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One brand of vinegar has a pH of 4.5. Another brand has a pH of 5.0. The equation for the pH of a substance is pH = –log[H+], where H+ is the concentration of hydrogen ions. What is the approximate difference in the concentration of hydrogen ions between the two brands of vinegar?

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A biology student wants to determine if using a fertilizer would help promote growth of new babies in spider plants. The student chooses 100 baby spider plants to be used in the study. They all are potted in the same amount and type of soil, given the same amount of water, and exposed to the same amount of light. Fifty of the plants will be given the fertilizer treatment and the other 50 plants will not receive any fertilizer. After one year, the shoots will be counted for each plant.

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For each plant, flip a coin. If the coin lands on heads, the plant will receive the fertilizer. If the coin lands on tails, the plant will not receive the fertilizer. Continue until 50 plants have been assigned to each of the two treatment groups.
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Group the plants based on size with the 50 biggest plants in one group and the 50 smallest plants in the other group. Flip a coin, and if it lands on heads, give the first group of 50 the fertilizer. If it lands on tails, give the second group of 50 the fertilizer.
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Number the plants 00–99 and, using a random number table, read the digits two at time. Select the first 50 digits. These will represent the plants placed in the fertilizer group. The remaining 50 plants will be placed in the group that does not receive fertilizer.
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Number the plants 1–100 and put these numbers into a random number generator. The first 50 unique numbers generated will represent the plants placed in the fertilizer group. The remaining 50 plants will be placed in the group that does not receive fertilizer.
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What is written as a single logarithm?

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4 log Subscript one-half Baseline 2 Superscript 4 Baseline u squared minus v cubed
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log Subscript one-half Baseline w Superscript 4 Baseline (StartFraction u squared Over v cubed EndFraction)
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log Subscript one-half Baseline (StartFraction w Superscript 4 Baseline Over u squared v cubed EndFraction)
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log Subscript one-half Baseline (w (StartFraction u squared Over v cubed EndFraction)) Superscript 4
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What are the solutions to

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x = negative 2 and x = negative 4
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x = negative 1 and x = 8
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x = 1 and x = negative 8
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x = 2 and x = 4
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The intensity, or loudness, of a sound can be measured in decibels (dB), according to the equation , where I is the intensity of a given sound and I0 is the threshold of hearing intensity. What is the intensity, in decibels, [I(dB)], when ?

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15
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32
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320
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737
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A tire company wants to determine if tires made with a new type of tread will last longer than tires made with the original type of tread. The company has access to 20 different vehicles and wants to use a randomized block design for the experiment.Which of the following variables would be the best to block the experimental units?

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type of vehicle
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year of vehicle
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make of the vehicle
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color of the vehicle
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Hugo reflects a vector v across the line y = –x. Nemo rotates a vector v 180° counterclockwise about the origin. Which of the following vectors would have the same image for Hugo and Nemo?

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Which image is a reflection over the line y = x of triangle 1?

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An initial investment of $200 is now valued at $350. The annual interest rate is 8% compounded continuously. The equation represents the situation, where t is the number of years the money has been invested. About how long has the money been invested? Use a calculator and round your answer to the nearest whole number.

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5 years
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7 years
C
19 years
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22 years
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The bottom of a 12-foot ladder is placed on the ground 7 feet from the base of a pipe sticking out of the ground. The top of the ladder is placed an unknown distance off the ground, leaning on the pipe. The ladder and the ground meet at a 56.4° angle. At what angle does the pipe meet the ground?

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35.7°
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46.7°
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55.7°
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88.2°
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A tree is growing on a hill. In an attempt to make the tree grow straight up, a 12-foot-long wire is attached to a tree at a point 6 feet off the ground. The wire is anchored to the ground 10 feet from the base of the tree. At what angle is the tree growing in relation to the hill?

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82.3°
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88.1°
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93.8°
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128.0°
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Which is the graph of ?

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On a coordinate plane, a curve starts at (2, 0) and curves up and goes through (3, 3) and (9, 5).
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On a coordinate plane, a curve starts at (2, 6) and curves down and goes through (3, 3) and (10, 2).
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A therapist wants to study the effects of yoga and meditation on stress relief. She has 60 volunteers who experience varying levels of stress. Half of the participants will be assigned to practice yoga for one month and the other half will practice meditation. Before the experiment begins, all of the participants will be asked to rate their stress levels on a scale from 0 to 10, with 0 representing "no stress” and 10 representing "highest level of stress.” At the end of one month, the participants will be asked to rate their stress levels again. The differences in stress levels will be compared.

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The volunteers’ names are all placed on equal-sized slips of paper and these slips are put into a hat. The therapist draws 30 slips of paper and the corresponding volunteers are placed into the yoga group. The remaining 30 volunteers are placed in the meditation group. After one month, the stress levels between the two groups are measured and compared.
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Volunteers are put together in groups of two based on stress level. For each group of two, a coin is flipped. If it lands on heads, then the first person is placed in the yoga group and if it is tails, then the first person is placed in the meditation group. The other person will be placed in the other group. After one month, the stress levels between the two participants are measured and compared.
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The volunteers’ names are all placed on equal-sized slips of paper, and these slips are put into a hat. After the hat is shaken, a slip of paper is drawn and the corresponding volunteer is placed in the yoga group. This is repeated until the yoga group has 30 volunteers. The remaining 30 volunteers are placed in the meditation group. After one month, the stress levels between the two groups are measured and compared.
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The volunteers are grouped based on their current stress levels. The 30 volunteers with the highest levels of reported stress are placed in one group and the remaining 30 volunteers are placed in another group. The therapist flips a coin. If it lands on heads, then the group with the highest stress levels will receive the yoga treatment. If it lands on tails, then this group will receive the meditation treatment. After one month, the stress levels will be compared between the two groups.
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Let q = ⟨15, –3⟩, r = ⟨–5, 8⟩, and s = ⟨10, –1⟩. What is r – q + 2s?

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⟨0, 3⟩
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⟨0, 9⟩
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⟨40, 3⟩
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⟨40, -13⟩
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Which expression is equivalent to ?

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log StartFraction 3 StartRoot x EndRoot (x cubed + 4) Over 2 EndFraction
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log StartFraction 3 StartRoot x EndRoot (3 x + 4) Over 2 EndFraction
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log StartFraction StartRoot 9 x (x cubed + 4) EndRoot Over 6 EndFraction
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StartFraction StartRoot log 9 x ( x cubed + 4) EndRoot Over 6 EndFraction
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A family visits a car show to research information on vehicles they might consider purchasing. Brochures for each vehicle provide helpful information for the vehicle. Which of the following is an example of a continuous quantitative variable that might be included in the brochure?

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number of seats
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type of transmission
C
presence of a sunroof
D
fuel efficiency (in mpg)
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A farmer sows 100 seeds of a new type of corn and wants to quickly determine the yield, or total number of ears of corn, for the crop when it has matured. He decides to take a simple random sample of the crop by using a random digit table. What is the fewest number of digits that should be used, given that there are 100 plants in total?

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1
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2
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3
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4
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The equation of the piecewise function f(x) is below. What is the value of f(–2)?

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f(–2) = –6
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f(–2) = –4
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f(–2) = 0
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f(–2) = 3

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