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. $900 B. $300
    C. $400 D. $500
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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. 6m = 35 B. 5 + 6 = 35m
    C. 5m + 6 = 35 D. 6m + 5 = 35
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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 · 10 – 3 B. c = h · 3 + 10
    C. c = h · 3 – 10 D. c = h · 10 + 3
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  4.   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. Using l, t, i, and a for the heights of Luis, Taylor, Isabel, and Alexa respectively, which rule does not describe one of the situations above?
    A. t = l – 10 B. a = 6 + i
    C. l = 6a + t D. i = l
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  5.   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. 82 inches B. 66 inches
    C. 57 inches D. 63 inches
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