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. $500
    C. $300 D. $900
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  2.   A music club is offering unlimited CDs for $6.00 each. There is also a $5.00 shipping cost. If m = the number of CDs, which equation can you use to determine how many CDs you can buy with $35.00?
    A. 5 + 6 = 35m B. 6m + 5 = 35
    C. 6m = 35 D. 5m + 6 = 35
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  3.   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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  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 = r ÷ 15 B. s = 15r
    C. s = 15 + r D. r = 15s
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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. Georganne scored 8 times as many points as Chin.
    B. Chin scored 8 points higher than Georganne.
    C. Chin scored 8 times as many points as Georganne.
    D. Georganne scored 8 points higher than Chin.
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