Basic Mathematics for College Students

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Subtract and simplify, if possible.See Example 7.
















Subtract.See Example 8.
















Subtract.See Example 9.
















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TRY IT YOURSELF


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  1. AIR TRAVEL A businesswoman’s flight left Los
    Angeles and in hours she landed in Minneapolis.
    She then boarded a commuter plane in Minneapolis
    and arrived at her final destination in hours. Find
    the total time she spent on the flights.

  2. SHIPPING A passenger ship and a cargo ship left
    San Diego harbor at midnight. During the first hour,
    the passenger ship traveled south at miles per
    hour, while the cargo ship traveled north at a rate of
    miles per hour. How far apart were they at
    1:00 A.M.?

  3. TRAIL MIX How many cups of trail mix will the
    recipe shown below make?


Trail Mix

2 cups peanuts
cup sunflower seeds
cup raisins

A healthy snack–great for camping trips

(^3) –
4
(^2) –
3
(^1) –
2
cup coconut
2 cups oat flakes
cup pretzels
(^1) –
3
(^1) –
4
(^2) –
3
(^5 15)
(^16 12)
(^1 12)
(^3 34)


APPLICATIONS


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3.6 Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers 281
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