1.   Solve a2 – 12a = -27.
    A. a = 9 B. a = 3
    C. a = -27 or a = -15 D. a = 3 or a = 9
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  2.   Factor x2 + 6x – 7.
    A. (x + 1)(x – 7) B. (x – 1)(x + 7)
    C. (x – 3)(x – 3) D. (x + 3)(x + 3)
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  3.   Joanne has a garden that is 9 feet long by 6 feet wide. She wants to increase the dimensions of the garden by the same amount, and have the area of the new garden be 5 times the area of the present garden. What should the new dimensions be?
    A. length = 24 ft
width = 30 ft
B. length = 15 ft
width = 18 ft
    C. length = 18 ft
wideth = 15ft
D. length = 30 ft
width = 24ft
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  4.   Suppose the area of a square isx2 – 10x + 25. What is the perimeter of the square?
    A. 2x – 10 B. 4x – 20
    C. 2x D. 4x
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  5.   What are two consecutive numbers whose product is 132?
    A. 6 and 22 B. 12 and 13
    C. 10 and 11 D. 11 and 12
    Hint



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