Basic Mathematics for College Students

50 Chapter 1 Whole Numbers

Caution! Remember that the perimeter of a rectangle is the distance around

it and is measured in units such as inches, feet, and miles. The area of a

rectangle is the amount of surface it encloses and is measured in square units

such as in.^2 ,ft^2 , and mi^2.

1. 324 2. a.9,000 b.2,500 c.875,000 3. a.13,500 b.21,700,000
   4.12,024 5. a.247,806 b.8,040,032 6.2,300 7.35,000 8.$176
   9.786,432 10.750 milligrams 11.2,655 in.^2

ANSWERS TO SELF CHECKS

STUDY SKILLS CHECKLIST

Get the Most from Your Textbook

The following checklist will help you become familiar with some useful features in this book.

Place a check mark in each box after you answer the question.

Locate the Definitionfor divisibility on page 61

and the Order of Operations Rules on page 102.

What color are these boxes?

Find the Caution box on page 36, the Success Tip

box on page 45, and the Language of Mathematics

box on page 45. What color is used to identify these

boxes?

Each chapter begins with From Campus to Careers

(see page 1). Chapter 3 gives information on how to

become a school guidance counselor. On what page

does a related problem appear in Study Set 3.4?

Locate the Study Skills Workshop at the beginning

of your text beginning on page S-1. How many

Objectives appear in the Study Skills Workshop?

Answers: Green, Red, 255, 7

VOCABULARY

Fill in the blanks.

1. In the multiplication problem shown below, label
   each factor and the product.
   5  10  50


2. Multiplication is addition.


3. The property of multiplication states that
   the order in which whole numbers are multiplied
   does not change their product. The
   property of multiplication states that the way in
   which whole numbers are grouped does not change
   their product.


4. Letters that are used to represent numbers are called
   .

  

5. If a square measures 1 inch on each side, its area is
   1 inch.


6. The of a rectangle is a measure of the amount of
   surface it encloses.


7. a.Write the repeated addition as a
   multiplication.
   b. Write the multiplication as a repeated
   addition.


8. a.Fill in the blank: A rectangular of red
   squares is shown below.
   b. Write a multiplication statement that will give the
   number of red squares.

7  15

8  8  8  8

CONCEPTS

SECTION1.4 STUDY SET