1.   Find the number of squares in Term 6 for the sequence.
   
    A. 11 B. 34
    C. 28 D. 9
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  2.   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. t = 2n + (n – 1) B. t = 2 + (n – 1)
    C. t = 1 + 2n D. t = 2n – 1
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  3.   At the annual Fall Festival, Jamal wants to rent a canoe for a trip down the Kaskaskia River. A boat shop in town rents canoes for $10 plus $3 per hour. Write a rule for calculating the cost for renting the canoe. Use h to represent the number of hours the canoe is in use and c to represent the cost.
    A. c = h · 3 + 10 B. c = h · 3 – 10
    C. c = h · 10 – 3 D. c = h · 10 + 3
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  4.   Describe a situation that can be represented by the rule c = g – 8, where c represents the score Chin received on his Chapter 7 test and g represents the score Georganne received on her Chapter 7 test.
    A. Chin scored 8 times as many points as Georganne.
    B. Georganne scored 8 points higher than Chin.
    C. Georganne scored 8 times as many points as Chin.
    D. Chin scored 8 points higher than Georganne.
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  5.   If n is some odd number, how would you write the next three consecutive odd numbers?
    A. n + 1, n + 2, n + 3 B. n + 2, n + 4, n + 6
    C. n + 1, n + 3, n + 5 D. n – 1, n, n + 1
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  6.   Find the sum of three consecutive numbers: n, the number that comes right before n, and the number that is 2 before n.
    A. 3n B. 3n + 3
    C. 3n + 1 D. 3(n – 1)
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