Basic Mathematics for College Students

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  1. SPEED CHECKS A traffic officer used a radar gun
    and found that the speeds of several cars traveling on
    Main Street were:
    38 mph, 42 mph, 36 mph, 38 mph, 48 mph, 44 mph
    What was the mean (average) speed of the cars
    traveling on Main Street?[Section 1.9]

  2. Graph the following integers on a number line.
    [Section 2.1]
    a. , , 0, 2


b. The integers greater than but less than 2


  1. Find the sum of , 20, , and 1.[Section 2.2]


Use signed numbers to solve each problem.



  1. LIE DETECTOR TESTS A burglar scored
    on a polygraph test, a score that indicates deception.
    However, on a second test, he scored , a score
    that is uncertain. Find the change in the scores.
    [Section 2.3]

  2. BANKING A student has $48 in his checking
    account. He then writes a check for $105 to purchase
    books. The bank honors the check, but charges the
    student an additional $22 service fee for being
    overdrawn. What is the student’s new checking
    account balance?[Section 2.3]

  3. CHEMISTRY The melting pointof a solid is the
    temperature range at which it changes state from solid
    to liquid. The melting point of helium is seven times
    colder that the melting point of mercury. If the melting
    point of mercury is Celsius (a temperature scale
    used in science), what is the melting point of helium?
    (Source: chemicalelements.com)[Section 2.4]


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 11  13


− 4 − 3 − 2 − 1 01 2

 4


− 3 − 2 − 1 01 23

 2  1



  1. BUYING A BUSINESS When 12 investors decided to
    buy a bankrupt company, they agreed to assume equal
    shares of the company’s debt of $660,000. How much
    debt was each investor responsible for?[Section 2.5]


Evaluate each expression.[Section 2.6]
45.

46.

47.

48.

49.

50.

51.

52.

53.

54.

For Exercises 55 and 56, quickly determine a reasonable estimate
of the exact answer.[Section 2.6]


  1. CAMPING Hikers make a 1,150-foot descent into a
    canyon in 12 stages. How many feet do they descend
    in each stage?

  2. RECALLS An automobile maker has to recall
    19,250 cars because they have a faulty engine mount.
    If it costs $195 to repair each car, how much of a loss
    will the company suffer because of the recall?


4(5) 2


3  32


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45


 9


(9)`


 92 (9)^2


2 a

 12


3


b3(5)

15  20  3  40


34 6( 12  5 4)


3(6) 10


32  42


10 (5)


1  2  3


2[6(5 13 )5]


5 (3)(7)(2)


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