1.   Daniel wants to send Jasmine flowers for her birthday. At the flower store, he can choose between roses, irises, or carnations. The salesperson tells Daniel that 50% of the customers buy roses, 30% buy carnations, and 20% buy irises. Which of the following is a valid conjecture?
    A. More customers buy roses than carnations. B. Daniel will buy Jasmine irises.
    C. The salesperson likes carnations. D. Jasmine will be excited to receive flowers for her birthday.
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  2.   Determine if the following conjecture is true or false? Explain.

Given: x2 = 4
Conjecture: x = 4 or x = -4

    A. True; two answers are always more accurate than one answer.
    B. False; the square root of a positive number is always a positive number.
    C. True; squaring a positive number results in a positive number and squaring a negative number results in a positive number.
    D. False; the square root of 4 is 2 or -2.
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  3.   Determine the converse of the following if-then statement.
If the flowers are yellow, then they are daffodils.
    A. The flowers are not yellow.
    B. If the flowers are not yellow, then they are not daffodils.
    C. If the flowers are daffodils, then they are yellow.
    D. The flowers are not daffodils.
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  4.   A ______________ is a diagram that can be used to illustrate a conditional.
    A. bar graph B. Venn diagram
    C. flow chart D. tree diagram
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  5.   Identify the conclusion in the following algebraic statement:
If a = 3, then 2a + 1 = 7.
    A. 2a + 1 = 7 B. 2a + 1
    C. 2a D. a = 3
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  6.   Which view shows the orthogonal view of the object from the top?
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  7.   Which view shows the orthogonal view of the object from the right side?
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  8.   Which is the correct Venn diagram for the information shown in the chart?
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  9.   What would the chart look like after reading the information:
Bob's pet can't fly.
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  10.   What would the chart look like after reading the information:
Cal's pet has hair, so does Deb's.
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  11.   Select the most reasonable answer. Two cities are 550 miles apart. Two cars leave the cities at the same time. One is going 50 mi/h; the other is going 60 mi/h. When do the cars meet?
    A. 5 h 45 min B. 6 h
    C. 5 h D. 4 h 30 min
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  12.   Select the most reasonable answer. Four years ago a dad was three times the age of his son. The sum of their ages today is 64. How old is the dad today?
    A. 42 B. 18
    C. 50 D. 46
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  13.   A 4-inch cube is painted yellow. It is cut into 1-inch cubes. How many of the cubes would have exactly two painted sides?
    A. 24 B. 16
    C. 12 D. 36
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  14.   A 4-inch cube is painted yellow. It is cut into 1-inch cubes. How many of the cubes would have exactly three painted sides?
    A. 12 B. 16
    C. 24 D. 8
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