Basic Mathematics for College Students

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  1. WORD PROCESSING A student used the Insert
    Tableoptions shown when typing a report. How many
    entries will the table hold?

  2. BOARD GAMES A checkerboard consists of 8
    rows, with 8 squares in each row. The squares
    alternate in color, red and black. How many squares
    are there on a checkerboard?

  3. ROOM CAPACITY A college lecture hall has
    17 rows of 33 seats each. A sign on the wall reads,
    “Occupancy by more than 570 persons is prohibited.”
    If all of the seats are taken, and there is one instructor
    in the room, is the college breaking the rule?

  4. ELEVATORS There are 14 people in an elevator
    with a capacity of 2,000 pounds. If the average weight
    of a person in the elevator is 150 pounds, is the
    elevator overloaded?

  5. KOALAS In one 24-hour period, a koala sleeps
    3 times as many hours as it is awake. If it is awake
    for 6 hours, how many hours does it sleep?

  6. FROGS Bullfrogs can jump as far as ten times their
    body length. How far could an 8-inch-long bullfrog
    jump?

  7. TRAVELING During the 2008 Olympics held in
    Beijing, China, the cost of some hotel rooms was
    33 times greater than the normal charge of $42 per
    night. What was the cost of such a room during the
    Olympics?

  8. ENERGY SAVINGS An
    ENERGY STAR light
    bulb lasts eight times
    longer than a standard
    60-watt light bulb. If a
    standard bulb normally
    lasts 11 months, how long
    will an ENERGY STAR
    bulb last?


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  1. PRESCRIPTIONS How many tablets should a
    pharmacist put in the container shown in the
    illustration?

  2. HEART BEATS A normal pulse rate for a healthy
    adult, while resting, can range from 60 to 100 beats
    per minute.
    a. How many beats is that in one day at the lower
    end of the range?
    b. How many beats is that in one day at the upper
    end of the range?

  3. WRAPPING PRESENTS When completely
    unrolled, a long sheet of wrapping paper has the
    dimensions shown. How many square feet of gift
    wrap are on the roll?

  4. POSTER BOARDS A rectangular-shaped poster
    board has dimensions of 24 inches by 36 inches. Find
    its area.

  5. WYOMING The state of Wyoming is
    approximately rectangular-shaped, with dimensions
    360 miles long and 270 miles wide. Find its perimeter
    and its area.

  6. COMPARING ROOMS Which has the greater
    area, a rectangular room that is 14 feet by
    17 feet or a square room that is 16 feet on
    each side? Which has the greater perimeter?

  7. Explain the difference between 1 foot and 1 square
    foot.

  8. When two numbers are multiplied, the result is 0.
    What conclusion can be drawn about the numbers?

  9. Find the sum of 10,357, 9,809, and 476.

  10. DISCOUNTS A radio, originally priced at $367, has
    been marked down to $179. By how many dollars
    was the radio discounted?


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