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 794 B. 25w 294
    C. 25w 500 D. 25w 106
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  2.   Use elimination to solve the system of equations shown below.
2x - 4y = -5
3x + 4y = -15
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  3.   Which ordered pair is a solution of y < -4x - 5?
    A. (1, -3) B. (-7, 0)
    C. (0, 6) D. (2, 3)
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  4.   Find a solution to the equation using backtracking.
    A. a = 2 B. a = –2
    C. a = 3 D. a = 5
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  5.   Find a solution to the equation using backtracking.
    A. c = 8 B. c = –14
    C. c = 2 D. c = –1
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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. What is the approximate value of t when the ball hits the ground?
    A. 2.6 seconds B. 6.0 seconds
    C. 0 seconds D. 5.2 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 = 1, x = –3 B. x = 2, x = –2
    C. x = 0, x = –4 D. x = –1, x = –4
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  8.   Use a graph to solve the system of equations.
y = x2
y = –x + 2
    A. (1, 1), (4, –2) B. (4, 1), (1, –2)
    C. (–2, 1), (1, 4) D. (–2, 4), (1, 1)
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