1.   The Rodriguez family is taking a vacation that costs $1,400. They are making a down payment of $500 and paying the rest in three equal payments. What will be the amount of each payment?
    A. $400 B. $300
    C. $900 D. $500
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  2.   Write a rule for the relationship between the number of fingers on one hand and the number of ears in a class full of students. Use f to represent the number of fingers and e to represent the number of ears.
    A. e = f B. e = f ÷
    C. e = f D. e = f
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  3.   Find a dot sequence that matches the rule d = 4 + (2n – 2), where n represents the term number and d represents the number of dots.
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  4.   The following explanation of a rule is for a toothpick sequence. Find the correct rule if n is used to represent the term number and t to represent the number of toothpicks.
   
    A. n = 2 + (n + 1) B. t = 2n – 1
    C. t = 2n + 1 D. t = 2 + (n – 1)
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  5.   Find the missing step in the explanation of a Think of a Number trick.
   
    A. 5(n + 6) = 5n + 11 B. 5(n + 6) = 5n + 30
    C. 5(n + 6) = 5n + 6 D. 5(n + 6) = 5n – 11
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  6.   If n is some odd number, how would you write the next three consecutive odd numbers?
    A. n – 1, n, n + 1 B. n + 1, n + 3, n + 5
    C. n + 1, n + 2, n + 3 D. n + 2, n + 4, n + 6
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