1.   Is it possible to draw a triangle with sides measuring 13, 21, and 39? Explain
    A. No; 13 is less than 21 + 39.
    B. Yes; 13 + 21 is less than 39.
    C. No; 39 is greater than 13 + 21.
    D. Yes; the sides of the triangle are not all the same lengths.
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  2.   Marty has a piece of rope with exactly 7 knots tied at equal intervals as shown. Using the rope, he wants to make triangles so that each vertex of the triangle occurs at a knot. How many different triangles can Marty make?
   
    A. 4 B. 2
    C. 1 D. 3
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  3.   If 15 and 20 are the lengths of two sides of a triangle, between what two numbers must the measure of the third side fall?
    A. 10 and 35 B. 5 and 35
    C. 15 and 20 D. 10 and 25
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  4.   If 28 and 49 are the lengths of two sides of a triangle, between what two numbers must the measure of the third side fall?
    A. 28 and 49 B. 31 and 67
    C. 10 and 60 D. 21 and 77
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  5.   Ed has a piece of rope with exactly 10 knots tied to make 9 equal lengths as shown. Using the rope, he wants to use the entire rope to make a triangle so that each vertex of the triangle occurs at a knot. How many different triangles can Ed make?
   
    A. 2 B. 5
    C. 3 D. 4
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