1.   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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  2.   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 · 10 – 3 D. c = h · 3 + 10
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  3.   In a package of candy, there are 3 red candies for every yellow candy. Write a rule for the relationship between the two variables if r represents red candies and y represents yellow candies.
    A. y = r + 3 B. y = 3r
    C. r = 3y D. r = y + 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. l = 6a + t B. a = 6 + i
    C. t = l – 10 D. i = l
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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. Georganne scored 8 points higher than Chin.
    C. Chin scored 8 times as many points as Georganne.
    D. Chin scored 8 points higher than Georganne.
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