1.   Solve the equation 7 = 2 + 5(z - 2).
    A. B.
    C. 2 D. 3
    Hint

  2.   If 3.2z - 6 = 1.8 + 11z, what is the value of z?
    A. -1 B. 0
    C. 1 D. -2
    Hint

  3.   Find a solution to the equation using backtracking.
    A. x = 9 B. x = 8
    C. x = 10 D. x = 11
    Hint

  4.   Nine more than a number is the same as 18 less than 4 times the same number. What is the number?
    A. y = –9 B. y = 9
    C. y = –8 D. y = 8
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  5.   Write an equation that fits the balance puzzle below
   
    A. 3n – 1 = 2n – 9
    B. 3n + 1 = 2n + 9
    C. 3n + 9 = 2n + 1
    D. 2n + 1 = 3n + 9
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  6.   Bruce was filling jugs from a basin of water. When he had filled four jugs, 14 liters of water were left in the basin. When he had filled eight jugs, 4 liters of water were left in the basin. How many liters of water can fill one jug?
    A. 2.5 liters B. 2 liters
    C. 1.5 liters D. 1 liter
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  7.   Which equation has a solution of x = –4?
    A. 6x + 17 = –1 + 10x
    B. 1 – 10x = –17 + 6x
    C. 6x + 17 = 1 – 10x
    D. 10x – 1.5 = –17.5 + 6x
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  8.   Diana needed to borrow some money from her friends Zach and Kenyon. She told them that if it took more than 2 days to pay them back, she would triple the amount they borrowed her. Diana got a check for $60 and was able to pay them back, but it was three days later. Which expression represents the amount of money Diana had after paying her friends back?
    A. 60 – (x + y) B. 60 – x + y
    C. 60 – 3x + y D. 60 – 3(x + y)
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  9.   What is always the final answer to this Think of a Number trick?
Think of a number.Multiply by 2.
Add 4.
Divide by 2.
Add 6.
Subtract the number you started with.
    A. 3 B. 14
    C. 1 D. 8
    Hint

  10.   Simplify the equation.y = –2(x – 7) – (9 + 5x)
    A. y = –16x + 3 B. y = 7x – 5
    C. y = 3x – 16 D. y = –7x + 5
    Hint



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