Basic Mathematics for College Students

97. ONLINE SHOPPING A mother is ordering a pair of
    jeans for her daughter from the screen shown below.
    If the daughter’s height is in. and her waist is
    in., on what size and what cut (regular or slim)
    should the mother point and click?


98. SEWING Use the following table to determine the
    number of yards of fabric needed...
    a. to make a size 16 top if the fabric to be used is
    60 inches wide.
    b. to make size 18 pants if the fabric to be used is
    45 inches wide.


99. LICENSE PLATES Find the area of the license
    plate shown below.

12 in.^1 – 4

6 in.^1 – 4

COUNTYWB^10

123 ABC123 ABC123 ABC123 ABC

Front

(^1) / 4
(^1) / 8 1 / 8 1 / 8 1 / 8 1 / 8
(^3) / 8 3 / 8 3 / 8 1 / 2 5 / 8 3 / 4
(^3) / 4 1 / 4 1 / 4 1 / 4 1 / 4 1 / 2
(^5) / 8 5 / 8 5 / 8 5 / 8 5 / 8 5 / 8 5 / 8
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SIZES
45"
60"
45"
60"
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Top
Pants
Yds
Front
Yds
810 12141618 20
To order:
Point arrow to proper size/cut and click
Girl’s jeans- slim cut
20 -21^3 / 4 1 / 4 21 -21^1 / 4 3 / 4 22 -22^1 / 4 3 / 4 23 -23^1 / 4 3 / 4 24 -24^1 / 4 3 / 4 25-26^1 / 2
7 8 10 12 14 16
50-52 52-54 54-56 56 -58^1 / 2 1 / 2 59-61 61-62
Girl’s jeans- regular cut
Size 7 8 10 12 14 16
Height 50-52 52-54 54-56 56 -58 59-61 61-62
Waist
(^1) / 4 1 / 2
22 -22^1 / 4 3 / 4 22 -23^3 / 4 1 / 4 23 -24^3 / 4 1 / 4 24 -25^3 / 4 1 / 4 25 -26^3 / 4 1 / 4 26 -28^1 / 4

24 12

60 34

100. GRAPH PAPER Mathematicians use specially
     marked paper, called graph paper, when drawing
     figures. It is made up of squares that are -inch long
     by -inch high.
     a. Find the length of the piece of graph paper
     shown below.
     b. Find its height.
     c. What is the area of the piece of graph
     paper?


101. EMERGENCY EXITS The following sign marks
     the emergency exit on a school bus. Find the area of
     the sign.


102. CLOTHING DESIGN Find the number of square
     yards of material needed to make the triangular-
     shaped shawl shown in the illustration.


103. CALORIES A company advertises that its
     mints contain only calories a piece. What is
     the calorie intake if you eat an entire package
     of 20 mints?

3 15

1 yd^2 – 3

1 yd^1 – 3

EMERGENCY

EXIT

8 in.^1 – 4

10 in.^1 – 3

Length

Height

1

4

1

4

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