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

  2.   Factor x2 – 7x + 12.
    A. (x + 6)(x + 2) B. (x – 6)(x – 2)
    C. (x + 3)(x + 4) D. (x – 3)(x – 4)
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  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)
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  4.   Factor x2 – 4x – 32.
    A. (x + 8)(x – 4) B. (x +16)(x – 2)
    C. (x – 8)(x + 4) D. (x – 16)(x + 2)
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  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 = 15 ft
width = 18 ft
B. length = 18 ft
wideth = 15ft
    C. length = 30 ft
width = 24ft
D. length = 24 ft
width = 30 ft
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