1.   Sarah must maintain a balance of at least $500 in her checking account to avoid finance charges. If her current balance is $794, write an inequality to determine how many times she can withdraw $25 for shopping without paying finance charges.
    A. 25w 106 B. 25w 500
    C. 25w 294 D. 25w 794
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  2.   Solve 3r + 5 > 26.
    A. B. r > 7
    C. D. r > 21
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  3.   Use elimination to solve the system of equations shown below.
2x - 4y = -5
3x + 4y = -15
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  4.   Find a solution to the equation using backtracking.
    A. c = –1 B. c = 2
    C. c = 8 D. c = –14
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  5.   John and Margaret have both ridden on the roller coaster called The Scream. Margaret has ridden it eight more than three times the number than John has. She also has ridden it five times the number John has. How many times has John ridden The Scream?
    A. 4 B. 3
    C. 20 D. 6
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  6.   A ball is launched straight up from ground level modeling the equation h = 52t – 10t2, where h stands for height in meters and t stands for time. On its way up, it reached a particular height at 1 second. On its way down, it again reached the same height. At approximately what time did it reach that height the second time?
    A. 3.5 seconds B. 2.0 seconds
    C. 5.2 seconds D. 4.2 seconds
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  7.   Use you calculator's Table feature to approximate the solutions to the nearest hundredth.
4x(x + 2) = 12
    A. x = 0, x = –4 B. x = 1, x = –3
    C. x = –1, x = –4 D. x = 2, x = –2
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  8.   Use substitution or elimination to solve the system of equations.
x + 2y = 6
x – 3y = –4
    A. (–2, 2) B. (2, 2)
    C. (2, –2) D. (–2, –2)
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