1.   Use the information in the table. How much do four cans of juice cost?
   
    A. $2.52 B. $3.15
    C. $1.26 D. $0.63
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  2.   Find the value of 3(4 - 2) + 8 ×  2.
    A. 28 B. 36
    C. 26 D. 22
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  3.   Write a numerical expression for the verbal phrase: three more than the quotient of eight and four.
    A. 3 + 4 ÷ 8 B. (3 + 8) ÷ 4
    C. (3 + 4) ÷ 8 D. 3 + 8 ÷ 4
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  4.   Lorenzo purchased three shirts for $29.99 each, two pairs of jeans for $34.99 each and one pair of shoes for $59.99. Excluding tax, how much did Lorenzo spend on these items?
    A. $219.94 B. $184.95
    C. $189.95 D. $249.94
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  5.   Find 50 · (13 · 2) mentally.
    A. 750 B. 1200
    C. 130 D. 1300
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  6.   Simplify 2n + 6(n – 7).
    A. 15n B. n
    C. 8n – 42 D. 8n – 7
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  7.   Which expression represents the Identity Property of Multiplication?
    A. h × 0 = 0 B. 4 × 1 = 1 × 4
    C. 8 + 0 = 8 D. j × 1 = j
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  8.   An African elephant calf weighs about 250 pounds at birth. A male adult elephant weighs 12,000 pounds. Which equation can be used to determine the number of pounds the elephant gains in his lifetime? Let p represent the number of pounds gained.
    A. 250 – p = 12,000 B. 12,000 + p = 250
    C. 250p = 12,000 D. 250 + p = 12,000
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  9.   Which expression is not equivalent to 9w − 5(w + 3y)?
    A. 9w − 5w − 15y B. 4w − 15y
    C. 9w − 5 • w − 5 • 3y D. 9w − 15wy
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  10.   Jefferson Middle School ordered 600 balloons for their spring break celebration. There are 15 balloons in a single package. How many packages did they order?
    A. 9,000 packages B. 585 balloons
    C. 615 balloons D. 40 packages
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  11.   Translate the sentence “the quotient of 15 and a number is 5” into an algebraic equation.
    A. 15 ÷ x = 5 B. 15x = 5
    C. 15 ÷ 5 = x D. 15 − x = 5
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  12.   Simplify (3 • 2) • 50
    A. 100 B. 130
    C. 55 D. 300
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  13.   Simplify 5(1 + 3) using the Distributive Property.
    A. 20 B. 15
    C. 5 D. 14
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  14.   Simplify 7(2 + 6) using the Distributive Property.
    A. 56 B. 44
    C. 15 D. 20
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  15.   Amelia has $2.80 in her purse. If she has the same number of nickels, dimes, and quarters, how many of each does she have?
    A. 9 of each coin B. 7 of each coin
    C. 10 of each coin D. 8 of each coin
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  16.   In a basketball game, the team scored 29 points. Players made a total of 12 2-point and 3-point baskets. How many 3-point baskets did they make?
    A. 3 baskets B. 12 baskets
    C. 6 baskets D. 5 baskets
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  17.   Complete the equation ___ + 0 = 19.
    A. 19 B. 1
    C. 3 D. 0
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  18.   Complete the equation 8 • ___ = 8.
    A. 0 B. 1
    C. 2 D. 8
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