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PRE- ALGEBRA
Practice Workbook
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Chapter 1
Practice 1-1
Practice 1-
Practice 1-2
Practice 1-4.
Practice 1-
Practice 1-6.
Practice 1~
Practice 1-8.
Practice 1—
Practice 1-10.
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Chapter 2
Practice 2-1
Practice 2-2. .
Practice 2-3
Practice 2-4.
Practice 2-
Practice 2-6.
Practice 2~
Practice 2-8 18
Practice 2-9......... 19
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Chapter 3
Practice $-1....eecceceeeeeeees
Practice 3-2.
Practice 3-3.
Practice 3-4.
Practice 3-5
Practice 3-6.
Practice 3—"
Practice 3-8 .
Chapter 4
Practice 4-1.
Practice 4-2.
Practice 4-3.
Practice 44.
Practice 4-5
Practice 4-6.
Practice 47.
Practice 4-8.
Practice 4-9.
Chapter 5
Practice 5-1.
Practice 5-2.
Practice 5-3
Practice 54
Practice 5-5.
Practice 5-6. .
Practice 5-7.
Practice 5-8.
Practice 5-9
Chapter 6
Practice 1-1. .
Practice 1-2.
Practice 1-3...
Practice 1-4.
Practice 1-5.
Practice 1-6...
Practice 1-7...
Practice 1-8...
Practice 1-9.
Practice 1-10...
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Table of Contents (continued)
Chapter 7
Practice 7-1.
Practice 7-2.
Practice 7-3.
Practice 7-4.
Practice 7-5.
Practice 7-6.
Practice 7~'
Practice 7-8. .
Chapter 8
Practice 8-1...
Practice 8-2..
Practice 8-3. .
Practice 8-4. .
Practice 8-5...
Practice 8-6. .
Practice 8-7. .
Practice 8-8. .
Chapter 9
Practice 9-1......
Practice 9-2.
Practice 9-3.
Practice 9-4.
Practice 9- .
Practice 9-6 sets eh wae cec
Practice 9-7.
Practice 9-8.
Practice 9-9.
Practice 9-10.
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Chapter 10
Practice 10-1.
Practice 10-2.
Practice 10-3.
Practice 10-4.
Practice 10-5... .
Practice 10-6... .
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Practice 10-7
Practice 10-8
Practice 10-9
Chapter 11
Practice 11-1
Practice 11-2
Practice 11-3
Practice 11-4
Practice 11-5
Practice 11-6
Practice 11-7
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Chapter 12
Practice 12-1
Practice 12-2
Practice 12-3
Practice 12-4
Practice 12-5
Practice 12-6
Practice 12-7
Practice 12-8. .
Practice 12-9
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Chapter 13
Practice 13-1
Practice 13-2.
Practice 13-3
Practice 13-4
Practice 13-5
Practice 13-6
Practice 13-7
Practice 13-8
Practice Workbook
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Name Class Date
SR PCN SCE TR NE 5 RA A ATE
™=""Practice 1-1 Variables and Expressions
Write an expression for each quantity.
1. the value in cents of 5 quarters
2. the value in cents of q quarters
3. the number of months in 7 years
4, the number of months in y years
5. the number of gallons in 21 quarts
6. the number of gallons in g quarts
Write a variable expression for each word phrase.
7. 9less than k 8. m divided by 6
9. twice x 10. 4 more than twice x
11, the sum of eighteen and b 12. three times the quantity 2 plus a
Tell whether each expression is a numerical expression or a variable
expression. For a variable expression, name the variable.
os 14. 74+8
15, @ 16. 14-p
97. 5k-9 18.3434343
19. 194302) 20, 25-9
The room temperature is c degrees centigrade. Write a word phrase for
each expression.
atc +15
ac 7
Practice Workbook 1 Pre-AlgebraName
Class Date
™=""Practice 1-2 The Order of Operations
Simplify each expression.
1.3415-5-2
3. 48+8-1
5. 6(2 +7)
7. 3[9 - (6 - 3)] - 10
9.4-24+6-2
16
11. 46+
4
2
13. (8+ 8+2+11)+2
15. 18+ 3-5-4
2.5+6+2+4
4, 68 - 12+2+3
6. 25 - (6-4)
8. 60 + (3 + 12)
10. 18 + (5 — 2)
12. 2[4(9 - 7) +1]
14.94+3-4
16. 10+ 28+ 14-5
Insert grouping symbols to make each number sentence true.
17. 3+5-+8= 64
19. 10+3+2+4=
A city park has two walkways with a grassy
area in the center, as shown in the diagram.
21. Write an expression for the area of the
sidewalks, using subtraction.
22. Write an expression for the area of the
sidewalks, using addition.
18. 4-6-2+7=23
20,3+6-2=18
grass 12m
3m 6m 1m
Compare. Use >, <, or = to complete statement.
23. (24-8) +4| |24-854
25. (22 + 8) + 2+8+2
27. 11-4-2[_]1-@-2)
24.3-(4-2)-5[ ]3-4-2+5
26. 20+2+8-2{ ]20+(2+8)-2
28. (7-3) - (4-2) ]7-3- 4-2
Pre-Algebra
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™="Practice 1-3 Evaluating Expressions
Evaluate each expression.
4. xy, for x = 3 and y = 5 2. 24 - p+5,forp=4
3. Sa + b,for a = 6 and = 3 4. 6x, for x = 3
5. 9 - k,fork =2 6. 63 + p,forp
7. 2+ n,forn 8. 3m, form = 11
9. 10-r+5,forr=9
10. m +n = 6,for m = 12 andn = 18
Wve Aeeoh + x, Gow IST 12. 10 — x, for x =
13. 4m + 3,for m = 5 14, 35 - 3x,forx = 10
15. 851 — p.for p = 215
16. 18a — 9b, for a = 12 and b = 15
17. 3ab — c,fora = 4,b = 2,andc
18. & + 4c, for a = 6,6 = 5,andc =3
19. $4 forr = 9,5 = 2,andt = 4
20. x(y + 5) - z,forx = 3,y = 2,andz =
21.
Elliot is 58 years old.
a. Write an expression for the number of years by which Elliot’s age
exceeds that of his daughter, who is y years old.
b. If his daughter is 25, how much older is Elliot?
22. A tree grows 5 in. each year.
a. Write an expression for the tree’s height after x years.
b. When the tree is 36 years old, how tall will it be?
Practice Workbook 5) Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
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™="Practice 1-4 Integers and Absolute Value
Graph each set of numbers on a number line. Then order the numbers
from least to greatest.
te) 2. 3,-3,-2
—— eS a -
-10-8-6-4-2 0 2 4 6 8 10 -S-4-3-2-1012345
3. 0,-9,-5 4a -
++ - +
-10-8-6-4-2 0 2 4 6 8 10 -10-8-6-4-2 0 2 4 6 8 10
Write an integer to represent each quantity.
5. 5 degrees below zero 6. 2,000 ft above sea level
7. alossof 12 yd ___ 8. 7 strokes under par
Simplify each expression.
9. the opposite of —15 10. I-91
44. =1-251 12. the opposite of I-81
13, -I-31), ___ 14, 18471
Write the integer represented by each point on the number line.
D AC B E
ea
-10-9 -8-7-6 -5-4-3-2-1 012345678910
15. 16. B 171G)
18. D 19. E
Compare. Use >, <, or = to complete each statement.
20. -3[ ]4 a1.s[ |i 22. -2[]-6 23. 7[/ ]/8!
24. \-21[ ] 121 25. |-1i[ | -6 26. i4i[_ I-51 27. o[_]I-71
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™="Practice 1-5 Adding Integers
Write a numerical expression for each of the following. Then find the
sum.
1. climb up 26 steps, then climb down 9 steps
2. earn $100, spend $62, earn $35, spend $72
Find each sum.
3. -8 + (-3) 4. 6 + (-6) 5. -12 + (-17)
6. 9 + (-11) 7. 4+ (-6) 8, 18 + (-17)
9. -8+8+ (-11) 0. 12 H(-)i +S + 7
12. 0+ (-11) 13, 6 + (-5) + (-4) 14-5 + (-16) +5 +8 +16
Without adding, tell whether each sum is positive, negative, or zero.
15. 192 + (-129) 16. 417 + (-296) 47. -175 + 87
Evaluate each expression for n = —12.
18. n+8 19, n + (-5) 20. 12+”
Compare. Write >, <, or = to complete each statement.
a1. -7+5[_]3 + (-6) 22. 4+ (-9)[_]6 + (-7) + (-4)
23. An levator went up 15 floors, down 9 floors, up 11 floors, and down 19
floors. Find the net change.
24. The price of a share of stock started the day at $37. During the day it
went down $3, up $1, down $7, and up $4. What was the price of a share
at the end of the day?
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™=" Practice 1-6 Subtracting Integers
Use rules to find each difference.
4. 8-12 2. 13-6 3. 9 - (-12)
4, 57-39 5. -173 - 162 6. 71 — (123)
7. 51 - 89 8 -222 - (-117) 9. 843 - 677
10. -98 - 183 11. 366 — (~429) 12, 83 - (-48) - 65
Find each difference.
13.6-9 14. 14-8 15. -15 -3
16. -25 - 25 17. -16 — (-16) 18, 32 — (-17) ~ 32
Round each number. Then estimate each sum or difference.
19. —57 + (~98) 20. 448 — 52 21. -191 + (-511)
22. -361 — (-58) 23. 888 + 1,177 24, -484 — 1,695
Write a numerical expression for each phrase. Then simplify.
25. A balloon goes up 2,300 ft, then goes down 600 ft.
26. You lose $50, then spend $35.
27. The Glasers had $317 in their checking account. They wrote checks for
$74, $132, and $48. What is their checking account balance?
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™=" Practice 1-7 Inductive Reasoning
Write a rule for each pattern. Find the next three numbers in
each pattern.
4. 3,6,9,12, 55, a dealt ele! 2.4, 2,4, 8165 dis x, iv
Rule: Rule:
3. 6,7, 14, 15, 30,31, ____,____. © WAST Ps
Rule: Rule:
Is each statement correct or incorrect? If
counterexample.
incorrect, give a
5. All roses are red
6. A number is divisible by 4 if its last two digits are divisible by 4.
7. The difference of two numbers is always less than at least one of the
numbers.
Describe the next figure in each pattern, Then draw the figure.
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Practice 1-8 Look — Pattern
Solve using any strategy.
1. Each row in a window display of floppy disk cartons contains two more
boxes than the row above. The first row has one box.
a. Complete the table.
Row Number 1 2 3 4 5 6
Boxes in the row
Total boxes in the display
b. Describe the pattern in the numbers you wrote.
¢. Find the number of rows in a display containing the given number of
boxes.
81 1440 400
d. Describe how you can use the number of boxes in the display to
calculate the number of rows.
2. A computer multiplied nine 100 times. oie popeohieencs!
You can use patterns to find the ones’ digit of, ———__
the product. 100 times
a. Find the ones’ digit when nine is multiplied:
1 time 2 times 3 times 4 times
b. Describe the pattern,
¢. What is the ones’ digit of the computer product?
3. Use the method of Exercise 2 to find the ones’ digit of the product when
4 is multiplied by itself 100 times.
Pre-Algebra 8 Practice Workbook
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™==" Practice 1-9 Multiplying and Dividing Integers
Use repeated addition, patterns, or rules to find each product or quotient.
4. 23-16 2. 8-1(-6) 3. 17-3
4. 244 5. 65 =5 6.3117.5.:(-1)
7. -30 = (-6) 8. -21 = (-3) 9. 63 = (-21)
40. 5(-1)(-9) 4. -6(-3) +2 12. -3-7(-2)
13, 5B 14, 185 15, 3
Compare. Use >, <, or = to complete each statement.
16. -7(5)[_]-6- (-6) 17. 20+ (-5)[_ ]10- I-10)
18. 3(-6) —3(6) 19, 121 + (-11) 45 + (-6)
20. -40 + 8[ |40 = (-8) 21, -54+9[ ]21 + (-3)
For each group, find the average.
22. temperatures: 6°, —15°, —24°, 3°, -25°
23. bank balances: $52, ~$7, $20, -$63, —$82
24. stock price changes: $6, —$6, —$9, $1, $3
25. golf scores: ~2, 0,3, 2, 3,1, -4
26. elevations (ft): —120, 168, —60, —42, —36
Write a multiplication or division sentence to answer the question.
27. The temperature dropped 4° each hour for 3 hours. What was the total
change in temperature?
Practice Workbook 9 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
™==" Practice 1-10 The Coordinate Plane
Graph each point.
4. A(-2,2) 2. B(0,3)
3. C(-3,0) 4. D(2.3)
5. E(-1,-2) 6. F(4, -2)
Write the coordinates of each point.
TA BB
omc) 10. D
In which quadrant or on what axis does each point fall?
WA 12. B
B.C 14. D °
z
Name the point with the given coordinates. 2
15. (1,4) 16. (-3,0) z
17. (5-1) 18. (-2,-4) g
&
Complete using positive, or negative, or zero. :
z
19. In Quadrant II, x is and y is g
20. In Quadrant III, xis __ and yis
21. On the y-axis x is
22. On the x-axis y is
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™™" Practice 2-1 Properties of Numbers
Mental Math Simplify each expression.
1. 4-13-25 2. 700 + 127 + 300 3. 68 + 85 + 32
4.2°3-°4°5 5. -14 + 71 + 29 + (-86) 6, 125-9-8
7. 20-7°5 8. 217 + 545 — 17 9. 39+ 27+ 11
10. 4-12 - 250 11. 19 +0 + (-9) 12. -6-1+30
Write the letter of the property shown.
|. commutative property of addition
._ associative property of addition
commutative property of multiplication
|. associative property of multiplication
. additive identity
f. multiplicative identity
13, 14(mn) = (14m)n
14. 19+ 11 = 11+ 19
mPangse
16. (x+y) +z=xt+(yt+2)
17. 651 = 1(65)
18. p=0+p
19. n=1-n
20. (x + p) + (r+) =(r +0) + (x +p)
21. (h+0)+4=h44
2 xtyzaxtzy
Mental Math Evaluate each expression.
23. x(yz), for x = 8, y = -9,2=5
24. q +1 + s,forg = 46,r = 19,5 = 54
25. a(b)(-c), for a = 7,b =
2,¢ = 15
Practice Workbook Ti Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
™™" Practice 2-2 The Distributive Property
Write an expression using parentheses for each model. Then multiply.
DODO 00008 00002 * U00008 000008
Multiply each expression.
3. 6(h ~ 4) a 4. (p + 3)5
5. -3(x + 8) = 6. (4 — y)(-9)
7. 2(7n ~ 11) 8. -10(-a + 5)
Use the distributive property to simplify.
9. 98 +7
10. 9-28
11, 78°8
12. 7(2.009)
13, 899-5
14, 30 - 105
15. 8°5-12°5 _
16. 7-10 + 7(-3)
17. -4(3) + (~4)(6)
18. 6(8) + 6(—2)
Solve using mental math.
19. A shipping container holds 144 boxes. How many boxes can be shipped
in 4 containers?
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™=" Practice 2-3 Simplifying Variable Expressions
Simplify each expression.
1.16 + Ty -8 2. 18m — 7 + 12m 3. 5(3t) — 7(21)
42x —9y + 7x+20y 5. 39k — 4) —4(Sn— 3) 6. 6(g ~ h) ~ 6g ~ fh)
7. -21(a + 2b) + 14a 9b B. 7a +3(a-c) + 5c 9. ~2(-5)q + (-72)(~a)
Name the coefficients, any like terms, and any constants.
Coefficients Like Terms Constants
10. 3x +7
41. 4m + (-3n) +n
12. 6kp + 9k + kp 14
13. —8y + 6ab + 7 — 3ba
1. c+ 2c+e-Se+1
“Ue
* 000 sENN00”
Justify each step.
17. 5(n + 4) + 9n = (Sn + 20) + 9n
= 5n + (20 + 9n)
= Sn + (9n + 20)
= (Sn + 9n) + 20
(5 + 9)n +20
14n + 20
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== Practice 2-4 Variables and Equations
Is the given number a solution of the equation?
1.9K =10—k-1 2.
3. 3g + (-6)=5-g:-10 ____ a, ~3p = ap +35;
5.8-e=2e- 168 6. 5 — 15s = 8 ~ 165;3
7. 2(x — 2) — Sx = 5(2 - x);7 8. 6a + 3 = 3(3a ~ 2):4
Is each equation true, false, or an open sentence?
9 14=x%-9 10. 8+7=10
WW. 4-15 = 22-33 12.54 1=9+9+4
13, -7(5 — 9) = 19 - 3(-3) 14, 6(5 ~ 8) = 2(10 — 1)
Write an equation for each sentence. Is each equation true, false, or an
open sentence.
15. One fifth of a number n is equal to —7.
eS
16. The product of 13 and ~7 is 91.
SS
17. Fifty-four divided by six equals negative nine.
Ean gay
18. Seven less than the product of a number z and 3 is equal to 4.
— $a
Write an equation. Is the given value a solution?
19. A truck driver drove 468 miles on ‘Tuesday. That was 132 miles farther
than she drove on Monday. Let d represent the distance she drove on
Monday. Did she drive 600 miles on Monday?
re
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™=" Practice 2-5 Solving Equations by Adding or
Segre SS ASRS PNR ETERS SAS
Subtracting
‘Use mental math to solve each equation.
4. -52= -S2+k 2. 837 = p+ 37
RB x-15=8 4. 180 = 80 +n
5. 2,000 + y= 9,500 ____ 6. 81
7. M1 + f = 100 8. w—
Solve each equation.
9. m-17=-8 10. k - 55 = 67
11. -44 +n = 36 12. -36 = p- 91
a 7 -S-e 14. 19 = c — (-12)
15. x+14=21 _ 16. 31=pt+i17
17, -19=k+9 18. 87+ y=19
19636)-4 in! =\ 75; ety 20. -176 = h + (-219)
21,41 +k=7 22. 1,523 + ¢ = 2,766
23. -88+z=0 _ 24. -33 + (-7) = 29 +m
25. 1 + (-2) = -66 26, —390 + x = 11 — 67
27. The combined enrollment in the three grades at Jefferson Middle School
is 977. There are 356 students in the seventh grade and 365 in the eighth
grade. Write and solve an equation to find how many students are in the
ninth grade.
Equation ae ee
Solution
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™==" Practice 2-6 Solving Equations by Multiplying
or Dividing
Solve each equation,
1. K=-5 2
3 §=0 4.
6. 5-6
Re=0 8 -B=1
9 -3r=18 0, 56 = sy
W.8p=-8 12. -4s = -32
13. 14h =42 14, -175 = 25g
15. -42=6m ae
18. 216 = 9w
19. -17v = -17 20. -161 = 231
21. 56h = 3,136 ee
23. 4,200 = 30x we
26. 4,000 = 45 —
27. A bamboo tree grew 3 in. per day. Write and solve an equation to find
how many days d it took the tree to grow 144 in.
Equation; ______ Solution:
28. Carl drove 561 miles. His car averages 33 miles per gallon of gas. Write
and solve an equation to find how much gas g Carl's car used.
Equation: Solution:
For what values of y is each equation true?
29. -Slyl = -25 30, 3 31. lyl = 27
Pre-Algebra 16 Practice Workbook
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™=" Practice 2-7 Try, Test, Revise
SEERA AANA LN
Use the Try, Test, Revise strategy to solve each problem.
1. The length of a rectangle is 9 in. greater than the width. The area is
36 in? Find the dimensions.
[Width ; J
Length
Area
2, Shari Williams, a basketball player, scored 30 points on 2-point and
3-point goals. She hit 5 more 2-pointers than 3-pointers. How many of
each did she score?
3-pointers
2-pointers
[points
3. The sums and products of pairs of integers are given. Find each pair of
integers.
a. sum = —12, product = 36
b, sum = ~12, product = 35
¢. sum = —12, product = 32
d. sum = —12, product = 11
e. sum = ~12, product = 0
4. Jess had 3 more nickels than dimes for a total of $1.50. How many of
each coin did he have?
ares Onan renee er
5. A brush cost $2 more than a comb. The brush and a comb together cost
$3.78. Find the cost of each.
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6. The hard-cover edition of a book cost 3 times as much as the paperback
edition. Both editions together cost $26.60. Find the cost of each.
Practice Workbook 17 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
™=" Practice 2-8 Inequalities and Their Graphs
Write an inequality for each sentence.
1. The total sis less than sixteen.
2. A number A is not less than 7.
3. The price p is less than or equal to $25.
4. A number n is negative.
Write an inequality for each graph.
5. ett ttt ttt 6. Otten
~8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 0 1 2 “16-12 -8 -4 0 4
-5-4-3-2-10 12345 “=$-4-3-2-1012345
Graph the solutions of each inequality on a number line.
9% «<2 10. y=-1
+
~5-4-3-2-1012345 -S-4-3-2-1012345
Wek>1 12 ps4
-
012345 -S-4-3-2-1012345
Write an inequality for each situation.
13. Everyone in the class is under 13 years old. Let x be the age of a person
in the class,
ee
14, The speed limit is 60 miles per hour. Let s be the speed of a car driving
within the limit.
SSS
15. You have $4.50 to spend on lunch. Let c be the cost of your lunch.
SSS
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"=" Practice 2-9 Solving One-Step Inequalities by
Adding or Subtracting
era ET:
Write an inequality for each sentence. Then solve the inequality.
4. Six less than 7 is less than —4,
2. The sum of a number k and five is greater than or equal to two.
3. Nine more than a number b is greater than negative three.
4, You must be at least 48 inches tall to ride an amusement park ride, and
your little sister is 39 inches tall. How many inches i must she grow
before she may ride the ride?
5. You need no more than 3,000 calories in a day. You consumed 840
calories at breakfast and 1,150 calories at lunch. How many calories ¢
can you eat for dinner?
Solve each inequality. Graph the solutions.
Gee — 7. -5 =)z1—6
- -- a oa a
-5-4-3-2-1 012345 -5-4-3-2-1012345
8. 0O=x+12 9.x-15=-8
+ aoa —— - ++
-16 -12 -8 -4 0 4 -2-1012345678
10. 13+x213 (1s x — 8\> —5
a —. —— ++
-5-4-3-2-1012345 -5-4-3-2-1012345
12. 44¢x<-2 1B. x -9>-11
- —- 4
-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 0 1 2 -5-4-3-2-1 012345
4.x -6<-1 15. 44 4<-4
— - - Ht
-5-4-3-2-1012345 -5-4-3-2-1012345
Practice Workbook 19 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
corms:
™=" Practice 2-10 Solving One-Step Inequalities
by Multiplying or Dividing
Write an inequality for each sentence. Then solve the inequality.
4. The product of k and —5 is no more than 30.
2. Half of p is at least —7.
3. The product of k and 9 is no more than 18.
oa
One-third of p is at least —17.
5. The opposite of g is at least —5.
Solve each inequality.
6. -Sx <10 7.4>1
8 -8<-8x 9. Ix > -2
10. 48 = —12x 1. lx < -6
12. $< -4 13, -x <2
°
7
Determine whether each number is a solution of 7 = —3k. Fi
14.2 15, -2 16.0 7. -3 Ez
Justify each step. =
18. —Sn = 45 é
3
=n = 45 g
tet Z
5535 2
ns-9
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Name Class Date
™™™" Practice 3-1 Rounding and Estimating
Estimate using front-end estimation.
1. 63 + 8.55 2. 345 + 682 3. 4.60 + 5.53
4, $6.14 + $9.38 5. $39.65 + $25.84 6. 9.71 + 3.94
Estimate by clustering.
7. $7.04 + $5.95 + $6.08 + $5.06 + $6.12 8. 9.3 + 8.7 + 8.91 + 9.052
9. 37.6 + 44.91 + 41 + 39.1 10. 2.357 + 1.874 + 1.956
Estimate by rounding each number to the same place value.
11. 14.66 + 25.19 12. 8.7 + 3.21 + 3.899
13. 194.78 — 12.31 14, $289 — $67.20
15, 300 LAT 16. 0.06 + 19.41
Round to the underlined place value.
17. 6.139 18. 52.192
19. 0.61 20. 348.508
Estimate. State your method (rounding, front-end, or clustering).
21. 91.7 + 88.6 + 89.1 + 925 + 90.6
22. 3.9 + 8.1 + 2.06
233i S108/41S.95 ts S100) Sie, ee eae ee eee
y
4. 11.56 + 19.43 + 13.40 + 14,39
25. 0.015 + 0.039 + 0.0266
Practice Workbook 2 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
™="Practice 3-2 Estimating Decimal Products and
Quotients
C1 A RARE ARM ECE
Determine whether each product or quotient is reasonable. If it is not
reasonable, find a reasonable result.
1. 62.77(29.8) = 187.0546 2. 16.132 + 2.96 = 54.5
3. (47.89)(6.193) = 296.5828 4. 318.274 + 4.07 8.2
5. 2.65(-0.84) = -0.2226 6. —38.6(—1.89) = 7.2954
7. 6355 + 775 = 8.2 8. 1,444.14 + 67.8 = 213
9. 1.839(6.3) = 115.857 10. 3.276 + 0.63
Estimate each product or quotient.
11. 8.73 +601 12. 11.042(4.56)
13. 197.4 + 2.85 14. 675.1 - 0.051
15. 479.2(3.2) 16. 712.9 - 0.41
17. 11.57 + 3.09 18. 43.68 + 8.7
19. 295 +51 20. $41.09 + $6.88
21. 1488 = 98 22. $76.77 + $24.19
23. Apples cost $.89 per Ib. Estimate the cost of three 5-Ib bags.
24, You buy 3 dinners that are $6.85 each. Before tax and tip, the total is
$25.42. Is this total correct? Explain.
‘paaiasay siyiz [IV 20]
25. You worked 18 hours last week and received $92.70 in your paycheck.
Estimate your hourly pay.
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Name Class
{RAS ARTA AARNE ETE
Date
== Practice 3-3 Mean, Median, and Mode
1. There were 8 judges at a gymnastics competition. Kathleen received
these scores for her performance on the uneven parallel bars:
8.9, 8.7, 8.9, 9.2, 8.8, 8.2, 8.9, 8.8
a. Find these statistics: mean median
mode
b. Which measure of central tendency best describes the data? Explain.
¢. Why do you think that the highest and lowest judge’s scores are
disregarded in tallying the total score in a gymnastics competition?
Find the mean, median, and mode. Round to the nearest tenth where
necessary. Identify any outliers.
"
Data Mean Median
. 8, 15,9, 7,4, 5,9, 11
. 70, 61, 28, 40, 60, 72,
25,31, 64, 63
. 4.9, 5.7, 6.0, 5.3, 4.8,
4.9, 5.3, 4.7, 4.9, 5.6,
51
. 271, 221, 234, 240,
271,234, 213, 253,
155
0,2,3,3,3,4,4,5
Use the data in the table. Round to the nearest tenth
where necessary.
7.
‘What is the mean height of the five highest European
mountains?
3. What is the median height?
9. Is any of the heights an outlier? Explain.
Mode Outliers
Peak Height (ft)
Mont Blanc | 15,771
Monte Rosa | _15,203
Dom 14,911
Liskamm 14,852,
Weisshom 14,780
Practice Workbook 23
Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
‘AERA STN CN SO MRR
AEP SLORY I ERODE RSAC
™="Practice 3-4 Using Formulas
Use the formula P = 2/ + 2w. Find the perimeter of each rectangle.
as 2. 3.
om S2ft 129 em
13 ft 47m
45m
Use the formula A = /w. Find the area of each rectangle above.
4. 5. 6.
7. Use the formula d = rt to find how far each animal in the table can
travel in 5 seconds,
Animal Speed | Distance in
(ft/s) | 5s (ft)
Pronghorn antelope | 89.5
Wildebeest 73.3
Gray fox 61.6
Wart hog 44.0
Wild turkey 22.0
Chicken 13.2
8. While vacationing on the Mediterranean Sea, Angie recorded the
temperature several times during a 24-hour period. She used a
thermometer in the lobby of her hotel. It was a beautiful day. Use the
formula F = 1.8C + 32 to change the temperatures Angie recorded
from Celsius to Fahrenheit.
Time | Temperature | Temperature
ee) (°F)
4:00 AM. 19
8:00 A.M. 22
12:00 P.M. 30
4:00 P.M. 28
8:00 P.M. 24
12:00 A.M. 20
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Name
aman
Class Date
TSR RR RETR ASSIIRAN
™=" Practice 3-5 Solving Equations by Adding or
Subtracting Decimals
Solve each equation.
1. 38 =n - 3.62
3. 12.5 + 3
5. 9.36 + k = 14.8
7. y + 3.85 = 2.46
9. y — 48.763 = 0
1 0.0024
. x + (0.0025)
13. x + 82.7 = 63.5
15. 0 =a + 27.98
17. z — 81.6 = -81.6
19. —4.095 + b = 18.665
Use mental math to solve each equation.
21. k + 23.7 = 23.7
23. x-32=41
25. 6.75 + c = 12.95
2. x — 19.7 = -17.48
4, k — 263.48 = —381.09
8. -13.8 =h + 15.603
10. 6.21 = e + (-3.48)
12. -58.109 = v — 47.736
14, -0.08 = f + 0.07
16. 117.345 + m = 200
18. 5.4=1 + (-6.1)
22, 5.63 = n + 1.63
24. p- 0.7 =93
Practice Workbook
25 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
™="" Practice 3-6 Solving Equations by Multiplying
or Dividing Decimals
Use mental math to solve each equation.
1. 0.7h = 4.2 g= 7-3
3. 38.7 = 100k 4. -45.6e = -4.56
Solve each equation.
p
5. #5 = 0.55
14, —12.42 = 0.03p
15, -7.2y = 61.2 16. —0.1035 = 0.23n
17. 1.5m = 3.03 18, —0.007h = 0.2002
19. 8.131 = —100.812 20. 0.546 = 0.42y __
Write an equation for each sentence. Solve for the variable.
21. The opposite of seventy-five hundredths times some number 1 equals
twenty-four thousandths, Find the value of 1.
22, A number n di
value of n.
ided by 3.88 equals negative two thousand. Find the
23. Four hundredths times some number n equals thirty-three and four
tenths. Find the value of n.
24, The product of some number n and —0.26 equals 169.39. Find the value
of n.
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™="" Practice 3-7 Using the Metric System
Write the metric unit that makes each statement true.
1. 7.84cm = 78.4 2. 423m = 0.423
3. 2.8m = 280 4. 6.5km = 650,000
‘Complete each statement.
5. 3.4cm = mm 6. 197.5cm = m
2.7L = mL 8. 5,247 mg = g
9. 87g = kg 10. 9,246 mL = L
Choose a reasonable estimate. Explain your choice.
11. The amount of water a cup would hold: 250mL 250 L
12. The mass of a bag of apples: 2g 2kg
13. The height of your kitchen table: 68cm 68m
Choose an appropriate metric unit. Explain your choice.
14, distance between two cities
45. the mass of a pencil
16. the capacity of an automobile's gas tank
17. One Olympic event is the 1,500-meter run. How many kilometers is
this?
18. A fish pond holds 2,500 liters of water. How many kiloliters is this?
Practice Workbook 27 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
™=" Practice 3-8 Simplify a Problem
Solve using any strategy.
1. A house-number manufacturer sold numbers to retail stores for $.09 per
digit. A hardware store bought enough digits for two of every house
number from 1 to 999. How many digits did the store purchase for house
numbers:
a. 1-9 b. 10-99 «. 100-999
d. Find the total cost of the house numbers.
2. A tic-tac-toe diagram uses 2 vertical lines and 2 horizontal lines to
create 9 spaces. How many spaces can you create using:
a. 1 vertical line and 1 horizontal line _
b. 2 vertical lines and 1 horizontal line
. 3 vertical lines and 3 horizontal line
d. 4 vertical lines and 5 horizontal lines
e. 17 vertical lines and 29 horizontal lines
3, Each side of each triangle in the figure has
length 1 cm. The perimeter (the distance around) /\ AXW7 ZAZA LZ
the first triangle is 3 cm. Find the perimeter of
the figure formed by connecting:
a. 2 triangles b. 3 triangles
c 4 triangles d. 50 triangles
4. At the inauguration, the President was honored with a 21-gun salute,
The report from each gunshot lasted 1 s, Four seconds elapsed between
shots. How long did the salute last?
5. Bernie began building a model airplane on day 7 of his summer vacation
and finished building it on day 65. He worked on the plane each day.
How many days did it take?
Pre-Algebra 28 Practice Workbook
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™=" Practice 4-1 Divisibility and Factors
List all the factors of each number.
1. 12
2. 45
3. 41
4. 54
5. 48
6. 100
7. 117
Test whether each number is divisible by 2, 3, 5,9, and 10.
8. 215 9. 432
10. 770 11. 1,011
12 975 13. 2,070
RB IOT i ie 15. 5,715
Write the missing digit to make each number divisible by 9.
16. 7} [1 q 17, 2,2) [2 18. 88 12
19. There are four different digits which, when inserted in the blank space in
the number 4(15, make the number divisible by 3. Write them.
20. There are two different digits which, when inserted in the blank space in
the number 7,16C], make the number divisible by 5. Write them,
21. There are five different digits which, when inserted in the blank space in
the number 99,99(], make the number divisible by 2. Write them.
Practice Workbook 29 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
™=" Practice 4-2 Exponents
Evaluate each expression.
41. m4, form = 5 2. (Sa)3, for a = -1
3. -(2p)*, for p= 7 4. -n®, for n
5. D8 for,b=—1 6. (e — 2)3, fore = 11
7. (6+ #)?, forh=3 8. x2 + 3x — 7, forx =
9. y> — 2y? + 3y — 4,fory =5
Write using exponents.
10. 3-3+3-3
Weikskikekek
12. (= 9(- 9)(- 9)m= mm
Bo gegegsgch
14. 7-a-a-bsbeb
15, -8-m-n-ns2emem
16. d+ (-3)-e+e+d+(-3)+e
Simplify each expression.
17. (-2) and -23 18. 02
19, Band44 20. -52+4-23
21. 3(8— 6)? 22, -@ + 2-3?
23. (—2)(-5)2(3) 24, 24+ (11-3)? +4
25. (17 - 3)? + (42 - 3) 26. (5 + 10)? + 5%
27. 4 + (25 - 4) a 28, (-1)5- (24 = 13)?
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Name Class Date
SEI DIE SRD 5 EEO HR AEST ACL SIME AACR ANS NASER RAIN.
™=" Practice 4-3 Prime Factorization and Greatest
Common Factor
Find each GCE.
£80 Ue 2. 36,54
3. 63,81 4. 69,92
iS 15) 2B eee 6. 21,35
7. 30m,36n 8. 75x3y, 100xy
9. 15,24,30 10. 48, 80, 128
11. 36hK3, 60K7m, 84k4n 12. 2mn , 4nPn?
Is each number prime, composite, or neither? For each composite, write
the prime factorization.
13. 75 14, 152
15. 432 16. 588
17. 160 18. 108
19, 19 20. 143
21. 531 22. 369
23, 83 24, 137
25. The numbers 3, 5, and 7 are factors of n. Find four other factors of n
besides 1.
26. For which expressions is the GCF 8x?
A. 2xy and 4x7 B. 16x? and 24xy C. 8 and 4x D. 24x? and 48:3
Practice Workbook 31 Pre-AlgebraName
Practice 4-4 Simplifying Fractions
Write in simplest form.
10
1. a5
6x)
9,
Tey
abe
VW. Thabe
13, 0
pain
1218
15 oie?
Class
10.
12.
14,
16.
Find two fractions equivalent to each fraction.
17.
19.
ze
21.
pq,
3. ee
18.
20.
22.
24,
See
8x
oy
2a?
280
30hxy
Sakxy
Sih
15jh*
205%
16st?
Date
25. Monty completed 18 passes in 30 attempts. What fraction of his passes
did Monty complete? Write in simplest form.
26. Five new state quarters will be
ied by the United States mint th
year. What fraction of the states will have quarters issued this year?
Pre-Algebra
32
Practice Workbook
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Name Class Date
PAM PRET
™=" Practice 4-5 Account for All Possibilities
Solve each problem by accounting for all possibilities.
1. A baseball team has 4 pitchers and 3 catchers. How many different
pitcher-catcher combinations are possible? One way to solve this,
problem is to make a list like the one started below. Finish the list.
PI-Cl P2-C1
P1-C2 P2-C2
2. The baseball team has 2 first basemen, 3 second basemen, and 2 third
basemen, How many combinations of the three positions are possible?
3. A quarter is tossed 3 times. In how many different orders can heads and
tails be tossed?
4, A quarter is tossed 4 times. In how many different orders can heads and
tails be tossed?
5. Curtains are manufactured in 3 different styles and 5 different colors.
a. How many different style-color combinations are possible?
b. The curtains are produced in 2 different fabrics. How many different
style-color-fabric combinations are possible?
Practice Workbook 33 Pre-AlgebraName ss Class Date
Practice 4-6 Rational Numbers
Graph the rational numbers below on the same number line.
3. -05 4.03
1.3 A,
-05 0 05 10
Evaluate. Write in simplest form.
5. §forx = 12,y=21 6. itp forn = 9, p = 6
for x = -2,)
|p fork = 6
m form =6,n=7 10.
Write three fractions equivalent to each fraction.
11.5 12. 33
4 6
13. 3 14. &
15. Which of the following rational numbers are equal to ~}7?
34
17, -1.7, Hj, 0.17
16. Which of the following rational numbers are equal to 3?
17. Which of the following rational numbers are equal to 12?
40 _8 8
50° “10-10
48. The weight w of an object in pounds is related to its distance d from the
center of Earth by the equation w = 2, where dis in thousands of
miles. How much does the object weigh at sea level which is about 4,000
miles from the center of Earth?
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Name
REPRE EL BANE
Class Date
SAR SURNT WORN ORS RCT
™="Practice 4-7 rs and Multiplication
Complete each equation.
1.8 -9— =97
anna
EB @)y= =c2
Simplify each expression.
7. (238
9. (-37)3
41. yt yS
13. (3y?)(2y)
15. m0 + m2
17. (~6x7)(—9x!?)
Find the area of each rectangle.
19.
2
apt
2. &-6— =ol7
4. (a—)8 = a
8. —(m4)3
10. (x3) (x4)
12. (-y8\(y?)
14, 3x12. 2,3
16. (x4)(y)(x?)
Compare. Use >, <, or = to complete each statement.
21. (#8)? [_] (493 22toal Se
24, 34 9 25. (97)9
27. (@)? [_] 34-24 28. 5?- 56
18. (ht)
20.
7
623
510 23. (35)4 -] 3
(98)8 26. 42-43 a
Su 29. (82)? (82)3
Practice Workbook
35 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
ieee METRO TONE
Shi OES S82 ROMEO AO ORR TES
Practice 4-8 Exponents and Division
Complete each equation.
wy
B
Simplify each expression.
7%
9. acer 10. 55
ee 12. ae
14, nS
16. (—15)?
18. 46-6
Write each expression without a fraction bar.
a
19. § = ——______ 20.
ay4
2.35 22, 2m,
vy
23, lege 24.
80
25. Write three different quotients that equal 4~>.
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™===" Practice 4-9 Scientific Notation
Write each number in standard notation.
1. 3.77 x 104 2.85 x 10°
3. 9.002 x 10-5 4. 1.91 x 10-3
Write each number in scientific notation.
5. Pluto is about 3,653,000,000 mi from the sun.
6. There are 63,360 in. in a mile.
7. Atits closest, Mercury is about 46,000,000 km from the sun.
8. 77,250,000 9. 526,000
10. 8 billion 11. 8,100,000
12. 0.00000073, 13. 0.000903
Multiply. Express each result in scientific notation.
14. (2 x 105)(3 x 102) 15. (1.5 105)(4 x 10°)
16. (6 x 10-4)(1.2 x 1073) 17. (5 X 103)(1.7 x 1075)
Order from least to greatest.
18. 72 x 105, 6.9 x 108, 23 x 105
a ae eee eee
19. 19 x 10-3,2.5 x 1074, 1.89 x 10-4
eee et A ee
20. An ounce is 0.00003125 tons. Write this number in scientific notation.
ee ee
21. A century is 3,153,600,000 seconds. Write this number in scientific
notation.
end eee on eee ET
Practice Workbook 37 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
™=" Practice 5-1 Comparing and Ordering Fractions
Compare. Use >, <, or = to complete each statement.
4.3 ]3 2218 3. 41-48
43008 . 40-4 sit
7i08 «404 2-40
0 4(]3 11. 4] 12. a
3.4[]-3 14. -BT 3 15. -3[ ]3
Find the LCM of each group of numbers or expressions.
16. 7,21 17, 24,32
18. 15,50 19. 9a°b, 18abe
20. 28xy?, 42x2y 21, 9,12,16
22. A quality control inspector in an egg factory checks every forty-eighth
egg for cracks and every fifty-fourth egg for weight. What is the number
of the first egg each day that the inspector checks for both qualities?
23. A stock sold for 3$ one day and 3} the next. Did the value of the stock
go up or down? Explain.
eee
24, Marissa needs 2% yards of ribbon for a wall-hanging she wants to make.
She has 2} yards. Does she have enough ribbon? Explain.
a
Order from least to greatest.
23
25. 3,34 26.
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Name Class Date
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™="Practice 5-2 Fractions and Decimals
Write as a fraction or mixed number in simplest form.
1.04 2. 0.75 3. 0.16
4.234 5.0.09 6. 88
Write each fraction or mixed number as a decimal.
.¥ 8.7 O45
10. 35 11. 635 12. 28%
13.8 14. 435 15.
6 § 17. & 18. #
Order from least to greatest
19. 04,35
20. -§, -}, -0.38, -0.6
21. 4, -402,2
22. Write an improper fraction with the greatest possible value using each
of the digits 5,7, and 9 once. Write this as a mixed number and as a
decimal.
ee
Write each decimal as a fraction or mixed number in simplest form.
23. 10.07 24, 3.44 25. —4.27
26.009 27.0375 28. 0.243
Compare. Use <, >, or = to complete each statement.
29. §[_ Jos 30. Z[ Jos 31. 42[ 14%
-0.25 33. 0.80[ | 8 34. -0.43
Practice Workbook 39 Pre-AlgebraName Class
Date
™==" Practice 5-3 Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Find each sum or difference.
a3e+h
32-3
1
5. 4-4
Ett
1_3
9. $-%
a. ig-1f —
3 1
B.%+3 14. 245 - 35
15. 32 + 2} 16. -13 + (-24
Find each sum using mental math.
17. 3h + 2h + 18 18. 6h + 45
19. 8+ 2% +4 ——__ 20. 7; + 3%;
Estimate each sum or difference.
21. 18-2 2, 18h + 115
23, 2344 + 325 24. 263; + 728
Use prime factors to simplify each expression.
7 _ 2
25. h-% 26.
+4 S25,
27.$+4§ ———_ 28. 23 - 2%
29. 48 + 245 30. 3§ - 2
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™=" Practice 5-4 Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
Find each quotient.
12. §-3
14.
16.
18. ¥.%
19. 16 «ha 20. 15°
21. You are making cookies for a bake sale. The recipe calls for 23 cups of
flour. How much flour will you need if you triple the recipe?
re cae ft eae
22. It took you 1 hour to read 13 chapters of a novel. At this rate, how many
chapters can you read in three hours.
ee
23. A teacher wants to tape sheets of Paper together to make a science
banner. He wants the banner to be 127} inches long, and each sheet of
Paper is 8} inches wide. How many sheets of paper will he need?
Practice Workbook 4 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
™=" Practice 5-5 Using Customary Units of
Measurement
Use estimation, mental math, or paper and pencil to convert from one
unit to the other.
4. 2gal2qt= _____qt 2.3yd= ft
3. 1 ft 8in. = in. = Ib
5. 30in. = ft 6. 20floz= _______¢
7. 2002 = ‘Ib 8. 2h pt= c
9. 1g 1b = oz 10. 7920 ft = ___mi
Is each measurement reasonable? If not, give a reasonable measurement.
11. A glass of milk holds about 8 pt.
12. A newborn baby weighs about 7} 07.
a
13. A phonebook is } ft wide.
Choose an appropriate unit of measure. Explain your choice.
14, weight of a whale
45. sugar in a cookie recipe
16. length of a mouse
Should each item be measured by length, weight, or capacity?
47. amount of soup in a can 18. height of a can
19. heaviness of a can 20. diameter of a can
Pre-Algebra 2 Practice Workbook
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Name Class Date
seme
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™="Practice 5-6 Work Backward
Work backward to solve each problem.
1. Manuel's term paper is due on March 31. He began doing research on
March 1. He intends to continue doing research for 3 times as long as he
has done already. Then he will spend a week writing the paper and the
remaining 3 days typing. What day is it? (Assume he will finish typing on
March 30.)
2. A disc jockey must allow time for 24 minutes of commercials every
hour, along with 4 minutes for news, 3 minutes for weather, and 2
minutes for public-service announcements. If each record lasts an
average of 3 minutes, how many records per hour can the DJ play?
3. Margaret is reading the 713-page novel War and Peace. When she has
read twice as many pages as she has read already, she will be 119 pages
from the end. What page is she on now?
4. On Monday the low temperature at the South Pole dropped 9°F from
Sunday's low. On Tuesday it fell another 7°, then rose 13° on Wednesday
and 17° more on Thursday. Friday it dropped 8° to —50°F. What was
Sunday's low temperature?
5. Each problem lists the operations performed on n to produce the given
result. Find n.
a. Multiply by 3, add 4, divide by 5, subtract 6; result,
rrr
b. Add 2, divide by 3, subtract 4, multiply by 5; result, 35.
n=
© Multiply by 2, add 7, divide by 17; result, 1.
ao
d. Divide by 3, add 9, multiply by 2, subtract 12; result, 4.
ae
e. Subtract 2, divide by 5, add 7, multiply by 3; result, 30.
n=
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== Practice ee Solving Equations by Adding or
Subtracting Fractions
Solve each equation.
Solve each equation using mental math.
wox+3=§ 20.k-§=-3
21a+$=3 22. g-4
Write an equation to solve each problem.
23. Pete's papaya tree grew 3;5 ft during the year. If its height at the end of
the year was 21} ft, what was its height at the beginning of the year?
24. Lee is 13 ft taller than Jay. If Lee is 64 ft tall, how tall is Jay?
Pre-Algebra 44 Practice Workbook
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™=™" Practice 5-8 Solving Equations by Multiplying
Fractions
Solve each equation.
sue
Uy gx ig eee ae 2
3. Bk =
1150514 bec 12.
139 14 eae 14.
16.
Solve each equation using mental math.
Ub WS) 18. ly =5
AO oS) mg eReader 20. k=-4
Write an equation to solve each problem.
21. It takes Nancy 1} min to read 1 page in her social studies book. It took
her 22} min to complete her reading assignment. How long was the
assignment? Let m represent the number of pages she read.
22. It takes Gary three hours to drive to Boston. If the trip is 156 miles, what
is Gary's average number of miles per hour? Let x represent the miles
per hour.
Practice Workbook 45 Pre-AlgebraName
Class Date
™== Practice 5-9 Powers of Products and Quctaie
Simplify each expression.
1 GY
3. (¥)
5. (-3y?)?
7. (12mn)?
9. (9qrs4)3
41. -(a2b?)3
2.)
15. (Ey
Evaluate for a = 2, b = —1, and c = }.
7. (a@?)> 18. 26°
20. (a*b)* 21. (ac)?
Complete each equation.
23. (3b y2 = 910
a eeeeayS)
25. (xy ‘y
2 (a
4. (2x)3
6. (Sab)?
8. (-10xy3)3
0.
12. (2a°b*)+
19. (-92)3
22. (b3)7
24, (mn) —— = m8n4
26. @)—_ = ie
27. Write an expression for the area of a square with a side of length 4a”,
Simplify your expression.
28. Write an expression for the volume of a cube with a side of length 32°.
Simplify your expression.
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46 Practice Workbook
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Name
Class
RRS RECT RRA NIN NN EY
Find each unit rate.
13
2.
a5
4. 9 bull’s eyes in 117 throws
78 mi on 3 gal
$52.50 in 7h
416 miin 8h
Write each ratio as a fraction in simplest form.
5. 7th-grade boys to 8th-grade boys
6. 7th-grade girls to 7th-grade boys
7. Tth graders to 8th graders
9. girls to all students
boys to girls
Date
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™=" Practice 6-1 Ratios and Unit Rates
Write three different ratios for each model.
10.
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Boys | Girls
7th Grade| 26 34
8th Grade| 30 2
28 4
Write each ratio as a fraction is simplest form.
13. 7:12 14, 3isto6
15. 10:45 16. 32 out of 40
17. 36 is to 60 18. 13 out of 14
19. 9out of 21 20. 45:63
21. 24is to 18 22. 15 out of 60
Practice Workbook 7 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
™=" Practice 6-2 Proportions
Write a proportion for each phrase. Then solve. When necessary, round to
the nearest hundredth.
4. 420 ft? painted in 36 min; f ft? painted in 30 min
2. 75 points scored in 6 games; p points scored in 4 games
3. 6 apples for $1.00; 15 apples for d dollars
‘Tell whether each pair of ratios forms a proportion.
4, 3andj 5. jjand3
8
6. § and}
8. $and$ 9. {and §
10. 3=% 1. B=%
12. 4-3 wle§
430 15, ¥=3
i"
r n
6.4=-9 _ 17. =H
48, At Discount Copy, 12 copies cost $0.66. Melissa needs 56 copies. How
much should they cost?
19. You estimate that you can do 12 math problems in 45 min. How long
should it take you to do 20 math problems?
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Name Class Date
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— Practice 6- 3 Similar Figures and Scale
Drawings
The scale of a map is } in. :8 mi, Find the actual distance for each map
distance.
1. 2in. 2. Sin. 3. shin.
4. 10in. 5. 8in. 6. Thin.
Each pair of figures is similar. Find the missing length. Round to the
nearest tenth where necessary.
8.
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11. A meter stick casts a shadow 1.4 m long,
at the same time a flagpole casts a
shadow 7.7 m long. The triangle formed
by the meterstick and its shadow is
similar to the triangle formed by the
flagpole and its shadow. How tall is the
flagpole?
A scale drawing has a scale of } in. : 6 ft. Find the length on the drawing
for each actual length.
12. 18 ft 13. 66 ft 14, 204 ft
Practice Workbook 9 Pre-AlgebraName Class:
™=" Practice 6-4 Probability
Find each probability for choosing a letter at random from the word
PROBABILITY.
1. PB) 2. P(P)
3. P(AorT) 4. P(not P)
A child is chosen at random from the Erb and Smith families. Find the
odds in favor of each of the following being chosen.
Date
5. agirl 6. an Erb Erb | Smith
_ family | family
7. an Erb girl 8. a Smith girl Girls 2 5
Boys 4 3
9. not a Smith boy 10. a Smith
‘A box contains 7 red, 14 yellow, 21 green, 42 blue, and 84 purple marbles.
‘A marble is drawn at random from the box. Find each probability.
11, P(red) 12. P(yellow)
13. P(green or blue) 14, P(purple, yellow, or red)
15. P(not green) 16. P(not purple, yellow, or red)
Find the odds in favor of each selection when a marble is chosen at
random from the box described above.
17. blue 18. purple
19. notred ____ 20. not green or blue
21. yellow 22. not purple or yellow
Pre-Algebra 50 Practice Workbook
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Name Class Date
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= Practice 6-5 Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
Write each decimal or fraction as a percent. Round to the nearest tenth of
a percent where necessary.
1. 0.16 2. 0.72
2.2
5. His
7. 3.04
9. 0.0004 10. #
11.4 12.
Write each percent as a decimal.
13. 8% 14. 12.4%
15. 145% 16. 0.07%
17. 7% 18. 15}%
Write each percent as a fraction or mixed number in simplest form.
19. 60% 20. 5%
oe 22. 32%
23. 140% 24. 0.8%
Use >, <, or = to complete each statement.
25. 0.7[_ |7% 26. 80% [| |4 27. $[ ]33%
28. In the United States in 1990, about one person in twenty was 75 years
old or older. Write this fraction as a percent.
Practice Workbook 7 Pre-AlgebraName
sess emer AR
Class
eee
Date
™=" Practice 6-6 Proportions andl percents
Write a proportion. Then solve. Where necessary, round to the nearest
tenth or tenth of a percent.
1.
=
10.
1.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
624% of tis 35. What is ¢?
38% of n is 33.44. What is n?
120% of y is 42. What is y?
300% of m is 600. What is m?
1.5% of
12, What is h?
What percent of 40 is 12?
What percent of 48 is 18?
What percent is 54 of 60?
What percent is 39 of 50?
Find 80% of 25.
Find 150% of 74.
Find 44% of 375.
Find 65% of 180.
The Eagles won 70% of the 40 games that they played. How many
games did they win?
‘Thirty-five of 40 students surveyed said that they favored recycling.
What percent of those surveyed favored recycling?
Candidate Carson received 2,310 votes, 55% of the total. How many
total votes were cast?
Pre-Algebra
52
Practice Workbook
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means
™==" Practice 6-7 Percents and Equations
Write and solve an equation. Where necessary, round to the nearest tenth
or tenth of a percent.
4. What percent of 25 is 17?
2. What percent is 10 of 8?
3. What percent is 63 of 84?
4, What percent is 3 of 600?
5. Find 45% of 60.
6. Find 325% of 52.
7. Find 663% of 87.
8. Find 1% of 3,620.
9. 624% of x is 5. What is x?
10, 300% of k is 42. What is k?
11. 334% of p is 19. What is p?
12. 70% of c is 49. What is c?
13. 15% of mis 1,050, What is n?
14. 38% of y is 494. What is y?
15. A camera regularly priced at $295 was placed on sale at $236. What
percent of the regular price was the sale price?
16. Nine hundred thirty-six students, 65% of the entire student body,
attended the football game. Find the size of the student body.
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Practice Workbook 53 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
Practice 6-8 Percent of Change
Find each percent of change. Round to the nearest tenth of a percent. Tell
whether the change is an increase or a decrease.
1. 24 to 21 2. 64 to 80
3. 100to113) 4, 50 to 41
5. 63 to 105 6. 42 to 168
7. 80t024 8. 200 to 158
9. S6to7L 10. 127 to 84
11. 20 to 24 12. 441022,
93, 16to12 0 14, 10 to 100
15. 20 to 40 16. 10 to 50
17. 12 to 16 18. 80 to 100
19. 69 to 117 20. 19to9 _—_
21, 95to 145 22. 88 to 26
23. Mark weighed 110 pounds last year. He weighs 119 pounds this year.
What is the percent of increase in his weight, to the nearest tenth of a
percent?
24, Susan had $140 in her savings account last month. She added $20 this
month and earned $.50 interest. What is the percent of increase in the
amount in her savings account to the nearest tenth of a percent?
25. The population density of California was 151.4 people per square mile in
1980. By 1990 it had increased to 190.8 people per square mile. Find the
percent increase to the nearest percent.
Pre-Algebra 54 Practice WorkbookName Class Date
NED AAR OREN CRON
== Practice 6-9 “Markup and Discount
Find each sale price. Round to the nearest cent where necessary.
Regular price | Percent of discount | _ Sale price
1. $46 25%
2 15%
rad $174 40%
4. $1.40 30%
5. $87 50%
6. $675 20%
Find each selling price. Round to the nearest cent where necessary.
Cost | Percent markup | _ Selling price
2 $5.50 75%
8. $25 50%
9. [_ $170 85%
10. | $159.99 70%
11. $12.65 90%
12. [_ $739 20%
13. A company buys a sweater for $14 and marks it up 90%, It later
discounts the sweater 25%.
a. Find the original selling price of the sweater.
b, How much was the discount?
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c. Find the sale price after the discount.
d. The company’s profit on the sweater can be found by subtracting the
final selling price minus the cost. What was the company’s profit on
the sweater?
e. The profit was what percent of the cost?
Practice Workbook 55 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
™=" Practice 6-10 Make a Table
Make a table to solve each problem.
1. A car was worth $12,500 in 1998. It’s value depreciates, or decreases,
15% per year. Find its value in 2002.
Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 : 2002
Car's value} $12,500
2. Marcus spent $105 on 6 items at a sale. Videotapes were on sale for $15
each and music CD’s were on sale for $20 each. How many of each item
did Marcus buy?
Number of videotapes |__| 2 3 4 5
Number of CD's 5 4 3 2 1
Total cost
3. Karina likes to mix either apple, orange, or grape juice with either lemon
lime soft drink or sparkling water to make a fizz. How many different
fizzes can she make?
4, How many ways can you have 25 cents in change?
5. The deer population of a state park has increased 8% a year for the last
4 years. If there are 308 deer in the park this year, find how large the
population was 4 years ago by completing the table.
Year 1[2]3]4
Deer population 308
6. How many different sandwiches can you make from 3 types of bread, 2
types of cheese, and 2 types of meat? Assume that only one type of each
item is used per sandwich.
7. A bus leaves a station at 8:00 A.M. and averages 30 mi/h. Another bus
leaves the same station following the same route two hours after the
first and averages 50 mi/h. When will the second bus catch up with the
first bus?
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Name Class Date
2 SS
™= Practice 7-1 Solving Two-step Equations
Solve each equation.
1. 4x - 17 = 31
5. 9n + 18 = 81
7. 14 = Sk - 31
Solve each equation using mental math.
11. 3p +5=14
13. 9-3=0
15. 8+5=
Choose the correct equation. Solve.
17. Tehira has read 110 pages of a 290-page book. She reads 20 pages each
day. How many days will it take to finish?
A.20 + 110p = 290 B. 20p + 290 = 110
. 110 + 20p = 290 D. 290 = 110 - 20p
Write an equation to describe the situation. Solve.
18. A waitress carned $73 for 6 hours of work. The total included $46 in tips.
What was her hourly wage?
19. You used 6] c of sugar while baking muffins and nutbread for a class
party. You used a total of 1} c of sugar for the muffins. Your nutbread
recipe calls for 1} c of sugar per loaf. How many loaves of nutbread did
you make?
Practice Workbook 57 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
™=" Practice 7-2 Solving Multi-step Equations
Solve and check each equation.
1 §-7=-2 2. An-7)+3=9
3. 0 = 5(k +9) 4. 4h +7h-16=6
5. 3(2n — 7) = 7 6. —27 = 8x — Sx
7. 4p +5-Tp=-1 B7-y+Sy=9
9. 8 + 3(5 — e) = 10 10. —37 = 3x + 11 — 7x
11. 9 — 3(n — 5) = 30 12. My + 42) - 15
Write and solve an equation for each situation.
13. Find three consecutive integers whose sum is 51
44, Find three consecutive integers whose sum is ~15.
15. Find four consecutive integers whose sum is 30.
16. Jack’s overtime wage is $3 per hour more than his regular hourly wage.
He worked for 5 hours at his regular wage and 4 hours at the overtime
wage. He earned $66. Find his regular wage.
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™==" Practice 7-3 Multi-step Equations with
Fractions and Decimals
Solve and check each equation,
1. 0.7n = 1.5 + 7.3n = 145 2. 18p - 45 =0
3. 16.3k + 19.2 + 7.5k = -64.1 4. h + 3h + 4h = 100
5. 40 - Sn = 6. 14 = 3(9y — 15)
7. §y-6=2 8. 1.2m + 7.5m + 2.1 = 63
9. jh - 10. 93.96 = 4.7p + 8.7p — 2.6p
11. 9w - 16.3 = 53 12. 88.1 - 2.3f = 72.46
13, -153 Sk + 55.2 14, 26e + 891 = -71
15. 2.3(x + 1.4) = -9.66 16. (x — 17.7) + 19.6 = 278
Write an equation to describe each situation. Solve.
17, Jolene bought three blouses at one price and 2 blouses priced $3 below
the others. The total cost was $91.50. Find the prices of the blouses.
18. A car rented for $29 per day plus $.08 per mile. Julia paid $46.12 for a
one-day rental. How far did she drive?
By what number would you multiply each equation to clear denominators
or decimals? Do not solve.
9. b+ hash 20. 3.7 + 2.75k = 27.35
Practice Workbook 59 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
Practice 7-4 Write an Equation
Write an equation. Then solve.
41. Bill purchased 4 pens for $3.32, including $.16 sales tax. Find the cost of,
1 pen.
2. Arnold had $1.70 in dimes and quarters. He had 3 more dimes than
quarters. How many of each coin did he have’?
3. A baby weighed 3.2 kg at birth. She gained 0.17 kg per week. How old
was she when she weighed 5.75 kg?
4, In the parking lot at a truck stop there were 6 more cars than 18-wheel
trucks. There were 134 wheels in the parking lot. How many cars and
trucks were there?
5. The product of 6 and 3 more than k is 48.
6. A bottle and a cap together cost $1.10. The bottle costs $1 more than the
cap. How much does cach cost?
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7. The perimeter of a rectangular garden is 40 ft. The width is 2 ft more
than one half the length. Find the length and width.
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SS
™=" Practice 7-5 Solving Equations with Variables
on Both Sides
Solve each equation.
1. 3k + 16 = 5k 2. Se = 3e + 36
3.n+4n-22=7n 4, 2(x — 7) = 3x
5. 8h — 10h = 3h + 25 6. In +6n-S=4n+4
7. 11(p - 3) = 5(p + 3) 8. 9(m + 2) = —6(m +7)
9. y +2%y—5) =2y +2 10. 9x +7 =3x +19
11. k +9 = 6(k - 11) 12, -6(4 - 1) = 128
13, 2(x +7) = S(x-7) 14, Sm +9 =3(m—5) +7
15, Sx +7 = 6x 16. k + 12 = 3k
17. 8m = Sm + 12 18. 3p - 9 =4p
Write an equation for each situation. Solve.
19. The difference when 7 less than a number is subtracted from twice the
number is 12. What is the number?
20. Four less than three times a number is three more than two times the
number. What is the number?
Practice Workbook 61 Pre-AlgebraDate
Name Class
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==" Practice 7-6 Solving Two-step Inequalities
Solve each inequality. Graph the solutions on a number line.
a
1. Sx +2517 -5-4-3-2-1012345
re
2. 7x + 2x 221-3 -5-4-3-2-10 12345
ee
3.9-x>10 -5-4-3-2-10 12345
4, 19+8=6+7x -5-4-3-2-10 12345
5-4-3-2-1 012345
-5-4-3-2-10 12345
Solve each inequality.
7. 2x-5>1 8. 9x - 7538
9.3<4dxr+1 10. -12 < -12x
V1. -8r + 18>-22 12, 50 < 8 - 6
cE 14. 30 = -6(5 — x)
Write an inequality for each situation. Then solve the inequality.
15. Nine more than half the number 1 is no more than —8. Find n.
16. Judith drove h hours at a rate of 5S mi/hr. She did not reach her goal of
driving 385 miles for the day. How long did she drive?
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™=""Practice 7-7 Transforming Formulas
Use this information to answer 1-4: Shopping City has a 6% sales tax.
4. Solve the formula c = 1.06p for p, where c is the cost of an item at
Shopping City, including tax, and p is the selling price.
. Clara spent $37.10 on a pair of pants at Shopping City. What was the
selling price of the pants?
N
. Manuel spent $10.59 on a basketball at Shopping City. What was the
selling price of the ball?
4, Clara and Manuel's parents spent $165.84 on groceries at Shopping City.
How much of that amount was sales tax?
‘Transform the formulas.
5. The area of a triangle A can be found with the formula
A = }bh where b is the length of the base of the triangle
and his the height of the triangle. Solve the formula for h.
‘base
2
. Solve the formula A = $bh for b.
Find the missing part of each triangle.
7. A = 27cm 8. A = 18 ft?
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Solve for the variable indicated.
9. V = }wh, for w
Practice Workbook 63 Pre-AlgebraName
Class
Date
™=" Practice 7-8 Simple and Compound Interest
Find each balance.
ipal | Interest |Compounded| Time Balance
rate (years)
$400 1% annually 3
$8,000 5% annually 9
$1,200 4% — | semi-annually 2
$50,000 6% semi-annually 6
1
2.
3.
4.
Find the simple interest.
5, $900 deposited at an interest rate of 3% for 5 years
6. $1,348 deposited at an interest rate of 2.5% for 18 months
Complete each table. Compound the interest annually.
7
. $7,200 at 3% for 4 years
$5,000 at 6% for 4 years.
beginning of year
Interest
Balance
Year 1: $5,000
Year
Year 3:
Year 4:
Principal at
beginning of year
Interest
Balance
Year 1: $7,200
Year 2:
Year
‘Year 4:
Pre-Algebra
Practice Workbook
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Name Class Date
™=" Practice 8-1 Relations and Functions
Graph each relation. Is the relation a function? Explain.
io ea
-1[ 4
2m
4 [-1
=1 | -2
2 ec y
=4
-4[ 0
-2[ 3
3 | -1
For each relation, list the members of the domain. List the members of
the range. Is the relation a function? Explain.
32((7;—2); (8; —2);(=57).(—9;4)}
Domain:
Range:
Function?
4. ((—8,0), (10, 6), (10, -2), (—5,7)}
Domain: he = keaba tet Range:
Function?
5. ((9.2,4.7), (-3.6, 4.8), (5.2,4.7)}
Domain: 2263 aa Range:
Function?
6. Is the time is takes you to run a 100-meter race a function of the speed
you run? Explain.
Practice Workbook 65 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
™="Practice 8-2 Equations with Two Variables
Write each equation as a function in “y =...” form.
4. 3y = 15x — 12 2. 5x + 10 = 10y 3. 3y — 21 = 12x
i y ye
4 Sy+3=2y—3x+5 5, -2(x + 3y) = 18 6. 5(x + y) = 20 + 3x
y= y y
Graph each equation.
7. y= -0Sx +4 8.
9. 2x — 3y =6 10. —10x = Sy
ye
Is each ordered pair a solution of 3x — 2y = 12? Write yes or no.
41. (0,4) 12. (6,3) 13. (4,0)
Is each ordered pair a solution of —2x + Sy = 10? Write yes or no.
14. (-3,2) 45. (-10,-2) 16. (5,4)
Pre-Algebra 66 Practice Workbook
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™=" Practice 8-3 Slope and y-intercept
Find the slope of the line through each pair of points.
1. A(1, 1), B(6,3) 2. I(-4,6), K(—4,2)
3. PG, -7), O(-1,=7) 4. M(7,2),N(~1,3)
Complete.
Equation Equation in Slope y-Intercept
slope-intercept form
5. Sx- y= 6
6. 7x + 2y = 10
Find the slope of each line.
7 8.
Graph each equation.
9% y= 2x +3
y
Practice Workbook 67 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
™="Practice 8-4 Writing Rules for Linear Functions
Write a rule for each function.
LF 2.
3. 4.
x | f®) x_| f@)
-3 | 18 5) | =2
-1| 6 7 | 0
1 | -6 9 [2
3 | -18 ui | 4
5. 6.
x | f@) x | f@)
ON Reet —4[ 4
Sau o |] 6
1 | =s5 2 [7
3 1 4 [8
Write a function rule to describe each situation,
7. The number of pounds p(z) as a function of the number of ounces z.
z
z
z
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8. The selling price s(c) after a 45% markup of an item as a function of the
stores’ cost c.
). The total number of miles m(r) covered when you walk 7 miles before
lunch, and you walk for 2 hours at r mi/hr after lunch.
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Name Class Date
™="Practice 8-5 Scatter Plots
Use the data in the table,
4. Make a (year, units of CD's) scatter plot. SElayaf RacarladlANinc
= Year | Millions of Units Shipped
i 800 CD's _| Cassettes | LP's
25
5 F ond 1990 | 287 | 442 12
as roo | 333 | 360 3
SF 400
SS 1992 | 408 366 2
z on 1993 | 495 340 i
ol 1994 | 662 | 345 2
ST KFEFEF 1995 | 723 273 2
Year 1996 7719 225 3
2. Make a (year, units of cassettes) 3. Make a (year, units of LP's) scatter plot.
scatter plot.
500 2
ASiend 3 0)
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2b ne
5% 100 S 2
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SSS SF EF SEK EF ES
Year Year
Is there a positive correlation, a negative correlation, or no correlation
between the data sets in each scatter plot?
4, (year, units of CD's) scatterplot
5. (year, units of cassettes) scatterplot
6. (year, units of LP’s) scatterplot
Practice Workbook 69 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
™="Practice 8-6 Solve by Graphing
A giraffe was 1 ft tall at birth. 7 ft tall at the age of Giraffe Height
4,and 11} ft tall at the age of 7.
1. Use the data to make a (age, height) scatter plot.
2. Draw a trend line.
3. Write an equation for your trend line in slope-
intercept form.
4, Use your equation to find the following
information.
a. the giraffe’s height at the age of 5
b. the age at which the giraffe was 16 ft tall
Hippopotamus Weight
A hippopotamus weighed 700 Ib at the age of | and
1,900 Ib at the age of 3, and 2,500 Ib at the age of 4.
5. Use the data to make a (age, weight) scatter plot.
6. Draw a trend line.
7. Write an equation for your trend line.
8. Use the equation to predict the following
information.
a. the hippo’s weight at the age of 8
o 12 3 4 «5
b. the age at which the hippo weighed 7,900 Ib
9. Can this equation be used to predict the hippo’s weight at any age?
Explain.
Pre-Algebra 70 Practice Workbook© Prentice-Hall, Inc. All rights reserved.
Name Class Date
™=" Practice 8-7 Solving Systems of Linear
Equations
Is each ordered pair a solution of the given system? Write yes or no.
1. y = 6x +12 2 y= -3x B.x+2y=2
’e-y=4 xady+h 2x + Sy=2
3
(e412) Se hi) 6-2)
Solve each system by graphing. Check your solution.
axt 5. axty
x-y x-2y
Solution: Solution:
Solution:
Write a system of linear equations. Solve by graphing.
8. The sum of two numbers is 3. Their difference is 1. Find the numbers.
Practice Workbook 7 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
™="Practice 8-8 Graphing Linear Inequalities
Graph each inequality.
y-2
Solve each system by graphing.
5. y= -x-2 6 xrty<3
x-2y<4 y=3x-2
7. Is the origin a solution to the system in Exercise 5?
8. Is (4,0) a solution to the system in Exercise 5?
9. Is (1,0) a solution to the system in Exercise 6?
10. Is (—1,0) a solution to the system in Exercise 6?
Pre-Algebra 7 Practice Workbook
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2
z
Name
RERUN Se SOE
Class Date
™=" Practice 9-1 Introduction to Geometry: Points,
Lines, and Planes
Use the figures at the right. Name each of the following. E
1. Four segments that intersect AB.
2. Three segments parallel to AB.
ic
3. Four segments skew to AB.
Use the figure at the right, Find each of the following. a a
4, all points shown a
P
N ¢
5. all segments shown
6. five different rays
7. all lines shown
8. all names for NB
Write an equation. Then find the length of each segment.
9. = $4 10. 6x +7
-—_-—_ + 4 + 2 +5 4
A BoC o—_e—______o—_—_
-—5n-3 —H4 KIGE: M N
3s + 14
equation: equation:
n= x=
AB = AC MN = KN =
Practice Workbook
73 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
™="Practice 9-2 Angle Relationships an
Lines
Find the measure of each angle in the figure at the right.
4. mZ1 2. mZ2
3. mZ3 4. mZVWR
Use the figure at the right for Exercises 5-8.
A
5. Write an equation.
ix - 14D
6. Find the value of x.
7. Find mZ ABD. (2x + 9)°
B c
8. Find m2 DBC.
Use the figure at the right for Exercises 9-12.
9, Write an equation,
10. Find the value of x.
11, Find mZMNQ.
12. Find m2 MNR.
In each figure, find the measures of 21 and 22.
13. Given p||q 14. Given p||q
(6x + 4)"
(2x
z
-poasseat syuj8us [Ty “uy “eH y-290Ue1q
mZ1= mZ2= mZ1= mZ2 =
15. Find a pair of complementary angles such that the difference of their
measures is 12°.
Pre-Algebra 74 Practice Workbook‘© Prentice-Hall, Inc. All rights reserved.
Name Class Date
™=" Practice 9-3 Classifying Polygons
Name alll quadrilaterals that have each of the named properties.
1. four 90° angles
2. opposite sides congruent and parallel
3. at least one pair of parallel sides
Judging by appearances, classify each triangle by its sides and angles.
oe
9 9
Write a formula to find the perimeter of each figure. Use the formula to
find the perimeter.
8. a regular dodecagon (12-gon); one side is 9.25 cm
BS P=
9. a rhombus; one side is 1} yd
PE P=
10. a parallelogram; the sides are 10.4 m and 5.6 m
P=
Practice Workbook a Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
™=" Practice 9-4 Draw a Diagram
Solve by drawing a diagram,
4. How many diagonals does a quadrilateral have?
2. Which quadrilaterals always have congruent diagonals?
3. Find a formula for the number of diagonals d in a polygon with n sides.
Complete the table to help you. Look for a pattern.
Figure Number | Number | Number of diagonals | Total number
of sides | of vertices | from each vertex | of diagonals
triangle 3
quadrilateral] 4
pentagon 5
hexagon, 6
‘octagon 8
n-gon n
= |
ies
4. One day in the lunch line, Maurice was ahead of Aquia and behind
Rochelle. Rochelle was ahead of Shequille and behind Whitney.
Shequille was ahead of Maurice. Who was last?
5. A mail carrier leaves the post office at 10:00 A.M. and travels 4 miles
south, then 7 miles east, then 5 miles south, then 10 miles west, and 9
miles north. At the end of her route, how far and in which direction is
the mail carrier from the post office?
Pre-Algebra 76 Practice WorkbookName Class Date
™="Practice 9-5 Congruence
Given that AGHM = ARSA, complete the following.
GH sone 2 ryAS =x meres a G A
3. 2S = 4, L4M=
Ba 6. 4R= 70° 45°
M
7. mZA= ____ 8. mZG =
List the congruent corresponding parts of each pair of triangles. Write a
congruence statement for the triangles.
17. Explain why the pair of triangles is congruent.
Then, find the missing measures.
Oy ri Dees
< E
by
10. 4
} L
i by —___ K M
2 Given that HPKT = BEWL; complete the following.
5 MA Pot ee 2:2 275 as eee 13. LKPH
2 14. TB 15. EB 16. LPHT =
$
E
é
°
A
ne ae o
man iD
30 x => o
aN oF
R
G
Practice Workbook 7 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
SRAM
== Practice 9-6 Circles
Find the measures of the central angles that you would draw to represent
each percent in a circle graph. Round to the nearest degree.
Voter Preference for Senator | Central Angle
1. | Peterson 40%
2. | Washington 30%
3. | Gomez 7 15%
4. | Thomson 10%
5. | Miller 5%
6. Draw a circle graph for the data on voter preference.
Voter Preference for Senator
7. The total number of voters surveyed was 5,000. How many voters
preferred Gomez?
Find the circumference of each circle with the given radius or diameter.
Use 3.14 for 7.
9. r= 91cm
= Cc
10. r = 0.28 km 11. d = 14ft
12. d = Sin. 13. = Gin.
= c=
Pre-Algebra 78 Practice Workbook
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Name Class Date
Practice 9-7 Constructions
Construct each figure using the diagram at the right.
—_——————.
ae tae’ B c
1. MP congruent to BC
2. TK twice as long as BC
A
J
3. ZD congruent to ZA 4. ZPOR half the measure of ZA
D o R
5. ZSTU with measure 135° 6. EF half as long as BC
7. Construct AW XY so that:
ZW is congruent to 2A, WY is congruent
to BC, ZY is half the measure of 2 A.
8. What seems to be true about ZX in AWXY
you constructed?
Practice Workbook 79 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
searnanse sesercone se _ SOUR EAROR SIE RRC EONS
™=" Practice 9-8 Translations
Write a rule to describe each translation.
1 wy
3. (ny) >
The vertices of a triangle and a translation are given. Graph each triangle
and its image.
5. G(-4,4), H(-2,3), 6. K(0, ~1), L(4,2), M3, -3);
J(—3, 0); right 5 and down 2 left 4 units and up 3 units
spoatosau sty TV
iven. Write a rule to
A point and its image after a translation are
describe the translation.
7. A(9,-4),A"(2,-1) (ay) >
8. B(—3,5), B(-S.—3) («y)>
Pre-Algebra 80 Practice Workbook(© Prentice-Hall, Inc. All rights reserved.
Name Class Date
™=" Practice 9-9 Symmetry and Reflections
The vertices of a polygon are listed. Graph each polygon and its image
after a reflection over the given line. Name the coordinates of the image.
4. A(1,3), B(4, 1), C3, -2), 2. (2,1), K(1,3), L(4,2);
D(2,-4);x =0 y=-l
A’ B r K’
Cg eR DY Lt
Draw all the lines of symmetry for each figure.
3. 4.
Is the dashed line a line of symmetry? Write yes or no.
px -L-)- -
Practice Workbook 81 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
sat ON ho Rom en eam Re em
™=" Practice 9-10 Rotations
Judging from appearances, does each figure have rotational symmetry? If
yes, what is the angle of rotation?
3.
R
H G <>
1 2.
The vertices of a triangle are given. Graph each triangle and its image
after a rotation of (a) 90° and (b) 180° about the origin. Name the
coordinates of the vertices of the images.
4, A(1,4), BU. 1), C(4,2) 5. S(2,3), M(-2,4), U(—4,2)
90° 180° 90° 180°
A’ Si
Bo B" T
c © u' u
Look for a pattern in Exercises 4 and 5 to complete the following.
6. Ina 90° rotation, (x,y) —
7. Ina 180° rotation, (x,y) >
Pre-Algebra 82 Practice Workbook
etl caer eaeaa, Se TEE RR Pee ~
Name Class Date
™=" Practice 10-1 Area: Parallelograms
Find the area of each parallelogram.
Find the area of each shaded region. Assume that all angles that appear
to be right angles are right angles.
30 m| 30m
The vertices of a parallelogram are given. Draw each parallelogram. Find
its area.
6. P(1,1), O(3, 1), R(2, 4), S(4, 4) 7. J(-3,2), K(1, 2), M(—1, 3), L(3, -3)
8. The perimeter of a square is 72 in. What is its area?
Practice Workbook 83 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
™="Practice 10-2 Area: Triangles and Trapezoids
Find the area of each trapezoid.
1. 200m 2 S5in. 3. 8.9m
69/ wm ei / 7 79m
38cm B
Bim
Find the area of each triangle.
7. 8. 9.
42m
1S ft
10. base = 24 in. 11, height = 27 em 12. base = 40 ft
height = 9 in. base = 340m height = 8.25 ft
area = area = area =
Find the area of each shaded region.
3. in wit a 18m
2m
12 ft
N
20 ft pom
Pr
15. A triangle has an area of 36 cm? and a base of 6 cm. What is the height
of the triangle?
Pre-Algebra 84 Practice Workbook‘© Prentice-Hall, Inc. All rights reserved. _
Name Class Date
™="" Practice 10-3 Area: Circle
Find the area of each circle. Give an exact area and an approximate area
to the nearest tenth.
Lr=7m
A=
3.d=2m
AX
4.7 =35km
A=
A= A= A=
7 r= 3hmi 8. d=Sin. 9. d=98mm
A= A= =
A~ A~ A=
Find the area of each shaded region to the nearest tenth.
10. a
Ss b=
12m
©
12. 1oft 3.
4) €)
14. A goat is tethered to a stake in the ground with a S-m rope. The goat can
graze to the full length of the rope a full 360° around the stake. How
much area does the goat have in which to graze?
Practice Workbook 85 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
see ARB EE AA RT NESE DF
™="Practice 10-4 Space Figures
Name the space figure you can form from each net.
1. 2. 3.
For each figure, describe the base(s) and name the figure.
Pre-Algebra 86 Practice Workbook
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Name Class Date
te rm
= Practice 10- 5 Surface areal Prisms and
Cylinders
Find the surface area of each space figure. If the answer is not a whole
number, round to the nearest tenth.
1. jain, 2 C= 3. 10mm,
a rag
47. A rectangular park measures 300 ft by 400 ft. A sidewalk runs diagonally
from one corner to the opposite corner. Find the length of the sidewalk.
Practice Workbook 93 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
SPE SN RENNER he REF SEAT
ROR ORIOLES
™=" Practice 11-3 Distance and Midpoint Formulas
The table has sets of endpoints of several segments. Find the distance
between each pair of points and the midpoint of each segment. Round to
the nearest tenth when necessary.
Endpoints Distance Between Midpoint
(Length of Segment)
1. A(2,6) and B(4, 10)
2.| (5,3) and D(7, 2)
3. | E(0,12) and F(5,0)
4. | G(4,7) and H(-2, -3)
5. | J(-1,5) and K(2,1)
6. | L(—3,8) and M(—7, -1)
Find the perimeter of each figure. Round to the nearest tenth when
necessary.
Pre-Algebra 94 Practice Workbook
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Name Class Date
auencaner cre eee
Practice 11-4 Write a Proportion
Write a proportion and find the value of each x.
1. AKLM ~ ANPQ 2. ARST ~ ARPQ
L P T
Jam 22in, A
5 in,
u 8m S*Z_R P
43 in.
N Q °
Proportion: Proportion:
BO oe x=
3. AABC ~ AADE 4. AUVW ~ AUYZ
A u
P 12 _ igen
att JC |x ra w
A Sem
i
D 49 tt E y iz
Proportion; Proportion:
35 —
Solve. Show the proportion you use.
5. A surveyor needs to find the distance across a canyon.
She finds a tree on the edge of the canyon and a large
rock on the other edge. The surveyor uses stakes to set
up the similar right triangles shown. Find the distance
across the canyon, x.
6. Three cartons of juice cost $4.77. Find the cost of 8 cartons.
7. Ifa pizza with a diameter of 12 inches costs $10.99, based on area, how
much should a 15-inch pizza cost?
Practice Workbook 95 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
srmenemeccasecn
AEDS ENN SNEREEN 2 SS NE
™=" Practice 11-5 Special Right Triangles
The length of one side of the triangle is given in each row of the table.
Find the missing lengths for that triangle.
m n P
1) 14 a
2 36 7
3. 9v3
4a) 5
x y z x q
5/4
6. 87 S y
1. W2
8. | 17
Tell whether a triangle with sides of the given lengths could be 45°-45°-90°
or 30°-60°-90°. Explain.
9. 3V2,3V2,6
10. 10,24, 26
In the figure, BD = 6 V2. Find each value.
1 AB 12. AD
13, BC 14. CD
15. One leg of a 45°-45°-90" right triangle measures 14 cm.
Find the exact perimeter.
Pre-Algebra 96 Practice Workbook
‘poarosou siya [ty “9U] “eH-sonuaLg @Name Class Date
™=" Practice 11-6 Sine, Cosine, and Tangent Ratios
Find each value. Round to four decimal places.
1. cos 20° 2. tan 64°
3. sin 41° 4, tan 8°
5. sin 88° 6. cos 53°
Use AMNP for Exercises 7 to 12. Find each ratio. M
25m
7. sineof 2P _______——8. cosine of ZP a
N 24m P
9, tangent of 2P 10. sine of 2M
11. cosine of ZM 12. tangent of 2M
Use ARST for Exercises 13 to 18. Find each ratio in simplest form. R
43. sineof ZT ________— 14. cosine of ZT aoe
12 in.
45. tangent of 27 16. sine of ZR
T 16 in. Ss
17. cosine of ZR 18. tangent of ZR
Write each ratio using square root signs. Use your knowledge of
45°-45°-90° and 30°-60°-90° right triangles.
19. tan30° 20. cos 45°
21, sin6o? 22. cos 60°
23. tan45° 24. sin 30°
25. A surveyor standing 2,277 ft from the base of the World
‘Trade Center in New York City measured a 31° angle
to the topmost point. To the nearest ft, how tall is the
World Trade Center?
31°
2,277 ft
Practice Workbook 97 Pre-AlgebraName Class. Date
R82 RRO
™=" Practice 11-7 Angles of Elevation and
Depression
Find x to the nearest tenth.
1 Qe 2. canyon
0.75
ground runway
groi
x= xe
Solve each problem. Round to the nearest unit.
5. A helicopter is rescuing a would-be mountain climber. The helicopter is
hovering, so there is an angle of depression of 35° from the helicopter to
the climber. The bottom of the helicopter’s 12-meter ladder is hanging
even with the climber. How far does the helicopter need to move
horizontally to be directly above the climber?
6. Kara's kite is flying at the end of 35 yards of string. Her end of the string
is 1 yard off the ground. The angle of elevation of the kite is 50°, What is
the height of the kite from the ground?
é
2
S
F
&
i
7. Karl is standing 80 ft from the base of a tree. He sees the top of the tree
from an angle of elevation of 42°. His eye is 4.5 fect off the ground. How
tall is the tree?
Pre-Algebra 98 Practice WorkbookName Class Date
™==" Practice 12-1 Frequency Tables and Line Plots
Draw a line plot for each frequency table. Find the range.
1. [Number 11273 [4]5]6
Frequency |2|0|4[1|2|4
iran pes, aes he} Lary 635
2. [Number 1[2]3]4/5[6
Frequency |4|/4/0[0[3|2
a
Ange: fe esas dl) 2163) 49516
Display each set of data in a line plot.
3. 5146264513264546 4. 43121331321
Number__[1[2[3[4[5|6 Number _[1[2]3]4
Frequency |2[2|1[4[3|4 Frequency [4|[2|4|1
Construct a frequency table from the line plot.
5. State Average Pupils per Teacher
x
x
x
cee
KK
nak
KXXKX
XXX
KXXKKKEK
A RER AUX ROX
KKKKXKK x
KKKKKKK x
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Pupils per
‘Teacher
Frequency
6. What is the range in pupil-teacher ratios?
Practice Workbook 99 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
SE a REE OO RN ERIE SECIS
= Practice 12-2 Box-and-Whisker Plots
Use the box-and-whisker plot to answer each question.
Weekly Mileage Totals, 24 Runners
10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
1. What is the highest weekly total? ___________ the lowest?
2. What is the median weekly total?
3. What percent of runners run less than 40 miles a week?
4. How many runners run less than 20 miles a week?
Make a box-and-whisker plot for each set of data.
5. 16 20 30 15 23 11 15 21 30 29 13 16 EEE
10s 15) ohee20 825) 99130
6.9 1210323911511047123 10 eee +peeeeteee te
0 5 10 15
7. 70 77 67 65 79 82 70 68 75 73 69 66 tt tt
0 73 89 72 60 65 70 75 80 85 90
Use box-and-whisker plots to compare data sets. Use a single number line
for each comparison.
B Istset: 7 12 253 129 3071525 Se
10 29 1 10 30 18 8 7 29 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
2nd set: 37 17 14 43 27 19 32 1 8 48 1 Set
26 16 28 6 25 18 set
9. Area in 1,000 mi? ne
midwestern states: 30 40 50 60 70 80 9 100
45 36 58 97 56 65 87 82 77 pea
States
southern states:
52 59 48 52 42 32 54 43 70 53 66 Southern
Pre-Algebra 100 Practice Workbook
‘poatosoa siu3ux [TV “Uy “OHName Class Date
SURAT
™=" Practice 12-3 Using Graphs to Persuade
Use the graph at the right for Exercises 1-5. U.S. Endangered Species
80
1. Which group of animals appears to have more than
75
twice as many endangered species as mammals?
70
65
2. Does one group actually have twice as many 35
endangered species as mammals?
Number of Species
Mammals Birds Fish
Group
3. What gives the impression that one group has twice
as many endangered species as mammals? U.S. Endangered Species
80
870
4, Redraw the graph without a break. 2 a
5. Describe the effect the change in scale has on 340
what the graph suggests. B30
— 20
10
2 9) Remsnreretieer oii
Use the data in the table for Exercises 6-10. meaner
US. Union Membership
Year 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970} 1980 | 1990.
Union members (millions) | 3 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 17
6. Draw a line graph of the data using 7. Draw a line graph of the data using
q the grid below. the grid below.
i U.S. Union Membership U.S. Union Membership
i w 20 @ 20
2 § is] 3 is
= a) = 16)
2 Eid Ew
12] 12]
H 10 Ei
= 8 8]
2 6 £6
i 53 5
& = 2 ~ 2
° 30 2 ol
PLE PEL F
Year
8. What gives the different impressions in the two graphs?
Practice Workbook 101 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
A AIPA AO SRN A In RA RCN SRE
™==" Practice 12-4 Counting Outcomes and
Theoretical Probability
A computer store sells 4 models of computer. (m1, m2, m3, and m4) Each
model can be fitted with 3 sizes of hard drive (A, B, and C).
1. Find the sample space.
2. What is the probability of choosing a computer with a size C hard drive
at random?
3. What is the probability of choosing a model 2 computer with a size A
hard drive at random?
Solve each problem by drawing a tree diagram.
4. A ballot offered 3 choices for president (A, B, C) and 2 choices for vice
president (M,N). How many choices for a combination of the two
offices did it offer? List them.
5. The Cougar baseball team has 4 pitchers (P1, P2, P3, P4) and 2 catchers
(C1, C2). How many pitcher-catcher combinations are possible? List
them.
Solve each problem by using the counting principle.
6. There are 5 roads from Allen to Baker, 7 roads from Baker to Carlson,
and 4 roads from Carlson to Dodge. How many different routes from
Allen to Dodge by way of Baker and Carlson are possible?
7. Drapery is sold in 4 different fabrics. Each fabric comes in 13 different
patterns. Each pattern is offered in 9 different colors. How many fabric-
pattern-color combinations are there?
Pre-Algebra 102 Practice Workbook
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Name Class Date
1S ARO TERT TSI
™== Practice 12- 5 Widepandant and Dependent
Events
A shelf holds 3 novels, 2 biographies and 1 history book. Two students in
turn choose a book at random. What is the probability that the students
choose each of the following?
1. both novels — 2. both biographies
3. ahistory, then a novel 4. both history books
Meg flipped a penny the given number of times. What is the probability
the results were as follows?
5. 2;two heads ___ 6. 3; three tails
7. 2;atail,then ahead ___ 8. 5; five tails
Free Puppies for Adoption!
‘Two puppies are chosen at random from a box at the
mall. What is the probability of these outcomes? 5 black retrievers
3 brown hounds
9. both black 4 black setters
10. both brown 11. a setter, then a hound
12. aretriever,thenasetter ________—_13.. both setters
Are the events independent or dependent? Explain.
14. A guest at a party takes a sandwich from a tray. A second guest then
takes a sandwich.
15. Sam flips a coin and gets heads, He flips again and gets tails.
You can select only two cards from the right. Find the MI[A][T] [a
probability of selecting a T and an N for each condition.
16. You replace the first card before drawing the second.
47. You do not replace the first card before drawing the second.
Practice Workbook 103 Pre-AlgebraName Class Date
aaa AEN Pam SCORARS MUO RARITN 6 eR NERS
™=" Practice 12-6 Permutations and Combinations
Simplify each expression.
1. Pp 270 ae 3. gP3
4 Py —___ 5. 3C) 6. 10Cy
7. Art, Becky, Carl, and Denise are lined up to buy tickets.
a. How many different permutations of the four are possible?
b. Suppose Ed was also in line. How many permutations would there
be?
¢. In how many of the permutations of the five is Becky first?
d. What is the probability that a permutation of this five chosen at
random will have Becky first?
8. Art, Becky, Carl, Denise, and Ed all want to go to the concert, However,
there are only 3 tickets. How many ways can they choose the 3 who get
to go to the concert?
9. A combination lock has 36 numbers on it. How many different 3-
number combinations are possible if no number may be repeated?
Numbers are to be formed using the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. No digit may
be repeated.
10. How many two-digit numbers can be formed?
11. How many three-digit numbers can be formed?
12. How many four-digit numbers can be formed?
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13. How many five-digit numbers can be formed?
14. How many six-digit numbers can be formed?
Pre-Algebra 104 Practice WorkbookInc. All rights reserved.
Name Class: Date
ROU CATR ARNIS NE IEE
™=" Practice 12-7 Experimental Probability
The table shows the colors of Rahmi’s soccer shirts. For each maar
color, find the experimental probability that a random shirt Color of shits:
from Rahmi’s collection is that color. Write the probability
as a percent, to the nearest tenth of a percent. red 6
1. red 2. white ehite a
orange | 3
3. orange 4. blue blue 2
5. red or blue 6. not white
7. not orange or red 8. green
Your school’s basketball team has an equal chance of winning or losing
the first three games of the season, You simulate the probability by
tossing a coin 60 times, letting heads stand for a win and tails stand for a
loss. Use the data below. Find each experimental probability as a percent.
HHH THH THT TTH THH
HTH THH THH HTH HHH
THH TTH THH ATT TIT
HTT HHT TTH HTH THH
9. P(win all 3) 10. P(win exactly 2)
11. P(win exactly 1) 12. P(win none)
13. P(win at least 2) 14. P(win at least 1)
15. P(win less than 2)
Students were surveyed about the number of children Number] Number
living in their household, The table shows the results. Br etiicioal | Peete
Write each experimental probability as a fraction in . a
simplest form.
1 1
16. P(one child) 2 15
p ; 3 3
47. P(2 or more children) spa a
18. P(at least 3 children)
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Practice 12- 8 Random Samples andl Surveys
A school has 800 students. Two
Sport Samples
random surveys are conducted to
determine students’ favorite sport. Sample |Number|_ EvOnIESROrt a
Use the data in the table to estimate Sampled) Basketball | Football [Baseball
the total number of students who A 40 16 | 10
prefer each sport. iam a aI 6 a
1. basketball based on Sample A
2. basketball based on Sample B
3. baseball based on Sample A
4. baseball based on Sample Bo ___
You want to find out if a school bond issue for a new computer center is
likely to pass in the next election. State whether each survey plan
describes a good sample. Explain your reasoning.
5. You interview people coming out of a computer store in your town.
6. You choose people to interview at random from the city telephone
book.
7. You interview every tenth person leaving each voting place in your
school district.
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Practice 12-9 Simulate a Problem
Solve by simulating the problem.
1. ‘Twenty people seated in a circle counted to seven, Start.
beginning with the number one. The seventh person Pea
dropped out and those remaining counted to seven wring
again. If every seventh person dropped out, what was 18. * 4
the number of the last person remaining in the circle? 17. 25
Use the number circle to simulate the problem. 162 a”
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2. The Rockets played their first volleyball game on 47, , Y out
Friday, October 18, and played a game every Friday 13 9
thereafter.
a. What was the date of their ninth game?
b. What was the number of the game they played on February 7?
3. Five coins are placed side by side as shown. A move
consists of sliding two adjacent coins to an open OE28EaD
spot without changing the order of the two coins.
(The move “2-3 right" is illustrated.) Find three : a ee
successive moves that will leave the coins in this & OS8o
order: 3-1-5-2-4 CS
4. An irresponsible TV weatherperson forecasts the Weather Key
weather by throwing a number cube and consulting the
weather key shown here. The weather during one 5-day
stretch is given in the table. What is the probability that 2-clear and cool
the forecaster was right at least 3 days out of 5? 3-eloudy and cool
Use a number cube to simulate the forecaster’s
predictions. A successful trial occurs when you roll the
correct weather three or more times out of five. S-continual rain
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 6-snow
1-clear and warm
intermittent showers
continual | continual | clear and | cloudy
" is snow
rain rain cool and cool
Work with a partner, Carry out 50 trials. Write the probability after the
given number of trials.
a. 10 b. 30 « 50
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™=" Practice 13-1 Patterns and Sequences
Tell whether each sequence is arithmetic, geometric, or neither. Find the
next three terms of each sequence. If the sequence is arithmetic or
geometric, write a rule to describe the sequence.
1. 7,14, 28, 56, . . type:
rule:
2. 5,11,17,23, type:
rule:
3, 32,16,8,4, . . type:
rule:
4, 25,21,17,13, . type:
rule:
5. . type:
rule:
6. 8,3, -3,-10, ne type:
rule:
7. 2, -6,18, -54, , ; type:
rule:
8 1,4,9,16, type:
rule:
What is the common difference of each arithmetic sequence?
9. 16, 19, 22, 25, 10. 3,5.8,8.6,11.4,...
What is the common ratio of each geometric sequence?
11. 6,24, 96, 384... 12. 12,3,3,%---
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™=" Practice 13-2 Graphing Nonlinear Functions
For each function, complete the table for integer values of x from —2 to 2.
Then graph each function.
1. y= |x| -2
Ee y=(|x|-2 & y)
-2
-1
0
1
2
2 y= x2 +3
ys -x24+3 &y)
-2
=1
fo |
1
2
3B y=2r-4
x y=2we-4 &y)
-2
=1
0
1
p
4 y=2|x| +3
x y = -2|x| +3 wy)
-2
-1
0
1
2
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™=" Practice 13-3 Exponential Growth and Decay
Complete the table for integer values of x from 0 to 4. Then graph each
function.
1. y=he3"
x ly &y)
0
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afolnr
3. y = 50(0.2)*
y ay)
5. y=3"
7 y=3-(3) 8 y=3x
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Evaluate each polynomial for x = —1, y = 3, and z = 2.
fico 2. 3y tx
3 2z+y 4oxtytz
Eyepae 6. z
Evaluate each polynomial for m = 21, n = —9, and p = 28.
7. 3m — 2p 8. 2n? — Sm
10. 1? + Sn -6
11. Sp? — Sp 12. 7m + 6p
Solve using the given polynomials.
13. Find the number of diagonals that can be drawn in a polygon with 24
sides.
N =}? -3n
N = number of diagonals
n= number of sides
14, A rock thrown from the top of a cliff at an initial velocity of 3 m/s takes
z 6.2s to reach the bottom. To the nearest meter, how tall is the cliff?
i d=49P - uo
g distance fallen
2 time falling
a v = initial velocity
: Tell whether each polynomial is a monomial, a binomial, or a trinomial.
15. 36abc 16. 10-18
17, 9Sxy + y 18. a? +B + cd
19. 3k 20. -12e + 12f?
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™=" Practice 13-5 Adding and Subtracting
Polynomials
Simplify each sum or difference.
1. (10m — 4) — (3m — 5)
2. (k2 — 2k +5) — (k? + 5k + 3)
3. (2x2 + 7x — 4) - (x2 - 4)
4, 2x2 + 4+ (3x2 - 4x - 5)
5. (-2x2 + 4x — 5) + (8x + 5x? + 6)
6. (3x2y? + 2xy + Sy) — (-2x?y? - 4x + Sy)
7. (1x3 — 5x? — 3x + 8) — (10x3 — 4x? + Sx +9)
8. 2x3 - 5x? -5 9, —4x2y2 + 3xy + x2 — dy?
+ 3x3 + Tx? + 9x + x2y?2 — 6xy — x2 - Sy?
10. (x? + 2y + 5) — (4x + 4y)
11. (—4a2b + Tab? - 9a ~ 6b + 13) ~ (-6a2b + 8a + 10b — 18)
Write the perimeter of each figure as a polynomial. Simplify.
12. sm tacts
an = 3
In+2.
3n— 4]
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™=""Practice 13-6 Multiplying a Polynomial by a
Monomial
Simplify each product.
1. 4x(3x - 5)
2. -8x(x — 7)
3. Txy%(y — 2x + x2)
4, 3xy(2xy + 5)
5. —9xyz(-2xy + 3yz — 4xz)
6. 12ab(—4b + ja)
7. -15a2(a — b + 3c)
8. -3x242(2a3 + ab — x)
Write an expression for the area of each shaded region. Simplify.
9. 122-6 10. 1". ar
By
Use the GCF of the terms to write each expression as the product of two
factors.
12, 8x + 8y 13. 13a — 136
14, 2x3 + 2x? 15, lla + 11b + Ie
16) x3y24 xty? + xty
17. —12ab?e + 18a7bc? — 30ab%c3
18. 90w3x + 144w?
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™=™" Practice 13-7 Multiplying Binomials
Simplify each product.
1
3.
11.
13.
15.
7.
(x + 2)(x +3)
(x + 4)(x + 5)
(x + I(x - 6)
. (2x + 5)(x + 3)
. (2x — 7)(2x + 7)
(3k + 4)?
(Sn + 4)(4n = 5)
(y- DO - 6)
(x = 10)(x + 3)
Find the area of each rectangle.
19.
Pres 20.
10.
12.
14,
16.
18.
4n+7 21.
(x + 5)(x +1)
(x + 1)(x +2)
(x + 8)(x = 3)
. (x = 4)(x = 6)
(m = 15)(m — 20)
(x — 20)(x + 20)
(10x = 1)?
(x = 9)(« 5)
(2x + 3)(3x + 2)
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™="" Practice 13-8 Use Multiple Strategies
Use multiple strategies to solve each problem.
4. A rectangle has length (x — 3)? and width 4. The
perimeter of the rectangle is 40. Find the length.
2. A rectangular prism has length x + 2, width
x + L,height 4, and volume 24, Find the length
and the width.
3. A piece of cardboard measures. [7 7]
12 ft by 12 ft. Corners are to be
cut from it as shown by the
broken lines, and the sides folded
up to make a box with an open
top. What size corners should be
cut from the cardboard to make a box with the
greatest possible volume?
4. What size corners should be cut from a piece of
cardboard that measures 30 in. by 30 in, to make
an open-top box with the greatest possible
volume?
5. What is the maximum
number of small boxes
that can fit inside the
large box?
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6. The perimeter of a right triangle is 24 in. Find the
dimensions of the triangle if the sides are all
whole-number lengths.
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