1.   The table shows the cost of mailing a package. Predict the cost of mailing a package that weighs 5 pounds.
   
    A. $6.20 B. $6.30
    C. $6.00 D. $6.10
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  2.   Solve 7.53 = 2.76 + m.
    A. 10.29 B. 15.06
    C. 12.35 D. 4.77
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  3.   Order the integers {2, 0, -4, -6, 1} from least to greatest.
    A. {-6, -4, 0, 2, 1} B. {-4, -6, 0, 2, 1}
    C. {-6, -4, 0, 1, 2} D. {0, 1, 2, -4, -6}
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  4.   Choose a reason why the statement -6 > |-2| is false.
    A. |-2| is negative. B. -6 is greater than -2.
    C. |-2| is positive. D. -2 is smaller than -6.
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  5.   Solve 18 + (-21) = f.
    A. 39 B. -3
    C. 3 D. -39
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  6.   Evaluate the expression |a + b| if a = 3 and b = -4.
    A. 7 B. -7
    C. -1 D. 1
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  7.   If an object falls 128 feet in 2 seconds, find the average distance traveled each second.
    A. -128 ÷ 2 = -64 B. 2 ÷ 128 = 64
    C. 128 ÷ 2 = 64 D. 2 ÷ (-128) = -64
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  8.   Solve t =
    A. -24 B. -3
    C. 24 D. -12
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  9.   Solve t - (-5) = -2.
    A. 3 B. 7
    C. -3 D. -7
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  10.   Solve 15 + n = 75.
    A. 90 B. 70
    C. 0 D. 60
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  11.   Solve c – 29 = 99.
    A. 128 B. 70
    C. 90 D. 198
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  12.   Write an equation to represent ''the difference of a number and 10 is 7.''
    A. B. 10 – x
    C. x + 10 D. x – 10
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  13.   Evaluate |-21| - |16|.
    A. 37 B. -37
    C. 5 D. 36
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  14.   Multiply 9(5).
    A. –45 B. 14
    C. 45 D. –14
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  15.   Which statement is false?
    A. The sum of two odd numbers is an even number. B. The sum of an even number and an odd number is an odd number.
    C. The product of an even number and an odd number is an odd number. D. The product of two odd numbers is an odd number.
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  16.   Evaluate y – (-6) if y = -2.
    A. -8 B. 8
    C. -4 D. 4
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  17.   The temperatures in five Minnesota cities are -7°F, -3°F, 5°F, -4°F, and -6°F. Find the mean (average) temperature of the cities.
    A. -4°F B. -3°F
    C. -2°F D. 1°F
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  18.   Golf scores are given in terms of par. So, -4 means 4 strokes below par and 3 means 3 stokes above par. In four rounds, a player gets -3, -2, 1, and 0. Find the player’s mean (average) score.
    A. -1 B. 1
    C. 1 D. -1
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  19.   Olivia has 3 times as many quarters as Kaylee has. If Olivia has 42 quarters, which equation could be used to determine the number of quarters Kaylee has? Let k represent the number of quarters that Kaylee has.
    A. 42 – k = 3 B. 3k = 42
    C. = 42 D. 3 + k = 42
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  20.   If Li is 5 feet, 2 inches tall and Su is 5 feet, 5 inches tall, which expression should be used to determine the difference in their heights?
    A. 5 inches − 2 inches B. 60 inches − 60 inches
    C. 5 feet − 5 feet D. 65 inches − 62 inches
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