1.   Solve a2 – 12a = -27.
    A. a = -27 or a = -15 B. a = 3
    C. a = 3 or a = 9 D. a = 9
    Hint

  2.   Factor x2 – 7x + 12.
    A. (x – 3)(x – 4) B. (x + 3)(x + 4)
    C. (x + 6)(x + 2) D. (x – 6)(x – 2)
    Hint

  3.   Factor x2 + 6x – 7.
    A. (x + 1)(x – 7) B. (x + 3)(x + 3)
    C. (x – 1)(x + 7) D. (x – 3)(x – 3)
    Hint

  4.   When factoring quadratic trinomials of the form x2 + bx + c, what is true about m and n if the factored form is (x + m)(x + n)?
    A. The sum of b and c is equal to the product of m and n.
    B. Their sum is equal to c, and their product is equal to b.
    C. The product of b and c is equal to the sum of m and n.
    D. Their sum is equal to b, and their product is equal to c.
    Hint

  5.   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 = 30 ft
width = 24ft
    C. length = 15 ft
width = 18 ft
D. length = 18 ft
wideth = 15ft
    Hint



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