1.   Use the distributive property to rewrite 3(5 + y) without parentheses.
    A. 15 + 3y B. 8 + 3y
    C. 15 + y D. 8 + y
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  2.   Graph {all integers less than 5, but greater than -1.}
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
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  3.   Simplify:
    A. B. c + 4
    C. c + 28 D. 7c + 4
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  4.   Write an algebraic expression for one-half of a number x subtracted from fifty.
    A. B. 2x - 50
    C. D. 50 - 2x
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  5.   Which triangle is similar to
   
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
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  6.   What is the probability of selecting a red or yellow marble from a bag that contains 20 red marbles, 15 yellow marbles, and 35 green marbles?
    A. 1:1 B.
    C. D.
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  7.   Which graph represents a function?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  8.   Find the median of the data in the stem-and-leaf plot.
   
    A. 12 B. 19
    C. 23 D. 21
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  9.   Solve
    A. {x | x < 23.68} B. {x | x < 2.31}
    C. {x | x > 0.43} D. {x | x > 23.68}
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  10.   Use elimination to solve the system of equations given below.
3x - 2y = 4
2x + y = -2
    A. B. (0, -2)
    C. D.
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  11.   Simplify . Assume the denominator is not equal to zero.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  12.   Find (4x2 + 3x) + (7x2 – 5x – 6).
    A. 11x2 – 8x – 6 B. 9x – 6
    C. 11x2 – 2x – 6 D. 11x4 – 2x2 – 6
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  13.   Write an expression for the area of the rectangle shown below.
   
    A. 6xy2 + 4x3y B. 12xy2 + 4x3y
    C. 9x2y4 + 12x4y3 D. 6xy2 + 7x3y
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  14.   Factor 2x2 + 4x – 3.
    A. (2x – 1)(x + 3) B. prime
    C. (2x + 3)(x – 1) D. (2x – 3)(x + 1)
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  15.   Find .
    A. 2 B.
    C. D.
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  16.   Simplify .
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  17.   Solve .
    A. 3 B. -1, 3
    C. 1, 3 D. -1
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  18.   Use substitution to solve the system of equations given by y = and 28x – 32y = -8.
    A. infinitely many solutions B. (2, 2)
    C. no solution D. (1, 1)
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  19.   Solve 27x3 = 147x.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  20.   Find the vertex of y = –2x2 + 4x – 3, and tell whether it is a maximum or minimum.
    A. (–1, –9), maximum B. (–1, 1), maximum
    C. (1, 3), minimum D. (1, –1), maximum
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