1.   Translate ''two times a number is six times the sum of z and y'' into an equation, inequality, or formula.
    A. 2x = 6z + y B. 2 + x = 6 + z + y
    C. 2x = 6(z + y) D. 2x = 6 (zy)
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  2.   Write an equation for the following word problem. A number is 6 times another number. The sum of the two numbers is 56.
    A. y = 6(56) B. y + y = 56
    C. y = 56 D. y + 6y = 56
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  3.   Solve 23 - x = 142.
    A. x = 165 B. x = -119
    C. x = 119 D. x = -165
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  4.   Three times the greater of two consecutive odd integers is five less than four times the smaller. Find the two numbers.
    A. 11, 13 B. 8, 10
    C. 15, 17 D. 8, 9
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  5.   The formula A = lw finds the area of a rectangle. What is the width of a rectangle whose area is 60 square inches and whose length is 5 inches?
    A. 12 in. B. 12.5 in.
    C. 25 in. D. 55 in.
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  6.   Solve the proportion for the value of z to the nearest hundredth.
    A. 0.39 B. 2.56
    C. 2.10 D. 1.34
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  7.   A scale drawing of a room has a scale of 1.75 inches = 1.5 feet. How long is a couch that is 7 inches in the scale drawing?
    A. 7 ft B. 5 ft
    C. 8 ft D. 6 ft
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  8.   A shirt was $60 and is now $53. What is the approximate percent of change?
    A. 11.67% B. 88.33%
    C. 7% D. 10%
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  9.   Solve c + 149 = 213.
    A. c = 64 B. c = -64
    C. c = 362 D. c = -362
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  10.   Solve
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  11.   Solve 11b = 132.
    A. b = 12 B. b = 1452
    C. b = -1452 D. b = -12
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  12.   Solve
    A. w = 835 B. w = -859
    C. w = 859 D. w = -835
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  13.   Find three consecutive odd integers that have a sum that is 45.
    A. 14, 15, 16 B. 13, 15, 17
    C. 11, 13, 15 D. 15, 17, 19
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  14.   Solve 15(s – 3) = 12s – 43.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  15.   A pair of tickets to a hockey game cost $85.00. If the sales tax is 6%, what is the total price?
    A. $90.10 B. $90.31
    C. $136.00 D. $58.51
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  16.   Solve 4wx = wy + 10 for w.
    A. B.
    C. D. w = 14 + xy
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  17.   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. 1.6 pounds B. 1.8 pounds
    C. 1.5 pounds D. 2 pounds
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  18.   Xenxang drove 60 miles to visit his daughter. On the way to his daughter's house the trip took 1 hour and 15 minutes. On the way back from his daughter's house the trip took 1 hour and 30 minutes. Rounded to the nearest mile per hour, what was Xenxang's average speed for the round trip?
    A. 44 miles per hour
    B. 48 miles per hour
    C. 46 miles per hour
    D. 40 miles per hour
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