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1.    If x – 2 = 3x + 4, then x =

(A) –6
(B) –3
(C) –2
(D) 1
(E) 3
2.    If , then x could be which of the following?
(A) 4
(B) 3
(C) 2
(D) –1
(E) –2
3.    For all ,

(A) x – 2
(B) x – 7
(C) x + 2
(D) 7 – x
(E) 2 – x
4.    Marsha earns $9 an hour for the first 15 hours she works each week. She then earns $8 an hour for the next 25 hours she works during the same week. For every hour she works over 40 hours, she earns $7. How many hours did she work in a week if she made $475?

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7.    Tim and Alan both went to the pet food store. If Tim bought 2 bags of Tasty-Tails dried food and 1 can of Tasty-Tails canned food for $12.50 and Alan bought 1 bag of Tasty-Tails dried food and 4 cans of Tasty-Tails canned food at $13.25, which of the following is the cost of one can of Tasty-Tails canned food?
(A) $0.20
(B) $0.30
(C) $1.20
(D) $2.00
(E) $3.00
8.    Let a * b = ab + b, where . If 2 * b = b + 14, then b could be which of the following?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 5
(D) 7
(E) 14
9.    Let x @ y be defined by the equation x @ y = 3x – . If 3 @ n = 2 @ 6, what is the value of n?
(A) 16
(B) 12
(C) 8
(D) 4
(E) 2
10.    If the function of m(x) = x + x2 and n(x) = 1 – x3, what is the function of m(n(2))?
(A) 24
(B) 42
(C) 96
(D) 196
(E) 256


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