Chapter 2

Algebra 1 · 598 exercises

Problem 15

You own 18 shares of stock in a computer company. The total value of the shares changes by \(-\$ 3.06 .\) By how much does the value of each share of stock change?

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Problem 15

Find the sum of the matrices. $$ \left[\begin{array}{rr} 6.2 & -1.2 \\ -2.5 & -4.4 \\ 3.4 & -5.8 \end{array}\right]+\left[\begin{array}{rr} 1.5 & 9.2 \\ 6.6 & -2.2 \\ 5.7 & -7.1 \end{array}\right] $$

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Problem 15

Find the terms of the expression. Evaluate the function \(y=-x-3\) for these values of \(x:-2,-1,0,1,\) and 2 Organize your results in a table. Describe the pattern.

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Problem 15

Evaluate the expression. $$|-103|$$

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Problem 16

Use the distributive property and mental math to simplify the expression. $$ 3 x^{2}+4 x+8-7 x^{2} $$

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Problem 16

Find the odds of randomly choosing the indicated letter from a bag that contains the letters in the name of the given state. G; VIRGINIA

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Problem 16

Use a number line to find the sum. $$-4+5$$

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Problem 16

Find the quotient. $$-51 \div(-17)$$

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Problem 16

Find the product. $$(-8)(3)$$

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Problem 16

Find the sum of the matrices. $$ \left[\begin{array}{rrr} 2 & 9 & -3 \\ 1 & 8 & -2 \\ -3 & -1 & -7 \end{array}\right]+\left[\begin{array}{rrr} -2 & -6 & 4 \\ -1 & -2 & 5 \\ 2 & 0 & 8 \end{array}\right] $$

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Problem 16

Find the difference. $$ 4-9 $$

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Problem 16

Tell whether you would use a positive number or a negative number to represent the velocity. The velocity of a rising rocket.

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Problem 17

Use the distributive property and mental math to simplify the expression. $$ 8 t^{2}-2 t+5 t-4 $$

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Problem 17

The probability of randomly choosing a club from a deck of cards is 0.25.

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Problem 17

Use a number line to find the sum. $$-10+4$$

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Problem 17

Find the quotient. $$45 \div(-9)$$

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Problem 17

Find the product. $$(4)(-4)$$

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Problem 17

Find the difference of the matrices. $$ \left[\begin{array}{rr} 8 & -3 \\ 4 & -1 \end{array}\right]-\left[\begin{array}{rr} 7 & 7 \\ -2 & -5 \end{array}\right] $$

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Problem 17

Find the difference. $$ 6-13 $$

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Problem 17

Tell whether you would use a positive number or a negative number to represent the velocity. The velocity of a falling raindrop.

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Problem 18

Use the distributive property and mental math to simplify the expression. $$ -6 w-12-3 w+2 x^{2} $$

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Problem 18

Use a number line to find the sum. $$-5+8+(-2)$$

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Problem 18

Find the quotient. $$-24 \div 4$$

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Problem 18

Find the product. $$(20)(-65)$$

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Problem 18

Find the difference of the matrices. $$ \left[\begin{array}{rr} 4 & 3 \\ -12 & -10 \end{array}\right]-\left[\begin{array}{rr} -6 & 1 \\ -4 & 2 \end{array}\right] $$

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Problem 18

Find the difference. $$ 8-(-5) $$

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Problem 18

Graph the numbers on a number line. Then write two inequalities that compare the two numbers. \(-6\) and 4

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Problem 19

LOGICAL REASONING Decide whether the statement is true or false If false, rewrite the right-hand side of the equation so the statement is true. $$ 3(2+7) \stackrel{?}{=} 3(2)+7 $$

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Problem 19

Use a number line to find the sum. $$2+(-9)+3$$

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Problem 19

Find the quotient. $$49 \div(-7)$$

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Problem 19

Find the product. $$(-1)(-5)$$

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Problem 19

Find the difference of the matrices. $$ \left[\begin{array}{rr} -4 & 1 \\ 0 & -13 \\ 2 & -8 \end{array}\right]-\left[\begin{array}{rr} -6 & 3 \\ -5 & 8 \\ 2 & -7 \end{array}\right] $$

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Problem 19

Find the difference. $$ -2-(-7) $$

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Problem 19

Graph the numbers on a number line. Then write two inequalities that compare the two numbers. $$-6.4 \text { and }-6.3$$

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Problem 20

Use a number line to find the sum. $$-5+8+\left(-3 \frac{1}{2}\right)$$

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Problem 20

Find the quotient. $$64 \div(-8)$$

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Problem 20

Find the product. $$(-7)(-1.2)$$

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Problem 20

Find the difference of the matrices. $$ \left[\begin{array}{rrr} -5 & 11 & -2 \\ -10 & 4 & 6 \end{array}\right]-\left[\begin{array}{rrr} -3 & 0 & 2 \\ 8 & -5 & -1 \end{array}\right] $$

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Problem 20

Find the difference. $$ -11-8 $$

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Problem 20

Graph the numbers on a number line. Then write two inequalities that compare the two numbers. \(-7\) and 2

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Problem 21

LOGICAL REASONING Decide whether the statement is true or false If false, rewrite the right-hand side of the equation so the statement is true. $$ 7(15-6) \geq 7(15)-7(6) $$

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Problem 21

You toss a six-sided number cube 20 times. For twelve of the tosses the number tossed was 3 or more. a. What is the experimental probability that a number tossed is 3 or more? b. What are the odds that a number tossed is 3 or more?

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Problem 21

Find the sum. $$-4+6$$

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Problem 21

Find the quotient. $$-99 \div 9$$

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Problem 21

Find the product. $$(-11)\left(\frac{1}{8}\right)$$

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Problem 21

Use mental math to find a, b, c, and d. $$ \left[\begin{array}{rr} 3 a & 5 b \\ c-6 & d \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{rr} -12 & -5 \\ 1 & -3 \end{array}\right] $$

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Problem 21

Find the difference. $$ 24-39 $$

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Problem 21

Graph the numbers on a number line. Then write two inequalities that compare the two numbers. $$-0.1 \text { and }-0.11$$

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Problem 22

A sea turtle buries 90 eggs in the sand. From the 50 eggs that hatch, 37 turtles do not make it to the ocean. What is the probability that an egg chosen at random hatched and the baby turtle made it to the ocean?

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Problem 22

Find the sum. $$17+35$$

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