Basic Mathematics for College Students

10 Chapter 1 Whole Numbers

1. a.2 hundred millionsb. 3 2. a.forty-twob.seven hundred ninety-eight
   c.ninety-seven thousand, fifty-threed.twenty-three million, seventeen


2. a.203,052 b.946,416,022 c.3,000,579 4.700,000 + 8, 000 + 400 + 10 + 3


3. a. b. 6. a.35,640 b.9,760 7.365,300 8. a.5,300 ft b.5,000 ft

ANSWERS TO SELF CHECKS

VOCABULARY

Fill in the blanks.

1. The numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 are the.
   2. The set of numbers is {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, }.
   3. When we write five thousand eighty-nine as 5,089, we
   are writing the number in form.
   4. To make large whole numbers easier to read, we use
   commas to separate their digits into groups of three,
   called.
   5. When 297 is written as 200 + 90 + 7, we are writing
   297 in form.
   6. Using a process called graphing, we can represent
   whole numbers as points on a line.

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7. The symbols and are symbols.


8. If we 627 to the nearest ten, we get 630.

CONCEPTS

9. Copy the following place-value chart. Then enter the
   whole number 1,342,587,200,946 and fill in the place
   value names and the periods.

PERIODS

 

SECTION 1.1 STUDY SET

STUDY SKILLS CHECKLIST

Get to Know Your Textbook

Congratulations. You now own a state-of-the-art textbook that has been written especially for

you. The following checklist will help you become familiar with the organization of this book.

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

Turn to the Table of Contents on page v. How

many chapters does the book have?

Each chapter of the book is divided into sections.

How many sections are there in Chapter 1, which

begins on page 1?

Learning Objectives are listed at the start of each

section. How many objectives are there for Section

1.2, which begins on page 15?

Each section ends with a Study Set. How many

problems are there in Study Set 1.2, which begins

on page 24?

Each chapter has a Chapter Summary & Review.

Which column of the Chapter 1 Summary found on

page 113 contains examples?

How many review problems are there for

Section 1.1 in the Chapter 1 Summary & Review,

which begins on page 114?

Each chapter has a Chapter Test. How many

problems are there in the Chapter 1 Test, which

begins on page 128?

Each chapter (except Chapter 1) ends with a

Cumulative Review.Which chapters are covered

by the Cumulative Review which begins on

page 313?

Answers: 9, 9, 6, 110, the right, 16, 40, 1–3