1.   Which symbol makes the following statement true?
3.25 × 103 ______ 325
    A. > B.
    C. = D. <
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  2.   A line of best-fit should not be drawn for which of the following graphs.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  3.   Which pair of lines graphed below are parallel?
   
    A. l and m B. l and n
    C. k and m D. k and n
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  4.   What is the slope of the line through the points A(-3, 4) and B(2, -1)?
    A. B. 1
    C. -1 D. -3
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  5.   Draw the graph of y < 0.5x + 1.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  6.   Find the equation that has direct variation.
    A. y = 0.8x + 9 B. y = –3x – 1
    C. y = 4x D. y = 5x + 1.3
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  7.   Which line is parallel to the line listed below?
    A. y = 2x - 5
    B.
    C.
    D.
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  8.   Which way does the graph of y = –2x2 open?
    A. down B. up
    C. right D. left
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  9.   What is the lowest point on the graph of y = x2 + 2?
    A. (2, 0) B. (0, –2)
    C. (0, 0) D. (0, 2)
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  10.   Two friends are playing catch with a baseball. The ball's flight can be modeled by the equation
y = 1 + 0.6x – 0.08x2, in meters. What is the height of the ball at its highest point?
    A. 18.8 m B. 2.13 m
    C. 3.78 m D. 1 m
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  11.   Consider the equation xy = 3. What happens to the value of y when x doubles?
    A. y halves B. y doubles
    C. y quarters D. y triples
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  12.   What is the reciprocal of ?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  13.   Consider the equation . What happens to the value of y when x is divided by 4?
    A. y is added to 4
    B. y is multiplied by 4
    C. y is divided by 4
    D. y is subtracted from 4
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  14.   What type of relationship does the equation have if its first differences are constant?
    A. linear B. constant
    C. cubic D. quadratic
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  15.   Find the values for m and n which the conjecture (m – n)2 = m2 – n2 is false.
    A. m = –2, n = 0 B. m = 1, n = 1
    C. m = 1, n = 0 D. m = 1, n = 2
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  16.   Identify the decay factor in the equation p = 1,508,069 × 0.89n where p is the bacteria population and n is the number of days after a vaccine was administered.
    A. n B. p
    C. 0.89 D. 1,508,069
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  17.   Which equation represents exponential growth?
    A. y = 250 · x B. y = 250 × 0.25x
    C. y = 250 × 4x D. y = 250 × 0.4c
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  18.   Which equation represents exponential decay?
    A. y = · 63x B. y = 63 × 4.4x
    C. y = 63 × 0.4x D. y = 63 × 4x
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  19.   The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 54. Find the three numbers.
    A. 16, 18, 20 B. 16, 17, 18
    C. 15, 16, 17 D. 18, 19, 20
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  20.   How could you use the graph of h = 20t – 6t2 to estimate the solution(s) of 20t – 6t2 = 7, where h stands for height and t stands for time?
   
    A. Draw a horizontal line at h = 20 and find where it intersects the curve.
    B. Draw a vertical line at t = 7 and find where it intersects the curve.
    C. Draw a vertical line at t = 20 and find where it intersects the curve.
    D. Draw a horizontal line at h = 7 and find where it intersects the curve.
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