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A quadrilateral has a perimeter of 36 inches. If the lengths of the sides are 4 consecutive, even integers, what is the length, in inches, of the shortest side?

(A)2

(B) 4

(C) 6

(D) 7

(E) 8

At the end of each month, a credit card company uses the formula D = B (1 + r) + 10m² to calculate debt owed, where D is the cardholder's total debt; B is the amount charged to the card; r is the rate of interest; and m is the number of payments the cardholder has previously missed. If Daniel has charged $2,155 to his credit card with a 13% interest rate and has missed 2 payments, which value is closest to Daniel's total credit card debt?

（A）$2,195 （B） $2,435 （C） $2,455 （D） $2,475 （E） $2,495

Correct Answer: D

The width of a rectangular cardboard box is half its length and twice its height. If the box is 12 cm long, what is the volume of the box in cubic centimeters?

（A）72 （B） 216 （C） 252 （D） 1,296 （E） 1,728

Correct Answer: B

In the following figure, the two triangles are similar. The lengths of their sides are shown. What is the value of yin terms of x?

(F) x+ 1(G) x+ 2(H) x+ 3(J) x+ 4(K) x+ 5

Correct Answer: J