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23. Which function does not represent 24. For what value of x does 25. Consider the exponential function shown.
exponential growth?
3 1
x−2= x−6is equal ¿ ?
4 4

A. f (x)=6 ¿
B. f (x)=0.4 ¿
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C. f (x)= 5 ¿
D. f (x)=8 ¿ What is the domain of the exponential
function?

A. x≥0
B. x≤0
C. All real numbers
D. All integers

26. The solution to the inequality
7 q−3(q+ 4)−4 ≤ 2(4−6 q)+ 10 q
is q ≤ n. What is the value of n?
27. Given the recursive formula of an arithmetic 28. Consider the geometric sequence
sequence. 8 , 16 , 32 ,64 .. .
Which equation represents this sequence?
An = An−1 +10.1 ; A 1=20.2
What is the 12 term of the sequence? A. An =8 ¿
B. An =8 ¿

C. An =16 ¿

D. An =16 ¿

29. What is the equation of the line in 30. Simplify the given expression using the 31. Twin brothers, Brad and Conrad, decide
standard form, that is perpendicular to the property of exponents to save for college. Both deposit $300 in 2
line that passes through the two given different savings accounts. Brad's investment
points? is modeled by the exponential equation
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A(−5 ,8)∧B(4 ,−3) 4
5 x y −2 A(t)=300 ¿
( −2 6 ¿
3x y
, where A(t) represents the amount of
investment after t years. Conrad's investment
is represented by the table below.

x 0 1 2

f(x) 300 318 337.08

What is the difference in the percent increase
at which the twins' investments grow?

32. The table shows the rainfall totals at an
airport after the first months of the year.
Week Rainfall (inches) Data Point
2 3.42
3 1.16
4 2.54
5 3.83
6 4.22
What is the average rate of change of the
rainfall from Week 2 to Week 6.
33. The table shows the predicted value and the 34. Consider the sequence shown
observed values for several data points in a set 7 , 28 , 112 , 448 ....
model. Which equation represents the
sequence if n is the number of the
Predicted Observed term in the sequence, and what is the
Value Value 10th term?
1 3 6
A. An =7 ¿
B. An =7 ¿
2 4 2
3 6 1 C. An =7 ¿
4 7 8 D. An =7 ¿
If a residual is the difference between the observed
value and the predicted value, which data point has
the smallest residual?
 A. 3.02 inches per week

B. 0.2 inch per week

C. 0.427 inch per week

D. 1.326 inches per week

35. Consider the exponential function

f(x) represented in the table. Which best
describes f(x) on the intervals
5≤x ≤8

x f(x)

0 -2.5

1 -15

2 -90

3 -540 36)
A. positive and increasing The function g(x) = 0.6 ¿. Compare f(x) and g(x).
B. positive and decreasing Which function has the greater value when x =2,
C. negative and increasing and how much greater?
D. negative and decreasing

37. The population of a town t years after
the year 2006 can be modeled by the
function P(t )=2021 ¿
Which statement is true?
A. The population of the town is increasing
at the rate of 0.045% every year
38. A president of an outdoor club buys bags of trail 39. Given f (x)=3 x−12 and
mix and juice boxes. Each bag of trail mix costs $3.50 . g(x )=7 x +24
and each juice box costs $ 1.75 . What is the solution to the given
Which combination of bags of trail mix and juice boxes system?
totals 24.50 ? Use a substitution method.
A. 4 bags of trail mix and 4 juice boxes
B. 4 bags of trail mix and 6 juice boxes
B. The population of the town is increasing C. 6 bags of trail mix and 5 juice boxes
at the rate of 0.5% every year D. 6 bags of trail mix and 6 juice boxes
C. The population of the town is increasing
at the rate 1.045% every year
D. The population of the town is increasing
at the at the rate of 4.5 % every year

40. 42. 43. Which system is represented by the

What does the r correlation coefficient Seafood Catering charges a flat fee for its graph below?
indicate? services and a $41.90 fee per person for
What is the equation of line -of- best fit its events. The table shows the total costs
and draw the residual plot of the given for parties of various sizes.
data.
x 1 3 5 7 9 13Party size (people) Total (Cost)

y 3 9 14 22 28 3525 $ 1520

35 $ 1950

45 $ 2450

55 $ 2750
A. y ≤3 x +2
y <2
What is the flat fee that the Seafood
Catering charges?
B. y <3 x +2
y ≤2
A. $ 1260.5
B. $ 890.5
C. y >3 x +2
C. $ 491.5
y ≥2
D. $ 549.5
D. y ≥3 x +2
y >2