1.   Which figure comes next in the pattern?
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
    Hint

  2.   Use the distributive property to rewrite 3(5 + y) without parentheses.
    A. 15 + y B. 8 + y
    C. 8 + 3y D. 15 + 3y
    Hint

  3.   Simplify 3x2y + 2xy2 + 5x2y + 3y2.
    A. 8x2y + 2xy2 + 3y2 B. 13x5y6
    C. 8x4y2+5y3 D. 8x2y + 5xy2
    Hint

  4.   Simplify 3 + 2(xy+ 3z) + 4xy.
    A. 6xy + 3z + 3 B. 9xy + 15z
    C. 5xy + 3z + 3 D. 6xy + 6z + 3
    Hint

  5.   Simplify 2a4 + 4a2 + a4.
    A. 2a4 + 4a2 + a4 B. 3a8 + 4a2
    C. 3a4 + 4a2 D. 7a10
    Hint

  6.   What is the perimeter of the pattern consisting of 8 trapezoids?
   
    A. 8 B. 29
    C. 23 D. 26
    Hint

  7.   Simplify (3a4b2)2 (2a3bc2)3.
    A. 72a17b7c6 B. 6a17b7c6
    C. 17a12b8c5 D. 36a17b7c6
    Hint

  8.   Simplify Assume the denominator is not equal to zero.
    A. 1 B.
    C. 5xy2 D. 5xy8
    Hint

  9.   Write a verbal expression for 2x + y2.
    A. The sum of x and y squared.
    B. The sum of 2 times x and y.
    C. The difference of 2 times xand y squared.
    D. The sum of 2 times x and y squared.
    Hint

  10.   Evaluate 171 ÷ 32 + 4.
    A. 3,253 B. 123
    C. 61 D. 23
    Hint

  11.   Evaluate a2 - (b + c) if a = 8, b = 17, and c = 21.
    A. 12 B. 18
    C. 34 D. 26
    Hint

  12.   Find
    A. B.
    C. D.
    Hint

  13.   Graph the set of numbers on a number line. {-5, -2, 1, 3, 4}
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
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  14.   Suppose that the base of a triangle is 3xy and its height is also 3xy. What is its area, expressed as a monomial?
    A. x4 B.
    C. D. 6x2y2
    Hint

  15.   Express 2.38 × 106 in standard notation.
    A. 0.000000238 B. 0.00000238
    C. 238,000 D. 2,380,000
    Hint

  16.   What expression describes the total bill, b, divided equally by 4 people?
    A. b + 4 B. b – 4
    C. 4b D.
    Hint

  17.   Simplify –3m(–4n + 8)
    A. 12mn – 24m B. –12mn – 24m
    C. 12mn – 8 D. –12mn – 24
    Hint

  18.   Simplify -5(2x + y) - 4(3x - y).
    A. -22x - y B. 2x - 9y
    C. -22x - 9y D. -2x - y
    Hint



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