1.   What is true about the graphs of y = 2x2 and y = -2x2?
    A. y = 2x2 opens upward and y = -2x2 opens downward.
    B. y = 2x2 opens downward and y = -2x2 opens upward.
    C. y = 2x2 opens to the right and y = -2x2 opens to the left.
    D. y = 2x2 opens to the left and y = -2x2 opens to the right.
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  2.   See the line graph below of George's, Jerry's, and Stanley's heights between the ages of 5 and 14 years. Predict Jerry's height when he becomes 15 years old.
   
    A. 64 inches B. 66 inches
    C. 62 inches D. 66¼ inches
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  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 right side of a room to the left, moving at a constant speed.
    C. A person walking from the left side of a room to the right, moving slower as time passes.
    D. A person walking from the left side of a room to the right, moving faster as time passes.
    Hint

  4.   Find the graph of .
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  5.   Find a description that can model this graph.
   
    A. Bill walking to the store.
    B. Bill walking back and forth across a room.
    C. Bill running in a cross country race.
    D. Bill taking his dog for a walk to the park and back..
    Hint

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



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