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. 732 + s 1299 D. 1299 + s 732
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  2.   Simplify Assume the denominator is not equal to zero.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  3.   Evaluate . Express the result in scientific notation.
    A. 8.0 × 10-9 B. 80 × 10-8
    C. 8.0 × 10-7 D. 0.8 × 10-8
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  4.   Determine the slope of the line containing the points P(-7, -8) and
Q(3, 0).
    A. B. -2
    C. D. 2
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  5.   State the excluded values of x in the expression .
    A. , 3, or 4 B. or 3
    C. or - 3 D.
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  6.   Solve .
    A. -2 B. 1 or 4
    C. 0 D. 4
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  7.   Mulitply (b + 8)(b + 3).
    A. b2 + 10b + 24
    B. b2 + 11b + 11
    C. b2 + 11b + 24
    D. b2 + 11b + 5
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  8.   Find the equation that contains a decreasing linear relationship.
    A. y = 4x – 3 B. y = 5 – 6x
    C. y = 12+ 2x D. y = 10 + x
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  9.   Michael just got a job mowing his elderly neighbor's lawn paying him $10 each week. Draw a graph showing the amount he receives is increasing very rapidly. Suppose you graph the time in weeks on the horizontal axis and the amount Michael receives on the vertical axis.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  10.   Write the equation in slope-intercept form.
–6x = –10 – 2y
    A. y + 8 = 3(x + 1)
    B. y = 3x – 5
    C. y = 3x + 8
    D. –6x + 2y + 10 = 0
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  11.   Which way does the graph of y = –2x2 open?
    A. left B. up
    C. down D. right
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  12.   What is a conjecture?
    A. a ''shot in the dark'' guess that has been proved
    B. a ''shot in the dark'' guess that hasn't been proved yet
    C. an educated guess that hasn't been proved yet
    D. an educated guess that has been proved
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  13.   Which number is not equal to the other three?
    A. B.
    C. 2-2 D.
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  14.   Which equation represents exponential growth?
    A. y = 250 × 0.4c B. y = 250 · x
    C. y = 250 × 4x D. y = 250 × 0.25x
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  15.   Find a solution to the equation using backtracking.
    A. n = –12 B. n = –100
    C. n = 10 D. n = –89
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  16.   Tamara and Joanne collect stamps. Tamara has 30 less than 5 times the number of stamps that Joanne has. Tamara also has 42 more stamps than Joanne. How many stamps does Tamara have?
    A. 18 B. 42
    C. 60 D. 23
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  17.   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 10.58 ft width 8.58 ft
    B. length 10.00 ft width 10.00 ft
    C. length 10.32 ft width 8.32 ft
    D. length 11.05 ft width 9.05 ft
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  18.   Find the angle of rotation that is the same as 70°.
    A. –170° B. –290°
    C. –70° D. 170°
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  19.   Find the correct representation of a translation.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  20.   Start with a square with side length. Create a large rectangle by adding two more squares of the same size, and remove a strip with a width of 1. What is the area of the new rectangle?
   
    A. x (x – 1) = x2x B. x (3x + 1) = 3x2 + x
    C. x (x + 3) = x2 + 3x D. x (3x – 1) = 3x2x
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