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1. Which two points represent integers with the same
absolute value?
4. Suppose a submarine is diving from the surface of the
water at a rate of 80 feet per minute. Which integer
represents the depth of the submarine after 7 minutes?
A. 80
A. points V and U
B. 560
B. points F and P
C. –80
C. points T and A
D. –560
D. points F and N
5. What is the simplified form of the algebraic
expression shown below?
7w – 6 – 3w + 5
2. SHORT ANSWER Danielle owes her brother $40.
She pays him $25. Write an integer to represent how
much she still owes her brother. Explain how you
solved.
F. 4w – 1
G. w + 2
H. w – 1
I. 4w – 6
3. How is the fraction
19
30
written as a decimal?
6. Which expression is equivalent to the algebraic
expression below?
F. 0.63
G. 0.63̅
−4(3x −5)
A. –x – 5
̅̅̅
H. 0. ̅63
B. –x – 9
I. 0.063̅
C. –12x + 20
D. –12x – 5
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7. Suppose a 24-acre plot of land is being divided into
1
-acre lots for a housing development. How many
3
lots will there be in the development?
(continued)
10. SHORT ANSWER Does the pattern below represent
an arithmetic sequence? Explain your reasoning.
F. 8 lots
G. 27 lots
H. 56 lots
I. 72 lots
8. Which property is illustrated by the equation below?
5
6
× = 1
6
5
11. Which of the following rational numbers is
equivalent to a terminating decimal?
17
A. 20
A. Additive Inverse Property
17
B. Distributive Property
B. 22
C. Associative Property of Multiplication
C.
D. Multiplicative Inverse Property
D. 26
9. Which of the following shows the rational numbers
in order from least to greatest?
31
F. 58%, 0.62̅, 50
31
G. 0.62̅, , 58%
50
31
H. 58%, 50, 0.62̅
I.
31
,
50
58%, 0.62̅
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17
24
17
5
1
12. Jacob is 56 feet tall. Linda is 54 feet tall. How much
taller is Jacob?
1
F. 3 ft
7
G. 12 ft
3
H. 4 ft
1
I. 19 ft
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13. SHORT ANSWER The table shows Elizabeth’s
scores for 9 holes of golf. Add the numbers in the
middle column to find her total score for 9 holes.
Add the integers in the third column to find her total
score relative to par.
16. What is the next number in the pattern?
2,916, –972, 324, –108, 36, …
A. –18
Hole
Score
Relative
to Par
B. –12
1
4
0
C. 12
2
5
+1
3
3
0
4
4
0
5
7
+2
6
5
+1
7
4
0
8
5
+1
9
2
–1
Totals
?
?
14. Which of the following linear expressions cannot be
factored?
A. 15x – 10
(continued)
D. 18
17. Which of the following number sentences represents
the model?
2
2
4
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
5
1
3
2
15
F. 5 × 3 = 15
G. 4 × 3 = 4
B. 4x + 8
C. 3x + 8
H. 3 × 5 = 15
D. 2x – 2
I. × =
1
15. The thickness of a CD is about 20 inch. If Carrie has
a stack of 52 CDs, what is the height of the stack?
18. What is the quotient of the division problem?
−44
4
3
F. 2 5 in.
1
2
G. 2 in.
A. –11
B. –4
5
H. 13 in.
C. 4
I.
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10
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D. 11
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19. Which of the following represents the expression
below simplified?
(continued)
22. The models below represent the portion of a pizza
that Reggie and Edgar have each eaten.
(4x – 1) + (–6x + 3)
F. –2x + 2
G. –2x + 3
H. –2x – 1
I. 3x – 3
How much more of the pizza has Edgar eaten than
Reggie?
A.
3
2
20. Angela painted 8 of a room. Todd painted 5 of the
same room. What part of the room has been
painted?
1
A. 40
2
3
1
B. 4
1
C. 6
D.
1
12
5
B. 13
31
C. 40
15
D. 16
23. SHORT ANSWER James is using properties of real
numbers to prove that 3(–1) = –3. Identify the
missing properties from his proof.
21. What is the result when the expression (6x – 3) is
subtracted from (–3x + 2)?
Statements
3(0) = 0
F. 9x – 5
Properties
Multiplicative
Property of Zero
3[(–1) + 1] = 0 a.
G. –9x + 5
H. 3x – 1
I. –3x + 1
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3(–1) + 3(1) = 0 b.
3(–1) + 3 = 0 c.
3(–1) = –3 d.
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24. SHORT ANSWER Write the next three terms of the
arithmetic sequence below.
1, 9, 17, 25, 33, …
25. Overnight the low temperature dropped to –6
degrees Fahrenheit. If the high temperature during
the day was 11 degrees Fahrenheit, what was the
difference between the high and low temperatures?
F. 5°F
G. 17°F
H. -5°F
I. –17°F
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