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. 1299 + s 732 B. 732 + s 1299
    C. 1299 + s 732 D. 732 + s 1299
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  2.   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 294
    C. 25w 794 D. 25w 500
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  3.   Students from the local high school are selling tickets to the town's annual carnival. Adult admission is $5.00 and child admission is $2.50. Two hours after the carnival opened its first day, 440 tickets had been sold totaling $1900. How many adults and how many children entered the carnival during the first two hours it was open?
    A. 380 adults, 760 children
    B. 293 adults, 147 children
    C. 320 adults, 120 children
    D. 220 adults, 220 children
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  4.   The sum of two numbers is 36. Twice the first number minus the second is 6. Find the numbers.
    A. (10, 26) B. (30, 6)
    C. (42, 6) D. (14, 22)
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  5.   Solve the system of equations y = 3x + 4 and by graphing.
    A. B. (-3, -5)
    C. D. (3, 5)
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  6.   What is the equation of the graph shown?
   
    A. y = x2 - 2x + 1 B. y = -x2 +2x - 1
    C. y = -x2 - 2x - 1 D. y = x2 + 2x + 1
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  7.   What is the equation of the graph shown?
   
    A. f(x) = -2x2 + 2x + 1
    B. f(x) = 2x2 + 2x + 1
    C. f(x) = -2x2 + 2x - 1
    D. f(x) = 2x2 - 2x + 1
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  8.   Find the situation that involves a decreasing linear relationship and has direct variation.
    A. A bucket that begins at ground level and is lowered into a well at a rate of 1 foot per second.
    B. The temperature that begins at 0°F at 6:00 a.m. rises 3°F every hour for 6 hours.
    C. An airplane that begins at 20,000 feet and descends for a landing on the ground at the airport.
    D. A submarine that begins at the bottom of the ocean and is raised to the surface of the water at 15 meters per second.
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  9.   What is the equation of a line that has a slope of 4 and passes through (6, 3)?
    A. y = 4x – 3 B. y = 4x – 7
    C. y = 4x – 27 D. y = 4x – 21
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  10.   Find the graph of y = x2.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  11.   Which equation is in the same family as y = x2?
    A. y = x2 – 3 B. y = x3 – 3
    C. y = 2x2 – 3 D. y = 2x – 3
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  12.   What is the reciprocal of ?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  13.   Find which equation does not represent a reciprocal relationship.
    A. B.
    C. –6 = ef D. ab = 3
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  14.   How many counterexamples are needed to prove a conjecture wrong?
    A. 2 B. 4
    C. 3 D. 1
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  15.   Which equation represents exponential growth?
    A. y = 250 × 4x B. y = 250 × 0.25x
    C. y = 250 · x D. y = 250 × 0.4c
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  16.   Which curve represents exponential decay?
   
    A. curve b B. curve c
    C. curve a D. curve d
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  17.   Find a solution to the equation using backtracking.
    A. a = 2 B. a = –2
    C. a = 3 D. a = 5
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  18.   Find a solution to the equation by doing the same thing to both sides.
3 – 6m = 5 – 7m
    A. m = 2 B. m = –5
    C. m = 0 D. m = –2
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  19.   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. What are the dimensions of Toby's pen approximated to the nearest hundredth?
    A. length 11.05 ft width 9.05 ft
    B. length 10.32 ft width 8.32 ft
    C. length 10.58 ft width 8.58 ft
    D. length 10.00 ft width 10.00 ft
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  20.   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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