General Math 1 Lesson 1

What's the selling price of a $12,543 boat if a $758 discount is given? a.) $12,758 b.) $12,785 c.) $11,758 d.) $11,785

$11,785

Use the rules for multiplication by powers of 10 to calculate 3x100. a.) 300 b.) 3,000 c.) 30 d.) 3

300

What's 307,495 rounded to the nearest thousand? a.) 307,000 b.) 308,000 c.) 307,400 d.) 310,000

307,000

Select the proper inverse operation to check the answer to 14+17=31. a.) 31/17=14 b.) 14-17=31 c.) 31x14=17 d.) 31-17=14

31-17=14

Which inverse operation would be used to verify the following equation? 102/3=34 a.) 34-3=31 b.) 102/34=3 c.) 34x3=102 d.) 3+34=37

34x3=102

What is the difference between 2,386 and 7,000. Check your answer using inverse operations. a.) 5,614 b.) 10,386 c.) 9,386 d.) 4,614

4,614

What's the product of 713 and 82? a.) 8 r57 b.) 631 c.) 58,466 d.) 795

58,466

For a popular Broadway musical, the theater box office sold 356 tickets at $80 a piece, 275 tickets at $60 a piece, and 369 tickets at $45 a piece. How much money did the box office take in? a.) $16,500 b.) $44,980 c.) $16,605 d.) $61,585

$61,585

Which one of the following mathematical statements is true? a.) 28/0=0 b.) 28+0=0 c.) 28-0=0 d.) 0/28=0

0/28=0

Complete the comparison: 3+7>? a.) 10-2 b.) 7+3 c.) 9+4 d.) 8+2

10-2

121 ÷ 11 = ? What is the correct answer to this problem? a.) 3 b.) 21 c.) 7 d.) 11

11 - 121 divided by 11 equals 11. One way to solve this problem is to try the inverse operation. 11 times 11 equals 121.

Select the proper inverse operation to check the answer to 25-13=12. a.) 12/25=13 b.) 12x25=13 c.) 12+13=25 d.) 12x13=25

12+13=25

Complete the comparison: 5+4=? a.) 5-4 b.) 9+1 c.) 10+0 d.) 14-5

14-5

Which of the following statements is correct? a.) 15 < 700 b.) 700 ≠ 700 c.) 15 = 700 d.) 15 > 700

15 < 700 - The four symbols to compare numbers are <, which means less than; >, which means greater than; =, which means equal to; and ≠, which means not equal to. Since 15 is less than 700, the correct answer is 15 < 700.

Estimate the sum of 202 and 57. a.) 265 b.) 250 c.) 255 d.) 260

260

Which of the following is the correct way to write seventy million as a numeral? a.) 7000,0000 b.) 70,000,000 c.) 70,00,00,00 d.) 700,00000

70,000,000 - As numbers get larger, their digits are grouped into sets of three, separated by commas.

Cornerstone Bakery sold 78 pies on Monday, 96 pies on Tuesday, 40 pies on Wednesday, 104 pies on Thursday, and 77 pies on Friday. On average, how many pies did they sell per day? a.) 84 b.) 79 c.) 58 d.) 44

79

If one apartment requires 36 square yards of carpeting, how many square yards of carpeting do 25 identical apartments require? a.) 27 square yards b.) 900 square yards c.) 936 square yards d.) 61 square yards

900 square yards

Which inverse operation would be used to verify the following equation? 54/9=6 a.) 9x6=54 b.) 54/6=9 c.) 9-6=3 d.) 9+6=15

9x6=54

Which of the following is defined as the number of square units needed to fill it? a.) Square space b.) Region c.) Area d.) Distance

Area - An everyday use of multiplication is to find area. The area of a space is defined as the number of square units needed to fill it.

What is the word name for 40,517? a.) Four thousand, fifty-one seven b.) Four thousand, five hundred seventeen c.) Forty thousand, five hundred seventeen d.) Forty thousand, fifty-one seven

Forty thousand, five hundred seventeen

Look at the following math problems. 10 + 2 = 1212 − 2 = 10 What are these operations called? a.) Inverse operations b.) Reverse operations c.) Transverse operations d.) Divided operations

Inverse operations - Inverse is another word for opposite. Because subtraction is just the opposite of addition, subtraction and addition are called inverse operations.

Look at the following math problem. 12 × 6 = 72 In this problem, you're multiplying 12 by 6. What is 12 called in this math problem? a.) Multiplicand b.) Multiplier c.) Product d.) Addend

Multiplicand - The number you're multiplying is called the multiplicand.

Look at the following math problem. 7 × 10 = 70 In this problem, you're multiplying 7 by 10. What is 10 called in this math problem? a.) Quotient b.) Multiplicand c.) Multiplier d.) Product

Multiplier - The number you're multiplying by is called the multiplier.

Which of the following statements about the number line is true? a.) Numbers get smaller as you move to the left on the m=number line. b.) Numbers get larger as you move to the left on the number line. c.) Number lines can't help you compare numerals. d.) Number lines end with the number 10.

Numbers get smaller as you move to the left on the m=number line.

Look at the following math problem. 150 ÷ 3 = 50 In this problem, 50 is the result of the problem. What is 50 called in this math problem? a.) Sum b.) Difference c.) Quotient d.) Product

Quotient - The result of division is called the quotient.

What's the position of 9 in the number 932,805? a.) The hundreds place b.) The hundred-thousands place c.) The ten-thousands place d.) The ones place

The hundred-thousands place

Which one of the following is a rule of multiplication? a.) The product of a whole number and 1 is never the same whole number. b.) The product of a whole number and zero is the same whole number. c.) The way you group numbers in a series of multiplication problems doesn't change the final product. d.) The order in which you multiply two whole numbers changes the product.

The way you group numbers in a series of multiplication problems doesn't change the final product - The rules of multiplication are: (1) the product of two whole numbers is always another whole number. (2) the product of a whole number and zero is always zero. (3) the product of a whole number and 1 is always the same whole number. (4) the order in which you multiply two whole numbers doesn't change the product. (5) the way you group numbers in a series of multiplication problems doesn't change the final product.

What's the word name for 20,004? a.) Two hundred thousand four b.) Two thousand four c.) Twenty thousand four d.) Twenty thousand forty

Twenty thousand four

When adding numbers with several digits, the _______ column should be added first. a.) ones b.) hundreds c.) tens d.) thousands

ones - Once you've lined up the numbers to be added, you'll add the digits in the ones column first, and write the sum under the line in the ones place.