Chapter 8

Fundamentals of Mathematics · 299 exercises

Problem 10

Estimate each value using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Compare the exact and estimated values. Results may vary. $$ 8,305+484 $$

4 step solution

Problem 10

Use the distributive property to compute each value. $$ 80 \cdot 58 $$

6 step solution

Problem 10

Use the clustering method to estimate each sum. Results may vary. $$ 41+28+42+37 $$

3 step solution

Problem 10

Estimate the quotient: \(221 \div 18\).

4 step solution

Problem 11

Estimate each value. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Results may vary. \((\) Section 8.2\() 307.006+198.0005\)

5 step solution

Problem 11

Estimate each value using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Compare the exact and estimated values. Results may vary. $$ 3,812+2,906 $$

4 step solution

Problem 11

Estimate each sum or difference using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value of the sum or difference and compare this result to the estimated value. Result may vary. \(\frac{15}{16}+\frac{1}{12}\)

4 step solution

Problem 11

Use the distributive property to compute each value. $$ 65 \cdot 62 $$

5 step solution

Problem 11

Use the clustering method to estimate each sum. Results may vary. $$ 89+32+89+93 $$

4 step solution

Problem 11

Estimate the quotient: \(4,079 \div 381\).

4 step solution

Problem 12

Estimate each value. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Results may vary. \((\) Section 8.2\()(47.2)(92.8)\)

4 step solution

Problem 12

Estimate each value using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Compare the exact and estimated values. Results may vary. $$ 5,293+8,007 $$

4 step solution

Problem 12

Estimate each sum or difference using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value of the sum or difference and compare this result to the estimated value. Result may vary. $$ \frac{29}{30}+\frac{11}{20} $$

5 step solution

Problem 12

Use the distributive property to compute each product. \(15 \cdot 13\)

4 step solution

Problem 12

Estimate the quotient: \(609,000 \div 16,000\).

3 step solution

Problem 13

Estimate each value. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Results may vary. (Section 8.3) \(58+91+61+88\)

5 step solution

Problem 13

Estimate each value using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Compare the exact and estimated values. Results may vary. $$28,481+32,856$$

4 step solution

Problem 13

Estimate each sum or difference using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value of the sum or difference and compare this result to the estimated value. Result may vary. \(\frac{5}{12}+6 \frac{4}{11}\)

4 step solution

Problem 13

Use the distributive property to compute each product. \(15 \cdot 14\)

4 step solution

Problem 13

Estimate the sum: \(61.02+26.8\).

3 step solution

Problem 14

Estimate each value. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Results may vary. \((\) Section 8.3) \(43+39+89+92\)

3 step solution

Problem 14

Estimate each value using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Compare the exact and estimated values. Results may vary. $$ 92,512+26,071 $$

4 step solution

Problem 14

Estimate each sum or difference using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value of the sum or difference and compare this result to the estimated value. Result may vary. $$ \frac{3}{7}+8 \frac{4}{15} $$

5 step solution

Problem 14

Use the distributive property to compute each product. \(25 \cdot 11\)

4 step solution

Problem 14

Estimate the sum: \(109.12+137.88\).

2 step solution

Problem 15

Estimate each value. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Results may vary. (Section 8.3) \(81+78+27+79\)

3 step solution

Problem 15

Estimate each value using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Compare the exact and estimated values. Results may vary. $$ 87,612+2,106 $$

4 step solution

Problem 15

Estimate each sum or difference using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value of the sum or difference and compare this result to the estimated value. Result may vary. \(\frac{9}{10}+2 \frac{3}{8}\)

8 step solution

Problem 15

Use the distributive property to compute each product. \(25 \cdot 16\)

5 step solution

Problem 15

Use the clustering method to estimate each sum. Results may vary. $$ 57+34+28+61+62 $$

6 step solution

Problem 15

Estimate the product: (47.8)(21.1)

3 step solution

Problem 16

Estimate each value. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Results may vary. \((\) Section 8.3) \(804+612+801+795+606\)

4 step solution

Problem 16

Estimate each value using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Compare the exact and estimated values. Results may vary. $$ 42,612+4,861 $$

4 step solution

Problem 16

Estimate each sum or difference using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value of the sum or difference and compare this result to the estimated value. Result may vary. $$ \frac{19}{20}+15 \frac{5}{9} $$

5 step solution

Problem 16

Use the distributive property to compute each product. \(15 \cdot 16\)

5 step solution

Problem 16

Estimate \(32 \%\) of 14.88 .

4 step solution

Problem 17

For problems 17-21, use the distributive property to obtain the exact result. \((\) Section 8.4\() 25 \cdot 14\)

6 step solution

Problem 17

Estimate each value using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Compare the exact and estimated values. Results may vary. $$ 212,413+609 $$

5 step solution

Problem 17

Estimate each sum or difference using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value of the sum or difference and compare this result to the estimated value. Result may vary. \(8 \frac{3}{5}+4 \frac{1}{20}\)

7 step solution

Problem 17

Use the distributive property to compute each product. \(35 \cdot 12\)

4 step solution

Problem 17

Estimate each calculation using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value and compare this to the estimated result to see if your estimated value is reasonable. Results may vary. $$ 1.402+2.198 $$

4 step solution

Problem 18

Use the distributive property to obtain the exact result. \((\) Section 8.4) \(15 \cdot 83\)

6 step solution

Problem 18

Estimate each value using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Compare the exact and estimated values. Results may vary. $$487,235+494$$

4 step solution

Problem 18

Estimate each sum or difference using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value of the sum or difference and compare this result to the estimated value. Result may vary. $$ 5 \frac{3}{20}+2 \frac{8}{15} $$

6 step solution

Problem 18

Use the distributive property to compute each product. \(45 \cdot 83\)

4 step solution

Problem 18

Estimate each calculation using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value and compare this to the estimated result to see if your estimated value is reasonable. Results may vary. $$ 3,481+4,216 $$

4 step solution

Problem 19

Use the distributive property to obtain the exact result. \((\) Section 8.4) \(65 \cdot 98\)

5 step solution

Problem 19

Estimate each value using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Compare the exact and estimated values. Results may vary. $$2,409+1,526$$

4 step solution

Problem 19

Estimate each sum or difference using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value of the sum or difference and compare this result to the estimated value. Result may vary. $$ 9 \frac{1}{15}+6 \frac{4}{5} $$

7 step solution

Problem 19

Use the distributive property to compute each product. \(45 \cdot 38\)

4 step solution

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