Basic Mathematics for College Students

402 Chapter 4 Decimals To checkthe result, we multiply the divisor by the quotient. The result should be the dividend. Check: Th ...

403 Dividing a decimal by 0.1, 0.01, 0.001, and so on To find the quotient of a decimal and 0.1, 0.01, 0.001, and so on, move th ...

404 Chapter 4 Decimals TELESCOPES To change the position of a focusing mirror on a telescope, an adjustment knob is used. The m ...

Chapter 4 Summary and Review 405 To write a mixed number in decimal form,we need only find the decimal equivalent for the fracti ...

406 Chapter 4 Decimals ROADSIDE EMERGENCY What is the area of the reflector shown below? SEAFOOD A shopper purchased pound of c ...

Chapter 4 Summary and Review 407 When evaluating an expression containing square roots,evaluate square roots at the same stage i ...

CHAPTER 4 TEST Fill in the blanks. a. Copy the following addition. Label each addend and the sum. b. Copy the following subtra ...

NEW YORK CITY Refer to the illustration on the right. Central Park, which lies in the middle of Manhattan, is the city’s best-k ...

CHAPTERS 1–4 CUMULATIVE REVIEW Write 154,302 a. in words b. in expanded form[Section 1.1] Use 3, 4, and 5 to express the asso ...

[Section 3.5] [Section 3.6] [Section 3.7] What is of ?[Section 3.2] TAPE MEASURES Use the information shown in the illustration ...

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413 Ratio, Proportion, and Measurement 5.1Ratios 5.2Proportions 5.3American Units of Measurement 5.4Metric Units of Measurement ...

414 Chapter 5 Ratio, Proportion, and Measurement SECTION 5.1 Ratios Objectives 1 Write ratios as fractions. 2 Simplify ratios in ...

Caution! When a ratio is written as a fraction, the fraction should be in simplest form. (Recall from Chapter 3 that a fraction ...

416 Chapter 5 Ratio, Proportion, and Measurement Self Check 3 CARRY-ON LUGGAGE a.Write the ratio of the height to the length of ...

Caution! Example 3 shows that order is important when writing a ratio. The width-to-length ratio is while the length-to-width ra ...

418 Chapter 5 Ratio, Proportion, and Measurement Self Check 6 Write the ratio6 feet to 3 yardsas a fraction in simplest form. (H ...

Write rates as fractions. When we compare two quantities that have different units (and neither unit can be converted to the oth ...

Writing a Rate as a Fraction To write a rate as a fraction,write the first quantity mentioned as the numerator and the second qu ...

We can also find the unit rate by dividing 354 by 6. The unit rate can be expressed in any of the following forms: , 59 miles pe ...