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Find the difference -18 - 4. |
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14 |
B. |
-22 |
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-14 |
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22 |
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2. |
Solve 2x = -10. |
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x = -5 |
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x = 5 |
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x = 8 |
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x = -12 |
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3. |
What is the probability that when a coin is tossed it will land heads up? |
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0 |
B. |
1 |
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C. |
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D. |
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4. |
If f(x) = 3x + 5, find f(2). |
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A. |
11 |
B. |
2f |
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C. |
10 |
D. |
8 |
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5. |
Solve   |
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B. |
{x | x > -12} |
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C. |
{x | x < -12} |
D. |
{x | x < 6} |
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6. |
Students from the local high school are selling tickets to the town's annual carnival. Adult admission is $5.00 and child admission is $2.50. Two hours after the carnival opened its first day, 440 tickets had been sold totaling $1900. How many adults and how many children entered the carnival during the first two hours it was open? |
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220 adults, 220 children |
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B. |
380 adults, 760 children |
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C. |
320 adults, 120 children |
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D. |
293 adults, 147 children |
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7. |
Use elimination to solve the system of equations given below.
5x + 3y = 3
3x + 4y = 15 |
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A. |
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B. |
(5, 0) |
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(3, -4) |
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(-3, 6) |
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8. |
Which expression is not a polynomial? |
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4x3y2 - 5xy + 7 |
B. |
3x2 + 5 |
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D. |
7y3 |
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9. |
Factor x2 - y4 |
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A. |
(x - y2)(x - y2) |
B. |
(x + y2)(x + y)(x – y) |
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C. |
(x + y)(x – y) |
D. |
(x - y2)(x + y2) |
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10. |
Find the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of the equation
y = -3x2 - 12x - 5. |
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(2, -41) |
B. |
(-2, 7) |
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(1, -20) |
D. |
(-4, -5) |
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11. |
If a $5000 piece of equipment looses value at a rate of 5% per year, how much will it be worth after 5 years? |
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$3868.90 |
B. |
$6381.41 |
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C. |
$4011.62 |
D. |
$4279.35 |
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12. |
Find  . |
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A. |
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B. |
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C. |
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D. |
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13. |
Simplify  . |
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A. |
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B. |
4 |
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C. |
16 |
D. |
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14. |
Solve  . |
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A. |
3 |
B. |
1, 3 |
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C. |
-1, 3 |
D. |
-1 |
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15. |
Evaluate  . |
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A. |
1 |
B. |
4 |
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C. |
2 |
D. |
3 |
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16. |
Solve 4w – x = wy + 10 for w. |
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A. |
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B. |
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w = 14 + x – y |
D. |
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17. |
Which equation describes the line that contains the points (-1, -8) and (-9, -21)? |
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A. |
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B. |
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C. |
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D. |
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18. |
Determine whether the trinomial 9x2 – 60x + 25 is a perfect square trinomial. If so, factor it. |
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A. |
(3x – 5)(3x + 5) |
B. |
(3x + 5)(3x + 5) |
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It is prime. |
D. |
(3x – 5)(3x – 5) |
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19. |
Find  . |
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A. |
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B. |
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C. |
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D. |
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20. |
A number minus seventeen is negative twelve. Find the number. |
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A. |
-5 |
B. |
29 |
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C. |
5 |
D. |
-29 |
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