Basic Mathematics for College Students

(Nandana) #1

  1. a. Write as a mixed number.


b. Write as an improper fraction.


  1. Find the sum of and. Simplify the


result.


  1. Subtract and simplify, if possible:

  2. Divide and simplify, if possible:

  3. BOXING Two of the greatest heavyweight boxers of
    all time are Muhammad Ali and George Foreman.
    Refer to the “Tale of the Tape” comparison shown
    below.
    a. Which fighter weighed more? How much
    more?
    b. Which fighter had the larger waist measurement?
    How much larger?
    c. Which fighter had the larger forearm
    measurement? How much larger?


Source: The International Boxing Hall of Fame


  1. Evaluate the formula for and
    .

  2. SPORTS CONTRACTS A basketball player signed
    a nine-year contract for million. How much is
    this per year?

  3. SEWING When cutting material for a -inch-wide
    placemat, a seamstress allows inch at each end for a
    hem, as shown below. How wide should the material
    be cut to make a placemat?


10 –^1
2
in.

?

5
8

(^10 12)
$13 (^12)
w


1


9


l

1


3


P 2 l 2 w

Muhammad
Ali
6-3
210 lb
82 in.
43 in.
45 in.
34 in.
12 in.
15 in.

(^1) / 2
(^1) / 2
(^1) / 2
Height
Weight
Reach
Chest (Normal)
Chest (Expanded)
Waist
Fist
Forearm
George
Foreman
6-4
250 lb
79 in.
48 in.
50 in.
39 in.
13 in.
14 in.
Tale of the Tape
(^1) / 2
(^1) / 2
(^3) / 4


6


1


4


 3


3


4


67


1


4


 29


5


6


103


13


15


157


3


10


1


18


21


55


6



  1. Find the perimeter and the area of the triangle shown
    below.

  2. NUTRITION A box of Tic Tacs contains 40 of the
    -calorie breath mints. How many calories are there
    in a box of Tic Tacs?

  3. COOKING How many servings are there in
    an 8-pound roast, if the suggested serving size
    is pound?

  4. Evaluate:

  5. Evaluate:


31.Simplify:


  1. Simplify:

  2. Explain what is meant when we say, “The product
    of any number and its reciprocal is 1.” Give an
    example.

  3. Explain each mathematical concept that is shown
    below.


a.

b.

c.

3
5


3
5


4
4


12
20

(^1) –
2
(^2) –
= 4
6
8

2
1
 3
2
1
 4

3
4


1


2





1


3





1


6





1


3


5


6


7


8


a

1


2


b

3
a

3


4





1


3


b

a

2


3





5


16


ba 1

3


5


 4


4


5


b

2
3

(^1 12)
10 –^2
3
20 in.
in.
22 –^2
3
in.
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