Basic Mathematics for College Students

Chapter 7 Summary and Review

CHAPTER 7 SUMMARY AND REVIEW

SECTION 7.1 Reading Graphs and Tables

To read a table and locate a specific fact in it,we

find the intersection of the correct row and

column that contains the desired information.

DEFINITIONS AND CONCEPTS EXAMPLES

SALARY SCHEDULES Find the annual salary for a teacher with a

master’s degree plus 15 additional units of study who is beginning her

4th year of teaching.

The annual salary is $46,417. It can be found by looking on the fourth

row (labeled Step 4) in the 6th column (labeled MA + 15).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Step

37,295

38,504

39,716

40,926

42,135

44,458

46,780

BA

38,362

39,581

40,802

42,021

43,240

45,567

47,891

BA+15

39,416

40,652

41,885

43,120

44,356

46,683

49,003

BA+30

40,480

41,728

42,973

44,220

45,465

47,782

50,115

BA+45

41,556

42,812

44,066

45,321

46,577

48,897

51,226

MA

42,612

43,879

45,147

46,417

47,682

50,010

52,330

MA+15

43,669

44,952

46,234

47,514

48,795

51,113

53,438

MA+30

Teacher Salary Schedule

STUDY SKILLS CHECKLIST

Know the Definitions

Before taking the test on Chapter 7, make sure that you have memorized the definitions of

mean, median, and mode. Put a checkmark in the box if you can answer “yes” to the statement.

□ I know that the mean of a set of values is often

referred to as the average.

□ I know that the mean of a set of values is given by

the formula:

Mean 

□ I know that the median of a set of values is the

middle value when they are arranged in increasing

order.

□ I know how to find the median of a set of values if

there is an odd number of values.

2458101314 7 values

Median  Middle value



sum of the values

number of values

□ I know how to find the median of a set of values if

there is an even number of values.

245810131416 8 values

Median 

□ I know that the mode of a set of values is the value

that occurs most often.

□ I know that a set of values may have one mode, or

more than one mode.

2 8 5 8 10814 mode: 8

2 8 5 8 2 8 2 two modes: 2, 8

8  10

2 ^9

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