Chapter 2
Algebra 1: Concepts and Skills · 593 exercises
Problem 65
Evaluate the expression. $$ -8-4-9 $$
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Problem 65
Use the distributive property and mental math to simplify the expression. $$-5(10.99)$$
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Problem 65
Use mental math to solve the equation. \(8-a=4\)
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Problem 65
Evaluate the expression for the given value of the variable. \begin{equation} \frac{9}{p} \text { when } p=3 \end{equation}
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Problem 65
Find the area of the object. A square piece of construction paper has a side length of 9 centimeters.
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Problem 66
Find the sum. $$ -\frac{1}{4}+\frac{7}{4} $$
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Problem 66
Evaluate the expression. $$ 12-(-8)-5 $$
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Problem 66
Use the distributive property and mental math to simplify the expression. $$ -4(5.95) $$
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Problem 66
Use mental math to solve the equation. \(3 z=15\)
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Problem 66
Write the sentence as an equation or an inequality. Let x represent the number. 5 less than a number is \(8 .\)
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Problem 66
Use mental math to solve the equation. \(9-y=1\)
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Problem 67
Evaluate the expression for the given value of the variable. $$ 9(-4)(x) \text { when } x=5 $$
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Problem 67
The saline solution that you use to clean your contact lenses is on sale for $4.99 a bottle. You decide to stock up and buy 4 bottles. Use the distributive property to mentally calculate the total cost of the bottles of saline.
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Problem 67
Use mental math to solve the equation. \((m)(2)=24\)
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Problem 67
Write the sentence as an equation or an inequality. Let x represent the number. 8 more than a number is 17 .
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Problem 67
Use mental math to solve the equation. \(t+6=10\)
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Problem 68
Determine whether the statement is true or false. Use the subtraction rule or a number line to support your answer. $$ 4 \cdot(12 \div 6)-5 $$
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Problem 68
Evaluate the expression for the given value of the variable. $$ -5(6)(a) \text { when } a=-2 $$
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Problem 68
Evaluate the expression $$ 1.4-6.2-9.1 $$
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Problem 68
Check to see if the given value of the variable is or is not a solution of the equation. \(x+5=10 ; x=7\)
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Problem 68
You are shopping for school supplies. You want to buy 7 notebooks for $1.05 each. Use the distributive property to mentally calculate the total cost of the notebooks.
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Problem 68
Use mental math to solve the equation. \(r \div 6=2\)
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Problem 68
Write the sentence as an equation or an inequality. Let x represent the number. The quotient of 15 and a number is greater than or equal to 3 .
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Problem 68
Use mental math to solve the equation. \(2 a=8\)
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Problem 69
Determine whether the statement is true or false. Use the subtraction rule or a number line to support your answer. $$ (10-2) \cdot 7+8 $$
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Problem 69
Evaluate the expression for the given value of the variable. $$ -3(t)(t) \text { when } t=-1 $$
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Problem 69
Evaluate the expression. $$ 5-\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{4} $$
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Problem 69
Check to see if the given value of the variable is or is not a solution of the equation. \(7 y-15=6 ; y=3\)
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Problem 69
You are volunteering for a charity that is operating a haunted house. You are sent to the store to buy 5 bags of cotton balls that will be used to make spider web decorations. Each bag costs $2.09. Use the distributive property to mentally calculate the total cost of the cotton balls.
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Problem 69
Draw a line graph to represent the function given by the input-output table. \(\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Input x} & {1} & {2} & {3} & {4} & {5} & {6} \\ \hline \text { Output y} & {22} & {20} & {18} & {16} & {14} & {12} \\ \hline\end{array}\)
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Problem 69
Write the sentence as an equation or an inequality. Let x represent the number. 9 times a number is less than 6
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Problem 69
Use mental math to solve the equation. \(15 \div r=3\)
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Problem 70
The table below gives the number of male and female participants in high school sports for three school years. Based on the table, explain whether the statement is true or false. $$ \begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|} \hline & {\text { High School Sports Participants (millions) }} & {} & {} \\ \hline \text { Year } & {1994-95} & {1995-96} & {1996-97} \\ \hline \text { Male } & {3.54} & {3.63} & {3.71} \\ \hline \text { Female } & {2.24} & {2.37} & {2.24} \\ \hline \end{array} $$ There were more than six million total participants during \(1994 1995\)
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Problem 70
Evaluate the expression for the given value of the variable. $$ 7(2)(-w)(-w) \text { when } w=6 $$
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Problem 70
Evaluate the expression. $$ -\frac{2}{3}-\frac{1}{6}-\left(-\frac{5}{9}\right) $$
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Problem 70
Check to see if the given value of the variable is or is not a solution of the equation. \(17-3 w=2 ; w=5\)
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Problem 70
You see a sign at the grocery store that reads, “Buy 2 half-gallons of frozen yogurt and get one free.” Each half-gallon of frozen yogurt costs $4.95. You decide to get three half-gallons. Use the distributive property to mentally calculate the total cost of the frozen yogurt.
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Problem 70
Draw a line graph to represent the function given by the input-output table. \(\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Input x} & {1} & {2} & {3} & {4} & {5} & {6} \\ \hline \text { Output y} & {0} & {5} & {10} & {15} & {20} & {25} \\ \hline\end{array}\)
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Problem 70
Graph the numbers on a number line. Then write two inequalities that compare the numbers. \begin{equation} 7,-7 \end{equation}
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Problem 70
Use mental math to solve the equation. \(\frac{k}{2}=8\)
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Problem 71
Evaluate the expression for the given value of the variable. $$ -8.3(-1.2)(p) \text { when } p=3 $$
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Problem 71
Complete the statement using \(<,>,\) or \(=\) $$ -3 ? 3 $$
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Problem 71
Check to see if the given value of the variable is or is not a solution of the equation. \(a^{2}-3=5 ; a=4\)
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Problem 71
Evaluate the expression. \(|2|\)
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Problem 71
Graph the numbers on a number line. Then write two inequalities that compare the numbers. \begin{equation} -2,-6 \end{equation}
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Problem 71
Use mental math to solve the equation. \(\frac{27}{n}=9\)
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Problem 72
Graph the numbers on a number line. $$ -1,9,3 $$
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Problem 72
Evaluate the expression for the given value of the variable. $$ -\frac{10}{3}\left(\frac{12}{2}\right)(d) \text { when } d=-4 $$
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Problem 72
Complete the statement using \(<,>,\) or \(=\) $$ 5 ?-6 $$
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Problem 72
Check to see if the given value of the variable is or is not a solution of the equation. \(1+p^{3}=9 ; p=2\)
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