Basic Mathematics for College Students

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  1. Consider the number 5,896,619.[Section 1.1]
    a. What digit is in the millions column?
    b. What is the place value of the
    digit 8?
    c. Round to the nearest hundred.
    d. Round to the nearest ten thousand.

  2. BANKS In 2008, the world’s largest bank, with a net
    worth of $277,514,000,000, was the Industrial and
    Commercial Bank of China. In what place-value
    column is the digit 2? (Source: Skorcareer)
    [Section 1.1]

  3. POPULATION Rank the following counties in
    order, from greatest to least population.[Section 1.1]


County 2007 Population
Dallas County, TX 2,366,511
Kings County, NY 2,528,050
Miami-Dade County, FL 2,387,170
Orange County, CA 2,997,033
Queens County, NY 2,270,338
San Diego County, CA 2,974,859
(Source:The World Almanac and Book of Facts,
2009)


  1. Refer to the rectangular-shaped swimming pool
    shown below.
    a. Find the perimeter of the pool.
    [Section 1.2]
    b. Find the area of the pool’s surface.
    [Section 1.4]

  2. Add: [Section 1.2]

  3. Subtract 3,456 from 20,000. Check the result.
    [Section 1.3]


7,897


6,909


1,812


14,378


150 ft

75 ft


  1. SHEETS OF STICKERS There are twenty rows of
    twelve gold stars on one sheet of stickers. If a packet
    contains ten sheets, how many stars are there in one
    packet?[Section 1.4]

  2. Multiply: [Section 1.4]

  3. Divide:. Check the result.
    [Section 1.5]

  4. DISCOUNT LODGING A hotel is offering
    rooms that normally go for $119 per night for
    only $79 a night. How many dollars would a
    traveler save if she stays in such a room for
    4 nights?[Section 1.6]

  5. List factors of 24, from least to greatest.
    [Section 1.7]

  6. Find the prime factorization of 450.
    [Section 1.7]

  7. Find the LCM of 16 and 20.[Section 1.8]

  8. Find the GCF of 63 and 84.[Section 1.8]

  9. Evaluate: 155[12 (2^2 4)][Section 1.9]

  10. REAL ESTATE A homeowner, wishing to sell his
    house, had it appraised by three different real estate
    agents. The appraisals were: $158,000, $163,000, and
    $147,000. He decided to use the average of the
    appraisals as the listing price. For what amount was
    the home listed?[Section 1.9]

  11. Write the set of integers.[Section 2.1]

  12. Is the statement  9 8 true or false?[Section 2.1]

  13. Find the sum of20, 6, and 1.[Section 2.2]

  14. Subtract: 50 (60)[Section 2.3]

  15. GOLD MINING An elevator lowers gold miners
    from the ground level entrance to different depths
    in the mine. The elevator stops every 25 vertical
    feet to let off miners. At what depth do the miners
    work if they get off the elevator at the 8th stop?
    [Section 2.4]

  16. TEMPERATURE DROP During a five-hour period,
    the temperature steadily dropped 55°F. By how many
    degrees did the temperature change each hour?
    [Section 2.5]





(^35) 34,685


5,345


56


313

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