1.   The cost of admission to a science museum is 12a + 5c, where a represents the number of adults and c represents the number of children. How much would it cost for 2 adults and 3 children to go to the museum?
    A. $46 B. $39
    C. $22 D. $27
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  2.   Use the distributive property to rewrite 3(5 + y) without parentheses.
    A. 8 + 3y B. 15 + y
    C. 15 + 3y D. 8 + y
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  3.   Two solid rocket boosters provide the main thrust to lift the space shuttle off the launching pad. Each booster weighs approximately 1.92 × 105 pounds. Express this weight in standard form.
    A. 192,000 pounds B. 19,200 pounds
    C. 19,200,000 pounds D. 0.0000192 pounds
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  4.   What is the volume of a shoebox that measures 14 inches by 8 inches by 8 inches?
    A. 176 in3 B. 224 in3
    C. 896 in3 D. 112 in3
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  5.   Which is the graph of y = 2.5x?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  6.   Which equation represents exponential decay?
    A. y = 1.05(0.95)x B. y = 1.7(1.06)x
    C. y = 2.62(1.22)x D. y = 0.86(1.46)x
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  7.   Find 53 · 57
    A. 25-4 B. 510
    C. 2510 D. 54
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  8.   Factor the polynomial 3x + 3.
    A. 3(x - 1) B. 3(x + 3)
    C. 3(x + 1) D. 3(x - 3)
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  9.   Use the flowchart to backtrack and find the solution.
   
    A. 7 B. 9
    C. 8 D. 18
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  10.   Find an explanation for the expression s + 3.
    A. If s is the number of students in the classroom, s + 3 is the number of students after 3 students leave the class.
    B. If s is the number of sunny days, s + 3 is the number of sunny days 3 years ago.
    C. If s is the number of sunny days, s + 3 is the number of sunny days in March, the third month of the year.
    D. If s is the number of students in the classroom, s + 3 is the number of students after 3 new students join the class.
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  11.   Find an expression for the number of blocks in Stage s.
   
    A. s + 1 B. 2s + 1
    C. s2 D. 2s2
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  12.   Use the net's measurements to find the volume of the cylinder.
   
    A. 461.8 cm3 B. 197.9 cm3
    C. 285.9 cm3 D. 207.3 cm3
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  13.   Rewrite 123 × 73 using a single base.
    A. 199 B. 193
    C. 849 D. 843
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  14.   Rewrite k9 ÷ k3 using a single base.
    A. k6 B. 3k3
    C. k3 D. k27
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  15.   Rewrite 94 ÷ 34 using a single base.
    A. 316 B. 34
    C. 38 D. 31
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  16.   Rewrite Iz ÷ jz using a single base.
    A. B. (i – j)z
    C. D.
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  17.   Simplify (35)8.
    A. 340 B. 158
    C. 33 D. 313
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  18.   Simplify (153)2.
    A. 156 B. 151
    C. 157 D. 155
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  19.   Simplify (d1)26.
    A. d25 B. d26
    C. 26d D. d27
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  20.   Use your calculator to evaluate the expression.
(5.9 × 108) × (2.4 × 109)
    A. 1.416 × 1018 B. 1.416 × 1012
    C. 1.416 × 1016 D. 1.416 × 1017
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