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The formula for the area of a regular polygon is . What is the equation solved for a?

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a = 2 uppercase A
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a = 2 uppercase A minus p
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a = StartFraction 2 p Over uppercase A EndFraction
Option C
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a = StartFraction 2 uppercase A Over p EndFraction
Option D
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The area of a sector of a circle is given by the equation , where r is the radius of the circle and S is the angle measure of the sector. If Mia solved this equation for S, which of the following equations did she write?

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360 uppercase A + pi r squared
Option A
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360 uppercase A minus pi r squared
Option B
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StartFraction 360 + uppercase A Over pi r squared EndFraction
Option C
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StartFraction 360 uppercase A Over pi r squared EndFraction
Option D
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Which of the following equations is equivalent to ?

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h = uppercase S minus pi r squared
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h = StartFraction uppercase S Over pi r squared EndFraction
Option B
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h = StartFraction pi r squared Over uppercase S EndFraction
Option C
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h = uppercase S + pi r squared
Option D
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If , which equation is solved for t?

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I – pr = t
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StartFraction uppercase I minus p Over r EndFraction = t
Option B
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StartFraction uppercase I Over p r EndFraction = t
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I + pr = t
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The final velocity, V, of an object under constant acceleration can be found using the formula , where v is the initial velocity (in meters per second), a is acceleration (in meters per second), and s is the distance (in meters). What is the formula solved for a?

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uppercase V squared minus v squared minus 2 x = a
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uppercase V squared minus v squared + 2 s = a
Option B
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StartFraction uppercase V squared minus v squared Over 2 s EndFraction = a
Option C
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StartFraction uppercase V squared plus v squared Over 2 s EndFraction = a
Option D
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The selling price, s, of an item is s = c + mc, where c is the cost of the item and m is the percent markup based on cost. What is the formula solved for m?

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m = StartFraction s minus c Over c EndFraction
Option A
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m = StartFraction s + c Over c EndFraction
Option B
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s minus c = m
Option C
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s + c = m
Option D
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Given the equation , which equation is solved for t?

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t = p (s Subscript 1 Baseline minus s Subscript 2 Baseline)
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t = p minus s Subscript 1 Baseline minus s Subscript 2
Option B
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t = StartFraction p Over s Subscript 1 Baseline minus s Subscript 2 Baseline EndFraction
Option C
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t = StartFraction p Over s Subscript 1 Baseline + s Subscript 2 Baseline EndFraction
Option D
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A student solves the equation using the steps in the table. Original equationCross multiplicationDistributive propertySubtraction property of equality5 = xWhich method of solving for the variable could be used instead of cross multiplication?

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distributing x + 3 and then 3x + 5 to both sides of the equation
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distributing x – 3 and then 3x – 5 to both sides of the equation
C
using the multiplication property of equality to multiply both sides of the equation by 10
D
using the multiplication property of equality to multiply both sides of the equation by
Option D
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Remmi wrote the equation of the line He solved for x and got Which of the following is an equivalent equation for x?

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x = y minus eleven-thirds
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x = y + seven-thirds
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x = 3 (y minus two-thirds)
Option C
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x = 3 (y + two-thirds)
Option D
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Which equation is equivalent to

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s = t minus 2
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s = StartFraction 4 Over t + 2 EndFraction
Option B
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s = StartFraction t + 2 Over 4 EndFraction
Option C
D
s = t + 6
Option D

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