Exam 1: Notation and Symbols

Find the next number in the sequence.

What number results if 5 is subtracted from the product of -7 and 8?

Perform the indicated operation and reduce to lowest terms.

For the sentence below, write an equivalent expression in symbols. The quotient of and is equal to the sum of and .

Find x in the following diagram. __________

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.

Use the information in the table shown here to answer the following question. How many seconds have gone by between the time at which he has traveled 231 feet and the time at which his speed is 228.1 miles per hour? SPEED AND DISTANCE FOR A RACE CAR TIME IN SECONDS SPEED IN MILES/HOUR DISTANCE TRAVELED IN FEET 0 0 0 1 72.7 69 2 129.9 231 3 162.8 439 4 192.2 728 5 212.4 1,000 6 228.1 1,373

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