Deck 1: The Basics

Question 1

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

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Question 2

The following bar chart gives the number of calories burned by a 150-pound person during 1 hour of various exercises. Use the bar char to determine the number of calories burned during 1 hour of skiing.

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Answer 2

calories

Question 3

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

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Question 4

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

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Question 5

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

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Question 6

For the sentence below, write an equivalent expression in symbols. The product of and is less than or equal to the sum of and .

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Question 7

Expand and multiply.

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Question 8

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

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Question 9

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

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Question 10

Expand and multiply.

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Question 11

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Question 12

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Question 13

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Question 14

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Question 15

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Question 16

Find the next number in the sequence. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, . . . (The sequence of squares.)

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Question 17

In 1993 the government standardized the way in which nutrition information was presented on the labels of most packaged food products. The figure shows a standardized food label from a package of cookies that I ate at lunch the day I was writing the problems for this problem set. Use the information in the figure to answer the following question. If I paid $0.50 for the package of cookies, how much did each cookie cost?

A)$0.75
B)$0.07
C)$0.05
D)$0.02
E)none of these

Question 18

Find the next number in the sequence. 2, 2, 4, 6, 10, 16,. . . (A Fibonacci-like sequence.)

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Question 19

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

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Question 20

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

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Question 21

For the sentence below, write an equivalent expression in symbols. The product of 7 and y is less than or equal to the sum of y and 5.

Question 22

For the sentence below, write an equivalent expression in symbols. The quotient of x and 7 is equal to the sum of x and 2.

Question 23

Find the next number in the sequence. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, . . . (The sequence of squares.)

Question 24

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

Question 25

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

Question 26

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

Question 27

What symbol must be placed in the blank to make the resulting statement true? _____

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Question 28

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

Question 29

In 1993 the government standardized the way in which nutrition information was presented on the labels of most packaged food products. The figure shows a standardized food label from a package of cookies that I ate at lunch the day I was writing the problems for this problem set. Use the information in the figure to answer the following question. How many cookies are in the package? __________ cookies

Question 30

Expand and multiply.

Question 31

For the sentence below, write an equivalent expression in symbols. The sum of x and 6 is 10.

Question 32

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

Question 33

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

Question 34

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

Question 35

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

Question 36

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

Question 37

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

Question 38

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

Question 39

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

Question 40

Expand and multiply.

Question 41

Write the following fraction as an equivalent fraction with denominator 10.

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Question 42

Draw a number line that extends from to . Label the point with the following coordinate.

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Question 43

Give the absolute value for .

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Question 44

Simplify the expression.

Question 45

Find the perimeter of an piece of notebook paper.

A) inches
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Question 46

Find the perimeter of the figure.

A)12 inches
B)8 square inches
C)20 inches
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E)16 inches

Question 47

Multiply the following.

Question 48

Multiply the following.

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Question 49

A woman has a balance of in her checking account. If she writes a check for what number can be used to represent the new balance in her checking account? $__________

Question 50

Find the area of the figure.

A)40 centimeters
B)6,400 square centimeters
C)79 square centimeters
D)40 square centimeters
E)80 square centimeters

Question 51

Multiply the following.

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Question 52

Simplify the expression.

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Question 53

Give the reciprocal for the number 4.

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Question 54

What symbol must be placed in the blank to make the resulting statement true? _____

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Question 55

Simplify the expression.

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Question 56

A woman has a balance of $18 in her checking account. If she writes a check for $26, what negative number can be used to represent the new balance in her checking account?

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Question 57

Write the following fraction as an equivalent fraction with denominator 14.

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Question 58

Expand and multiply.

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Question 59

Find the perimeter of an piece of notebook paper. perimeter = __________ inches

Question 60

Multiply the following.

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Question 61

Multiply the following.

Question 62

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

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Question 63

Simplify the expression.

Question 64

Write the following fraction as an equivalent fraction with denominator .

Question 65

Work the following problem.

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Question 66

Simplify.

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Question 67

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

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Question 68

Place one of the symbols or between the following to make the resulting statement true. __________

Question 69

Write the following fraction as an equivalent fraction with denominator .

Question 70

Find the perimeter and the area of the figure. perimeter = __________ inches area = __________ inches

Question 71

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

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Question 72

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

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Question 73

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

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Question 74

Simplify.

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Question 75

Find the perimeter and area of the figure. perimeter = __________ centimeters area = __________ centimeters

Question 76

Expand and multiply.

Question 77

Place one of the symbols or between the following numbers to make the resulting statement true. __________

Question 78

Multiply the following.

Question 79

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

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Question 80

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

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