1.   Kurt is saving to buy a new computer. The computer he wants costs $1299. He has already saved $732. Write an inequality to determine the least amount he must still save.
    A. 732 + s 1299 B. 732 + s 1299
    C. 1299 + s 732 D. 1299 + s 732
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  2.   Use elimination to solve the system of equations.
-x + 2y = 18
x + 8y = -38
    A. (-22, -2) B.
    C. D. (-5, -1)
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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.   Which ordered pair is a solution of y < -4x - 5?
    A. (2, 3) B. (-7, 0)
    C. (1, -3) D. (0, 6)
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  5.   Find a solution to the equation using backtracking.
    A. a = –2 B. a = 3
    C. a = 2 D. a = 5
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  6.   Find a solution to the equation using backtracking.
    A. n = –89 B. n = –100
    C. n = 10 D. n = –12
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  7.   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. 4.2 seconds B. 2.0 seconds
    C. 5.2 seconds D. 3.5 seconds
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  8.   Use you calculator's Table feature to approximate the solutions to the nearest hundredth.
x(x – 7) = 36
    A. x = 11.00, x = –2.01
    B. x = 3.26, x = 6.31
    C. x = –15.96, x = –1.15
    D. x = 10.45, x = –3.45
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