1.   Translate ''two times a number is six times the sum of z and y'' into an equation, inequality, or formula.
    A. 2 + x = 6 + z + y B. 2x = 6 (zy)
    C. 2x = 6z + y D. 2x = 6(z + y)
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  2.   Translate 3x + 5y = 7 into a verbal sentence.
    A. 3 times the sum of x and y is 7.
    B. The sum of 3 and x plus the product of 5 and y is 7.
    C. The sum of 3 times x and 5 times y is 7.
    D. x to the third power plus y to the fifth power is 7.
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  3.   Fifteen minus a number is thirty-two. Find the number.
    A. 17 B. -47
    C. -17 D. 47
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  4.   Solve
    A. x = B. x = -7
    C. x = D. x =
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  5.   Solve
    A. a = B. a = 7
    C. a = D. a = 14
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  6.   Solve
    A. a = 5 B. a = 29
    C. a = 19 D. a = -6
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  7.   Solve the equation 7 = 2 + 5(z - 2).
    A. 2 B.
    C. D. 3
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  8.   Solve the proportion
    A. B. 2
    C. 1 D. -6
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  9.   Solve the proportion for the value of z to the nearest hundredth.
    A. 2.56 B. 1.34
    C. 2.10 D. 0.39
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  10.   An antique car was purchased for $7400 and is now worth $10,600. What is the approximate percent of change?
    A. 69.81% B. 30.19%
    C. 50% D. 43.24%
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  11.   A person biking uphill travels 15 miles in 1hour.
The same person biking downhill travels 15 miles
in hour. Find this person's average speed.
    A. 15 mph B. 30 mph
    C. 20 mph D. 22.5 mph
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  12.   Solve 42 + w = -27.
    A. w = -15 B. w = -69
    C. w = 15 D. w = 69
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  13.   Find three consecutive even integers that have a sum that is zero.
    A. -4, 0, 4 B. -2, 0, 2
    C. -1, 0, 1 D. 2, 4, -6
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  14.   Solve 15(s – 3) = 12s – 43.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  15.   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. $120.85 D. $77.97
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  16.   Use the formula A = lw to find the width of a rectangle whose area is 46.875 square meters and whose length is 7.5 meters.
    A. 6.25 meters B. 6.2 meters
    C. 6.5 meters D. 6.35 meters
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  17.   Use the formula P = 2l + 2w to find the length of a rectangle whose perimeter is 57 inches and whose width is 13 inches.
    A. 22 inches B. 15.5 inches
    C. 31 inches D. 10.3 inches
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  18.   At a bulk store, lollipops cost $1.95 per pound and jawbreakers cost $1.25 per pound. How many pounds of lollipops should be added to 4 pounds of jawbreakers to make a mixture that costs $1.45 per pound?
    A. 2 pounds B. 1.6 pounds
    C. 1.8 pounds D. 1.5 pounds
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