Answer Key – Chapter 2
Exercise 2.1
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- 0.6
- 0.007
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- 0.12
- 0.029
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- 7.5
- 9.503
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- 3.67
- 2.567
- (i) 87.2 (ii) 80 + 7 + 0.2
- (i) 3.04 (ii) 3 + 0.04
- (i) 0.0401 (ii) 0.04 + 0.0001
- (i) 89.0625 (ii) 80 + 9 + 0.06 + 0.002 + 0.0005
- (i) 1,787.025 (ii) 1,000 + 700 + 80 + 7 + 0.02 + 0.005
- (i) 412.65 (ii) 400 + 10 + 2 + 0.6 + 0.05
- (i) 1,600,000.02 (ii) 1,000,000 + 600,000 + 0.02
- (i) 23.5 (ii) 20 + 3 + 0.5
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- Forty-two and fifty-five hundredths
- Seven hundred thirty-four and one hundred twenty-five thousandths
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- Twenty-five hundredths
- Nine and five-tenths
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- Seven and seven hundredths
- Fifteen and two thousandths
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- Sixty-two thousandths
- Fifty-four thousandths
- 0.034, 0.043, 0.304, 0.403
- 415.2
- 264.2
- 24.2
- 10.4
- 14.36
- 181.13
- $16.78
- $9.99
Exercise 2.2
- 1,716.045
- 869.593
- 479.444
- 964.571
- 240.922
- 238.192
- 15.88
- 281.283
- 229.668
- 415.01
- 744.606
- 259.5571
- 0.344
- 319.4598
- [latex]7.53\overline{1}[/latex]
- 91.575
- [latex]24.\overline{3}[/latex]
- 12.4
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- 0.001
- 0.09
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- 0.16
- 0.000008
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- 0.5
- 0.7
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- 1.1
- 1.3
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- 0.1
- 0.07
- $378.64
- $14.86
- $76.38
- $64.56
- $1.54
- $1,281.85
- $187.86
- $86.46
- $44.21
- $3,469.09
- $54.45
- 14 pieces
- $2.55
Exercise 2.3
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- Proper fraction
- Mixed number
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- Improper fraction
- Mixed number
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- Mixed number
- Improper fraction
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{16}{7}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{25}{8}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{29}{5}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{27}{4}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{2\frac{5}{7}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{5\frac{5}{8}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{7\frac{2}{3}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{5\frac{1}{6}}[/latex]
- Not equivalent
- Not equivalent
- Equivalent
- Equivalent
- Not equivalent
- Equivalent
- Equivalent
- Equivalent
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- (i) [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{3}{2}}[/latex]
(ii) [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{2}{3}}[/latex] - (i) [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{4}{7}}[/latex]
(ii) [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{7}{4}}[/latex]
- (i) [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{3}{2}}[/latex]
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- (i) [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{7}{6}}[/latex]
(ii) [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{6}{7}}[/latex] - (i) [latex]4[/latex]
(ii) [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{1}{4}}[/latex]
- (i) [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{7}{6}}[/latex]
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- (i) [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{4}{7}}[/latex]
(ii) [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{7}{4}}[/latex] - (i) [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{5}{8}}[/latex]
(ii) [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{8}{5}}[/latex]
- (i) [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{4}{7}}[/latex]
- Equivalent
- Not equivalent
- Not equivalent
- Equivalent
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- 12
- 45
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- 24
- 3
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- 8
- 18
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{1}{3}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{3}{4}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{3}{4}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{149}{240}}[/latex]
Exercise 2.4
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{2}{5}}[/latex]`
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{12}{15}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{8}{7}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{8}{9}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{1\frac{1}{2}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{1\frac{1}{3}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{2\frac{1}{6}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{18\frac{1}{12}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{15\frac{11}{12}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{14\frac{5}{12}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{309}{1000}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{1\frac{9}{10}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{5}{9}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{3}{20}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{1\frac{7}{24}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{14\frac{5}{8}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{3\frac{1}{2}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{2\frac{1}{10}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{54}{125}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{11}{16}}[/latex]
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- [latex]4[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{2\frac{1}{3}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{15}{88}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{12\frac{1}{2}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{1}{14}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{3\frac{1}{3}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{1\frac{1}{2}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{3}{32}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{1\frac{5}{9}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{2\frac{2}{3}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{2}{5}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{3\frac{3}{4}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{4}{9}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{12\frac{2}{3}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{9}{25}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{36}{49}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{27}{64}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{625}{81} = 7\frac{58}{81}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{16}{9} = 1\frac{7}{9}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{625}{81} = 7\frac{58}{81}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{1}{3}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{1}{7}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{2}{5}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{9}{4} = 2\frac{1}{4}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{7}{4} = 1\frac{3}{4}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{5}{2} = 2\frac{1}{2}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{2}{3}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{5\frac{7}{15}}[/latex] hours
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{7}{8}}[/latex] pounds
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{13}{28}}[/latex] kg
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{1}{10}}[/latex]
- 1,350 textbooks
- [latex]\displaystyle{3\frac{1}{2}}[/latex] km
- 14 pieces
- 200 doses
- 304 bulbs
- [latex]\displaystyle{2\frac{2}{5}}[/latex]
Exercise 2.5
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{1}{5}}[/latex]
- [latex]0.75[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{3}{50}}[/latex]
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- [latex]0.36[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{1}{250}}[/latex]
- [latex]0.14[/latex]
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- [latex]0.5[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{2}{5}}[/latex]
- [latex]0.06[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{1}{200}}[/latex]
- [latex]0.36[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{1}{100}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{7}{2}}[/latex]
- [latex]1.6[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{28}{5}}[/latex]
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- [latex]5.05[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{34}{5}}[/latex]
- [latex]2.75[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{2\frac{1}{4}}[/latex]
- [latex]1.75[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{4\frac{1}{50}}[/latex]
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- [latex]8.35[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{16\frac{1}{200}}[/latex]
- [latex]15.5[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{2}{3}}[/latex]
- [latex]0.2\overline{5}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{25}{99}}[/latex]
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- [latex]0.\overline{45}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{2}{9}}[/latex]
- [latex]0.\overline{285714}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{8}{75}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{3}{256}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{27}{128}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{9}{4} = 2\frac{1}{4}}[/latex]
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- [latex]1[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{5}{6}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{2}{3}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{85}{44} = 1\frac{41}{44}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{369}{25} = 14\frac{19}{25}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{707}{200} = 3\frac{107}{200}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{55}{9} = 6\frac{1}{9}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{1}{1024}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{169}{500} = 0.338}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{1}{100} = 0.01}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{511}{192} = 2\frac{127}{192}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{12}{7} = 1\frac{5}{7}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{391}{100} = 3\frac{91}{100}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{2339}{70} = 33\frac{29}{70}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{1}{10} = 0.1}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{3}{5} = 0.6}[/latex]
- [latex]79[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{73}{20} = 3\frac{13}{20} = 3.65}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{74}{25} = 2\frac{24}{25} = 2.96}[/latex]
Review Exercises 2
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- Five tenths
- Seven thousandths
- Twelve hundredths
- Twenty-nine thousandths
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- Thirty-two and four hundredths
- Two hundred and two tenths
- Forty-five thousand, five and one thousandth
- One million, five thousand, seventy-one and twenty-five hundredths
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- 564.667
- 40.103
- 79.3802
- 9.63625
- 0.189
- 1.996
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- 3, 48
- 4, 60
- 4, 15
- 27, 24
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{24}{21}}[/latex] < [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{11}{5}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{20}{44}}[/latex] > [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{6}{15}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{18}{45}}[/latex] < [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{16}{4}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{15}{25} = \frac{63}{105}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{1\frac{1}{2}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{1\frac{1}{2}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{7\frac{1}{3}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{11\frac{1}{3}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{5}{23}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{31}{12}}[/latex]
- [latex]5[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{4}{5}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{1}{40}}[/latex]
- [latex]0.625[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{2}{25}}[/latex]
- [latex]0.28[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{1}{500}}[/latex]
- [latex]0.78[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{13\frac{13}{24}}[/latex] kg
- [latex]\displaystyle{5\frac{5}{6}}[/latex] years
- [latex]\displaystyle{376\frac{1}{5}}[/latex] km
- Alisha: $360, Beyonce: $220
- $2,201.40
- $870.89
- 96 girls
- [latex]\displaystyle{15\frac{27}{125}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{1\frac{1}{4} = 1.25}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{21}{625}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{5}{108}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{3}{4}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{1\frac{5}{11}}[/latex]
Self-Test Exercises 2
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- 20, 24
- 11, 30
- 18, 96
- 66, 24
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{15}{2} = 7\frac{1}{2}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{26}{3} = 8\frac{2}{3}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{16}{9} = 1\frac{7}{9}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{9}{55}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{55}{4} = 13\frac{3}{4}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{28}{15} = 1\frac{13}{15}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{1}{2}}[/latex]
- [latex]6[/latex]
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- [latex]27.9028[/latex]
- [latex]8.133[/latex]
- [latex]2.13792[/latex]
- [latex]2.297\overline{6}[/latex]
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- Four thousandths
- Six and five hundredths
- Three hundred and two hundredths
- Seven and seventy-one thousandths
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- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{5}{8}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{16}{5} = 3\frac{1}{5}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{8}{11}}[/latex]
- [latex]0.35[/latex]
- [latex]1.8[/latex]
- [latex]1.0\overline{6}[/latex]
- 593.75km; 37.8 cm
- $1,500
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- [latex]\displaystyle{25\frac{13}{40}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{8\frac{3}{4}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{12\frac{17}{24} = 12.708\overline{3}}[/latex]
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- [latex]\displaystyle{8\frac{16}{19}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{3\frac{91}{100}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{4\frac{11}{270}}[/latex]
- 13 deliveries
- [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{1}{3}}[/latex]; $80
- $242.69
- [latex]\displaystyle{9\frac{1}{8}}[/latex] km
Unless otherwise indicated, this chapter is an adaptation of the eTextbook Foundations of Mathematics (3rd ed.) by Thambyrajah Kugathasan, published by Vretta-Lyryx Inc., with permission. Adaptations include supplementing existing material and reordering chapters.