The employees at Belinda's Paint Store are having a competition to see who can create the most new accounts over a period from January to June in a certain year. Data is missing because one of the employees began to erase it from the white board, thinking that the competition was over. The numbers in the chart below have been confirmed with the assistant manager's personal records.
Which of the following is closest to the percent decrease in Cameron's new accounts from January to February?
(F) 4.00%
(G) 17.40%
(H) 19.40%
(J) 20.00%
(K) 21.10%
If 
a5 for a ≠ 0, which of the following statements must be true?
(F) x ≠ 0 and y ≠ 0
(G) x + y = 5
(H) x - y = 5
(J) xy = 5
(K) 
= 5
Correct Answer: H
During their daily training race, Carl has to stop to tie his shoes. Melissa, whose shoes are velcro, continues to run and gets 20 feet ahead of Carl. Melissa is running at a constant rate of 8 feet per second, and Carl starts running at a constant rate of 9.2 feet per second to catch up to Melissa. Which of the following equations, when solved for s, gives the number of seconds Carl will take to catch up to Melissa?
(F) 8s + 20 = 9.2s
(G) 8s - 20 = 9.2s
(H) 
(J) 8s = 20
(K) 9.2s = 20
Correct Answer: F
The expression (3x - 5)(x + 2) is equivalent to:
（A）3x2 - 10 （B） 3x2 + x + 10 （C） 3x2 + x - 10 （D） 3x2 + 11x - 10 （E） 3x2 - 11x - 10
Correct Answer: C
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. What is the horizontal distance, in meters, from home plate to the closest wall of the fans' house?
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