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Section

t-2
l-4 1-5 l-6

t-7
1-8

Title (Orderof Operations) Simplifoing Expressions Sums& Differences Products Quotients SolvingEquations

Sample Provided?

Yes
Needed for 1-7

Words into Symbols

Probem Solving with Equations in Solvng Inequalities One Variable (Coniunction Disjunction) & Solvng "Special"Inequalities Probern Solving Using Inequalities AbsoluteValue in Open Sentences in OpenSentences Two Variables of Graphs Linear Equations Wntine Linear Equations Systems Linear Equations of ProblemSolving:Using Systems LinearInequalitiesin Two Variables LinearFunctions Polynomials UsineLaws of Exponents Multiplvrng Polynomials Polynomials Factoring FactoringQuadraticPolynomials SolvingPolynomialEquations ProblemSolvingUsingPolynomial Equations SolvingPolynomial Inequalities of Quotients Monomials Zero andNegativeExponents Al Rational gebraic Expressions Products Quotients Rational & of Expressions Sumsand Differencesof RationalExpressions ComplexFractions
Fractional Equations

for Needed 1-7 Neededfor t-7 Yes Neededfor I -9

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5-2
5-4 5-5 5-6 5-7 5-9

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I0.

Sharonearned of $460 in simpleinterest an investment $6200. Someof the money on earnedan interestrate of 5o/o, the rest earnedSo/o. Her averagerate of interestwas 7.4%. and How much did she invest at eachrate?

Section2-2

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each Graph equation. 3x-l=6 25. l=2+x 26. -4x-2y-6=0

3a Secgen
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27.
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32. 33.

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36.

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37.

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41.

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62.

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