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. $300 B. $900
    C. $400 D. $500
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  2.   Find the next three numbers in the pattern
25, 21, 17, 13, ___, ___, ___.
    A. 9,5,1 B. 10, 7, 4
    C. 12, 11, 10 D. 17, 21, 25
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  3.   Find 4.2 × 7.5.
    A. 0.315 B. 3.15
    C. 31.4 D. 31.5
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  4.   Write and in order from least to greatest.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  5.   Multiply 0.032 × 2.1.
    A. 0.064 B. 0.672
    C. 672 D. 0.0672
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  6.   Choose the opposite of –3.
    A. B. 3
    C. D. -3
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  7.   Arrange the integers {-5, -8, 1, -13, 7, 0, 12} from least to greatest.
    A. {12, 7, 1, 0, -5, -8, -13}
    B. {-13, 12, -8, 7, -5, 1, 0}
    C. {-13, -8, -5, 0, 1, 7, 12}
    D. {0, 1, -5, 7, -8, 12, -13}
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  8.   In an eighth grade class, 20% of the students are in the band, 20% are in the orchestra, and 90% are in the choir. Which bar graph best represents this data?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  9.   Write as a decimal.
    A. 0.4 B. 0.5
    C. 2.3 D. 2.5
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  10.   Find the product (32.4)(8.01).
    A. 25952.4 B. 25.9524
    C. 259.524 D. 2595.24
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  11.   Express as a percent.
    A. 40% B. 60%
    C. 80% D. 100%
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  12.   Estimate 24% of 298.
    A. 75 B. 100
    C. 120 D. 60
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  13.   What is 25% of 12?
    A. 6 B. 12
    C. 3 D. 9
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  14.   Estimate the measure of .
   
    A. 90° B. 45°
    C. 30° D. 60°
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  15.   Which formula represents the Pythagorean Theorem?
   
    A. a + b = c B. c2 = a2 + b2
    C. c2 = a2 - b2 D. a2 = b2 + b2
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  16.   Find a rule for the toothpick sequence.
   
    A. number of toothpicks = 6 × term number
    B. number of toothpicks = 4 × term number + 2
    C. number of toothpicks = 4 × term number – 4
    D. number of toothpicks = term number + 4
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  17.   What statistical measure(s) would you use if you wanted to know the answer to this question on a survey: What are the students' favorite sports?
    A. all answers are correct B. mode
    C. mean D. median
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  18.   Rewrite the expression: 7 · (2n – 4)
    A. 14 · n – 28 B. 2 middot; n – 28
    C. 14 · n – 4 D. 7 · n – 28
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  19.   Find a rule involving the sum of four consecutive whole numbers.
    A. the sum of four consecutive whole numbers equals three times the second number
    B. the sum of four consecutive whole numbers equals two times the last number
    C. the sum of four consecutive whole numbers equals three times the sum of the middle two numbers
    D. the sum of four consecutive whole numbers equals two times the sum of the first and last numbers
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  20.   Find a solution to the equation using guess-check-and-improve.
11xx2 = 18
    A. x = 18 (11 is also a solution)
    B. x = 10 (18 is also a solution)
    C. x = 11 (9 is also a solution)
    D. x = 9 (2 is also a solution)
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