1.   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 = 1 + 2n B. t = 2n + (n – 1)
    C. t = 2 + (n – 1) D. t = 2n – 1
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  2.   Jaime found a rule for this dot sequence to be d = 3 + 2(n – 1), where n is used to represent the term number and d to represent the number of dots. Find an equivalent rule.
   
    A. d = 3 – 2(n – 1) B. d = 1 – 2n
    C. d = 2n + 1 D. d = 3 – (2n + 1)
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  3.   Luis is l inches tall. Taylor is 10 inches shorter than Luis. Isabel is as tall as Luis. Alexa is 6 inches taller than Isabel. Suppose Luis is 76 inches tall. How tall is Alexa?
    A. 63 inches B. 57 inches
    C. 82 inches D. 66 inches
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  4.   At a hockey stadium, there are 15 seats in every row. Let s represent the number of seats and r represent the number of rows. Which rule correctly describes the situation?
    A. s = 15r B. r = 15s
    C. s = 15 + r D. s = r ÷ 15
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  5.   Find the missing step in the explanation of a Think of a Number trick.
   
    A. 2n – 16 B. 2n + 16
    C. 2n + 8 D. n + 16
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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 + 3, n + 5 B. n + 2, n + 4, n + 6
    C. n – 1, n, n + 1 D. n + 1, n + 2, n + 3
    Hint



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