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 500
    C. 25w 106 D. 25w 294
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  2.   Which letter has rotational symmetry?
    A. C B. E
    C. M D. O
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  3.   Simplify
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  4.   Evaluate . Express the result in scientific notation.
    A. 8.0 × 10-9 B. 0.8 × 10-8
    C. 8.0 × 10-7 D. 80 × 10-8
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  5.   Solve .
    A. -2 B. 0
    C. 4 D. 1 or 4
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  6.   Simplify the polynomial 4a2 + a2.
    A. 4a2 + a B. 6a2
    C. 5a2 D. 4a2
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  7.   Find the difference:
    A. -3x2 - 7x + 1 B. -3x2 - 7x - 5
    C. 3x2 - 7x - 5 D. -3x2 + x - 5
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  8.   Find the value of c that makes x2 + 16x + c a perfect square.
    A. 64 B. 8
    C. -64 D. 16
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  9.   Find the product of (4n + 5) and (2n + 3).
    A. 8n2 + 22n - 15
    B. 6n2 + 20n + 12
    C. 6n2 + 18n + 8
    D. 8n2 + 22n + 15
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  10.   Find the table that represents a graph with direct variation.
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
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  11.   Which table shows a quadratic relationship?
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
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  12.   Find the equation of the following graph.
   
    A. y = x2 B. y =
    C. y = D. y = x3
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  13.   Tell whether the statement is sometimes true, always true, or never true for positive values of n. If it is sometimes true, state for what value it is true.
4n = 6,561.
    A. sometimes true, n = 8 B. never true
    C. sometimes true, n = 7 D. always true
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  14.   Which number is not equal to the other three?
    A. B. 2-2
    C. D.
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  15.   Select the figure that is a reflection.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  16.   Find the solutions of the equation.(s – 5)(s + 1) = 0
    A. s = –5 and s = –1
    B. s = 5 and s = –1
    C. s = 5 and s = 1
    D. s = –5 and s = 1
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  17.   Find the domain of the function.
    A. all real numbers except –1
    B. all real numbers except 0
    C. all real numbers
    D. all real numbers except 1
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  18.   Hector needs to build a rectangular pen for his dog. He decides to use an area of 50 m2 in his backyard for the pen. Using l for the length and w for the width, express the area in terms of the two variables.
    A. l + w = 50 B. lw = 50
    C. w = 50 – w D.
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  19.   Ben, Jenny, Angela, and Craig all ran in the 1-mile cross-country race. What is the probability that Craig finished ahead of Ben?
    A. B.
    C. D. +
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  20.   Suppose one player rolls a 6-sided die numbered 1 to 6, and a second player rolls an 8-sided die numbered 1 to 8. They find the difference between the numbers subtracting the lesser number from the greater number. Which difference gives the greatest probability?
    A. 1 B. 2
    C. 4 D. 3
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