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 106 D. 25w 500
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  2.   The sum of two numbers is 36. Twice the first number minus the second is 6. Find the numbers.
    A. (30, 6) B. (14, 22)
    C. (10, 26) D. (42, 6)
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  3.   Select the segment that has been bisected.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  4.   The table shows the possible lengths and widths of a rectangle that has an area of 72 square centimeters. Make a scatter plot of the data.
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  5.   Find a number that when squared equals 484.
    A. None of these is correct B. 22 only
    C. 22 or -22 D. -22 only
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  6.   The graph of a linear function is _______.
    A. a straight line B. None of these is correct
    C. a horizontal line only D. a curved line
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  7.   Triangle RST has vertices R(-3, 2), S(0, -5), and T(4, 5). When translated R' has coordinates (4, 1). Find the coordinates of S' and T'.
    A. S'(7, -6), T'(4, 11)
    B. S'(7, -6), T'(11, 4)
    C. S'(-6, 7), T'(4, 11)
    D. S'(-7, 6), T'(-11, 4)
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  8.   Add 3x2 + 2x - 1 and x2 - 3x + 5.
    A. 2x2 + 5x + 4 B. 4x2 - x + 4
    C. 4x2 + 5x - 4 D. 2x2 - 5x - 6
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  9.   Simplify
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  10.   Simplify .
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  11.   Determine the product (2x + 1)(x - 4).
    A. 2x2 - 2x - 4
    B. 2x2 - 7x - 4
    C. 2x2 + 8x - 4
    D. 2x2 + 6x - 4
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  12.   Write the equation in slope-intercept form.
–6x = –10 – 2y
    A. y = 3x – 5
    B. y = 3x + 8
    C. y + 8 = 3(x + 1)
    D. –6x + 2y + 10 = 0
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  13.   How many diagonals are connected to each vertex for a 25-sided polygon?
    A. 21 B. 22
    C. 20 D. 25
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  14.   What is the reciprocal of ?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  15.   What is a conjecture?
    A. a ''shot in the dark'' guess that hasn't been proved yet
    B. a ''shot in the dark'' guess that has been proved
    C. an educated guess that has been proved
    D. an educated guess that hasn't been proved yet
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  16.   Find a solution to the equation by doing the same thing to both sides.
8p + 14 = 2p – 22
    A. p = –1 B. p = 6
    C. p = –6 D. p = 1
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  17.   The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 54. Find the three numbers.
    A. 16, 17, 18 B. 15, 16, 17
    C. 16, 18, 20 D. 18, 19, 20
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  18.   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 vertical line at t = 20 and find where it intersects the curve.
    B. Draw a horizontal line at h = 20 and find where it intersects the curve.
    C. Draw a horizontal line at h = 7 and find where it intersects the curve.
    D. Draw a vertical line at t = 7 and find where it intersects the curve.
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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 = 0, x = –4 B. x = 1, x = –3
    C. x = 2, x = –2 D. x = –1, x = –4
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  20.   Describe a figure that is reflected over two intersecting lines?
    A. a translation of the original figure across the intersecting lines
    B. a reflection of the original figure across any line through the intersection point
    C. a translation of the original figure across the closest intersecting line
    D. a rotation of the original figure about the intersection point
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