1.   Simplify (3a)(-2b) + (5b)(-2a).
    A. -4ab B. -16ab
    C. 4ab D. 16ab
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  2.   Write an equation to represent the function.
   
    A. B. g(x) = 3x
    C. g(x) = -2x D. g(x) = x + 3
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  3.   Use substitution to solve the system of equations given below.
8x - 4y = 16
2x - y = 4
    A. no solution B. infinitely many solutions
    C. (2, 0) D. (0, -4)
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  4.   Express 765,000,000,000 in scientific notation.
    A. 7.65 × 10-11 B. 0.765 × 1012
    C. 7.65 × 1010 D. 7.65 × 1011
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  5.   Find the GCF of 14a2b4c and 56ab2c2
    A. 56a2b2c2 B. 56ab2c
    C. 14a2b4c2 D. 14ab2c
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  6.   Which is the graph of the equation y = 2x2 - 1?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  7.   Name the property used in the equation r × 21 = 1. Then solve for r.
    A. Additive Identity; r = 0
    B. Multiplicative Identity; r = 1
    C. Multiplicative Inverse; r =
    D. Multiplicative Identity; r =
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  8.   A conditional statement consists of a __________ .
    A. conclusion only B. hypothesis and a conclusion
    C. counterexample D. hypothesis only
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  9.   Identify the coordinates of point A.
   
    A. (2, 1) B. (5, 2)
    C. (6, 4) D. (1, 2)
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  10.   Solve
    A. No Solution B. x = -6
    C. All Real Numbers D. x = 6
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  11.   Find the total cost of three shirts at $25.99 each with a sales tax of 5.5%.
    A. $83.47 B. $82.26
    C. $77.97 D. $120.85
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  12.   Find the slope of the line that passes through (5, -5) and (9, -5).
    A. B. 0
    C. D. undefined
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  13.   Solve the system of equations given by 5x – 2y = -6 and 15x – 6y = 6.
    A. infinitely many solutions B. (-2, -2)
    C. no solution D. (1, 1)
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  14.   Express 2.38 × 106 in standard notation.
    A. 238,000 B. 0.00000238
    C. 0.000000238 D. 2,380,000
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  15.   Joanne has a garden that is 9 feet long by 6 feet wide. She wants to increase the dimensions of the garden by the same amount, and have the area of the new garden be 5 times the area of the present garden. What should the new dimensions be?
    A. length = 24 ft
width = 30 ft
B. length = 18 ft
wideth = 15ft
    C. length = 15 ft
width = 18 ft
D. length = 30 ft
width = 24ft
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  16.   Suppose the equation of the axis of symmetry is x = 2. What is the y-coordinate of the vertex?
    A. -2 B. 2
    C. cannot be determined from given information D. 4
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  17.   Find the vertex of y = –2x2 + 4x – 3, and tell whether it is a maximum or minimum.
    A. (1, –1), maximum B. (–1, 1), maximum
    C. (1, 3), minimum D. (–1, –9), maximum
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  18.   Which method of solving quadratic equations is best suited for the equation x2 – 18x = 0
    A. factoring B. graphing
    C. quadratic formula D. completing the square
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  19.   Suppose that the geometric mean of two numbers is 48, and the first number is 12. What is the second number?
    A. 96 B. 24
    C. 192 D. 84
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  20.   A number minus seventeen is negative twelve. Find the number.
    A. 5 B. -29
    C. -5 D. 29
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