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Algebra for College Students 10e Margaret Lial, John Hornsby, Terry
McGinnis (Test Bank All Chapters, 100% Original Verified, A+ Grade)
Answers At The End Of Each Chapter
Chapter 00
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
Write the set using set- builder notation.
1) {. . ., - 3, - 2, - 1, 0, 1, 2, 3, . . . } 1)
A) {- 3, - 2, - 1, 0, 1, 2, 3} B) {x x is any integer greater than - 3}
C) {x x is a natural number} D) {x x is an integer}

2) {3, 4, 5, 6, 7} 2)
A) {x x is a number between 3 and 7}
B) {x x is an integer between 2 and 8}
C) {x x is an integer between 3 and 7}
D) {x x is an irrational number between 2 and 8}

3) {15, 16, 17, 18} 3)
A) {x x is an integer less than 19}
B) {15, 16, 17, 18}
C) {x x is a natural number between 15 and 18}
D) {x x is a natural number between 14 and 19}

4) {- 3, - 2, - 1, 0, . . .} 4)
A) {- 3, - 2, - 1, 0} B) {x x is any integer}
C) {x x is an integer between - 4 and ฀} D) {x x is an integer greater than - 4}

5) {2, 4, 6, 8, 10} 5)
A) {x x is an even natural number less than or equal to 10}
B) {x x is any integer}
C) {2, 4, 6, 8}
D) {x x is any even natural number}

6) {- 2, - 1, 0, 1, 2} 6)
A) {x x is an integer between - 3 and ฀}
B) {x x is a natural number between - 3 and ฀}
C) {x x is an integer between - 2 and ฀}
D) {x x is a number between - 2 and ฀}

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the
question.
Provide an appropriate response.
7) Is subtraction commutative? Explain. 7)


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, 8) Explain how you can use the distributive property to help you evaluate 194·50. 8)

9) Use an example to explain the difference between the associative and commutative 9)
properties of multiplication.


Answer the question.
10) A student claims that {2, 3, 4} and the set {4, 3, 2} are the same set. Explain why the 10)
student is correct or why the student is incorrect.


Provide an appropriate response.
11) Is it always true that c + (a · b) = (c + a)(c + b), where a, b, and c are real numbers? If not, 11)
provide an example that shows the statement is false.


Answer the question.
12) Explain why the statement x < 2 or x > 3 cannot be written: 3 < x < 2. 12)

13) A student claims that { 0 } is the same set as because zero means none, hence the 13)
number of elements in { 0 } is none. Was the student correct? Explain your answer.


Provide an appropriate response.
14) Explain what happens when an integer is multiplied by 1, - 1, and 0. Which one is the 14)
multiplicative identity for integers?


MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
Subtract as indicated. Write the answer as a fraction in lowest terms.
15) 9 - 7 15)
17 17

A) 16 B) 2 C) 63 D) 1
17 17 17 17


Perform the indicated operation.
16) - 8 ÷ - 2 16)
9 11

A) - 9 B) - 44 C) 16 D) 44
44 9 99 9


Determine whether the inequality is true or false.
17) - 24 - |- 8| 17)
A) True B) False

Add or subtract as indicated.
18) 8 + (- 4) 18)
A) - 4 B) 4 C) - 12 D) 12


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,Solve the problem.
19) An approximation of the amount in billions of dollars that Americans have spent on their pets 19)
from 2,001 to 2006 can be obtained by substituting a given year for x in the expression 1.754x -
3,305. Approximate the amount spent in 2,001. Round the answer to the nearest tenth.
A) $6,809.8 billion B) $3,714.5 billion C) $205.8 billion D) $204.8 billion

Write the percent as a fraction in lowest terms.
20) 62.5% 20)
A) 5 B) 5 C) 5
D) 25
8 16 4 4


Use inequality symbols to rewrite the statement.
21) 4 is less than y. 21)
A) 4 y B) 4 y C) 4 < y D) 4 > y

Decide whether the statement is always true, sometimes true, or never true.
22) The sum of two negative numbers is negative. 22)
A) Never true B) Always true C) Sometimes true

Mark the statement as true or false.
23) Every integer is an irrational number. 23)
A) True B) False

Perform the indicated operation.
24) 10 - 25 24)
6

A) 125 B) - 125 C) - 3 D) 3
3 3 125 125


Subtract as indicated. Write the answer as a fraction in lowest terms.
25) 3 - 2 25)
4 4

A) 5 B) 3 C) 1 D) 1
4 2 4 8


Add as indicated. Write the answer as a fraction in lowest terms.
26) 1 + 2 26)
12 27

A) 17 B) 17 C) 5 D) 5
11 108 66 648




3

, Write the fraction in lowest terms.
27) 18 27)
75

A) 6 B) 18 C) 25 D) 74
25 75 6 17


Write as a decimal.
28) 600% 28)
A) 60 B) 6.01 C) 0.6 D) 6

Solve the problem.
29) The two charts show the weight gain of some people and the weight loss of other people. Use the 29)
information given to answer the questions below.




What is the difference between the weight gain of Bob and the weight loss of Frank?
A) 3,351 grams B) 5,065 grams C) - 5,065 grams D) - 3,351 grams

Add or subtract as indicated. Make sure that your answer is reasonable by estimating first.
30) 10 + 1.88 + 0.396 30)
A) 7.724 B) 8.516 C) 12.276 D) 11.484

Use the order of operations to simplify the expression.
31) (- 6)( 16) - (- 4)(- 2) 31)
A) - 24 B) - 16 C) - 32 D) 8

Add or subtract as indicated.
32) 10 - (- 4) 32)
A) - 6 B) 14 C) - 14 D) 6

Write as a decimal.
33) 63.56% 33)
A) 0.6,256 B) 0.06,356 C) 6.356 D) 0.6,356

Write the set using interval notation.
34) {x| - 2 < x < 4} 34)
A) [- 2, 4] B) (- 2, 4] C) (- 2, 4) D) [- 2, 4)

Add as indicated. Write the answer as a fraction in lowest terms.
35) 9 + 6 35)
29 29

A) 15 B) 15 C) 3 D) 54
58 29 29 29



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