EXERCISES
- Re.dln, and wIllin, numbers
Choose the eorreet answer.
a) How da yau write: "one thousand two hundred and
fifty"?- 1.250 2. 1,250 3. 1:250
b) How da yau say: "1.250"?- One camma two live nought
- One and twenty-five zero
- One point two five oh
cl How da yau 5ay: "l,DDO,ODO,ODO"?- one million
- one billion
- one trillion
d) How da yau say the equation: " 3 x 2 = 6 "?- 3 multiple 2 ~ 6
- 3 limes 2 equals 6
- 3 Qver 2 equals 6
e) How da yau 5ay the following: 54?- 5 10 the QQt!f.[ (of) 4
2 .4 Dver 5 - 5 limes 4
- Equallons and relations
Match the equations to the correct categories.
.) 114 of 24 = 6 0 1. Irigonomelry
b) fix) = g(x) + k 0 2. algebra
c) 25 + 45 + 30 = 100 0 3. calculus
d) (sin A ltan Al + cos A 0 4. arithmetic
c) 4X^2 +2X=42 0 5. fraction
f) l:l2", 16:192 0 6.@1lQFor more information- Mafhematics in Engineeringand Science. L. R. Mustoe. M. D.
J. Barry, Wiley, ISBN 978 -0 -471-97093-4, €46.99, - Advanced Engineering Mathematics, Michael Greenberg, Pear-
son, ISBN 978 -0-13-321431-4. [118.82.
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