1.   Write an equation to determine the number of tickets sold for a school play if tickets cost $5.50 each and $4510 was recorded at the box office.
    A. 5.50t = 4510 B. 4510 - t = 5.50
    C. 4510 - 5.50 = t D. 4510t = 5.50
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  2.   Find the value of r in the following equation.
2 + 6r = 3r - 1
    A. 2 B. -1
    C. D. 6
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  3.   What is the solution of 2.5a + 12 = 5a?
    A. 24 B. 2.5
    C. 30 D. 4.8
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  4.   Find a solution to the equation using guess-check-and-improve.
10a + 4(a + 1) = 32
    A. a = 10 B. a = 4
    C. a = 7 D. a = 2
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  5.   Find a solution to the equation using guess-check-and-improve.
–25 – 3k = –7 + 3k
    A. k = 1 B. k = –6
    C. k = –3 D. k = 4
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  6.   Find the balance puzzle that matches the equation.
3n + 6 = 4n + 9
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
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  7.   Solve this equation by imagining a balance puzzle.6n + 14 = 10n + 6
    A. n = 2 B. n = 4
    C. n = 1 D. n = 3
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  8.   Evaluate the expression.
46 – (12.3 + 20.9)
    A. 8.6 B. 12.8
    C. 79.2 D. 54.6
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  9.   Simplify the equation.y = –2(x – 7) – (9 + 5x)
    A. y = 3x – 16 B. y = –7x + 5
    C. y = –16x + 3 D. y = 7x – 5
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  10.   Find the linear equation.
    A. y = 7x (x– 1) + 4(9.6 –x)
    B. y = x + x2 – 7x + 4.9
    C. y = 5.2(x – 6) – 2(4 – 3x)
    D. y = 10(x – 8) + 3x2
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