Basic Mathematics for College Students

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  1. Find the area of the square shown. 28. What property is illustrated by each statement?


a.

b.


  1. Perform each operation, if possible.


a. b.

c. d.


  1. Find the LCM of 15 and 18.

  2. Find the LCM of and 12.

  3. Find the GCF of 30 and 54.

  4. Find the GCF of and 36.

  5. STOCKING SHELVES Boxes of rice are being
    stacked next to boxes of instant mashed potatoes on
    the same bottom shelf in a supermarket display. The
    boxes of rice are 8 inches tall and the boxes of instant
    potatoes are 10 inches high.
    a. What is the shortest height at which the two stacks
    will be the same height?
    b. How many boxes of rice and how many boxes of
    potatoes will be used in each stack?

  6. Is 521,340 divisible by or 10?

  7. GRADES A student scored and 70 on
    four exams and received 0 on one missed exam. Find
    his mean (average) exam score.


Evaluate each expression.
37.

38.

39.

40.

33 2(1514)^2


33  9  1


20 2[4^2 2(6 22 )]


34  10 2(6)(4)


9  4  5


73, 52, 95,


2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9,


24, 28,


8, 9,


8


0


8


8


0


15


15  0


23,999 1  1 23,999


18 (940)(189) 40


Chapter 1 Test 129

23 cm

23 cm


  1. a. Find the factors of 12.


b. Find the first six multiples of 4.
c. Write as a
multiplication.


  1. Find the prime factorization of 1,260.

  2. TEETH Children have one set of primary (baby)
    teeth used in early development. These 20 teeth are
    generally replaced by a second set of larger
    permanent (adult) teeth. Determine the number of
    adult teeth if there are 12 more of those than baby
    teeth.

  3. TOSSING A COIN During World War II, John
    Kerrich, a prisoner of war, tossed a coin 10,000 times
    and wrote down the results. If he recorded
    5,067 heads, how many tails occurred? (Source:
    Figure This!)

  4. P.E. CLASSES In a physical education class, the
    students stand in a rectangular formation of 8 rows
    and 12 columns when the instructor takes attendance.
    How many students are in the class?

  5. FLOOR SPACE The men’s, women’s, and children’s
    departments in a clothing store occupy a total of
    12,255 square feet. Find the square footage of each
    department if they each occupy the same amount of
    floor space.

  6. MILEAGE The fuel tank of a Hummer H3 holds
    23 gallons of gasoline. How far can a Hummer travel
    on one tank of gas if it gets 18 miles per gallon on the
    highway?

  7. INHERITANCE A father willed his estate, valued at
    $1,350,000, to his four adult children. Upon his death,
    the children paid legal expenses of $26,000 and then
    split the remainder of the inheritance equally among
    themselves. How much did each one receive?


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