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Posting here until I find a place for an upcoming mock I’m creating

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Problem 1

What value of $x$ minimizes $|2^x - 1|$?

$\textbf{(A)}\ -1\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 0\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 1\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \infty$

Solution

Problem 2

Suppose Mark wanted to arrange $5$ books onto a bookshelf, $3$ of which are math books and $2$ of which are science. If both science and math books are indistinguishable, in how many ways can Mark arrange the books on the shelf?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 6\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 8\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 10\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 12\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 15$