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Translate 3x + 5y = 7 into a verbal sentence. |
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The sum of 3 times x and 5 times y is 7. |
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3 times the sum of x and y is 7. |
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x to the third power plus y to the fifth power is 7. |
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The sum of 3 and x plus the product of 5 and y is 7. |
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Fifteen minus a number is thirty-two. Find the number. |
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-17 |
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17 |
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-47 |
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47 |
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The sum of a number and -16 is 25. Find the number. |
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41 |
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-9 |
D. |
9 |
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Find two consecutive integers whose sum is -13. |
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-12, -1 |
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-6, -7 |
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-5, -8 |
D. |
-5.5, -7.5 |
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5. |
Solve the equation 7 = 2 + 5(z - 2). |
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2 |
B. |
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3 |
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6. |
Solve the proportion  |
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24 |
B. |
52.5 |
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C. |
0.02 |
D. |
13 |
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Solve the proportion for the value of z to the nearest hundredth. |
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A. |
2.56 |
B. |
1.34 |
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0.39 |
D. |
2.10 |
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A shirt was $60 and is now $53. What is the approximate percent of change? |
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88.33% |
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10% |
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7% |
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11.67% |
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9. |
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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170 pounds |
B. |
350 pounds |
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120 pounds |
D. |
233 pounds |
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10. |
Translate the equation into a verbal sentence.  |
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Five subtracted from the quotient of and a number x is 4. |
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One-third of a number x minus 4 equals 5. |
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One-third times the difference of a number x and 5 is 4. |
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D. |
One-third of a number x minus 5 equals 4. |
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11. |
Solve  |
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y = 27 |
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y = -27 |
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12. |
Solve 11b = 132. |
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b = -12 |
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b = 1452 |
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b = -1452 |
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b = 12 |
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Find three consecutive odd integers that have a sum that is 45. |
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14, 15, 16 |
B. |
15, 17, 19 |
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C. |
13, 15, 17 |
D. |
11, 13, 15 |
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14. |
Solve  |
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No Solution |
B. |
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All Real Numbers |
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15. |
Last year, an internet service provider's fee was $17.99 per month. This year, the same internet service provider charges $19.99 per month. Rounded to the nearest percent, what is the percent of increase for internet service? |
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15% |
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2% |
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11% |
D. |
9% |
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16. |
Solve 4w – x = wy + 10 for w. |
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w = 14 + x – y |
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17. |
Solve 5t + u + v = 3 for t. |
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t = -2 – u – v |
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t = 15 – u – v |
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18. |
Hakan has 50 milliliters of a 10% acid solution. How many milliliters of 45% acid solution should he add to create a 35% acid solution? |
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78 milliliters |
B. |
97 milliliters |
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C. |
125 milliliters |
D. |
100 milliliters |
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