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1. Determine the slope of a line that passes through the point  3, 1 and the intersection of the
x  3y  7
system  . Express your answer as an integer or as a common or improper fraction.
2 x  y  7
za 64 14 I
m 2
2

2.  3a 
2
fjj.IE
 2a   ka
9

common or improper fraction.

w
. Determine the sum  k  w  . Express your answer as an integer or as a

9a2 2a9
7
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3. Determine the value(s) for k so that the distinct lines 3 y  kx  9  0 and ky  12 x  18  0
are parallel. Express your answer(s) as an integer or as a common or improper fraction.

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K 16 In same line
4. A group of more than two but fewer than twenty-five students all paid the same whole dollar
amount for a ticket of a concert. The total cost of the tickets was $589. Determine the
number of students in this group.
19 31
19
5. a  b  3ab  2b 2 . Determine the sum of all possible solution(s) for x when x   x  2   0 .
Express your answer as an integer or as a common or improper fraction.

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6. Determine the exact value of k such that 16  k  k  k  .

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7. N is the smallest possible three-digit positive integer and  x  1   x  1  N . Determine
2 2

the least value for x that make these conditions true.

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8. Set a, b, c, d  is closed under the operation  which is defined by the table
wtf  a b c d
a b d a c
b d c b a . Determine which element is the identity element for  .
c a b c d
d c a d b

9. Should Bill score 100% on his next exam, his semester average will be 91%. However, if he
scores 76%, his semester average will be 88%. Determine the number of tests Bill has
already taken.

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10. The cost to a game store for a video game is $19. They want to sell the game at a “discount”
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of 25% off the list price, but they also want to make a 20% profit over their cost. Determine
the list price forN
this game. Express your answer in standard decimal dollar and cents
notation rounding to the nearest cent. 4 19 22.80

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11. Henrik spent exactly $100 on ride tickets at a carnival. He bought some of each of $1, $2,
and $5 tickets. He got ten times as many $1 tickets as $2 tickets. Determine the number of
$1 tickets he purchased.
50 5
50
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12. Determine the value of k such that k  0.1  5k  3k  8 . Express your answer as an integer
or as a common or improper fraction.

7K
K 0
13. The sum of the digits of a 2-digit number is 9. When the digits are reversed, the new number
is 9 less than 3 times the original number. Determine the original number.
a y 9 7m 7 y 63
3 10 27
aty 104 2 9
39 325 187 2 9
14. Determine the value of k when 4
k  2 k 
2 8
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 k 1 

 3 
  3
 2 2  2 k  3  1 
k 
4  
 2 k 

4 

. Express your
 16 
answer as an integer or as a common or improper fraction.
2
221 4 2k 2k I 23 22k3 22k 2k 5
4K 3 5k 2
K 5
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15. Mixing base ten and another number system using base b ,  32 b   5 . Determine the
4
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value of k when k   10 b  . Express your answer as an integer or as a common or
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improper fraction.

35 2 5 1 2 2

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16. Determine the value of  x  y  when x 2  y 2  10 and x  y  5 .
Pentylla y 10 2
N y 2

17. Positive integers a , b , and c are such that 2

2 p
  
 2   c  2   a 2   b where
p p p

a a6 b  c  2  3
and p is a non-negative integer. Determine the sum of all possible distinct
value(s) for c .
2 3 6
p 0c ab atb 1

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18. Determine the value of the sum  k  w  when 6 x 2  48 x  3 is expressed in the form
x k
2
 w . Express your answer as an integer or as a common or improper fraction.

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19. A train begins crossing a 500-meter-long bridge at noon and clears the bridge completely 50
seconds later. A stationary observer notices that the train takes 10 seconds to completely
pass him. Determine the rate of the train in meters per second. Express your answer as an
integer or as a common or improper fraction.

n 42 500 5
f 8 2 125
102 5000 50
20. x is directly proportional to y and inversely proportional to the square of k . If x  5 when
y  6 and k  8 , determine the value for x when y  9 and k  4 . Express your answer as
an integer or as a common or improper fraction.

1
kIy R
30
R
R 2 30