Basic Mathematics for College Students

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1. USED CARS The following ad appeared in The Car
   Trader.(O.B.O. means “or best offer.”) If offers of
   $8,750, $8,875, $8,900, $8,850, $8,800, $7,995, $8,995,
   and $8,925 were received, what was the selling price
   of the car?[Section 1.1]


2. Round 2,109,567 to the nearest thousand.[Section 1.1]


3. Add: [Section 1.2]


4. Subtract: [Section 1.3]


5. PARKING The length of a rectangular parking lot is
   204 feet and its width is 97 feet.[Section 1.4]
   a. Find the perimeter of the lot.
   b. Find the area of the lot.


6. Divide: [Section 1.5]


7. PAINTING One gallon of paint covers 350 square
   feet. How many gallons are needed if the total area of
   walls and ceilings to be painted is 8,400 square feet,
   and if two coats must be applied?[Section 1.6]


8. a.Prime factor 220.[Section 1.7]
   b. Find all the factors of 12.[Section 1.7]


9. a.Find the LCM of 16 and 24.[Section 1.8]
   b. Find the GCF of 16 and 24.


10. Evaluate: [Section 1.9]


11. a. Write the set of integers.[Section 2.1]
    b. Simplify:(3) [Section 2.1]

(35)^2  2

2(85)

1,363 41

35,02123,999

458 8,09923,419 58

1969 Ford Mustang. New tires

Must sell!!!! $10,500 O.B.O.

12. Perform the operations.
    a. [Section 2.2]
    b. [Section 2.3]
    c. [Section 2.4]

d. [Section 2.5]

e. [Section 2.4]

f. [Section 2.4]

13. OVERDRAFT PROTECTION A student forgot
    that she had only $30 in her bank account and wrote
    a check for $55 and used her debit card to buy $75
    worth of groceries. On each of the two transactions,
    the bank charged her a $20 overdraft protection fee.
    Find the new account balance.[Section 2.3]


14. Evaluate: [Section 2.6]


15. a. Simplify: [Section 3.1]

b. Write as an equivalent fraction with

denominator 48.[Section 3.1]

c. What is the reciprocal of ?[Section 3.3]

d. Write as an improper fraction.[Section 3.5]

16. GRAVITY Objects on the moon weigh only one-
    sixth as much as on Earth. If a rock weighs 54 ounces
    on the Earth, how much does it weigh on the moon?
    [Section 3.2]

Perform the operations.

17. [Section 3.2]


18. [Section 3.3]

15

16



45

8



5

77

a

33

50

b

7

1

2

9

8

3

8

35

28

10  406 (3)^20

(4)^2

 42

 16

 4

16(4)

16 (4)

 16  4

CHAPTERS 1–9 CUMULATIVE REVIEW