Basic Mathematics for College Students

202 Chapter 2 Test GAMBLING On the first hand of draw poker, a player won the chips shown on the left. On the second hand, he l ...

203 CHAPTERS 1–2 CUMULATIVE REVIEW Consider the number 7,326,549.[Section 1.1] a. What is the place value of the digit 7? b. Wh ...

Multiply.[Section 1.4] 15. PACKAGING There are 3 tennis balls in one can, 24 cans in one case, and 12 cases in one box. ...

SPEED CHECKS A traffic officer used a radar gun and found that the speeds of several cars traveling on Main Street were: 38 mph ...

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207 3.1An Introduction to Fractions 3.2Multiplying Fractions 3.3Dividing Fractions 3.4Adding and Subtracting Fractions 3.5Multip ...

208 Chapter 3 Fractions and Mixed Numbers SECTION 3.1 An Introduction to Fractions Objectives 1 Identify the numerator and denom ...

If the numerator of a fraction is less than its denominator, the fraction is called a proper fraction.A proper fraction is less ...

Simplify special fraction forms. Recall from Section 1.5 that a fraction bar indicates division. This fact helps us simplify fou ...

Define equivalent fractions. Fractions can look different but still represent the same part of a whole. To illustrate this, cons ...

We have found that is equivalent to To build an equivalent fraction for with a denominator of 8, we multiplied by a factor equal ...

Simplify fractions. Every fraction can be written in infinitely many equivalent forms. For example, some equivalent forms of are ...

To simplify a fraction,we write it in simplest form by removing a factor equal to 1. For example, to simplify we note that the g ...

3.1 An Introduction to Fractions 215 EXAMPLE 8 Simplify each fraction, if possible: a. b. StrategyWe begin by prime factoring th ...

Use the following steps to simplify a fraction. Simplifying Fractions To simplify a fraction,remove factors equal to 1of the for ...

Classify each fraction as a proper fraction or an improper fraction. a. b. c. d. Remove the common factors of the numerator a ...

Simplify each fraction, if possible.See Example 7. Simplify each fraction, if possible.See Example 8. ...

DENTISTRY Refer to the dental chart. a. How many teeth are shown on the chart? b. What fraction of this set of teeth have fill ...

MUSIC The illustration shows a side view of the finger position needed to produce a length of string (from the bridge to the fi ...

3.2 Multiplying Fractions 221 In the next three sections, we discuss how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions. We be ...