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What is the next term in the sequence 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, …? |
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18 |
B. |
21 |
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14 |
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20 |
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Write  in simplest form. |
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Solve 115 - b = 200. |
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85 |
B. |
-85 |
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4. |
Evaluate:  when x = 3, y = 2, and z = 19. |
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1 |
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19 |
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 and  are similar. Find a if x = 7, y = 1,
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1 |
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Hamburger costs $1.50 per pound and soy costs $1.00 per pound. The school cafeteria uses 50 more pounds of soy than hamburger and spends $350 a week. How much soy does the school use? |
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350 pounds |
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170 pounds |
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120 pounds |
D. |
233 pounds |
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7. |
Graph M(-3, 5). |
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8. |
If f(x) = 2x - 2, find 2[f(3)]. |
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10 |
B. |
2 |
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4 |
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8 |
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Three out of the four equations listed below are equations of lines that are parallel to each other. Which equation does not have a graph that is a line parallel to the other three? |
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8y = - 6x |
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3x + 4y = -16 |
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Which is the graph of the inequality y - x < 6? |
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Solve 4a(a – 4) – 7a = a(4a – 3) + 20. |
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a = -6 |
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a = -1 |
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a = -2 |
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12. |
An expression for the area of a rectangle is xy – 2x + 3y – 6. Express this area in factored form. |
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(x + 3)(y – 2) |
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x(y – 2) + 3(y – 2) |
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C. |
(x – 2)(y + 3) |
D. |
(xy – 2x)( 3y – 6) |
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Find the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph of
y = 2x2 - 8x + 5. |
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x = -4 |
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x = -2 |
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x = 4 |
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x = 2 |
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In a right triangle, the length c of the hypotenuse is 14 and the length b of one of the legs is 8. Find the length a of the other leg to the nearest hundredth. |
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11.49 |
B. |
16.12 |
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19.88 |
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21.23 |
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Name the coordinate of each point that is graphed on the number line. |
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{-6, -3, -2, 0} |
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{-6, -3, 0, 2} |
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{0, 2, 3, 6} |
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{-6, -3, -1, 2} |
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Find |
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-81 |
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-9 |
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81 |
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9 |
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Find the 18th term of the arithmetic sequence
–4.5, -7.25, -10, -12.75, …. |
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-54 |
B. |
-45.75 |
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-51.25 |
D. |
-48.5 |
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18. |
Which relationship would most likely have a negative correlation? |
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The number of pizzas ordered, and the total price of the bill. |
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A person's age, and the address of the person. |
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A person's height and the person's shoe size. |
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The number of miles driven, and the number of gallons of gas in the car. |
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19. |
Solve  |
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{-38, 4} |
B. |
{-38, -4} |
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{-4, 38} |
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{4, 38} |
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Determine whether the trinomial 9x2 – 60x + 25 is a perfect square trinomial. If so, factor it. |
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(3x – 5)(3x + 5) |
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It is prime. |
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C. |
(3x + 5)(3x + 5) |
D. |
(3x – 5)(3x – 5) |
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