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.   In a basketball game, the number of points scored for a team consists of two-point field goals, three-point field goals, and (one-point) free throws. If x represents two-point field goals, y represents three-point field goals, z represents free throws, and p represents the total number of points, write a rule for calculating the total points scored in the game.
    A. p = x + 2y + 3z B. p = 2x – 3yz
    C. p = 2x + 3y + z D. p = 2x + 3yz
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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 = 15 + r B. r = 15s
    C. s = 15r D. s = r ÷ 15
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  5.   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 times as many points as Chin.
    C. Chin scored 8 points higher than Georganne.
    D. Georganne scored 8 points higher than Chin.
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