Exam
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Solve. Write the fraction in simplest form.
2
of the loan.
3
1)
3
of these items are perishable. How
5
2)
1) Mr. and Mrs. Williams have a personal loan of $3300. They have paid off
How much of the loan have they paid off?
2) A warehouse stores 405 different inventory items.
many of the inventory items are perishable?
3) Find
1
of 38.
19
4) In a product survey comparing several soft drinks,
and
3)
53
of those asked preferred Drink A,
219
4)
124
of those asked preferred Drink B. Which drink was preferred by more people?
511
Perform the indicated operation. Write the answer as a mixed number in simplest form.
8
5) 3 · 9
9
6) 28 ÷ 2
4
5
5)
6)
Solve.
7)
x x 1
= +
8 7 8
7)
8)
x 1
7
x
+ =
+
2 5 20 4
8)
9)
1 1
x
- =
5 4 20
9)
10)
x
x
-1= +7
5
2
10)
11)
5 x
5
+ =
3 4 12
11)
1
Divide and simplify.
3x2
12) 6x3 ÷
2
12)
Multiply. Write the answer in simplest form.
xz 3 y
13)
·
xz
y
14) 40x2 ·
13)
3
5
14)
Determine which diagram is shaded to represent the given fraction.
5
15)
3
A)
B)
C)
D)
2
15)
The circle graph below shows us how an average consumer spends money. Use this information to answer the question.
16) Suppose your family spent $52,000 on the items in the graph above. How much might we
expect was spent on transportation?
Write the fraction in simplest form.
24k3
17)
6k
18)
16)
17)
350p4 r3 m 4
70pr3m 3
18)
Write the improper fraction as a mixed or whole number.
256
19)
16
19)
Find the LCD of the list of fractions.
11 1
1
20)
,
,
40 36 90
20)
21)
1 16
,
7 12
21)
22)
11 4
,
2 6
22)
23)
7 4
,
8 20
23)
Perform the indicated operation. Write the answer in simplest form.
xy3 z
24)
·
z
xy
3
24)
Decide whether the given replacement value is a solution of the given equation.
7
1
7
25) Is - a solution to - x = ?
9
4
36
25)
Fill in the blank with one of the words or phrases listed below.
mixed number
composite number
prime number
reciprocals
0
complex fraction
equivalent
improper fraction
proper fraction
26) A fraction is in
like
cross products
simplest form
prime factorization
numerator
least common denominator
undefined
denominator
when the numerator and the denominator have no factors in
26)
common other than 1.
27) Fractions that have the same denominator are called
fractions.
28) Fractions that represent the same portion of a whole are called
27)
fractions.
Determine whether the pair of fractions is equivalent.
1
2
29)
and
3
7
28)
29)
30)
2
32
and
5
75
30)
31)
2
5
and
4
10
31)
Choose the best estimate for the sum or difference.
1
19
32) 15 - 1
4
20
A) 15
32)
B) 13
C) 20
D) 14
Perform the indicated operations. Write the answer in simplest form.
91 8
13
33)
÷
·
4 49
7
Insert < or > to form a true sentence.
1
2
34) 5
13
33)
34)
Solve. Write the answer as a mixed number in simplest form.
35) A rectangular flower bed in front of a building measures 10
2
1
feet by 2 feet. What is the
3
4
total area of the flower bed? Hint: The area of a rectangle is the product of the length times
the width.
4
35)
Add or subtract as indicated. Write the answer in simplest form.
20 32 14
36)
+
+
33 33 33
Simplify the complex fraction.
12
11
37)
18
11
37)
Determine whether the statement is true or false.
38) A proper fraction cannot be equivalent to an improper fraction.
39) A fraction whose numerator and denominator are two different prime numbers cannot be
simplified.
Add or subtract as indicated. Write the answer as a mixed number in simplest form.
40)
5
17
6
-7
36)
2
3
5
38)
39)
40)
Answer Key
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1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
$2200
243 items
2
Drink B
35
10
-7
3
8)
5
9) -1
80
10) 3
11) - 5
12) 4x
13) z 2
14) 24x2
15) B
16) $13,000.00
17) 4k2
18) 5p3m
19) 16
20) 360
21) 84
22) 6
23) 40
24) y2
25) No
26) simplest form
27) like
28) equivalent
29) not equivalent
30) not equivalent
31) equivalent
32) B
33) 2
34) <
35) 24 square feet
36) 2
2
37)
3
38) True
39) True
1
40) 10
6
1
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