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Test Bank For Math in Our World 4th Edition David Sobecki
Test Bank For Math in Our World 4th Edition David Sobecki
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15) Find the greatest common factor of 14, 21, and 28.
Answer: 7
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16) A bakery makes three types of muffins to be distributed to local grocery stores: chocolate chip,
blueberry, and banana nut. Each morning, the bakers produce 120 chocolate chip muffins, 80
blueberry muffins, and 80 banana nut. They want to package the muffins efficiently for shipping.
The plan is to pack them in boxes so that every box has just one kind of muffin, and every box has
the same number of muffins. What's the smallest number of boxes they can ship in total?
A) 280 boxes B) 2 boxes C) 40 boxes D) 7 boxes
Answer: D
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21) Find the least common multiple of 11 and 33.
A) 363 B) 1 C) 11 D) 33
Answer: D
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
23) Find the least common multiple of 18, 28, and 48.
A) 2 B) 24,192 C) 1,008 D) 42
Answer: C
25) Linda and Deepti are walking and jogging on a circular trail. Linda can complete one circuit in 30
minutes, and Deepti can complete the circuit in 42 minutes. If they both start at the same place at
the same time, when will they be at the starting place at the same time?
A) 210 minutes B) 1,260 minutes C) 30 minutes D) 6 minutes
Answer: A
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26) List the numbers from the following set which are whole numbers.
4
8, -17, 1.73, 100, 0.27, 7 , 26,
16
Answer: 8, 100
27) List the numbers from the following set which are integers.
4
4, -9, 2.95, 16, 0.79, 2 , 6,
12
Answer: 4, -9, 16
3
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37) Fill in the blank with < or > to make a true statement.
-1 -7
A) > B) <
Answer: A
38) Fill in the blank with < or > to make a true statement.
-598 398
A) > B) <
Answer: B
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39) Add. (-4) + (-2)
A) -6 B) -2 C) 2 D) 6
Answer: A
42) A large grocery store had 362 cases of canned vegetables in the storeroom. During the past month
the store removed 67 cases, 75 cases, 71 cases, and 84 cases among 362 cases from the shelves.
Also the store received two lots of 90 cases each. How many cases are in the storeroom now?
A) 479 cases B) 569 cases C) 155 cases D) 245 cases
Answer: D
43) The 30-year average snowfall in Coldsville, USA is approximately 16 inches per year. As of
January 10, Coldsville received approximately 6 inches. How much more snow will Coldsville
receive if this is an average year?
A) 10 inches B) 22 inches C) 24 inches D) 14 inches
Answer: A
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45) Divide. 48 ÷ 6
Answer: 8
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52) A new company makes a profit of $27,480 in the first year. The owner wants to keep $10,000 of that
for herself, then divide the remainder among two salespeople and three associates. Write an order of
operations problem based on this situation. How much will each salesperson and associate get?
A) (27,480 - 10,000) ÷ 2 + 3; $8,743 B) 27,480 - 10,000 ÷ 2 + 3; $22,483
C) (27,480 - 10,000) ÷ (2 + 3); $3,496 D) 27,480 - 10,000 ÷ (2 + 3); $25,480
Answer: C
53) A food bank sends a truck with 400 pounds of food to each of five local food pantries every week,
and receives a government surplus shipment of 3,200 pounds every other week. If it has 10,000
pounds of food on hand at the beginning of July, how much will it have six weeks later?
A) 20,600 pounds B) 4,200 pounds C) 10,600 pounds D) 20,200 pounds
Answer: C
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54) List the numbers from the following set which are rational numbers.
1
19, -3, -3.47, 25, 0.33, 4 , 3,
15
1
Answer: 19, -3, -3.47, 25, 0.33,
15
6
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
5
55) Convert the mixed number to an improper fraction. 3
6
23 7 25 19
A) B) C) D)
6 3 6 2
Answer: A
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3
56) Convert the mixed number to an improper fraction. 19
5
98
Answer:
5
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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57) Convert the improper fraction to a mixed number.
7
1 1 1 2
A) 7 B) 16 C) 2 D) 2
16 7 8 7
Answer: D
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64
58) Convert the improper fraction to a mixed number.
7
1
Answer: 9
7
60
59) Reduce the fraction to lowest terms.
75
4
Answer:
5
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
406
60) Reduce the fraction to the lowest terms.
1,204
29 29 203 406
A) B) C) D)
86 1,204 602 86
Answer: A
7
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2 9
61) Multiply and reduce the answer to lowest terms. ×-
7 20
9
Answer: -
70
7 7
62) Divide and reduce the answer to lowest terms. - ÷
24 8
1
Answer: -
3
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
63) Perform the indicated operations and reduce the answer to lowest terms.
2 1 1
÷ ×
3 7 3
1 7 14 2
A) B) C) D)
14 2 9 63
Answer: C
2 1
64) A company uses of its budget for advertising. Of that, is spent on television advertisement.
7 2
What part of its budget is spent on television advertisement?
4 7 1 11
A) B) C) D)
7 4 7 14
Answer: C
65) Change the fraction to an equivalent fraction with the given denominator.
3 ?
=
31 217
93 14 21 6
A) B) C) D)
217 217 217 217
Answer: C
8
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66) Change the fraction to an equivalent fraction with the given denominator.
5 ?
=
8 24
15
Answer:
24
1 1
67) Add and reduce the answer to lowest terms. +
3 4
7
Answer:
12
1 7
68) Subtract and reduce the answer to lowest terms. -
12 8
19
Answer: -
24
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
483 497
69) In a recent election of all votes cast were for Candidate A and were for Candidate B.
1000 1000
What fraction of ballots were cast for someone other than Candidate A or Candidate B?
49 7 1 473
A) B) C) D)
50 500 50 500
Answer: C
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70) Change the fraction to a decimal.
10
Answer: 0.7
7
71) Change the fraction to a decimal.
10
Answer: 0.7
9
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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72) Change the fraction to a decimal.
15
A) 2.06 B) 2.06 C) 2.6 D) 0.206
Answer: A
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73) Change the fraction to a decimal.
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A) 0.7916 B) 0.7916 C) 0.7916 D) 0.7,916
Answer: C
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79) List the numbers from the following set which are irrational numbers.
1
18, -16, -1.87, 25, 0.82, 10 , 19,
7
Answer: 10 , 19
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SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
Answer: 10
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91) Rationalize the denominator and simplify.
26
25 26
Answer:
26
12
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
5
92) Rationalize the denominator and simplify.
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5 5 55 55
A) B) C) D)
22 2 22 2
Answer: C
94) If an object is dropped from a given height h, the time in seconds it takes to reach the ground is given by
the formula
2h
t=
32
(This formula ignores air resistance.) How long will it take an object to reach the groundwhen dropped from
a 64-foot building?
A) 4 2 seconds B) 2 2 seconds C) 4 seconds D) 2 seconds
Answer: D
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95) List the numbers from the following set which are natural numbers.
4
22, -11, 4.59, 36, 0.99, 8 , 18,
4
Answer: 22, 36
96) List the numbers from the following set which are whole numbers.
5
16, -11, 4.79, 9, 0.64, 3 , 26,
8
Answer: 16, 9
97) List the numbers from the following set which are integers.
2
18, -7, -2.57, 36, 0.8, 10 , 8,
3
13
98) List the numbers from the following set which are rational numbers.
7
9, -20, -1.11, 49, 0.32, 4 , 26,
10
7
Answer: 9, -20, -1.11, 49, 0.32,
10
99) List the numbers from the following set which are irrational numbers.
5
8, -21, -3.37, 36, 0.87, 8 , 3,
17
Answer: 8 , 3
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
102) Which property of the real numbers is illustrated by the following statement?
7 + 20 = 20 + 7
A) Closure property for addition B) Identity property for addition
C) Associative property of addition D) Commutative property of addition
Answer: D
103) Which property of the real numbers is illustrated by the following statement?
-9 × (7 + 18) = -9(7) + (-9)(18)
A) Associative property of addition B) Distributive property
C) Commutative property of multiplication D) Closure property of multiplication
Answer: B
104) Which property of the real numbers is illustrated by the following statement?
2 × 13 = 13 × 2
A) Identity property for multiplication B) Commutative property of multiplication
C) Associative property of multiplication D) Closure property for multiplication
Answer: B
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105) The following statement illustrates the property of multiplication.
14 × 3 is a real number.
A) associative B) identity C) commutative D) closure
Answer: D
16 14
C) =1 D) 18 × 1 = 18
14 16
Answer: C
108) Which property of the real numbers is illustrated by the following statement?
(14 + 12) + 7 = 14 + (12 + 7)
A) Identity property for addition B) Commutative property of addition
C) Associative property of addition D) Distributive property
Answer: C
109) Which property of the real numbers is illustrated by the following statement?
(10 19) 13 = 10 (19 13)
A) Associative property of multiplication B) Identity property for multiplication
C) Distributive property D) Commutative property of multiplication
Answer: A
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111) Determine under which operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) the system is
closed.
Natural numbers
Answer: Addition and multiplication
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
114) Simplify and write the answer in exponential notation using positive exponents.
48 49
Answer: 417
115) Simplify and write the answer in exponential notation using positive exponents. Then evaluate.
23 22
Answer: 25 = 32
116) Simplify and write the answer in exponential notation using positive exponents.
615
63
Answer: 612
117) Simplify and write the answer in exponential notation using positive exponents. Then evaluate.
35
34
Answer: 31 = 3
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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118) Simplify.
2
1
A) 6 B) C) 4 D) 8
8
Answer: D
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119) Simplify and write the answer in exponential notation using positive exponents. Then evaluate.
3
32
Answer: 36 = 729
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120) Simplify and write the answer in exponential notation using positive exponents.
5
(89 )
Answer: 845
121) Simplify and write the answer in exponential notation using positive exponents. Then evaluate.
44 4-6
1 1
Answer: =
42 16
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
122) Simplify and write the answer in exponential notation using positive exponents.
39 3-5
A) 34 B) 9-45 C) 3-45 D) 94
Answer: A
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124) Simplify and write the answer in exponential notation using positive exponents. Then evaluate.
26
29
1 1
Answer: =
23 8
125) Simplify and write the answer in exponential notation using positive exponents.
47
420
1
Answer:
413
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128) Write 6.1 × 109 in decimal notation.
Answer: 6,100,000,000
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
Answer: 2 × 109
Answer: 6 × 10-8
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
134) Write each number in scientific notation and then multiply. Give the answer in scientific notation.
(71,000,000)(200,000)
A) 1.42 × 1013 B) 142 × 1011 C) 14.2 × 1012 D) 1.42 × 1012
Answer: A
135) Write each number in scientific notation and then divide. Give the answer in scientific notation.
0.0000000000036
0.0004
A) 9 × 10-9 B) 9 × 10-10 C) 9 × 10-7 D) 9 × 10-8
Answer: A
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136) It is estimated that a certain beach has 1 × 1020 grains of sand. The beach has an area of 3.6 million
square feet. How many grains of sand are there on average per square foot of sand? Round to 3
significant digits.
A) 2.78 × 1014 grains of sands per ft2 B) 2.78 × 1013 grains of sands per ft2
C) 3.60 × 1025 grains of sands per ft2 D) 3.60 × 1026 grains of sands per ft2
Answer: B
137) The number of miles that light travels in one year is called a light-year. One light-year is equal to
5.88 × 1012 miles. A certain star is 37 light-years away from the earth. How far is this in miles?
Round to 5 significant digits if necessary.
A) 1.5892 × 1012 B) 2.1756 × 1013 C) 1.5892 × 1011 D) 2.1756 × 1014
Answer: D
138) One grain of a certain pollen weighs about 8 × 10-5 grams. How many grains are there in a pound
of the pollen? (One pound is about 454 grams.) Round to 3 significant digits if necessary.
A) 5.68 × 106 B) 3.63 × 104 C) 3.63 × 105 D) 5.68 × 105
Answer: A
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139) Write out the first five terms of the arithmetic sequence whose first term is 6 and whose common
difference is -2.
Answer: 6, 4, 2, 0, -2
1
140) Write out the first five terms of the arithmetic sequence whose first term is and whose common
2
1
difference is .
4
1 3 5 3
Answer: , , 1, ,
2 4 4 2
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
142) Determine whether the sequence is an arithmetic sequence, a geometric sequence, or neither.
5, 8, 11, 14, 17
A) neither B) geometric C) arithmetic
Answer: C
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143) Find the 13th term.
15, 23, 31, 39, 55, . . .
A) 127 B) 103 C) 111 D) 119
Answer: C
144) A company decided to fine its workers for parking violations on its property. The first offense
carries a fine of $24, the second offense is $31, the third offense is $38, and so on. What is the fine
for the eighth offense?
A) $80 B) $49 C) $56 D) $73
Answer: D
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146) Find
(a) the first term
(b) the common difference
(c) the 12th term
(d) the sum of the first 12 terms
147) Write out the first five terms of the geometric sequence whose first term is 4 and whose common
ratio is -2.
Answer: 4, -8, 16, -32, 64
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
150) Determine whether the sequence is an arithmetic sequence, a geometric sequence, or neither.
1 1 1 1 1
, , , , ...
4 16 64 256 1024
A) arithmetic B) neither C) geometric
Answer: C
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
152) What expression will give the sum of the first 14 terms of the following sequence?
7, 63, 567, 5,103, 45,927, . . .
7(1 - 914) 9(1 - 714) 9(1 - 713) 14(7 - 56)
A) B) C) D)
1-9 1-9 1-7 2
Answer: A
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
154) Find
(a) the first term
(b) the common ratio
(c) the 12th term
(d) the sum of the first 12 terms
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Test Bank for Math in Our World, 4th Edition, David Sobecki
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
155) A student deposited $700 in a savings account that pays 6% annual interest. At the end of 10 years,
how much money will be in the savings account?
A) $1,253.59 B) $1,120.00 C) $1,820.00 D) $1,953.59
Answer: A
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