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. $$-5(10.99)$$

2 step solution

Problem 65

Use mental math to solve the equation. \(8-a=4\)

3 step solution

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.

3 step solution

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. \(r \div 6=2\)

3 step solution

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.

5 step solution

Problem 69

Draw a line graph to represent the function given by the input-output table. \(\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Input x} & {1} & {2} & {3} & {4} & {5} & {6} \\ \hline \text { Output y} & {22} & {20} & {18} & {16} & {14} & {12} \\ \hline\end{array}\)

4 step solution

Problem 69

Write the sentence as an equation or an inequality. Let x represent the number. 9 times a number is less than 6

4 step solution

Problem 69

Use mental math to solve the equation. \(15 \div r=3\)

3 step solution

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.

4 step solution

Problem 70

Draw a line graph to represent the function given by the input-output table. \(\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Input x} & {1} & {2} & {3} & {4} & {5} & {6} \\ \hline \text { Output y} & {0} & {5} & {10} & {15} & {20} & {25} \\ \hline\end{array}\)

3 step solution

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. \(\frac{k}{2}=8\)

3 step solution

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. \(1+p^{3}=9 ; p=2\)

3 step solution

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