Problem-Solving Applications:Mixed Review
14-8
Solve each problem and explain the method
you used.
- I am a whole number. If you add me to 28,
the sum is 100. What am I? - I am a decimal. If I am added together
5 times, the answer equals 43. What
decimal am I? - I am a decimal equal to the sum of
2.8, 3.2 and 7.4. What decimal am I? - What number should you add to complete
this sentence? 8
1
4 ^2
1
4 n^11
1
2
- Use orto complete this number
sentence.
3 4 2 18 2 4 - In which equation does n25?
a. 5 10 4 2 n
b. 35 10 5 5 n - What is the number halfway between
40 and 70? - What is the greatest number less than 65
that is divisible by 3? - In a contest,players scored 4 points for
each correct answer. How many correct
answers did the winner give? the player in
3rd place? (Use the bar graph to the right.)
Number of Points
Place
0
8
16
24
32
40
48
56
64
72
1st 2nd 3rd
Contest Results
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