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Content Area: ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA
Course: Pre-Algebra
Quarter: 2
The normal amount of lead in a certain water supply is milligrams per liter. Today, when the water was tested, the lead level found was exactly 100 times as great as the normal level, still well below the Environmental Protection Agency’s action level. What concentration of lead, in milligrams per liter, was in the water tested today?
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Content Area: ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA
Course: Pre-Algebra
Quarter: 2
If , then
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J. /
K. /
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Content Area: PLANE GEOMETRY
Course: Pre-Algebra
Quarter: 2
The ratio of the side lengths for a triangle is exactly 12:14:15. In a second triangle similar to the first, the shortest side is 8 inches long. To the nearest tenth of an inch, what is the length of the longest side of the second triangle?
A. / 11.0B. / 10.0
C. / 9.3
D. / 6.4
E. / Cannot be determined from the given information
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Content Area: ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA
Course: Pre-Algebra
Quarter: 2
Your friend shows you a scale drawing of her apartment. The drawing of the apartment is a rectangle 4 inches by 6 inches. Your friend wants to know the length of the shorter side of the apartment. If she knows that the length of the longer side of the apartment is 30 feet, how many feet long is the shorter side of her apartment?
F. / 9G. / 20
H. / 24
J. / 30
K. / 45
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Content Area: ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA
Course: Pre-Algebra
Quarter: 2
If , then
F. / 20G. / 8
H. /
J. /
K. /
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Content Area: ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA
Course: Pre-Algebra
Quarter: 2
So far, a student has earned the following scores on four 100-point tests this grading period: 65, 73, 81 and 82. What score must the student earn on the fifth and last 100-point test of the grading period to earn an average test grade of 80 of the 5 tests?
F. / 75G. / 76
H. / 78
J. / 99
K. / The student cannot earn an average of 80.
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Content Area: ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA
Course: Pre-Algebra
Quarter: 2
What is the value of x that satisfies the equation ?
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J. /
K. /
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Content Area: ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA
Course: Pre-Algebra
Quarter: 2
What number can you add to the numerator and denominator of to get ?
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Content Area: INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA
Course: Pre-Algebra
Quarter: 2
Which of the following inequalities defines the solution set for the inequality ?
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J. /
K. /
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Content Area: INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA
Course: Pre-Algebra
Quarter: 2
Which of the following graphs represents the solution set of the inequality on the real number line?
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J. /
K. /
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Content Area: ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA
Course: Pre-Algebra
Quarter: 2
At a refinery, 100,000 tons of sand are required to produce each 60,000 barrels of a tarry material. How many tons of sand are required to produce 3,000 barrels of this tarry material?
F. / 5,000G. / 18,000
H. / 20,000
J. / 40,000
K. / 50,000
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Content Area: Elementary Algebra
Course: Pre-Algebra
Quarter: 2
If , then x = ?
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C. /
D. /
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