1.   A 50-mile trip uses 2 gallons of gas. How much gas would you use on a 115-mile trip?
    A. 4 gallons B. 5 gallons
    C. 4.6 gallons D. 25 gallons
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  2.   A scale drawing of a room has a scale of 1.75 inches = 1.5 feet. How long is a couch that is 7 inches in the scale drawing?
    A. 6 ft B. 8 ft
    C. 5 ft D. 7 ft
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  3.   The statement two parallelograms are similar is_______.
    A. true if and only if the parallelograms are rectangles B. always true
    C. never true D. sometimes true
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  4.   Which word can be inserted in the sentence to make a true statement? All____________ are similar.
    A. rectangles B. squares
    C. rhombi D. triangles
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  5.   Find IJ.
   
    A. 10 B. 17
    C. 10.5 D. 13
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  6.   Find the value of x.
   
    A. 7 B. 9
    C. D. 8
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  7.   If a median of a triangle is also an angle bisector, then the triangle is_______.
    A. scalene B. isosceles
    C. equilateral D. right
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  8.   The two triangles shown are similar by __________.
   
    A. SSS Similarity B. AA Similarity
    C. ASA Similarity D. SAS Similarity
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  9.   Find the value of x.
   
    A. 5 B. 12.5
    C. 7.5 D. 4.5
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  10.   Find the value of x so that .
   
    A. 1.5 B. 2
    C. 1 D. 2.5
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  11.   Solve –13b – 17 – 5b = 2b – 10 –20b – 7.
    A. No Solution B. All Real Numbers
    C. b = 0 D. b = 1
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  12.   Which of the following is not necessarily true concerning similar triangles?
    A. Each triangle has angles whose sum is 180°.
    B. The measures of their corresponding angles are equal.
    C. The measures of their corresponding sides are equal.
    D. The measures of their corresponding sides are proportional.
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  13.   A scale drawing of a room has a scale of 1 inch = 2.5 feet. How long is a wall that is 7 inches?
    A. 2.8 ft B. 17.5 ft
    C. 175 ft D. 0.36 ft
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  14.   A flagpole casts a shadow 15-ft long at the same time a 4-ft tree casts a 6-ft shadow. How tall is the flagpole?
    A. 22.5 ft B. 10 ft
    C. 6.25 ft D. 12.5 ft
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