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Kareem wrote the expressions shown below.Which pair is equivalent?

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and
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and
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The cost of sending an overnight package from Kansas City to Miami is $23.50 for a package weighing up to but not including 1 pound, and $3.80 for each additional pound or portion of a pound. A model for the total cost C (in dollars) of sending the package is C = 23.50 + 3.80, x > 0, where x is the weight (in pounds). What is the meaning of the coefficient 3.80 in the context of the problem?

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When the package weighs less than one pound, the price of the package is $3.80.
B
For every pound that the package weight increases, the price of sending it increases by $3.80.
C
For every pound that the package weight increases, the price of sending it increases by $23.50.
D
When the package weighs less than one pound, the price of the package is $23.50.
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For which x-values is the graph below discontinuous?

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{...–3, –2, –1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...}
B
{... –3, –1, 1, 3, ...}
C
{...–4, –2, 0, 2, 4, ...}
D
{...–3, –1, 0, 1, 3, ...}
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The United States Postal Service charges $0.55 to mail a first-class letter that weighs up to 1 ounce. Each additional ounce costs $0.15. Which equation represents the situation?

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Option D
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A shipping company charges $6 to ship a package that weighs up to 1 pound and $2 for each additional pound or portion of a pound. Which equation represents the cost, in dollars, of shipping a package that weighs x pounds?

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, where x > 0
Option A
B
, where x > 0
Option B
C
, where x > 0
Option C
D
, where x > 0
Option D
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Which statement explains why the value of is 2 but the value of is –3?

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because 2 is the greatest integer not greater than 2.4, and –3 is the greatest integer not greater than –2.4
B
because 2.4 rounds to 2, and –2.4 rounds to –3
C
because 2.4 is positive, and –2.4 is negative
D
because 2 is the least integer greater than 2.4, and –3 is the least integer greater than –2.4
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What is the value of ?

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–13
B
–12
C
12
D
13
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What is the value of ?

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–36
B
–33
C
–32
D
–30
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Used books cost $2.25 each. Which expression represents the total number of books that can be purchased for $10?

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Option D
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Which statement describes the graph of on [0, 3)?

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The steps are at y = –2 for , at y = –1 for , and at y = 0 for .
Option A
B
The steps are at y = 0 for , at y = 1 for , and at y = 2 for .
Option B
C
The steps are at y = 1 for , at y = 2 for , and at y = 3 for .
Option C
D
The steps are at y = –3 for , at y = –2 for , and at y = –1 for .
Option D

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