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INSTRUCTION: Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided. 1 Which of the following has a greater slope? a. x - 3y = 7 b. x = 3y - 5

c. d.

5x - 6y = 2 3y - 2x = 7

What is the degree of the polynomial 5x2 - 7x3 + 4x7 -9x3 + 3x -9 ? a. 3 c. 2 b. 7 d. 1 What is the additive inverse of -(-(-89)) ? a. 89 b. -89

c. d.

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If 9x - 6y = 11, then 12x -8y = n. What is the value of n ? a. 23 / 8 c. 44 / 3 b. 33 / 4 d. 44 / 9 If the slope of the line is zero, what is the orientation of the line ? a. parallel to y-axis c. has no y-intercept b. parallel to x-axis d. passes through the origin

Which of the following is a linear equation? a. 3x(x - 1) + 3y = 7 b. 2(x - 3) + 3y = -7

c. d.

x2 - x + 1 = 0 x + y = 3xy

What is the slope of the line passing through (-6, 5) and (-2, 3) ? a. 1/ 2 c. - 1/ 4 b. - 1/ 2 d. 1/ 4 Which of the following equations has the same y-intercept as 5x + 3y = 15 and is passing through the point (-2, 3) ? a. x+y=5 c. 3x + y = -3 b. x - y = -5 d. y - 2x = 7 Solve for the value of y in 2y + 5 = -3 - 10 a. -3 b. 3

c. d.

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Which of the following points does not lie in any of the quadrants? a. (4, 5) c. (0, -1) b. (3, 6) d. (-5, -2)

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Which of the following is not a rational number? a. 7.9 9 b. What is the LCD of a. b. 2x2y2 3y 1 and 2x2 3y ? 2xy

c. d.

2 5/ 7

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c. d.

2xy 2x2y

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What is the y-intercept of the line whose equation is 3x - 6y + 7 = 0 ? a. -1 1/ 6 c. 1 1/ 6 b. 6/ 7 d. -1 1/ 2 Evaluate: (-3x2y)2(5xy3)0 a. 9x4y2 b. (-9x4y2)

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c. d.

15x3y6 (-15x3y6)

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What is the slope of the line passing through the points (1, 3) and (-3, 1) ? a. 2 c. -2 b. 1/ 2 d. - 1/ 2

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How many terms does the expression 3x2 - 2x3 + 4x7 -9 have? a. 4 c. 5 b. 7 d. 3 What is the equation of the line whose slope is -3 and is passing through the point (-3, 7) ? a. y + 3x = -2 c. x + 3y = 9 b. 6x - 3 = -2y d. 6x + 3y = 5 Simplify: -3( 2 - -3 ) + 7( 8 - -2 ) a. -55 b. 55 Which of the following is parallel to 3x + y = 9 ? a. y-x=7 b. 6x - 3 = -2y Simplify: (x + 1)2 - (x + 1)2 ? a. 4x b. ( -4x )

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c. d.

x + 3y = 9 6x + 3y = 5

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Which of the following is/are true? 32 is a real number I 81 is rational II a. b. II I and II

III

(a2 + b2) is a real number

c. d.

I and III II and III

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A man paid $ 31.60 sales tax when he purchased a new mower for $ 395.00. What is the sales tax ratye in his community? a. 7% c. 8% b. 6% d. 7.50% What is the solution of the equation x - 3(5 - x) = 7x + 3 ? a. -18 c. 3 b. -6 d. 18 200 is what percent of 40 ? a. 500% b. 20% If x = -2, y = 2 and z = 5, evaluate 5y2 + 2z ? y - 2x a. 6 b. -7

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c. d.

50% 200%

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c. d.

8 5

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What is the numerical coefficient of the monomial -m2 ? a. -2 c. 1 b. 2 d. -1 Divide 2x2 + 3x - 14 by x - 2 a. 2x + 7 b. 3x - 7 Expand the expression (2x - 1)3 ? a. 8x3 - 12x2 + 6x - 1 b. 8x3 + 12x2 + 6x - 1 If a = 3, b = -2 and c = -1, evaluate c + 3b - 2a2 a. -23 b. -17

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c. d.

7 - 2x x-7

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c. d.

8x3 - 12x2 - 6x - 1 8x3 + 12x2 - 6x - 1

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c. d.

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Allan has 8 marbles than John does. If Allan has 21 marbles, how many does John has? a. 13 c. 12

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If p is a multiple of 3 and q is a multiple of 5, which of the following is/are true? I p + q is even III 5p + 3q is a multiple of 15 II pq is od a. b. none III only 4x + 2 3 10 ? c. d. (-8, 7] [-8, 7) c. d. I and II only I only

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What is the solution set of a. b. [-8, 7] (-8, 7)

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Factor: 3x3y - 75xy a. 3y(x2 - 25x) b. 3xy(x + 5)(x - 5)

c. d.

3xy(x - 5)2 not possible

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Rewrite the linear equation (x -4)/2 = 2(y + 3) - 4x in standard form a. 4x - 9y = 16 c. 9y - 4x = 16 b. 9x - 4y = 16 d. 5x - 3y = 12 Linda is 12 years older than Mikhail. If the square of Mikhail's age 3 years ago is equal to Linda's age that time, how old is Mikhail now? a. 19 c. 1 b. 7 d. 6

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What is the equation of the line whose x and y intercepts are -4 and 5 respectively? a. 5y - 4x = 1 c. 5x - 4y = -20 b. 3x - 2y = 7 d. 4x - 5y = 20 Express (2x - 3y)(2x + 3y) as a polynomial a. 2x2 - 3y2 b. 4x2 + 12xy - 9y2

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c. d.

4x2 - 9y2 4x2 - 12xy - 9y2

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Which of the following is not a solution of 3x + 2y -12 + 0 ? a. (0, 6) c. (4, 2) b. (6, -3) d. (4, 0) In what quadrant does the point (7, -8) located? a. QI b. Q II

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c. d.

Q III Q IV

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Which of the following is perpendicular to 3x - 5y = 8 ? a. 5x + 3y = 12 c.

3x - 4y = 10

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10x - 6y = 12

d.

x + 4y = -3

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If the slope of the line is undefined, what is the orientation of the line ? a. parallel to y-axis c. has no y-intercept b. parallel to x-axis d. passes through the origin What is the product of (x2 - 3x + 1) and (x - 2) ? a. x3 + 5x2 + 5x - 2 b. x3 - 7x2 + 5x - 2

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c. d.

x3 - 5x2 - 7x + 2 x3 - 5x2 + 7x - 2

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If 3x + 2y = 6 and 8x + Ay + 10 = 0, what is the value of A? a. 3 c. - 10 / 3 b. 15 / 2 d. -10 Write the answer in scientific notation: (3.0 x 105)(1.5 x 10-9) a. 4.5 x 10-4 c. 1.5 x 10-14 b. 4.5 x 10-5 d. 1.5 x 1014 Write the answer in scientific notation: (7.5 x 10-6) (2.5 x 10-3) a. 3.0 x 10-18 c. 3.0 x 10-3 b. 3.0 x 10-9 d. 3.0 x 10-2 What is the solution of the inequality 3x - 4(x - 5) 2x + 1 ? x5 x5 a. c. x7 x7 b. d. What is the GCF of 21 and 42? a. 3 b. 7 Factor: 4(x - 3) - 3x(3 - x) a. 12x(x - 3) b. (x - 3)(4 + 3x) Find the sum of (x-3), (3x-5) and (9-5x)? a. 3+x b. x+3 What is the prime factorization of 108? a. 22 * 33 b. 22 * 32

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c. d.

21 42

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c. d.

12x(3 - x) (x - 3)(4 - 3x)

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c. d.

1+x 1-x

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c. d.

22 * 3 * 6 23 * 32

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Which of the following points is a solution of the equation y = 4x - 3 ? a. (-3, -15) c. (2, 4) b. (-3, -9) d. (3, -9) Which of the following numbers is not divisible by 7? a. 8715 c. b. 27888 d. Which of the following is parallel to 4x - 3y = 10 ? a. 3y + 4x = 10 c. b. 6y - 8x = 12 d. What is the multiplicative inverse of -(-(-2)) ? a. - 1/8 b. 1/ 8 Which of the following is/are true? I all numbers are real II all decimals are rational a. b. III I and II

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65874 38937

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3x - 4y = 10 x + 4y = -3

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c. d.

- 1/2 1/ 2

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III

zero is an even number

c. d.

I and III II and III

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If a = 3 and b = -2, which of the following has the greatest value, ab2, a2b2 or a2b? a. ab2 c. a2b 2 2 b. ab d. none of the above Simplify: {4(-11 - 7) + 9} + 5(5 - 9) ? a. -83 b. -28

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c. d.

65 62

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What is the slope o the line whose equation is 2(x + 1) - 3(y - 2) = 0 ? a. - 2/ 3 c. 2/ 3 b. 3/2 d. -1 1/2 Which of the following is not a solution of the inequality 2x + 3y - 6 0? a. (0, 3) c. (4, 2) b. (0, 1) d. (-1, 10) Which of the following is not a prime number? a. 111

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511

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273

d.

771