2. Review Exercises
Answers to the odd-numbered problems are available at the end of the textbook.
For problems 1 to 4, express the decimal numbers in their word form.
- a. 0.5 b. 0.007 c. 0.12 d. 0.029
- a. 0.75 b. 0.3 c. 0.008 d. 0.04
- a. 32.04 b. 200.2 c. 45,005.001 d. 1,005,071.25
- a. 27.602 b. 470.5 c. 32,010.07 d. 3,500,007.45
For problems 5 and 6, perform the indicated arithmetic operations.
- a. [latex]478.82 + 85.847[/latex] b. [latex]65.09 − 24.987[/latex] c. [latex]54.37 × 1.46d. 77.09 ÷ 8[/latex]
- a. [latex]716.03 + 49.936[/latex] b. [latex]15.71 − 3.509[/latex] c. [latex]15.71 × 3.26d. 39.83 ÷ 9[/latex]
- What is the difference between the least and the greatest numbers of the following? 0.012, 0.201, 0.02, 0.102
- What is the sum of the least and the greatest numbers of the following? 0.041, 0.011, 0.014, 0.01
- Which of the following is closest to 2? 2.011, 2.005, 1.996, 1.995
- Which of the following is closest to 2? 2.011, 2.004, 1.997, 1.996
For problems 11 and 12, determine the missing values.
- a. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{6}{12} = \frac{?}{6} = \frac{24}{?}}[/latex] b. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{12}{45} = \frac{?}{15} = \frac{16}{?}}[/latex]
c. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{20}{25} = \frac{?}{5} = \frac{12}{?}}[/latex] d. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{36}{48} = \frac{?}{36} = \frac{18}{?}}[/latex] - a. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{9}{15} = \frac{?}{10} = \frac{15}{?}}[/latex] b. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{18}{27} = \frac{?}{18} = \frac{10}{?}}[/latex]
c. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{21}{35} = \frac{?}{25} = \frac{12}{?}}[/latex] d. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{12}{28} = \frac{?}{70} = \frac{15}{?}}[/latex]
For problems 13 and 14, place the appropriate symbol (<, >, or =) between each of the fractions.
- a. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{24}{21}}[/latex] ▢ [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{11}{5}}[/latex] b. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{20}{44}}[/latex] ▢ [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{6}{15}}[/latex] c. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{18}{45}}[/latex] ▢ [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{16}{4}}[/latex] d. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{15}{25}}[/latex] ▢ [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{63}{100}}[/latex]
- a. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{15}{18}}[/latex] ▢ [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{30}{42}}[/latex] b. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{21}{24}}[/latex] ▢ [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{35}{40}}[/latex] c. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{40}{48}}[/latex] ▢ [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{35}{42}}[/latex] d. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{8}{38}}[/latex] ▢ [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{12}{57}}[/latex]
For problems 15 and 16, convert the improper fractions into mixed numbers in the simplest form.
- a. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{15}{10}}[/latex] b. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{39}{26}}[/latex] c. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{88}{12}}[/latex]d. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{102}{9}}[/latex]
- a. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{18}{8}}[/latex] b. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{98}{12}}[/latex] c. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{88}{10}}[/latex]d. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{48}{15}}[/latex]
For problems 17 and 18, reduce the fractions to their lowest terms.
- a. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{75}{345}}[/latex] b. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{124}{48}}[/latex] c. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{70}{14}}[/latex]d. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{292}{365}}[/latex]
- a. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{36}{144}}[/latex] b. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{68}{10}}[/latex] c. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{80}{12}}[/latex]d. [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{61}{366}}[/latex]
For problems 19 and 20, convert the decimal numbers to proper fractions in lowest terms and the fractions to decimal numbers.
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Question Decimal Number Proper Fraction a. 0.025 ? b. ? [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{5}{8}}[/latex] c. 0.08 ? d. ? [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{7}{25}}[/latex] e. 0.002 ? f. ? [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{39}{50}}[/latex] -
Question Decimal Number Proper Fraction a. 0.06 ? b. ? [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{23}{50}}[/latex] c. 0.075 ? d. ? [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{27}{40}}[/latex] e. 0.004 ? f. ? [latex]\displaystyle{\frac{17}{25}}[/latex] - Find the total weight of three items that weigh [latex]\displaystyle{3\frac{2}{3}}[/latex] kg, [latex]\displaystyle{4\frac{1}{2}}[/latex] kg, and [latex]\displaystyle{5\frac{3}{8}}[/latex] kg.
- Alex used [latex]\displaystyle{2\frac{1}{5}}[/latex] litres of paint for his bedroom, [latex]\displaystyle{1\frac{1}{4}}[/latex] litres for his study room, and [latex]\displaystyle{7\frac{1}{3}}[/latex] litres for his living room. How many litres of paint did he use for the three rooms?
- Henry is [latex]\displaystyle{8\frac{1}{4}}[/latex] years old. Amanda is [latex]\displaystyle{2\frac{5}{12}}[/latex] years old. How many years younger is Amanda than Henry?
- Harsha purchased [latex]\displaystyle{12\frac{1}{3}}[/latex] hectares of land and sold [latex]\displaystyle{4\frac{2}{5}}[/latex] hectares. How many hectares does she now own?
- A car can travel [latex]\displaystyle{8\frac{1}{4}}[/latex] km with one litre of gas. How many kilometres can it travel using [latex]\displaystyle{45\frac{3}{5}}[/latex] litres of gas?
- Samantha can walk [latex]\displaystyle{5\frac{3}{8}}[/latex] km in one hour. How far can she walk in [latex]\displaystyle{4\frac{1}{3}}[/latex] hours?
- Alisha and Beyonce saved a total of $580. Two-fifths of Alisha’s savings equals $144. How much did each of them save?
- Andy and Bob had $128. One-third of Bob’s amount is $25. How much did each of them have?
- Lakshmi had $2,675.68 in her chequing account. She deposited 2 cheques in the amounts of $729.27 and $72.05 and withdrew $1,275.60. How much did she have in her account after the withdrawal?
- George’s car had 12.47 litres of gas at the start of his trip to the United States. He added the following quantities of gas during his trip: 34.25 litres, 15.2 litres, and 20.05 litres. At the end of the trip, there were 7.9 litres of gas left in the car. How much gas was used during the trip?
- Barbie’s hourly pay is $23.07. If Barbie worked 37.75 hours last week, calculate her gross pay for last week.
- Carol’s overtime rate of pay is $57.45 per hour. If Carol worked 12.5 hours of overtime last week, calculate her gross overtime pay for last week.
- Three-fourths of the number of boys at a school is equal to half of the number of girls. The school has 480 students in total. How many more girls are there than boys?
- There are 3,400 spectators at a soccer match. Three-fifths of the number of men equals six-sevenths of the number of women. How many spectators are women?
For problems 35 to 46, evaluate the expressions.
- [latex]\displaystyle{\left(5+ \frac{6}{10}\right)^3 + \sqrt{6^2 + 8^2}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\left(\frac{5}{7}\right)^2 \div 5 + \sqrt{3^2 + 4^2}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\sqrt{1.21} - (0.5)^2 + \sqrt{\frac{4}{25}}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\sqrt{0.81} - (0.2)^2 + \sqrt{\frac{9}{36}}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\left(\frac{1}{5}\right)^3 + \left(\frac{4}{25}\right)^2}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)^3 + \left(\frac{2}{9}\right)^2}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\left(\frac{5}{12}\right)^3\left(\frac{4}{5}\right)^2}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\left(\frac{4}{7}\right)^2\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)^3}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\left(2\frac{4}{5} - \frac{7}{10}\right) \div 2\frac{4}{52}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\left(2\frac{5}{8} + 1\frac{5}{12}\right) \div 1\frac{1}{2}}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\left(3\frac{1}{5}\right) \div (1\frac{1}{5} + 1)}[/latex]
- [latex]\displaystyle{\left(2\frac{2}{3}\right) \div (2\frac{2}{5} + 6)}[/latex]
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.