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Davio bought some potatoes and celery. The potatoes cost $0.69 per pound, and the celery cost $0.99 per pound. If Davio spent $5.34 in total and bought twice as many pounds of celery as pounds of potatoes, how many pounds of celery did Davio buy?

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What is the solution to the equation $2x+3 = 7$?

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$\frac{1}{2}$

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$\begin{tabular}{c|c} \hline Year & Population \\ \hline<br/>2000 & 862 \\ \hline<br/>2010 & 846 \\ \hline \end{tabular}$ The table above shows the population of Greenleaf, Idaho, for the years 2000 and 2010. If the relationship between population and year is linear, which of the following functions $P$ models the population of Greenleaf $t$ years after 2000?

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Angela is playing a video game. In this game, players can score points only by collecting coins and stars. Each coin is worth $\(c\)$ points, and each star is worth $\(s\)$ points.<br/><br/>* The first time she played, Angela scored 700 points. She collected 20 coins and 10 stars.<br/>* The second time she played, Angela scored 850 points. She collected 25 coins and 12 stars.<br/><br/>Which system of equations can be used to correctly determine the values of $\(c\)$ and $\(s\)$ ?<br/><br/>* $\(10c+20s=700\)$<br/>* $\(12c+25s=850\)$<br/>* $\(20c+10s=700\)$<br/>* $\(25c+12s=850\)$<br/>* $\(20c+700s=10\)$<br/>* $\(25c+850s=12\)$

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Last week, an interior designer earned a total of $1,258 from consulting for $\bm{x}$ hours and drawing up plans for $\bm{y}$ hours. The equation $68\bm{x}+85\bm{y}=\bm{1}$,258$ represents this situation. Which of the following is the best interpretation of 68 in this context?

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For groups of 25 or more people, a museum charges $21 per person for the first 25 people and $14 for each additional person. Which function $\bm{f}$ gives the total charge, in dollars, for a tour group with $\bm{n}$ people, where $\bm{n}\geq 25$?

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$P(t)=250+10t$<br/><br/>The population of snow leopards in a certain area can be modeled by the function $P$ defined above, where $P(t)$ is the population $t$ years after 1990. Of the following, which is the best interpretation of the equation $P(30)=550$ ?

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A movie theater charges $11 for each full-price ticket and $8.25 for each reduced-price ticket. For one movie showing, the theater sold a total of 214 full-price and reduced-price tickets for $2,145. Which of the following systems of equations could be used to determine the number of full-price tickets, $f$, and the number of reduced-price tickets, $r$, sold?<br/><br/>\begin{tabular}{l l} $f+r=2,145$ \\ $11f+8.25r=214$ \\ $f+r=214$ \\ $8.25f+11r=2,145$ \\ $f+r=2,145$ \\ $8.25f+11r=214$ \\ \end{tabular}

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A discount airline sells a certain number of tickets, $x$, for a flight for $90 each. It sells the number of remaining tickets, $y$, for $250 each. For a particular flight, the airline sold 120 tickets and collected a total of $27,600 from the sale of those tickets. Which system of equations represents this relationship between $x$ and $y$ ?<br/><br/>$\begin{array}{l}\mbox{\small$\{x+y=120\}$}\\ \mbox{\small$\{90x+250y=27,600\}$}\\ \mbox{\small$\{x+y=120\}$}\\ \mbox{\small$\{90x+250y=120(27,600)\}$}\\ \mbox{\small$\{x+y=27,600\}$}\\ \mbox{\small$\{90x+250y=120(27,600)\}$}\\ \mbox{\small$\{120x+120y=27,600\}$}\\ \end{array}$

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$\frac{1}{4}\left(x+5\right)-\frac{1}{3}\left(x+5\right)=-7$<br/><br/>What value of $x$ is the solution to the given equation?

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Robert rented a truck to transport materials he purchased from a hardware store. He was charged an initial fee of $20.00 plus an additional $0.70 per mile driven. If the truck was driven 38 miles, what was the total amount Robert was charged?

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$\frac{1}{2}$

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A science teacher is preparing the 5 stations of a science laboratory. Each station will have either Experiment A materials or Experiment B materials, but not both. Experiment A requires 6 teaspoons of salt, and Experiment B requires 4 teaspoons of salt. If $x$ is the number of stations that will be set up for Experiment A and the remaining stations will be set up for Experiment B, which of the following expressions represents the total number of teaspoons of salt required?

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An online bookstore sells novels and magazines. Each novel sells for $4, and each magazine sells for $1. If Sadie purchased a total of 11 novels and magazines that have a combined selling price of $20, how many novels did she purchase?

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$y=6x+18$<br/><br/>One of the equations in a system of two linear equations is given. The system has no solution. Which equation could be the second equation in the system?

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The graph of the function $f$ is a line in the $xy$-plane. If the line has slope $\boldsymbol{4}$ and $f(0)=3$, which of the following defines $f$?<br/><br/>$$\mbox{\tiny

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Scientists collected fallen acorns that each housed a colony of the ant species _P. ohoensis_ and analyzed each colony's structure. For any of these colonies, if the colony has $\bm{x}$ worker ants, the equation $\bm{y}=0.67\bm{x}+2.6$, where $\bm{20}\leq\bm{x}\leq\bm{110}$, gives the predicted number of larvae, $\bm{y}$, in the colony. If one of these colonies has 58 worker ants, which of the following is closest to the predicted number of larvae in the colony?<br/><br/>#### b.61<br/><br/>C. 83<br/><br/>D. 190

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May walks at a speed of 3 miles per hour and runs at a speed of 5 miles per hour. He walks for $w$ hours and runs for $r$ hours for a combined total of 14 miles. Which equation represents this situation?

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A neighborhood consists of a 2-hectare park and a 35-hectare residential area. The total number of trees in the neighborhood is 3,934. The equation $2x+35y=3,934$ represents this situation. Which of the following is the best interpretation of $x$ in this context?

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The width of a rectangular dance floor is $w$ feet. The length of the floor is 6 feet longer than its width. Which of the following expresses the perimeter, in feet, of the dance floor in terms of $w$ ?

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The minimum value of $x$ is 12 less than 6 times another number $n$. Which inequality shows the possible values of $x$?

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$\begin{tabular}{|c|c|} \hline $x$ & $y$ \\ \hline $-6$ & $n+184$ \\ \hline $-3$ & $n+92$ \\ \hline $0$ & $n$ \\ \hline \end{tabular}$ The table shows three values of $x$ and their corresponding values of $y$, where $n$ is a constant, for the linear relationship between $x$ and $y$. What is the slope of the line that represents this relationship in the $xy$-plane?

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Henry receives a $60.00 gift card to pay for movies online. He uses his gift card to buy 3 movies for $7.50 each. If he spends the rest of his gift card balance on renting movies for $.

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The average annual energy cost for a certain home is $4,334. The homeowner plans to spend $25,000 to install a geothermal heating system. The homeowner estimates that the average annual energy cost will then be $2,712. Which of the following inequalities can be solved to find $t$, the number of years after installation at which the total amount of energy cost savings will exceed the installation cost?

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