1.   Which is the graph of the equation y = 2x2 - 1?
    A. B.
    C. D.
    Hint

  2.   Joy walks slowly and steadily across her living room. Describe the graph below.
   
    A. Joy is walking slowly from left to right.
    B. Joy is walking slowly from right to left, stopping in the middle of the room, then walking slowly from left to right.
    C. Joy is walking slowly from left to right, stopping in the middle of the room, then walking slowly from right to left.
    D. Joy is walking slowly from right to left.
    Hint

  3.   Describe the graph below.
   
    A. A person walking from the right side of a room to the left, moving faster as time passes.
    B. A person walking from the left side of a room to the right, moving slower as time passes.
    C. A person walking from the right side of a room to the left, moving at a constant speed.
    D. A person walking from the left side of a room to the right, moving faster as time passes.
    Hint

  4.   Use the graph to find the positive solution to 475 = 4.9x2.
   
    A. x = 9.8 B. x = 9.3
    C. x = 8.1 D. x = 8.9
    Hint

  5.   Kathleen started her after school job at the grocery store. She gets a paycheck every two weeks, which she deposits in her bank account. Every week, she takes out $20 of spending money. Kathleen drew a table showing how much she is going to be able to save in the next 12 weeks. What is the balance on Feb. 26?
   
    A. $805 B. $785
    C. $710 D. $925
    Hint

  6.   Find the example that does not model a repeating pattern involving weather.
    A. path of a hurricane
    B. arrival of the seasons
    C. yearly precipitation patterns
    D. daily temperature variations
    Hint



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