1.   Simplify (3a4b2)2 (2a3bc2)3.
    A. 6a17b7c6 B. 17a12b8c5
    C. 72a17b7c6 D. 36a17b7c6
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  2.   Express 47.5 × 10-5 in scientific notation.
    A. 4.75 × 10-4 B. 4.75 × 10-6
    C. 0.475 × 10-3 D. 475 × 10-6
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  3.   Express 0.034 × 107 in scientific notation.
    A. 3.4 × 109 B. 34 × 104
    C. 3.4 × 105 D. 0.34 × 106
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  4.   What is the degree of 4x5 – 5xy4 + 3xy2 – 1?
    A. 5 B. 4
    C. 3 D. 0
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  5.   Simplify 5a(4a2 – 2a) + 3a(-2a2 + 4a).
    A. 2a2 + 10a B. 14a2 + 2a
    C. 14a3 + 2a2 D. 10a3 + 4a2
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  6.   Solve 5(4x – 3) = 6(2x + 5) – 5.
    A. B.
    C. x = 5 D.
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  7.   Find (3a + 4b)2
    A. 9a2 + 24ab + 16b2
    B. 9a2 + 16b2
    C. 9a2 + 12ab + 16b2
    D. 3a2 + 24ab + 4b2
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  8.   Which expression is equivalent to ((32)4)3?
    A. 816 B. 96
    C. 2712 D. 99
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  9.   Simplify .
    A. x2y B. x3y2
    C. x3y D. x2y2
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  10.   Simplify .
    A. x26y3 B. x3y3
    C. x24y19 D. x6y3
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  11.   Write a polynomial to represent the area of a square with a side x minus the area of a triangle with a base 2x and a height of 5.
    A. x2 – 10x B. x2 – 5x
    C. x2 – 2x + 5 D. 4x
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  12.   Find (4x2 – 2x – 3) + (–x2 + 7x – 4).
    A. 3x2 + 5x + 1 B. 3x2 + 5x – 7
    C. 5x2 + 5x + 1 D. 5x2 + 5x – 7
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  13.   Find (–2x2 + 5x – 1) – (3x2 – 4x – 6).
    A. –5x2 + x – 7 B. –5x2 + 9x – 7
    C. –5x2 + 9x + 5 D. –5x2 + x + 5
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  14.   Find the product (2x - 3)(2x2 + 5x - 1).
    A. 4x3 + 4x2 – 17x – 3 B. 4x3 + 4x2 – 17x + 3
    C. 8x2 – 17x + 3 D. 8x2 – 17x – 3
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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.   Which of the following is a difference of two squares?
    A. x2 – 9 B. x2 + 6x + 9
    C. x2 – 8x – 16 D. x2 + 36
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