Beginning Algebra, 11th Edition

The Pride Golf Tee Company, the only U.S.

manufacturer of wooden golf tees, has created

the Professional Tee System, shown in the

figure. Use the information given to work

Exercises 95 and 96. (Source: The Gazette.)

95.Find the difference in length between the

ProLength Plus and the once-standard

Shortee.

96.The ProLength Max tee is the longest

tee allowed by the U.S. Golf Associa-

tion’s Rules of Golf.How much longer

is the ProLength Max than the Shortee?

Solve each problem. See Example 8.

97.A hardware store sells a 40-piece socket wrench set. The measure of the largest socket is

in. The measure of the smallest is in. What is the difference between these measures?

98.Two sockets in a socket wrench set have measures of in. and in. What is the differ-

ence between these two measures?

99.A piece of property has an irregular shape, with five

sides, as shown in the figure. Find the total distance

around the piece of property. (This distance is called the

perimeterof the figure.)

3

8

9

16

3

16

3

4

12 CHAPTER 1 The Real Number System

ProLength Max

ProLength Plus

ProLength

Shortee

4 in.

3 in.^1 4

2 in.^3 4

2 in.^1 8

100

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98
146
Measurements in feet
4
3
2
1
8
7
8
5
5 7
10
ft ft
81 ft
4
1
2
1
100.Find the perimeter of the triangle in the
figure.
101.A board is in. long. If it must be
divided into three pieces of equal
length, how long must each piece be?
1585 in.
(^15 58)
102.Paul Beaulieu’s favorite recipe for barbecue sauce calls for cups of tomato sauce. The
recipe makes enough barbecue sauce to serve seven people. How much tomato sauce is
needed for one serving?
103.A cake recipe calls for of sugar. A caterer has cups of sugar on hand. How
many cakes can he make?
104.Kyla Williams needs of fabric to cover a chair. How many chairs can she cover
with of fabric?
105.It takes of fabric to make a costume for a school play. How much fabric would be
needed for seven costumes?
106.A cookie recipe calls for cups of sugar. How much sugar would be needed to make
four batches of cookies?
107.First published in 1953, the digest-
sized TV Guidehas changed to a full-
sized magazine. The full-sized
magazine is 3 in. wider than the old
guide. What is the difference in their
heights? (Source: TV Guide.)
(^2 23)
2 38 yd
23 23 yd
2 14 yd
1 34 cups (^15 12)
(^2 13)
8 in.
New
5 in.
Old
7 in.^1 8
10 in.^1 2
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