1.   Simplify Assume the denominator is not equal to zero.
    A. 5xy8 B.
    C. 5xy2 D. 1
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  2.   The area of the rectangle shown below is 4x3y2, and its base b is 2x5y. Find the height, h.
   
    A. 2x2y B. 8x8y3
    C. D.
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  3.   Express 765,000,000,000 in scientific notation.
    A. 7.65 × 1010 B. 7.65 × 10-11
    C. 0.765 × 1012 D. 7.65 × 1011
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  4.   Which expression is a binomial?
    A. B. -3xy
    C. 5x - 2 D. 5x2y + 4x – 6
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  5.   Find –8x3y2(3xy4 – 2x5y).
    A. –24x4y6 + 16x8y2 + 8x3y3
    B. –24x4y6 + 16x15y2 + 8x3y3
    C. –24x4y6 - 16x8y2 + 8x3y3
    D. –5x4y6 - 10x8y2 - 9x3y3
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  6.   Find (x + 3)(x - 5).
    A. x2 - 15 B. x2 + 2x - 15
    C. x2 + 8x - 15 D. x2 - 2x - 15
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  7.   Find (3a + 4b)2
    A. 3a2 + 24ab + 4b2
    B. 9a2 + 16b2
    C. 9a2 + 12ab + 16b2
    D. 9a2 + 24ab + 16b2
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  8.   Simplify ((22)3)4.
    A. 220 = 1,048,576 B. 224 =16,777,216
    C. 212 = 4096 D. 29 = 512
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  9.   Suppose that the base of a triangle is 3xy and its height is also 3xy. What is its area, expressed as a monomial?
    A. B. x4
    C. D. 6x2y2
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  10.   Express 4.67 × 10-7 in standard notation.
    A. 0.000000467 B. 0.00000467
    C. 0.0000000467 D. 46,700,000
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  11.   How can the following expression be described 3x2 + 4x + 5x – 3?
    A. trinomial B. binomial
    C. polynomial other than these listed D. monomial
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  12.   Find (4x2 – 2x – 3) + (–x2 + 7x – 4).
    A. 3x2 + 5x + 1 B. 5x2 + 5x – 7
    C. 3x2 + 5x – 7 D. 5x2 + 5x + 1
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  13.   Find (–2x2 + 5x – 1) – (3x2 – 4x – 6).
    A. –5x2 + x + 5 B. –5x2 + 9x – 7
    C. –5x2 + 9x + 5 D. –5x2 + x – 7
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  14.   A worker has a cafeteria meal plan. The plan requires her to pay $20 for the card, and $1 each time x she uses it. If the company sells 100 cards, what is its total revenue?
    A. 2100 B. 2000
    C. 100x D. 2000 + 100x
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  15.   A rectangle has a base of 4x – 1 and a height of 3x + 2. What is the area?
    A. 12x2 – 5x + 2 B. 12x2 + 5x – 2
    C. 12x2 + 5x + 2 D. 12x2 – 5x – 2
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  16.   The length of one side of a square is x + 4. What is the area?
    A. 2x + 8 B. x2 + 8x + 16
    C. x2 + 4x + 16 D. x2 + 8x + 8
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