B.E.S.T. Algebra

Find the value of x.

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

Which value is equivalent to x?

• -6/13

• -6

• 6/29

• 42/17

A carnival performer claims to be able to guess a person's weight within 4lbs of their actual weight or the person wins a prize. If a person weighs 142lbs, which equation can be used to find the minimum and maximum weights the performer can guess without the person winning a prize?

• |x - 142| = 4

• |x - 4| = 142

• |x + 4| = 142

• |x + 142| = 4

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Twice the sum of the number of marbles in a bag and 2 is 14 more than the number of marbles in the bag. How many marbles are in the bag?

• 5

• 6

• 10

• 12

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

The surface area S of a rectangular prism with length L, width W, and height H is S = 2(LW + WH + LH). Which expression is equivalent to the height, H?

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.4

• 3

• 2

• -3

• 0

• -1

• 1

• 4

• 0

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Using the Pythagorean Theorem, find the length of a leg of a right triangle if the hypotenuse is 13 and the other leg is 5.

• 12

• 13

• 5

• 8

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

• -2

• 2

• -1

• 1

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7A

• -3

• 3

• 6

• 0

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5