Basic Mathematics for College Students

42 Chapter 1 Whole Numbers EXAMPLE (^2) Multiply: a. b. c. Strategy For each multiplication, we will identify the factor that en ...

1.4 Multiplying Whole Numbers 43 Solution Each step of this multiplication is explained separately. Your solution need only look ...

44 Chapter 1 Whole Numbers The Language of Mathematics In Example 4, the numbers 1,308and 8,720are called partial products.We ad ...

Whenever we multiply a whole number by 0, the product is 0. For example, , , and Whenever we multiply a whole number by 1, the n ...

46 Chapter 1 Whole Numbers EXAMPLE (^6) Find the product: Strategy We will use the associative property to group 50 with 2. WHY ...

We can use multiplication to count objects arranged in patterns of neatly arranged rows and columns called rectangular arrays. 1 ...

48 Chapter 1 Whole Numbers The Language of Mathematics Here are some key words and phrases that are often used to indicate multi ...

The rectangle in the figure below has a length of 5 centimeters and a width of 3 centimeters. Since each small square region cov ...

50 Chapter 1 Whole Numbers Caution! Remember that the perimeter of a rectangle is the distance around it and is measured in unit ...

a.How many zeros do you attach to the right of 25 to find 25 1,000? b. How many zeros do you attach to the right of 8 to find ...

63. 44(55)(0) 64. BREAKFAST CEREAL A cereal maker advertises “Two cups of raisi ...

WORD PROCESSING A student used the Insert Tableoptions shown when typing a report. How many entries will the table hold? BOARD ...

54 Chapter 1 Whole Numbers SECTION 1.5 Dividing Whole Numbers Division of whole numbers is used by everyone. For example, to fin ...

1.5 Dividing Whole Numbers 55 EXAMPLE (^1) Write the related multiplication statement for each division. a. b. c. Strategy We wi ...

Recall from Section 1.4 that the product of any whole number and 0 is 0.We can use that fact to establish another property of di ...

1.5 Dividing Whole Numbers 57 Next, we 4 and 6, and their product, 24, from 25, to get 1. Now we the next digit in the dividend, ...

 The extra zeros (shown in the steps highlighted in red and blue) are often omitted. We can use long division to perform divisi ...

1.5 Dividing Whole Numbers 59 The quotient is 706. Check the result using multiplication. 706 (^48)  33888  336 28  0 288  2 ...

60 Chapter 1 Whole Numbers Change the from 4 to 3 in the tens column of the quotient. 3 and 23, and their product, 69, from 83, ...

1.5 Dividing Whole Numbers 61 the 1 from the ones column of the dividend. Ask: “How many times will 518 divide 2,651?” We can th ...