 and b = 5.
    A. -10 B. -4
    C. 10 D. 4
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  17.   Connor is 7 inches taller than his brother Alex. If Connor is 45 inches tall, which equation could be used to determine Alex’s height? Let a represent Alex’s height.
    A. 7 – a = 45 B. a – 7 = 45
    C. 45 + a = 7 D. a + 7 = 45
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  18.   Which value of t makes the sum of t and 14 equal -8?
    A. -6 B. 6
    C. 22 D. -22
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