1.   Find the value of 5 + 22 - 8 + 3.
    A. 4
    B. -4
    C. -2
    D. 2
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  2.   An 18-foot ladder is placed 6 feet from the wall. Approximately how high does the ladder reach?
   
    A. 19 ft B. 17.8 ft
    C. 12 ft D. 17.0 ft
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  3.   Name the property illustrated by (3c · 6)2 = 3c(6 · 2).
    A. commutative property of addition
    B. associative property of multiplication
    C. associative property of addition
    D. commutative property of multiplication
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  4.   Solve
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  5.   Which statement is true about the graph shown below?
   
    A. The domain is {-3, 2, 4}. B. The relation is not a function.
    C. The range is {-3, -2, 0, 1}. D. The relation is a function.
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  6.   Determine which equation represents a function.
    A. x = 4 B.
    C. y = -2x + 1 D. x = y2 - 1
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  7.   Describe the line that is graphed below.
   
    A. passes through the point (3,-2) with a slope of
    B. passes through the point (3,2) with a slope of
    C. passes through the point (3,-2) with a slope of
    D. passes through the point (3,-2) with a slope of
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  8.   Find the slope-intercept form of an equation of the line that has a slope of and passes through (8,2).
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  9.   Choose the graph of
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  10.   What is true about the system and
    A. The system has infinitely many solutions.
    B. The system is consistent and dependent.
    C. The system is consistent and independent.
    D. The system is inconsistent.
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  11.   Selena has 31 days to complete her quilt for the county fair. The blue squares in the quilt can be sewn at a rate of 4 squares per day, and the white squares at a rate of 7 squares per day. The quilt can have up to 96 squares total. The blue fabric b costs about $0.80 per square and the white fabric w costs about $1.20 per square. Selena wants to keep costs at a minimum. Write an inequality that expresses the total number of squares to be sewn.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  12.   Write x6 as a multiplication expression.
    A. 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 · 6
    B. x · x · x · x · x · x
    C.
    D. 6x
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  13.   Solve x = 34.
    A. x = 27 B. x = 64
    C. x = 81 D. x = 12
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  14.   Evaluate | 5 (a – 2b) + 3 | if a = -3 and b = 7.
    A. 88 B. -85
    C. 85 D. 82
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  15.   Choose the line that has a slope of zero.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  16.   Write an equation in slope-intercept form for the line that has a slope of 2 and passes through (-4, -6).
    A. y = 2x + 8 B. y = 2x + 2
    C. y = 2x - 2 D. y = 2x - 8
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  17.   The table shows the average heights (in centimeters) of females ages 1-14. If this trend continues, about how tall will an average fifteen-year-old female be?
   
    A. 160.3 cm B. 163.7 cm
    C. 168.5 cm D. 156.9 cm
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  18.   Suppose a plant grows one inch every year. If x is how old the plant is (in years), and f (x) is how tall the plant is (in inches), what type of function is f (x)?
    A. absolute value function B. step function
    C. constant function D. identity function
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  19.   Which of the following systems of equations is not consistent and independent?
    A. y + 4x = 10 6y + 24x = 60
    B. 7y + x = 9 3y + 9x = 4
    C. 2y + 4x = 3 7y + 5x = 18
    D. y – 5x = 1 4y + 3x = 8
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  20.   At a firm, there are three workers that are supposed to work a combined 110 hours per week. Worker 1 is supposed to work 5 hours more than worker 2, and worker 2 is supposed to work 15 hours more than worker 3. How long should each one work?
    A. worker 1: 40worker 2: 45worker 3: 25 B. worker 1: 45worker 2: 40worker 3: 25
    C. worker 1: 45worker 2: 35worker 3: 30 D. worker 1: 42.5worker 2: 37.5worker 3: 30
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