Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)
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ChapterP: Prerequisites: Fundamental Concepts Of Algebra
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1MCCP: In Exercises 1-25, simplify the given expression or perform the indicated operation (and simplify,...
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1.) Find a decimal representation of 1/3.
2.) Find the sum of the first 50 even natural numbers.
3.) Write as a fraction. 0.325
4.) Find the indicated term for the arithmetic sequence with the first term,
a1, and common difference, d. Find a8, when a1=−3, d=6.
5.)Katie recently retired and met with her financial planner. She arranged to receive $36,000the first year. Because of inflation, each year she will get
$360 more than she received the previous year.
a) What income will she receive in her
tenth year of retirement?
b) How much money will she have received in total during her first 10
years of retirement?
years of retirement?
6.) Use the rules of divisibility to determine whether 92,388 is divisible by the following numbers.
a. 2
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b. 3
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c. 4
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d. 5
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e. 6
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f. 8
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g. 9
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h. 10
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7.)
Evaluate the expression using the order of operations.
31/45 / 5/15 * 5/30
8.)
Perform the indicated operation.
6^45−9^125
9.) Divide 3/8 / 8/3
10.) Determine whether the sequence is a Fibonacci-type sequence (each term is the sum of the two preceding terms). If it is, determine the next two terms of the sequence.
−3,3,0,3,3,6,...
11.) Perform the indicated operation. Express the answer in scientific notation. 250,000/5,000
12.) Elizabeth is a manager at a nursery and is in charge of displaying potted trees in rows. Elizabeth has 150 citrus trees and 120 palm trees. She wants to make rows of trees so that each row has the same number of trees and each tree is in a row. If the citrus trees and the palm trees must not be mixed in the rows, what is the largest number of trees that she can have in a row?
13.)A mountain is 12,029 feet above sea level, and a valley is 388
feet below sea level. What is the difference in elevation between the mountain and the valley?
feet below sea level. What is the difference in elevation between the mountain and the valley?
14.) Determine the next two sets of twin primes that follow the set 11, 13.
Set One:
Set Two:
15.)
Express the number in decimal notation.
2.76×10^-5
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