Basic Mathematics for College Students

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71. Subtract 1,249 from 50,009.


72. Subtract 2,198 from 20,020.


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76. WORLD RECORDS The world’s largest pumpkin
    weighed in at 1,689 pounds and the world’s largest
    watermelon weighed in at 269 pounds. How much
    more did the pumpkin weigh? (Source:Guinness
    Book of World Records,2008)


77. TRUCKS The Nissan Titan King Cab XE weighs
    5,230 pounds and the Honda Ridgeline RTL weighs
    4,553 pounds. How much more does the Nissan Titan
    weigh?


78. BULLDOGS See the graph below. How many more
    bulldogs were registered in 2004 as compared to
    2003?


79. BULLDOGS See the graph below. How many more
    bulldogs were registered in 2007 as compared to
    2000?


80. MILEAGE Find the distance (in miles) that a
    trucker drove on a trip from San Diego to Houston
    using the odometer readings shown below.

Truck odometer reading Truck odometer reading

leaving San Diego arriving in Houston

7 0 1 5 4 7 1 6 4 9

2000

15,21515,50115,81016,73519,39620,55621,03722,160

Year

Number of new bulldogs registered

with the American Kennel Club

Source: American Kennel Club

2001 2002 2003 20042005 2006 2007

APPLICATIONS

29,30710,008 40,01219,045

393,001

35,002

167,305

23,746

120  30  40 600  99  54

35,600

 34,799

15,700

 15,397

34,510

 27,593

17,246

6,789

852  695  40 397  348  65

20,007 78 70,006 48 88. DIETS Use the bathroom scale readings shown below

to find the number of pounds that a dieter lost.

89. CAB RIDES For a 20-mile trip, Wanda paid the taxi
    driver $63. If that included an $8 tip, how much was
    the fare?


90. MAGAZINES In 2007,Reader’s Digest had a
    circulation of 9,322,833. By what amount did this
    exceed TV Guide’s circulation of 3,288,740?


91. THE STOCK MARKET How many points did the
    Dow Jones Industrial Average gain on the day
    described by the graph?


92. TRANSPLANTS See the graph below. Find the
    decrease in the number of patients waiting for a liver
    transplant from:
    a. 2001 to 2002 b. 2007 to 2008


93. JEWELRY Gold melts at about 1,947°F. The
    melting point of silver is 183°F lower. What is the
    melting point of silver?


94. ENERGY COSTS The electricity cost to run a
    10-year-old refrigerator for 1 year is $133. A new
    energy-saving refrigerator costs $85 less to run for
    1 year. What is the electricity cost to run the new
    refrigerator for 1 year?

Year

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

18,000

20,000

2000

Number of patients

2001 2002 2003 2004

Waiting list for liver transplants

2005 2006 2007 2008

16,433

18,259

17,057

17,280

17,362

17,465

17,371

16,737

16,646

4:00 P.M.4:00 P.M.

8,3058,305

9:30 A.M.9:30 A.M.

8,2728,272

Dow Jones

Industrial Average

8,320

Points

8,300

8,280

8,260

8,240

8,220

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