1.   Translate 3x + 5y = 7 into a verbal sentence.
    A. The sum of 3 times x and 5 times y is 7.
    B. 3 times the sum of x and y is 7.
    C. x to the third power plus y to the fifth power is 7.
    D. The sum of 3 and x plus the product of 5 and y is 7.
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  2.   Fifteen minus a number is thirty-two. Find the number.
    A. -17 B. 17
    C. -47 D. 47
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  3.   The sum of a number and -16 is 25. Find the number.
    A. B. 41
    C. -9 D. 9
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  4.   Find two consecutive integers whose sum is -13.
    A. -12, -1 B. -6, -7
    C. -5, -8 D. -5.5, -7.5
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  5.   Solve the equation 7 = 2 + 5(z - 2).
    A. 2 B.
    C. D. 3
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  6.   Solve the proportion
    A. 24 B. 52.5
    C. 0.02 D. 13
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  7.   Solve the proportion for the value of z to the nearest hundredth.
    A. 2.56 B. 1.34
    C. 0.39 D. 2.10
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  8.   A shirt was $60 and is now $53. What is the approximate percent of change?
    A. 88.33% B. 10%
    C. 7% D. 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?
    A. 170 pounds B. 350 pounds
    C. 120 pounds D. 233 pounds
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  10.   Translate the equation into a verbal sentence.
    A. Five subtracted from the quotient of and a number x is 4.
    B. One-third of a number x minus 4 equals 5.
    C. One-third times the difference of a number x and 5 is 4.
    D. One-third of a number x minus 5 equals 4.
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  11.   Solve
    A. y = 27 B. y = -27
    C. D.
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  12.   Solve 11b = 132.
    A. b = -12 B. b = 1452
    C. b = -1452 D. b = 12
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  13.   Find three consecutive odd integers that have a sum that is 45.
    A. 14, 15, 16 B. 15, 17, 19
    C. 13, 15, 17 D. 11, 13, 15
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  14.   Solve
    A. No Solution B.
    C. All Real Numbers D.
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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?
    A. 15% B. 2%
    C. 11% D. 9%
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  16.   Solve 4wx = wy + 10 for w.
    A. B.
    C. D. w = 14 + xy
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  17.   Solve 5t + u + v = 3 for t.
    A. t = -2 – uv B.
    C. D. t = 15 – uv
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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?
    A. 78 milliliters B. 97 milliliters
    C. 125 milliliters D. 100 milliliters
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