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If x < 0 and y < 0, then |x + y| is equivalent to which of the following?

(A)x + y

(B) -(x + y)

(C) x - y

(D) |x - y|

(E)

If x = 6 and y = –2, what is the value of 3xy+ 2x2 – y3?

(A) 44(B) 48(C) 50(D) 52(E) 56

Correct Answer: A

Kaylee is planning to purchase a car. She will need to borrow some of the money and has a chart, shown below, that will help her to approximate her monthly payment. The chart gives the approximate monthly payment per $1,000 borrowed. Kaylee found a used car that she is thinking about purchasing. The list price is $8,785. She calculates that she will need to borrow $6,500. Approximately what would her monthly payment be if she borrowed the money for 36 months at an annual interest rate of 10%?

（A）$164.84 （B） $171.21 （C） $209.76 （D） $234.72 （E） $283.81

Correct Answer: C

What is of 28% of 8,000?

（A）32 （B） 320 （C） 1,568 （D） 3,200 （E） 15,680

Correct Answer: D