Exam 1: The Basics

Identify the following statement as either true or false . Every whole number is also an integer.

Use the associative property to rewrite the expression. Simplify the result.

Find the next number in the sequence. 2, 2, 4, . . . (A Fibonacci-like sequence.)

Stacey buys a used car for $5,000. With each year that passes, the car drops $510 in value. Write a sequence of numbers that gives the value of the car at the beginning of each of the first 5 years she owns it. __________ , __________ , __________ , __________ , __________ Can this sequence be considered an arithmetic sequence? Answer yes or no . __________

Apply the distributive property, and then simplify the result.

Expand and multiply.

Simplify the expression.

Factor the following number into the product of primes. List the prime factors from smallest to largest. If the number is not factorable, indicate this.

Simplify.

Simplify the expression.

A man with $1,800 in a savings account makes a withdrawal of $1,160. Write an expression using subtraction that describes this situation.

Find the fourth term in the sequence.

Multiply.

Factor into the product of prime factors by first factoring 10 and then raising each of its factors to the second power.

Use the rule for order of operations to simplify the expression as much as possible.

Work the following problem using the rule for addition of real numbers.

The sequence below is an arithmetic sequence. Find the next two numbers in the sequence. 11, 18, 25, 32, __________, __________ . . .

Subtract.

Perform the indicated operation. Simplify the answer. Do not convert to decimal form.

Perform the indicated operations. Simplify as much as possible. If the expression is undefined, answer undefined .