1.   Which inequality is graphed below?
   
    A. y < 8 B. y > 8
    C. x < 8 D. y < 8
    Hint

  2.   Use elimination to solve the system of equations.
-x + 2y = 18
x + 8y = -38
    A. (-5, -1) B.
    C. D. (-22, -2)
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  3.   Evaluate (3.2 × 10-5)(5.4 × 109). Express the result in scientific notation.
    A. 1.728 × 105 B. 0.1728 × 106
    C. 17.28 × 104 D. 1.728 × 103
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  4.   What is the solution of the system of equations shown below?
   
    A. (1, -2) B. (0, 0)
    C. (0, -3) D. (3, 0)
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  5.   Which ordered pair is a solution of y < -4x - 5?
    A. (-7, 0) B. (2, 3)
    C. (1, -3) D. (0, 6)
    Hint

  6.   Find
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  7.   Solve the equation x2 = 0.81.
    A. x = 0.9 or x = -0.9
    B. x = -0.9 only
    C. none of these is correct
    D. x = 0.9 only
    Hint

  8.   Find the equation that has direct variation.
    A. y = –3x – 1 B. y = 4x
    C. y = 5x + 1.3 D. y = 0.8x + 9
    Hint

  9.   Find the graph that does not have direct variation.
    A. B.
    C. D.
    Hint

  10.   Find the graph of y = x2 + 1.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  11.   What is the lowest point on the graph of y = x2 + 2?
    A. (0, 2) B. (2, 0)
    C. (0, 0) D. (0, –2)
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  12.   Find a quadratic equation for the table.
   
    A. y = x2 – 5 B. y = 5x2 – 2
    C. y = 5x2 + 1 D. y = 5x2 – 1
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  13.   Consider the equation xy = 3. What happens to the value of y when x doubles?
    A. y quarters B. y triples
    C. y halves D. y doubles
    Hint

  14.   Identify the growth factor in the equation p = 682,363 × 1.08n where p is the population and n is the number of years after 2001.
    A. 1.08 B. p
    C. n D. 682,363
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  15.   Use the following table to find the amount of medicine remaining in the bloodstream after n hours.
   
    A. 0.85n B. 0.85 × 500n
    C. 500 × 0.85n D. 425 × 0.85n
    Hint

  16.   Find the table that does not represent an exponential equation.
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
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  17.   Use a graphing calculator to graph y = 8x – 2x2. Estimate the highest point on the graph.
    A. (2, 8) B. (3, 7)
    C. (8, 2) D. (7, 3)
    Hint

  18.   Choose the correct graph of y = 12x – 3x
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
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  19.   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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  20.   Toby needs to create a rectangular pen for his dog. He decides that the area of the pen will be 100 square feet with its length 2 feet longer than its width. As you find the width of the pen, which solution can be thrown away since the width cannot be negative?
    A. –12.32 B. –9.05
    C. –8.32 D. –11.05
    Hint



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