1.   Write an inequality for the following problem. One fourth of a number increased by 17 is at least 63.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  2.   The temperature f(x) of water in a lake in degrees Fahrenheit is estimated by the function shown below, where x is the depth in feet of the water. What would be the temperature of water 30 feet below the surface?
   
    A. 71.25°F B. 111°F
    C. 33°F D. 63°F
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  3.   Which equation describes graph A?
   
    A. y = 2.25x - 1 B. y = | 2.25x |
    C. y = 2.25| x | - 1 D. y = | x - 1 |
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  4.   Evaluate using expansion by minors.
    A. 64 B. 80
    C. 68 D. 14
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  5.   If , find N -1.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  6.   Simplify
    A. x2 + 7 B. x - 4
    C. x + 7 D. x + 4
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  7.   Find the product of 2 and -5m.
    A. -10 B. 10m
    C. -3m D. -10m
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  8.   The graph of the equation 3x2 + 2y2 + 18x + 21 = 0 is a(n) _____.
    A. parabola B. line
    C. hyperbola D. ellipse
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  9.   A spinner like the one below is used in a game. Determine the probability that the spinner will land on an odd number less than nine.
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  10.   State the number of positive real zeros for the polynomial
f(x) = x3 + 4x2 + x + 5.
    A. 3 B. 0
    C. 1 D. 2
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  11.   List all possible rational zeros of f(x) = 2x3 - 5x2 + 3x - 1.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  12.   Which is the graph of a function and its inverse?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  13.   Find the arithmetic means of the sequence
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  14.   What is the seventh term of (x - y)8?
    A. 8xy7 B. -35xy7
    C. -8xy7 D. -28xy7
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  15.   Solve the inequality –13 < -5x – 3 < 17.
    A. {x | 4 > x > -2} B. {x | 2 < x < -4}
    C. {x | -2 < x < 4} D. {x | -4 < x < 2}
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  16.   Which graph shows the inequality 5x – 2y 8?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  17.   What is the inequality represented in the graph?
   
    A. 3x – 2y 0 B. 3x + 2y 0
    C. 3x + 2y 0 D. 3x – 2y 0
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  18.   Find the coordinates of the vertices of the image of a triangle FGH with F(-4, 2), G(-3, -3), H(3,4) after it is rotated 270° counterclockwise about the origin.
    A. F'(-2, 4), G'(3, 3),H'(-4, -3)
    B. F'(2, 4), G'(-3, 3),H'(4, -3)
    C. F'(4, 2), G'(3, -3),H'(-3, 4)
    D. F'(2, -4), G'(-3, -3),H'(4, 3)
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  19.   John ran a marathon on a windy day. He ran the first 13 miles into the wind, and the last 13 miles with the wind at his back, and he completed the course in 3 hours. How fast is John in still conditions if the wind speed was 4 miles per hour?
    A. 12.7 mph B. 8.7 mph
    C. 10.2 mph D. –1.6 mph
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  20.   Solve log 3 x < 4. Check your solution.
    A. 0 < x < 64 B. x < 81
    C. 0 < x < 81 D. x < 64
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