Core Connections, Course 2

Parent Guide with Extra Practice

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 Introduction to the Parent Guide with Extra Practice
Welcome to the Core Connections Parent Guide with Extra Practice. The purpose of this guide is to
assist you should your child need help with homework or the ideas in the course. We believe all students
can be successful in mathematics as long as they are willing to work and ask for help when they need it.
We encourage you to contact your child’s teacher if your student has additional questions that this guide
does not answer.
These topics are: ratios and proportional relationships, number, geometry, statistics and probability,
and expressions, equations, and functions. Secondly, each topic is referenced to the specific book and
chapter in which the major development of the concept occurs. Detailed examples follow a summary of
the concept or skill and include complete solutions. The examples are similar to the work your child has
done in class. Additional problems, with answers, are provided for your child to try.
There will be some topics that your child understands quickly and some concepts that may take longer
to master. The big ideas of the course take time to learn. This means that students are not necessarily
expected to master a concept when it is first introduced. When a topic is first introduced in the textbook,
there will be several problems to do for practice. Succeeding lessons and homework assignments will
continue to practice the concept or skill over weeks and months so that mastery will develop over time.
Practice and discussion are required to understand mathematics. When your child comes to you with a
question about a homework problem, often you may simply need to ask your child to read the problem
and then ask what the problem is asking. Reading the problem aloud is often more effective than reading
it silently. When you are working problems together, have your child talk about the problems. Then have
your child practice on his/her own.
Below is a list of additional questions to use when working with your child. These questions do not
refer to any particular concept or topic. Some questions may or may not be appropriate for some
problems.
• What have you tried? What steps did you take?
• What didn't work? Why didn't it work?
• What have you been doing in class or during this chapter that might be related to this problem?
• What does this word/phrase tell you?
• What do you know about this part of the problem?
• Explain what you know right now.
• What do you need to know to solve the problem?
• How did the members of your study team explain this problem in class?
• What important examples or ideas were highlighted by your teacher?
• Can you draw a diagram or sketch to help you?
• Which words are most important? Why?
• What is your guess/estimate/prediction?
• Is there a simpler, similar problem we can do first?
• How did you organize your information? Do you have a record of your work?
• Have you tried drawing a diagram, making a list, looking for a pattern, etc.?
 If your student has made a start at the problem, try these questions.
• What do you think comes next? Why?
• What is still left to be done?
• Is that the only possible answer?
• Is that answer reasonable?
• How could you check your work and your answer?
• How could your method work for other problems?
If you do not seem to be making any progress, you might try these questions.
• Let's look at your notebook, class notes, and Toolkit. Do you have them?
• Were you listening to your team members and teacher in class? What did they say?
• Did you use the class time working on the assignment? Show me what you did.
• Were the other members of your team having difficulty with this as well?
Can you call your study partner or someone from your study team?
This is certainly not a complete list; you will probably come up with some of your own questions as
you work through the problems with your child. Ask any question at all, even if it seems too simple to
you.
To be successful in mathematics, students need to develop the ability to reason mathematically. To do
so, students need to think about what they already know and then connect this knowledge to the new ideas
they are learning. Many students are not used to the idea that what they learned yesterday or last week
will be connected to today’s lesson. Too often students do not have to do much thinking in school
because they are usually just told what to do. When students understand that connecting prior learning to
new ideas is a normal part of their education, they will be more successful in this mathematics course
(and any other course, for that matter). The student’s responsibilities for learning mathematics include
the following:
• Actively contributing in whole class and study team work and discussion.
• Completing (or at least attempting) all assigned problems and turning in assignments
in a timely manner.
• Checking and correcting problems on assignments (usually with their study partner or
study team) based on answers and solutions provided in class and online.
• Asking for help when needed from his or her study partner, study team, and/or teacher.
• Attempting to provide help when asked by other students.
• Taking notes and using his/her Toolkit when recommended by the teacher or the text.
• Keeping a well-organized notebook.
• Not distracting other students from the opportunity to learn.
Assisting your child to understand and accept these responsibilities will help him or her to be
successful in this course, develop mathematical reasoning, and form habits that will help her/him become
a life-long learner.
Additional support for students and parents is provided at the CPM Homework Help site:
http://www.cpm.org/students/homework/
The website provides a variety of complete solutions, hints, and answers. Some problems refer back
to other similar problems. The homework help is designed to assist students to be able to do the problems
but not necessarily do the problems for them.
 Table of Contents by Course
Core Connections, Course 2
Chapter 1
Lessons 1.1.2, 1.2.1 to 1.2.3 Simple Probability 1
Lessons 1.1.3 and 1.1.4 Math Notes Measures of Central Tendency 4
Lesson 1.2.2 Math Note Choosing a Scale 7
Lessons 1.2.4 and 1.2.5 Equivalent Fractions 10
Lessons 1.2.6 and 1.2.8 Operations with Fractions 11
Addition and Subtraction of Fractions
Lesson 1.2.7 Compound Probability and Counting Methods 13
Compound Probability

Chapter 2
Lesson 2.1.1 Diamond Problems 16
Lesson 2.1.1 Operations with Decimals 18
Lessons 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 Fraction–Decimal-Percent Equivalents 21
Lessons 2.2.1 to 2.2.3 Operations with Integers 24
Addition of Integers
Lesson 2.2.4 Operations with Integers 27
Multiplication and Division of Integers
Lessons 2.2.5 to 2.2.6 Operations with Fractions 29
Multiplication of Fractions

Chapter 3
Lessons 3.1.1 and 3.1.2 Order of Operations 31
Lessons 3.2.1, 3.2.2, and 3.2.5 Operations with Integers 34
Subtraction of Integers
Lesson 3.2.4 Operations with Decimals 36
Multiplying Decimals and Percents
Lesson 3.3.1 Operations with Fractions: 38
Division by Fractions
Lesson 3.3.3 Properties of Addition and Multiplication 41
Chapter 4
Lessons 4.1.1 and 4.1.2 Scaling Figures and Scale Factor 43
Lessons 4.2.1, 4.2.2, and 4.2.4 Proportional Relationships 45
Lesson 4.2.3 and 4.2.4 Rates and Unit Rates 48
Lesson 4.3.1 Algebra Tiles and Perimeter 50
Lesson 4.3.1 Combining Like Terms 52
Lesson 4.3.2 Distributive Property 54
Lesson 4.3.3 Simplifying Expressions (on an Expression Mat) 57

Chapter 5
Lessons 5.1.1 and 5.1.2 Percent Problems using Diagrams 59
Lessons 5.1.1 and 5.1.2 Ratios 61
Lesson 5.2.3 Independent and Dependent Events 63
Lessons 5.2.3 to 5.2.6 Compound Probability and Counting Methods 64
Lessons 5.3.1 to 5.3.5 Solving Word Problems (The 5-D Process) 72
Lessons 5.3.4 to 5.3.5 Writing Equations for Word Problems 78
(The 5-D Process)

Chapter 6
Lessons 6.1.1 to 6.1.2 Comparing Quantities (on an Expression Mat) 82
Lessons 6.1.3 to 6.1.4 Graphing and Solving Inequalities 85
Lessons 6.2.1 to 6.2.7 Solving Equations in Context 88

Chapter 7
Lesson 7.1.1 Distance, Rate, and Time 91
Lessons 7.1.2 to 7.1.3 Scaling to Solve Percent and Other Problems 93
Lessons 7.1.4 to 7.1.6 Equations with Fractional Coefficients 96
Lesson 7.1.7 Percent Increase or Decrease 98
Lesson 7.1.8 Simple Interest 100
Math Notes boxes in Section 7.1 Graphical Representations of Data 102
Chapter 8
Lessons 8.3.1 to 8.3.4 Naming Quadrilaterals and Angles 104
Lesson 8.3.2 Angle Pair Relationships 107

Chapter 9
Lessons 9.1.1 and 9.1.2 Circles – Circumference and Area 109
Lesson 9.1.3 Area of Polygons and Complex Figures 112
Lessons 9.2.1 to 9.2.4 Prisms – Surface Area and Volume 122
SIMPLE PROBABILITY 1.1.2, 1.2.1 – 1.2.3

Outcome: Any possible or actual result of the action considered, such as rolling a 5 on a
standard number cube or getting tails when flipping a coin.

Event: A desired (or successful) outcome or group of outcomes from an experiment, such as
rolling an even number on a standard number cube.

Sample space: All possible outcomes of a situation. For example, the sample space for flipping
a coin is heads and tails; rolling a standard number cube has six possible outcomes (1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
and 6).

Probability: The likelihood that an event will occur. Probabilities may be written as fractions,
decimals, or percents. An event that is guaranteed to happen has a probability of 1, or 100%. An
event that has no chance of happening has a probability of 0, or 0%. Events that “might happen”
have probabilities between 0 and 1 or between 0% and 100%. In general, the more likely an
event is to happen, the greater its probability.

Experimental probability: The probability based on data collected in experiments.

number of successful outcomes in the experiment
Experimental probability =
total number of outcomes in the experiment

Theoretical probability is a calculated probability based on the possible outcomes when they all
have the same chance of occurring.

number of successful outcomes (events)

Theoretical probability =
total number of possible outcomes

In the context of probability, “successful” usually means a desired or specified outcome (event),
such as rolling a 2 on a number cube (probability of 16 ). To calculate the probability of rolling a
2, first figure out how many possible outcomes there are. Since there are six faces on the number
cube, the number of possible outcomes is 6. Of the six faces, only one of the faces has a 2 on it.
Thus, to find the probability of rolling a 2, you would write:

number of ways to roll 2

P(2) = number of possible outcomes = 16 . or 0.16 .or approximately 16.7%

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Example 1
If you roll a fair, 6-sided number cube, what is P(3) , that is, the probability that you will roll a 3?

Because the six sides are equally likely to come up, and there is only one 3, P(3) = 16 .

Example 2

There are 12 marbles in a bag: 2 clear, 4 green, 5 yellow, and 1 blue. If one marble is chosen
randomly from the bag, what is the probability that it will be yellow?
5 (yellow)
P(yellow) = 12 (outcomes) = 12
5

Example 3

Joe flipped a coin 50 times. When he recorded his tosses, his result was 30 heads and 20 tails.
Joe’s activity provided data to calculate experimental probability for flipping a coin.

a. What is the theoretical probability of Joe flipping heads?

The theoretical probability is 50% or 12 , because there are only two possibilities (heads and
tails), and each is equally likely to occur.

b. What was the experimental probability of flipping a coin and getting heads based on Joe’s
activity?
30 3
The experimental probability is 50
, 5
, or 60%. These are the results Joe actually got
when he flipped the coin.

Example 4

Decide whether these statements describe theoretical or experimental probabilities.

1
a. The chance of rolling a 6 on a fair die is 6
.
This statement is theoretical.

b. I rolled the die 12 times and 5 came up three times.

This statement is experimental.

c. There are 15 marbles in a bag; 5 blue, 6 yellow, and 4 green. The probability of getting a
blue marble is 13 .
This statement is theoretical.

d. When Veronika pulled three marbles out of the bag she got 2 yellow and 1 blue, or
2
3
yellow, 13 blue.
This statement is experimental.
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Problems

1. There are 24 crayons in a box: 5 black, 3 white, 7 red, 2 yellow, 3 blue, and 4 green.
What is the probability of randomly choosing a green? Did you respond with an
experimental or theoretical probability?

2. A spinner is divided into four equal sections numbered 2, 4, 6, and 8. What is the
probability of spinning an 8?

3. A fair number cube marked 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 is rolled. Tyler tossed the cube 40 times,
and noted that 26 times an even number showed. What is the experimental probability that
an even number will be rolled? What is the theoretical probability?

4. Sara is at a picnic and reaches into an ice chest, without looking, to grab a can of soda.
If there are 14 cans of orange, 12 cans of fruit punch, and 10 cans of cola, what is the
probability that she takes a can of fruit punch? Did you respond with an experimental
probability or a theoretical one?

5. A baseball batting average is the probability a baseball player hits the ball when batting. If
a baseball player has a batting average of 266, it means the player’s probability of getting
of getting a hit is 0.266. Is a batting average an experimental probability or theoretical?

6. In 2011, 39 people died by being struck by lightning, and 241 people were injured. There
were 310,000,000 people in the United States. What is the probability of being one of the
people struck by lightning?

7. In a medical study, 107 people were given a new vitamin pill. If a participant got sick, they
were removed from the study. Ten of the participants caught a common cold, 2 came down
with the flu, 18 got sick to their stomach, and 77 never got sick. What was the probability
of getting sick if you participated in this study? Did you respond with an experimental
probability or a theoretical one?

8. Insurance companies use probabilities to determine the rate they will charge for an
insurance policy. In a study of 300 people that had life insurance policies, an insurance
company found that 111 people were over 80 years old when they died, 82 people died
when they were between 70 and 80 years old, 52 died between 60 and 70 years old, and 55
died when they were younger than 60 years old. In this study what was the probability of
dying younger than 70 years old? Did you respond with an experimental probability or a
theoretical one?

Answers
1 1 3. 26 ; 3 1
1. 6
; theoretical 2. 4 40 6 4. 3
;theoretical
5. experimental 6. 39+241
310,000,000 7. 10+2+18
107 ! 0.28 8. 55+52
300 ! 35.7%
! 0.000 000 903 experimental experimental
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MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY 1.1.3 and 1.1.4 Math Notes

Measures of central tendency are numbers that locate or approximate the “center” of a set of
data—that is, a “typical” value that describes the set of data. Mean and median are the most
common measures of central tendency. (Mode will not be covered in this course.)

The mean is the arithmetic average of a data set. Add all the values in a set and divide this
sum by the number of values in the set. The median is the middle number in a set of data
arranged numerically. An outlier is a number that is much smaller or larger than most of the
others in the data set. The range of a data set is the difference between the highest and
lowest values of the data set.

For additional information, see the Math Notes boxes in Lessons 1.1.3 and 1.1.4 of the Core
Connections, Course 2 text.

The mean is calculated by finding the sum of the data set and dividing it by the number of
elements in the set.

Example 1 Example 2

Find the mean of this set of data: 34, 31, 37, Find the mean of this set of data: 92, 82, 80,
44, 38, 34, 42, 34, 43, and 41. 92, 78, 75, 95, and 77.

• 34 + 31 + 37 + 44 + 38 + 34 + 42 + 34 • 92 + 82 + 80 + 92 + 78 + 75 + 95
+ 43 + 41 = 378 + 77 + 77 = 748

• 378
10
= 37.8 • 748
9
= 83.1

The mean of this set of data is 37.8. The mean of this set of data is 83.1.

Problems

Find the mean of each set of data.

1. 29, 28, 34, 30, 33, 26, and 34. 2. 25, 34, 35, 27, 31, and 30.

3. 80, 89, 79, 84, 95, 79, 78, 89, 76, 82, 4. 116, 104, 101, 111, 100, 107, 113, 118,
76, 92, 89, 81, and 123. 113, 101, 108, 109, 105, 103, and 91.

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The median is the middle number in a set of data arranged in numerical order. If there is an
even number of values, the median is the mean (average) of the two middle numbers.

Example 3 Example 4

Find the median of this set of data: 34, 31, 37, Find the median of this set of data: 92, 82, 80,
44, 38, 34, 43, and 41. 92, 78, 75, 95, 77, and 77.

• Arrange the data in order: 31, 34, 34, 34, • Arrange the data in order: 75, 77, 77, 78,
37, 38, 41, 43, 44. 80, 82, 92, 92, and 95.
• Find the middle value(s): 37 and 38. • Find the middle value(s): 80. Therefore,
the median of this data set is 80.
• Since there are two middle values, find
their mean: 37 + 38 = 75,! 75
2
= 37.5 .
Therefore, the median of this data set is
37.5.

Problems

Find median of each set of data.

5. 29, 28, 34, 30, 33, 26, and 34. 6. 25, 34, 27, 25, 31, and 30.

7. 80, 89, 79, 84, 95, 79, 78, 89, 76, 82, 76, 8. 116, 104, 101, 111, 100, 107, 113, 118,
92, 89, 81, and 123. 113, 101, 108, 109, 105, 103, and 91.

The range of a set of data is the difference between the highest value and the lowest value.

Example 5 Example 6

Find the range of this set of data: 114, 109, Find the range of this set of data: 37, 44, 36,
131, 96, 140, and 128. 29, 78, 15, 57, 54, 63, 27, and 48.

• The highest value is 140. • The highest value is 78.

• The lowest value is 96. • The lowest value is 27.

• 140 ! 96 = 44 . • 78 ! 27 = 51 .

• The range of this set of data is 44. • The range of this set of data is 51.

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Problems

Find the range of each set of data in problems 5 through 8.

Outliers are numbers in a data set that are either much higher or much lower that the other
numbers in the set.

Example 7 Example 8

Find the outlier of this set of data: 88, 90 96, Find the outlier of this set of data: 67, 54, 49,
93, 87, 12, 85, and 94. 76, 64, 59, 60, 72, 123, 44, and 66.

• The outlier is 12. • The outlier is 123.

Problems

Identify the outlier in each set of data.

9. 70, 77, 75, 68, 98, 70, 72, and 71. 10. 14, 22, 17, 61, 20, 16, and 15.

11. 1376, 1645, 1783, 1455, 3754, 1790, 12. 62, 65, 93, 51, 55, 14, 79, 85, 55, 72, 78,
1384, 1643, 1492, and 1776. 83, 91, and 76.

Answers

1. 30.57 2. 30.3 3. 86.13 4. 106.6

5. median 30; 6. median 28.5; 7. median 82; 8. median 107;

range 8 range 9 range 47 range 27

9. 98 10. 61 11. 3754 12. 14

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CHOOSING A SCALE 1.2.2 Math Note

The axis (or axes) of a graph must be marked with equal-sized spaces called intervals. Marking
the uniform intervals on the axes is called scaling the axes. The difference between consecutive
markings tells the size (scale) of each interval. Note that each axis of a two-dimensional graph
may use a different scale.

Sometimes the axis or set of axes is not provided. A student must count the number of usable
spaces on the graph paper. How many spaces are usable depends in part on how large the graph
will be and how much space will be needed for labeling beside each axis.

Follow these steps to scale each axis of a graph.

1. Find the difference between the smallest and largest numbers (the range) you need to
put on an axis.
2. Count the number of intervals (spaces) you have on your axis.
3. Divide the range by the number of intervals to find the interval size.
4. Label the marks on the axis using the interval size.

Sometimes dividing the range by the number of intervals produces an interval size that makes it
difficult to interpret the location of points on the graph. The student may then exercise judgment
and round the interval size up (always up, if rounded at all) to a number that is convenient to use.
Interval sizes like 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100, etc., work well. For more information, see the
Math Notes box in Lesson 1.2.2 of the Core Connections, Course 2 text.

Example 1

1. The difference between 0 and 60 is 60.

2. The number line is divided into 5 equal intervals.
3. 60 divided by 5 is 12. 0 12 24 36 48 60

4. The marks are labeled with multiples of the interval size 12.

Example 2
300
1. The difference between 300 and 0 is 300. 225
2. There are 4 intervals. 150

3. 300 ÷ 4 = 75 75

4. The axis is labeled with multiples of 75. 0

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Example 3
750
1. The difference on the vertical axis is 750 – 0 = 750. (The 600
origin is (0, 0).) On the horizontal axis the range is 6 – 0 = 6.
450
2. There are 5 spaces vertically and 3 spaces horizontally. 300
3. The vertical interval size is 750 ÷ 5 = 150. The horizontal 150
interval is 6 ÷ 3 = 2.
4. The axes are labeled appropriately.
2 4 6

Example 4

Sometimes the axes extend in the negative direction.

1. The range is 20 – (–15) = 35.

2. There are 7 intervals along the line. – 15 – 10 –5 0 5 10 15 20

3. 35 ÷ 7 = 5
4. Label the axes with multiples of five.

Problems

Scale each axis:

1. 2.

0 14 –12 9

3. 4. 5.
48
150 –13 –7

6.

–18 –6

70
–12

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 y
7. 8.
y

20 16

x
12
10 x

9. 10. Use fractions.

y y

200

x x
300 1

Answers

1. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 2. –9, –6, –3, 0, 3, 6

3. 86, 102, 118, 134 4. –2, 8, 18, 28, 38

5. –12, –11, –10, –9, –8 6. –20, –16, –14, –12, –10, –8

7. x: 2, 4, 6, 8, 12 8. x: 3, 6, 9, 15, 18
y: 4, 8, 12, 16, 24 y: 4, 8, 12, 20, 24

9. x: 60, 120, 180, 240, 360 10. x :!! 14 , 12 , 43 , 1 14 , 1 12

y: 40, 80, 120, 160, 240
y :!! 12 , 1 12 , 2, 2 12 , 3

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EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS 1.2.4 and 1.2.5

Fractions that name the same value are called equivalent fractions, such as 23 = 69 .
One method for finding equivalent fractions is to use the Multiplicative Identity (Identity
Property of Multiplication), that is, multiplying the given fraction by a form of the number 1
such as 22 , 55 , etc. In this course we call these fractions a “Giant One.” Multiplying by 1 does
not change the value of a number.

For additional information, see the Math Notes box in Lesson 1.2.8 of the Core Connections,
Course 2 text.

Example 1
1
Find three equivalent fractions for 2
.

1!2
2 2
= 2
4
1
2
! 33 = 3
6
1!4
2 4
= 4
8

Example 2
Use the Giant One to find an equivalent fraction to 7
12
using 96ths: 7
12
!!!!!!= ?
96

Which Giant One do you use?

7 !8
Since 96 = 8 , the Giant One is 8
: 12 8
= 56
96
12 8

Problems
Use the Giant One to find the specified equivalent fraction. Your answer should include the
Giant One you use and the equivalent numerator.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

Answers
5 4 19 4 6 3
1. 5
, 20 2. 4
, 20 3. 19
, 171 4. 4
, 12 5. 6
, 30 6. 3
, 18

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OPERATIONS WITH FRACTIONS 1.2.6 and 1.2.8

ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION OF FRACTIONS

Before fractions can be added or subtracted, the fractions must have the same denominator, that
is, a common denominator. We will present two methods for adding or subtracting fractions.

AREA MODEL METHOD

1 !+! 1
Step 1: Copy the problem. 3 2

Step 2: Draw and divide equal-sized rectangles

for each fraction. One rectangle is cut
vertically into an equal number of pieces
based on the first denominator (bottom). +
The other is cut horizontally, using the
second denominator. The number of
1 + 1
shaded pieces in each rectangle is based 3 2
on the numerator (top). Label each
rectangle, with the fraction it represents.

Step 3: Superimpose the lines from each

rectangle onto the other rectangle, as if
one rectangle is placed on top of the +
other one.
2 3
6 + 6
Step 4: Rename the fractions as sixths, because
the new rectangles are divided into six
equal parts. Change the numerators to
match the number of sixths in each
figure.

Step 5: Draw an empty rectangle with sixths,

then combine all sixths by shading the
same number of sixths in the new 5
rectangle as the total that were shaded in 6
both rectangles from the previous step.

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Example 1

1 2
2 5

1 !+! 2
2 5
can be modeled as:

5+4
+ 10 10
so

5 4 9
10 10 10

1 !+! 2 !=! 9
Thus, 2 5 10
.

Example 2

1 !+! 4
2 5
would be:

+ +

1 4 5 8 13 =1 3
2 5 10 10 10 10

Problems

Use the area model method to add the following fractions.

3 !+! 1 1 !+! 2 2 !+! 3

1. 4 5
2. 3 7
3. 3 4

Answers

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1. 19
20
2. 13
21
3. 17
12
= 1 12
5

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COMPOUND PROBABILITY AND COUNTING METHODS 1.2.7

COMPOUND PROBABILITY

Sometimes when you are finding a probability, you are interested in either of two outcomes
taking place, but not both. For example, you may be interested in drawing a king or a queen
from a deck of cards. At other times, you might be interested in one event followed by another
event. For example, you might want to roll a one on a number cube and then roll a six. The
probabilities of combinations of simple events are called compound events
.
To find the probability of either one event or another event that has nothing in common with the
first, you can find the probability of each event separately and then add their probabilities. Using
the example above of drawing a king or a queen from a deck of cards:
4 and P(queen) = 4 so P(king or queen) = 4 + 4 = 8 = 2
P(king) = 52 52 52 52 52 13

For two independent events, to find the probability of both one and the other event occurring,
you can find the probability of each event separately and then multiply their probabilities. Using
the example of rolling a one followed by a six on a number cube:
P(1) = 16 and P(6) = 16 so P(1 then 6) = 16 ! 16 = 36
1

Note that you would carry out the same computation if you wanted to know the probability of
rolling a one on a green cube, and a six on a red cube, if you rolled both of them at the same
time.

Example 1

A spinner is divided into five equal sections numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. What is the probability
of spinning either a 2 or a 5?

Step 1: Determine both probabilities: P(2) = 1

5 and P(5) = 1
5

Step 2: Since these are either-or compound events, add the fractions describing each
probability: 15 + 15 = 25

The probability of spinning a 2 or a 5 is 2

5 : P(2 or 5) = 2
5

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Example 2

If each of the regions in each spinner white red

sweater t-shirt
at right is the same size, what is the
probability of spinning each spinner and green blue
getting a green t-shirt? sweatshirt

Step 1: Determine both possibilities:

P(green) = 14 and P(t-shirt) = 1
3

Step 2: Since you are interested in the compound event of both green and a t-shirt, multiply
both probabilities: 14 ! 13 = 12
1

1 1
The probability of spinning a green t-shirt is 12
: P(green t-shirt) = 12

Problems

Assume in each of the problems below that events are independent of each other.

1. One die, numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, is rolled. What is the probability of rolling either a
1 or a 6?

2. Mary is playing a game in which she rolls one die and

spins a spinner. What is the probability she will get both • •
•• blue red
the 3 and black she needs to win the game? • •
black

3. A spinner is divided into eight equal sections. The sections are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
and 8. What is the probability of spinning a 2, 3, or a 4?

4. Patty has a box of 12 colored pencils. There are 2 blue, 1 black, 1 gray, 3 red, 2 green,
1 orange, 1 purple, and 1 yellow in the box. Patty closes her eyes and chooses one pencil.
She is hoping to choose a green or a red. What is the probability she will get her wish?

5. Use the spinners at right to tell Paul what his chances are
of getting the silver truck he wants.
blue
scooter car

black silver
truck

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6. On the way to school, the school bus must go through two traffic signals. The first light is
green for 25 seconds out of each minute, and the second light is green for 35 seconds out of
each minute. What is the probability that both lights will be green on the way to school?

7. There are 250 students at South Lake Middle School. 125 enjoy swimming, 50 enjoy
skateboarding, and 75 enjoy playing softball. What is the probability a student enjoys all
three sports?

8. John has a bag of jellybeans. There are 100 beans in the bag. 14 of the beans are cherry,
1
4
of the beans are orange, 14 of the beans are licorice, and 14 of the beans are lemon.
What is the probability that John will chose one of his favorite flavors, orange, or cherry?

9. A nationwide survey showed that only 4% of children liked eating lima beans. What is the
probability that any two children will both like lima beans?

Answers

2 1 1 3
1. 6 or 3 2. 18 3. 8

1 25 ! 35
4. 5
12 5. 12 6. 60 60 " 0.243

7. 125 ! 50 ! 75 = 100
3 8. 2 or 1 9. 1
250 250 250 4 2 16

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DIAMOND PROBLEMS 2.1.1

In every Diamond Problem, the product of the two side numbers (left and right) product
is the top number and their sum is the bottom number. ab

Diamond Problems are an excellent way of practicing addition, subtraction, a b

multiplication, and division of positive and negative integers, decimals and
fractions. They have the added benefit of preparing students for factoring a+b
binomials in algebra. sum

Example 1

The top number is the product of –20 and 10, or –200. The –200
–20 10 bottom number is the sum of –20 and 10, or –20 + 10 = –10. –20 10
–10

Example 2

8 The product of the right number and –2 is 8. Thus, if you 8

–2 divide 8 by – 2 you get – 4, the right number. –2 –4
The sum of –2 and – 4 is – 6, the bottom number. –6

Example 3

To get the left number, subtract 4 from 6, 8

4 6 – 4 = 2. The product of 2 and 4 is 8, the top number. 2 4
6
6

Example 4
The easiest way to find the side numbers in a situation
like this one is to look at all the pairs of factors of –8.
–8 They are: –8
–2 4
2 –1 and 8, –2 and 4, –4 and 2, and –8 and 1. 2

Only one of these pairs has a sum of 2: –2 and 4. Thus,

the side numbers are –2 and 4.

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Problems

Complete each of the following Diamond Problems.

1. 2. 3. 4.
8 –6
4 –8 –2 –1
–7 5

5. 6. 7. 8.
9.6
3.8 1.2 8.1 3.4 3.2
3.1 6.8

9. 10. 11. 12.

1

13. 14. 15. 16.

x y a 8b 3a
2b 7a

Answers

1. –32 and –4 2. –4 and –6 3. –6 and 6 4. 6 and –1

5. 4.56 and 5 6. 5 and 40.5 7. 3.4 and 11.56 8. 3 and 6.2

9. 1
– 14 and ! 14
5 10. 13
10 and 13
50 11. 1
2
and 7
5
12. 1
3
and 1
3

13. xy and x + y 14. a and 2a 15. –6b and –48b2 16. 4a and 12a2

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OPERATIONS WITH DECIMALS 2.1.1
ARITHMETIC OPERATIONS WITH DECIMALS

ADDING AND SUBTRACTING DECIMALS: Write the problem in column form with
the decimal points in a vertical column. Write in zeros so that all decimal parts of the
number have the same number of digits. Add or subtract as with whole numbers. Place the
decimal point in the answer aligned with those above.
MULTIPLYING DECIMALS: Multiply as with whole numbers. In the product, the
number of decimal places is equal to the total number of decimal places in the factors
(numbers you multiplied). Sometimes zeros need to be added to place the decimal point.
DIVIDING DECIMALS: When dividing a decimal by a whole number, place the decimal
point in the answer space directly above the decimal point in the number being divided.
Divide as with whole numbers. Sometimes it is necessary to add zeros to the number being
divided to complete the division.
When dividing decimals or whole numbers by a decimal, the divisor must be multiplied by
a power of ten to make it a whole number. The dividend must be multiplied by the same
power of ten. Then divide following the same rules for division by a whole number.
For additional information, see the Math Notes boxes in Lessons 3.3.2 and 3.3.3 of the Core
Connections, Course 2 text.

Example 1 Example 2 Example 3

Add 47.37, 28.9, Subtract 198.76 from Multiply 27.32 by 14.53.
14.56, and 7.8. 473.2. 27.32 (2 decimal places )
x 14.53 (2 decimal places )
47.37 473.20 –––––––––––––

28.90 ! 198.76 8196

14.56 ––––––––––––––– 13660
+ 7.80 274.44 10928
––––––––––––
2732
98.63 –––––––––––––––

396.9596 (4 decimal places)

Example 4 Example 5 Example 6
Multiply 0.37 by 0.0004. Divide 32.4 by 8. Divide 27.42 by 1.2. First multiply
each number by 101 or 10.
0.37 (2 decimal places ) 4.05 22.85
x 0.0004 (4 decimal places) 8) 32.40 1.2 27.42 ! 12 274.2 ! 12 274.20
––––––––––––––– 24
32
0.000148 (6 decimal places) –––––––––––––
34
24
0 40 10 2
40 96
––––––– 60
60
0 0

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Problems

1. 4.7 + 7.9 2. 3.93 + 2.82 3. 38.72 + 6.7

4. 58.3 + 72.84 5. 4.73 + 692 6. 428 + 7.392

7. 42.1083 + 14.73 8. 9.87 + 87.47936 9. 9.999 + 0.001

10. 0.0001 + 99.9999 11. 0.0137 + 1.78 12. 2.037 + 0.09387

13. 15.3 + 72.894 14. 47.9 + 68.073 15. 289.307 + 15.938

16. 476.384 + 27.847 17. 15.38 + 27.4 + 9.076 18. 48.32 + 284.3 + 4.638

19. 278.63 + 47.0432 + 21.6 20. 347.68 + 28.00476 + 84.3 21. 8.73 – 4.6

22. 9.38 – 7.5 23. 8.312 – 6.98 24. 7.045 – 3.76

25. 6.304 – 3.68 26. 8.021 – 4.37 27. 14 – 7.431

28. 23 – 15.37 29. 10 – 4.652 30. 18 – 9.043

31. 0.832 – 0.47 32. 0.647 – 0.39 33. 1.34 – 0.0538

34. 2.07 – 0.523 35. 4.2 – 1.764 36. 3.8 – 2.406

37. 38.42 – 32.605 38. 47.13 – 42.703 39. 15.368 + 14.4 – 18.5376

40. 87.43 – 15.687 – 28.0363 41. 7.34 · 6.4 42. 3.71 · 4.03

43. 0.08 · 4.7 44. 0.04 · 3.75 45. 41.6 · 0.302

46. 9.4 · 0.0053 47. 3.07 · 5.4 48. 4.023 · 3.02

49. 0.004 · 0.005 50. 0.007 · 0.0004 51. 0.235 · 0.43

52. 4.32 · 0.0072 53. 0.0006 · 0.00013 54. 0.0005 · 0.00026

55. 8.38 · 0.0001 56. 47.63 · 0.000001 57. 0.078 · 3.1

58. 0.043 · 4.2 59. 350 · 0.004 60. 421 · 0.00005

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Divide. Round answers to the hundredth, if necessary.

61. 14.3 ÷ 8 62. 18.32 ÷ 5 63. 147.3 ÷ 6

64. 46.36 ÷ 12 65. 100.32 ÷ 24 66. 132.7 ÷ 28

67. 47.3 ÷ 0.002 68. 53.6 ÷ 0.004 69. 500 ÷ 0.004

70. 420 ÷ 0.05 71. 1.32 ÷ 0.032 72. 3.486 ÷ 0.012

73. 46.3 ÷ 0.011 74. 53.7 ÷ 0.023 75. 25.46 ÷ 5.05

76. 26.35 ÷ 2.2 77. 6.042 ÷ 0.006 78. 7.035 ÷ 0.005

79. 207.3 ÷ 4.4 80. 306.4 ÷ 3.2

Answers
1. 12.6 2. 6.75 3. 45.42 4. 131.14 5. 696.73
6. 435.392 7. 56.8383 8. 97.34936 9. 10.000 10. 100.0000
11. 1.7937 12. 2.13087 13. 88.194 14. 115.973 15. 305.245
16. 504.231 17. 51.856 18. 337.258 19. 347.2732 20. 459.98476
21. 4.13 22. 1.88 23. 1.332 24. 3.285 25. 2.624
26. 3.651 27. 6.569 28. 7.63 29. 5.348 30. 8.957
31. 0.362 32. 0.257 33. 1.2862 34. 1.547 35. 2.436
36. 1.394 37. 5.815 38. 4.427 39. 11.2304 40. 43.7067
41. 46.976 42. 14.9513 43. 0.376 44. 0.15 45. 12.5632
46. 0.04982 47. 16.578 48. 12.14946 49. 0.000020 50. 0.0000028
51. 0.10105 52. 0.031104 53. 0.000000078 54. 0.000000130 55. 0.000838
56. 0.0004763 57. 0.2418 58. 0.1806 59. 1.4 60. 0.02105
61. 1.7875 or 1.79 62. 3.664 or 3.66 63. 24.55 64. 3.86 3 or 3.86 65. 4.18
66. 4.74 67. 23,650 68. 13,400 69. 125,000 70. 8400
71. 41.25 72. 29.05 73. 4209.09 74. 2334.78 75. 5.04
76. 11.98 77. 1007 78. 1407 79. 47.11 80. 95.75

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FRACTION-DECIMAL-PERCENT EQUIVALENTS 2.1.1 and 2.1.2

Fractions, decimals, and percents are different ways to represent the same portion or number.

fraction

words
or
pictures
decimal percent
Representations of a Portion

For additional information, see the Math Notes box in Lesson 2.1.2 of the Core Connections,
Course 2 text. For additional examples and practice, see the Core Connections, Course 2
Checkpoint 2 materials.

Examples
Decimal to percent: Percent to decimal:
Multiply the decimal by 100. Divide the percent by 100.
(0.81)(100) = 81% 43% ÷ 100 = 0.43
Fraction to percent: Percent to fraction:
Write a proportion to find an equivalent Use 100 as the denominator. Use the percent
fraction using 100 as the denominator. as the numerator. Simplify as needed.
The numerator is the percent.
22% = 100
22 = 11
50
4 = 100
x
so 4 = 100
80 = 80%
5 5 56% = 100
56 = 14
25

Decimal to fraction: Fraction to decimal:

Use the digits in the decimal as the Divide the numerator by the denominator.
numerator.
Use the decimal place value name as 3
= 3 ÷ 8 = 0.375 5 = 5 ÷ 8 = 0.625
8 8
the denominator. Simplify as needed.
3 = 3 ÷ 11 = 0.2727… = 0.27
a. 0.2 = 10
2 = 1
5
b. 0.17 = 100
17 11

To see the process for converting repeating decimals to fractions, see problem 2-22 in the Core
Connections, Course 2 text or the Math Notes box referenced above.

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Problems

Convert the fraction, decimal, or percent as indicated.

1
1. Change 4
to a decimal. 2. Change 50% into a fraction
in lowest terms.

3. Change 0.75 to a fraction 4. Change 75% to a decimal.

in lowest terms.

1
5. Change 0.38 to a percent. 6. Change 5
to a percent.

1
7. Change 0.3 to a fraction. 8. Change 8
to a decimal.

1
9. Change 3
to a decimal. 10. Change 0.08 to a percent.

3
11. Change 87% to a decimal. 12. Change 5
to a percent.

13. Change 0.4 to a fraction in lowest terms. 14. Change 65% to a fraction in lowest terms.

1
15. Change 9
to a decimal. 16. Change 125% to a fraction in lowest terms.

8
17. Change 5
to a decimal. 18. Change 3.25 to a percent.

1
19. Change 16 to a decimal. 20. Change 1
to a decimal.
7
Change the decimal to a percent.

21. Change 43% to a fraction. 22. Change 0.375 to a percent.

Change the fraction to a decimal. Change the percent to a fraction.

23. Change 87 to a decimal. 24. Change 0.12 to a fraction

Change the decimal to a percent.

25. Change 0.175 to a fraction

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Answers
1 3
1. 0.25 2. 2
3. 4 4. 0.75

3
5. 38% 6. 20% 7. 10 8. 0.125

9. 0.33 10. 8% 11. 0.87 12. 60%

2 5
13. 5
14. 13
20 15. 0.11 16. 4
or 1 14

17. 1.6 18. 325% 19. 0.0625; 6.25% 20. 0.142859

43
21. 100
; 0.43 22. 37 12 %; 3
8 23. 0.875; 87.5%

24. 12
99 = 4
33 25. 175
999

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OPERATIONS WITH INTEGERS 2.2.1 to 2.2.3

ADDITION OF INTEGERS

Students review addition of integers using two concrete models: movement along a number line
and positive and negative integer tiles.
To add two integers using a number line, start at the first number and then move the appropriate
number of spaces to the right or left depending on whether the second number is positive or
negative, respectively. Your final location is the sum of the two integers.
To add two integers using integer tiles, a positive number is represented by the appropriate
number of (+) tiles and a negative number is represented by the appropriate number of (–) tiles.
To add two integers start with a tile representation of the first integer in a diagram and then
place into the diagram a tile representative of the second integer. Any equal number of (+) tiles
and (–) tiles makes “zero” and can be removed from the diagram. The tiles that remain
represent the sum. For additional information, see the Math Notes box in Lesson 2.2.4 of the
Core Connections, Course 2 text.

Example 1 Example 2
!4 + 6 !2 + (!4)

!6 !5 !4 !3 !2 !1 0 1 2 3 4 5 !6 !5 !4 !3 !2 !1 0 1 2 3 4 5

!4 + 6 = 2 !2 + (!4) = !6

Example 3 Example 4
5 + (!6) –3 + 7
Start with tiles representing the first number.
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
– – –
Add to the diagram tiles representing the
second number. + + + + +
– – – –– – !3 + 7 = 4

Circle the zero pairs. + + + + +

–1 is the answer. ! ! ! ! ! –

5 + (!6) = !1

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ADDITION OF INTEGERS IN GENERAL

When you add integers using the tile model, zero pairs are only formed if the two numbers
have different signs. After you circle the zero pairs, you count the uncircled tiles to find
the sum. If the signs are the same, no zero pairs are formed, and you find the sum of the
tiles. Integers can be added without building models by using the rules below.

• If the signs are the same, add the numbers and keep the same sign.

• If the signs are different, ignore the signs (that is, use the absolute value of each
number.) Subtract the number closest to zero from the number farthest from zero. The
sign of the answer is the same as the number that is farthest from zero, that is, the number
with the greater absolute value.

Example

For –4 + 2, –4 is farther from zero on the number line than 2, so subtract: 4 – 2 = 2.

The answer is –2, since the “4,” that is, the number farthest from zero, is negative in the original
problem.

Problems

Use either model or the rules above to find these sums.

1. 4 + (!2) 2. 6 + (!1) 3. 7 + (!7)

4. !10 + 6 5. !8 + 2 6. !12 + 7

7. !5 + (!8) 8. !10 + (!2) 9. !11 + (!16)

10. !8 + 10 11. !7 + 15 12. !26 + 12

13. !3 + 4 + 6 14. 56 + 17 15. 7 + (!10) + (!3)

16. !95 + 26 17. 35 + (!6) + 8 18. !113 + 274

19. 105 + (!65) + 20 20. !6 + 2 + (!4) + 3 + 5 21. 5 + (!3) + (!2) + (!8)

22. !6 + (!3) + (!2) + 9 23. !6 + (!3) + 9 24. 20 + (!70)

25. 12 + (!7) + (!8) + 4 + (!3) 26. !26 + (!13) 27. !16 + (!8) + 9

28. 12 + (!13) + 18 + (!16) 29. 50 + (!70) + 30 30. 19 + (!13) + (!5) + 20

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Answers

1. 2 2. 5 3. 0 4. –4 5. –6 6. –5

7. –13 8. –12 9. –27 10. 2 11. 8 12. –14

13. 7 14. 73 15. –6 16. – 69 17. 37 18. 161

19. 60 20. 0 21. –8 22. –2 23. 0 24. –50

25. –2 26. –39 27. –15 28. 1 29. 10 30. 20

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OPERATIONS WITH INTEGERS 2.2.4

MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION OF INTEGERS

Multiply and divide integers two at a time. If the signs are the same, their product will be
positive. If the signs are different, their product will be negative.

Follow the same rules for fractions and decimals.

Remember to apply the correct order of operations when you are working with more than one
operation.

For additional information, see the Math Notes box in Lesson 3.2.4 of the Core Connections,
Course 2 text.

Examples
a. 2 !3 = 6 or 3! 2 = 6 b. !2 " (!3) = 6 or (+2) ! (+3) = 6
c. 2÷3= 2
3
or 3 ÷ 2 = 3
2
d. (!2) ÷ (!3) = 2
3
or (!3) ÷ (!2) = 3
2

e. (!2) " 3 = !6 or 3 ! ("2) = "6 f. (!2) ÷ 3 = ! 2

3
or 3 ÷ (!2) = ! 3
2

g. 9 ! ("7) = "63 or !7 " 9 = !63 h. !63 ÷ 9 = !7 or 9 ÷ (!63) = ! 1

7

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Problems

Use the rules above to find each product or quotient.

1. (–4)(2) 2. (–3)(4) 3. (–12)(5) 4. (–21)(8)
5. (4)(–9) 6. (13)(–8) 7. (45)(–3) 8. (105)(–7)
9. (–7)(–6) 10. (–7)(–9) 11. (–22)(–8) 12. (–127)(–4)
13. (–8)(–4)(2) 14. (–3)(–3)(–3) 15. (–5)(–2)(8)(4) 16. (–5)(–4)(–6)(–3)
17. (–2)(–5)(4)(8) 18. (–2)(–5)(–4)(–8) 19. (–2)(–5)(4)(–8) 20. 2(–5)(4)(–8)
21. 10 ÷ (–5) 22. 18 ÷ (–3) 23. 96 ÷ (–3) 24. 282 ÷ (–6)
25. –18 ÷ 6 26. –48 ÷ 4 27. –121 ÷ 11 28. –85 ÷ 85
29. –76 ÷ (–4) 30. –175 ÷ (–25) 31. –108 ÷ (–12) 32. –161 ÷ 23
33. – 223 ÷ (–223) 34. 354 ÷ (–6) 35. –1992 ÷ (–24) 36. –1819 ÷ (–17)
37. –1624 ÷ 29 38. 1007 ÷ (–53) 39. 994 ÷ (–14) 40. –2241 ÷ 27

Answers

1. –8 2. –12 3. –60 4. –168 5. –36

6. –104 7. –135 8. –735 9. 42 10. 63
11. 176 12. 508 13. 64 14. –27 15. 320
16. 360 17. 320 18. 320 19. –320 20. 320
21. –2 22. –6 23. –32 24. –47 25. –3
26. –12 27. –11 28. –1 29. 19 30. 7
31. 9 32. 7 33. 1 34. –59 35. 83
36. 107 37. –56 38. –19 39. –71 40. –83

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OPERATIONS WITH FRACTIONS 2.2.5 and 2.2.6

MULTIPLICATION OF FRACTIONS

Multiplication of fractions is reviewed using a rectangular area model. Lines that divide the
rectangle to represent one fraction are drawn vertically, and the correct number of parts are
shaded. Then lines that divide the rectangle to represent the second fraction are drawn
horizontally and part of the shaded region is darkened to represent the product of the two
fractions.

Example 1
1!5 1 !of! 5
2 8
(that is, 2 8
)

Step 1: Draw a generic rectangle and

divide it into 8 pieces vertically.
Lightly shade 5 of those pieces.
Label it 58 .

Step 2: Use a horizontal line and divide the

generic rectangle in half. Darkly
shade 12 !of! 58 and label it.

Step 3: Write a number sentence. 1!5 = 16

5
2 8

The rule for multiplying fractions derived from the models above is to multiply the
numerators, then multiply the denominators. Simplify the product when possible.

For additional information, see the Math Notes box in Lesson 2.2.5 of the Core Connections,
Course 2 text.

30 Core Connections, Course 2

Example 2
2 ! 2 !!"!! 2!!!2 !!"!! 4 3 ! 6 !!"!! 3!!!6 !!"!! 18 !!"!! 9
a. 3 7 3!!! 7 21
b. 4 7 4 !!! 7 28 14

Problems

Draw an area model for each of the following multiplication problems and write the answer.

1. 1!1 2. 1!3 3. 2!5

3 6 4 5 3 9

Use the rule for multiplying fractions to find the answer for the following problems. Simplify
when possible.

1!2 2!2
4!5
4. · 5. 6. 3 1 7. 2!2 8. 2!1
3 5 3 7 5 3 3 4

5!2 4!3
15 ! 2 7!2 8!5
9. 10. 11. 2 1 12. 3 1 13. 3 4
6 3 5 4

2!3
10 ! 7 11 ! 7
14. 15. 3 5 16. 5 6 17. 5! 3 18. 10 ! 3
9 5 6 10 11 5

12 ! 5 9 ! 14
19. 5 3 20. 7 5

Answers

1. 1 2. 3 3. 10
18 20 27

4. 2
15 5. 4
21 6. 3
20 7. 4
15 8. 2
12 = 1
6 9. 10
18 = 5
9

10. 12
20 = 3
5 11. 2
30 = 15
1 12. 3
14 13. 12
40 = 10
3 14. 6
45 = 15
2 15. 15
70 = 143

16. 30
77 17. 15
60 = 1
4 18. 30
55 = 11
6 19. 15
60 = 1
4 20. 35
126
= 18
5

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ORDER OF OPERATIONS 3.1.1 and 3.1.2

When students are first given expressions like 3 + 4 · 2, some students think the answer is 14
and some think the answer is 11. This is why mathematicians decided on a method to simplify
an expression that uses more than one operation so that everyone can agree on the answer.

There is a set of rules to follow that provides a consistent way for everyone to evaluate
expressions. These rules, called the Order of Operations, must be followed in order to arrive
at a correct answer. As indicated by the name, these rules state the order in which the
mathematical operations are to be completed.

For additional information, see the Math Notes box in Lesson 3.1.2 of the Core Connections,
Course 2 text. For additional examples and practice, see the Core Connections, Course 2
Checkpoint 5 materials.

The first step is to organize the numerical expression into parts called terms, which are single
numbers or products of numbers. A numerical expression is made up of a sum or difference of
terms.

16! 4
Examples of numerical terms are: 4, 3(6), 6(9 – 4), 2 · 32, 3(5 + 23), and 6
.

For the problem above, 3 + 4 · 2, the terms are circled at right. 3 + 4·2
Each term is simplified separately, giving 3 + 8. Then the terms are added: 3 + 8 = 11.
Thus, 3 + 4 · 2 = 11.

Example 1 2 ! 32 + 3(6 " 3) + 10

To evaluate an expression:

• Circle each term in the expression.

2 · 3 2 + 3(6 – 3) + 10
• Simplify each term until it is one number by:
2 · 32 + 3(3) + 10
Simplifying the expressions within the parentheses.
2·9 + 3(3) + 10
Evaluating each exponential part (e.g., 32 ).
Multiplying and dividing from left to right. 18 + 9 + 10

27 + 10
• Finally, combine terms by adding or subtracting
37
from left to right.

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Example 2 5 ! 8 ÷ 22 + 6 ( 5 + 4 ) ! 52

a. Circle the terms. a. 5!!!8 ÷ 2 2 !+!6 ( 5 + 4 )!!!5 2

b. Simplify inside the parentheses. b. 5!!!8 ÷ 2 2 !+!6 ( 9 )!!!5 2

c. Simplify the exponents. c. 5!!!8 ÷ 4!+!6 ( 9 )!!!25

d. Multiply and divide from left to right. d. 5 – 2 + 54 – 25

Finally, add and subtract from left to right. 32

Example 3 20 + 5+ 7
3
–42 + 12 ÷ 4

a. Circle the terms. a. 20!+! 5+3 7 !!!4 2 !+!!12 ÷ 4

b. Multiply and divide left to right, including b. 20 + 4 – 16 + 3

exponents.
Add or subtract from left to right. 11

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Problems

Circle the terms, then simplify each expression.

1. 5!3+ 4 2. 10 ÷ 5 + 3 3. 2(9 – 4) · 7

4. 6(7 + 3) + 8 ÷ 2 5. 15 ÷ 3 + 7(8 + 1) – 6 6. 9
3
+ 5 ! 32 " 2(14 " 5)

7. 20
6+ 4
+ 7!2 ÷ 2 8. 5+ 30
7
+ 6 2 ! 18 ÷ 9 9. 23 + 8 – 16 ÷ 8 · 2

10. 25 – 52 + 9 – 32 11. 5(17 – 7) + 4 · 3 – 8 12. (5 – 2)2 + (9 + 1)2

18 5!3
13. 42 + 9(2) ÷ 6 + (6 – 1)2 14. 32 + 5 15. 3(7 – 2)2 + 8 ÷ 4 – 6 · 5

27
16. 14 ÷ 2 + 6 · 8 ÷ 2 – (9 – 3)2 17. 3
+ 18 – 9 ÷ 3 – (3 + 4)2

18. 26 · 2 ÷ 4 – (6 + 4)2 + 3(5 – 2)3 19. ( 42+3

5 ) 2
+ 32 ! ( 5 " 2 )
2

Answers

1. 19 2. 5 3. 70 4. 64 5. 62

6. 30 7. 9 8. 39 9. 12 10. 0

11. 54 12. 109 13. 44 14. 5 15. 47

16. –5 17. –25 18. –6 19. –10

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OPERATIONS WITH INTEGERS 3.2.1, 3.2.2, and 3.2.5

SUBTRACTION OF INTEGERS

Subtraction of integers may also be represented using the concrete models of number lines and
(+) and (–) tiles. Subtraction is the opposite of addition so it makes sense to do the opposite
actions of addition.

When using the number line, adding a positive integer moves to the right so subtracting a
positive integer moves to the left. Adding a negative integer move to the left so subtracting a
negative integer moves to the right.

When using the tiles, addition means to place additional tile pieces into the picture and look for
zeros to simplify. Subtraction means to remove tile pieces from the picture. Sometimes you
will need to place zero pairs in the picture before you have a sufficient number of the desired
pieces to remove. For additional information, see the Math Notes box in Lesson 3.2.2 of the
Core Connections, Course 2 text.

Example 1 Example 2
–6
–(–4)
4!6 !2 ! (!4)

!6 !5 !4 !3 !2 !1 0 1 2 3 4 5 !6 !5 !4 !3 !2 !1 0 1 2 3 4 5

4 ! 6 = !2 !2 ! (!4) = 2

Example 3 Example 4

!6 ! (!3) !2 ! (!3)
–––––– – –
Build the first integer. Build the first integer.
–––––– It is not possible to + + + +
Remove three – – – – – –
negatives. remove three negatives so
add some zeros.
!6 ! (!3) = !3 + + + +
Three negatives are Now remove three – – – – – –
left. negatives and circle any
zeros.
!2 ! (!3) = 1
One positive remains.

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Problems

Find each difference. Use one of the models for at least the first five differences.

1. !6 ! (!2) 2. 2 ! (!3) 3. 6 ! (!3)

4. 3! 7 5. 7 ! (!3) 6. 7!3

7. 5 ! (3) 8. !12 ! (!10) 9. !12 ! 10

10. 12 ! (!10) 11. !6 ! (!3) ! 5 12. 6 ! (!3) ! 5

13. 8 ! (!8) 14. !9 ! 9 15. !9 ! 9 ! (!9)

Answers (and possible models)

1. –4 2. 5
––––––
!6 !5 !4 !3 !2 !1 0 1 2 3 4 5

3. 9 4. –4
+ + + + + + + + +
– – –
!6 !5 !4 !3 !2 !1 0 1 2 3 4 5

5. 10 6. 4 7. 2

8. –2 9. –22 10. 22 11. –8

12. 4 13. 16 14. –18 15. –9

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OPERATIONS WITH DECIMALS 3.2.4

MULTIPLYING DECIMALS AND PERCENTS

Understanding how many places to move the decimal point in a decimal multiplication
problem is connected to the multiplication of fractions and place value.

Computations involving calculating “a percent of a number” are simplified by changing the

percent to a decimal.

Example 1 Example 2

Multiply (0.2) ! (0.3) . Multiply (1.7) ! (0.03) .

2 ! 3 " 6 . In fractions this means 1710 ! 100 " 1000 .
In fractions this means 10 3 51
10 100
Knowing that the answer must be in the Knowing that the answer must be in the
hundredths place tells you how many places to thousandths place tells you how many places to
move the decimal point (to the left) without move the decimal point (to the left) without
using the fractions. using the fractions.

(tenths)(tenths) = hundredths 0.2 (tenths)(hundredths) = thousandths 1.7

Therefore move two places. x 0.3 Therefore move three places. x 0.03
0. 06 0.051

Example 3

Calculate 17% of 32.5 without using a calculator.

32.5
x 0.17
Since 17% = 100
17 = 0.17
, 2275
17% of 32.5 ⇒ (0.17) ! (32.5) 3250
⇒ 5.525 5.525

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Problems

Identify the number of places to the left to move the decimal point in the product. Do not
compute the product.

1. (0.3) ! (0.5) 2. (1.5) ! (0.12) 3. (1.23) ! (2.6)

4. (0.126) ! (3.4) 5. 17 ! (32.016) 6. (4.32) ! (3.1416)

Compute without using a calculator.

7. (0.8) ! (0.03) 8. (3.2) ! (0.3) 9. (1.75) ! (0.09)

10. (4.5) ! (3.2) 11. (1.8) ! (0.032) 12. (7.89) ! (6.3)

13. 8% of 540 14. 70% of 478 15. 37% of 4.7

16. 17% of 96 17. 15% of 4.75 18. 130% of 42

Answers

1. 2 2. 3 3. 3
4. 4 5. 3 6. 6
7. 0.024 8. 0.96 9. 0.1575
10. 14.4 11. 0.0576 12. 49.707
13. 43.2 14. 334.6 15. 1.739
16. 16.32 17. 0.7125 18. 54.6

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OPERATIONS WITH FRACTIONS 3.3.1

DIVISION BY FRACTIONS

Division by fractions introduces three methods to help students understand how dividing by
fractions works. In general, think of division for a problem like 8 ÷ 2 as, “In 8, how many
groups of 2 are there?” Similarly, 12 !÷! 14 means, “In 12 , how many fourths are there?”

For more information, see the Math Notes box in Lesson 3.3.1 of the Core Connections,
Course 2 text. The first two examples show how to divide fractions using a diagram.

Example 1

Use the rectangular model to divide: 12 !÷! 14 .

Step 1: Using the rectangle, we first divide it into

2 equal pieces. Each piece represents 12 .
Shade 12 of it. 1
2

Step 2: Then divide the original rectangle into 1

four equal pieces. Each section 4
represents 14 . In the shaded section, 12 ,
1
there are 2 fourths. 2

Step 3: Write the equation. 1 !÷! 1 =2

2 4

Example 2

In 3
, how many 1
’s are there? 1 1 In 43 there is one full 12
4 2
2 2 shaded and half of another
That is, 3
4
÷ 1
2
=? one (that is half of one-half).
1
4
Start with 4 .
3 So: 43 ÷ 12 = 1 12
3
4
(one and one-half halves)

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Problems

Use the rectangular model to divide.

1. 1 13 !÷! 16 2. 3 !÷! 3
2 4
3. 1!÷! 14 4. 1 14 !÷! 12 5. 2 23 !÷! 19

Answers

1. 8 2. 2 3. 4
3rds halves one

6ths quarters fourths

8 sixths 2 three fourths 4 fourths

4. 2 12 5. 24

quarters 3rds

halves 9ths

2 12 halves 24 ninths

The next two examples use common denominators to divide by a fraction. Express both
fractions with a common denominator, then divide the first numerator by the second.

Example 3 Example 4
4
5
÷ 23 !=>! 12 ÷ 10 !=>! 12
15 15 10
!=>! 65 or 1 15 1 13 ÷ 16 !=>! 43 ÷ 1
6
=>! 86 ÷ 16 !=>! 81 !or 8

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One more way to divide fractions is to use the Giant One from previous work with fractions to
create a “Super Giant One.” To use a Super Giant One, write the division problem in fraction
form, with a fraction in both the numerator and the denominator. Use the reciprocal of the
denominator for the numerator and the denominator in the Super Giant One, multiply the
fractions as usual, and simplify the resulting fraction when possible.

Example 5 Example 6
1 4 4 3 6 18
2
1
! 1
4
= 2 = 4
2 =2 4
1
! 1
6
= 4 = 9
2 =4 1
2
4 1 1 6 1 1

Example 7 Example 8
2 !÷! 3 !!! 10 !!÷!! 9 !!!! 10
1 13 4 2 8 3 5 15 15 9
= 3 ! 3 = 9 = 8
9
1 12 3
2
2
3 1
Compared to:

2 5 10
3
3
! 3
5
= 9 = 10
9 =19
1
5 3 1

Problems

Complete the division problems below. Use any method.

3 1 3 1 4 1 4 1 6 5
1. 7 ÷ 8 2. 17 ÷ 2 3. 7 ÷ 3 4. 17 ÷ 3 5. 7 ÷ 8

3 5 1 5 1 1 2 2 3
6. 10 ÷ 7 7. 23 ÷ 8 8. 7÷ 3 9. 13 ÷ 5 10. 23 ÷ 4

1 5 1 1 5 1 1 1 3
11. 33 ÷ 6 12. 12 ÷ 2 13. 8 ÷ 1 4 14. 10 3 ÷ 6 15. 5 ÷ 6

Answers

1. 3 73 2. 2 67 3. 1 57 4. 4 5
7 5. 1 13
35

6. 21 7. 11
3 15 9. 3 13 10. 3 59
50 8. 21
11. 4 12. 3 13. 1 14. 62 15. 1
2 10

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PROPERTIES OF ADDITION AND MULTIPLICATION 3.3.3

In addition and multiplication, the order of the numbers can be reversed: 2 + 5 = 5 + 2 and
2 ! 5 = 5 ! 2 . This is called the Commutative Property. In symbols:
The Commutative Property of Addition states: a + b = b + a and
The Commutative Property of Multiplication states: a ! b = b ! a .
When adding three numbers or multiplying three numbers, the grouping can be changed:
(2 + 3) + 5 = 2 + (3 + 5) and (2 ! 3) ! 5 = 2 ! (3 ! 5) . This is the Associative Property. In symbols:
The Associative Property of Addition states: (a + b) + c = a + (b + c) and
The Associative Property of Multiplication states: (a ! b) ! c = a ! (b ! c) .

The Distributive Property distributes one operation over another. So far in these courses,
students have seen multiplication distributed over addition. In symbols:
For all numbers a,!b,!and c,!!a(b + c) = a ! b + a ! c .
For example, 2(3 + 5) = 2 ! 3 + 2 ! 5 .

For additional information see the Math Notes box in Lesson 4.1.1 of the Core Connections,
Course 2 text.

The properties of multiplication and addition allow calculations to be rearranged. Doing this is
helpful when doing calculations mentally. Name the property or reason that justifies each step.

Example 1
Calculate mentally: 4 ! (17 ! 25)
Step 1 = 4 ! (25 !17) Commutative Property of Multiplication
Step 2 = (4 ! 25) !17 Associative Property of Multiplication
Step 3 = (100) !17 mental math
Step 4 = 1700 mental math

Example 2
Calculate mentally: 8(56)
Step 1 = 8(50 + 6) by renaming 56 as 50 + 6
Step 2 = 8(50) + 8(6) Distributive Property
Step 3 = 400 + 48 mental math
Step 4 = 448 mental math

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Problems

Listed below are possible steps used to mentally calculate a problem. Give the missing reasons
that justify the steps.

1. 15(29) = 15(30 + (–1)) renamed 29 as 30 + (–1)

15(30 – 1) = 15(30) + 15(–1) ________a_______

150 + (–15) = 150 + (–10 + –5) renamed –15 as –10 + (–5)

150 + (–10) + (–5) = (150 + (–10)) + (–5) ________b________

140 + (–5) = 135 mental math

2. 386 + 177 + 214 = 386 + 214 + 177 ________a_______

386 + 214 + 177 = (386 + 200) + 14 + 177 ________b_______

586 + 14 + 177 = (586 + 14) + 177 ________c_______

600 + 177 = 777 mental math

3. 49(12) = 12(49) ________a_______

12(49) = 12(50 – 1) renamed 49 as 50 – 1

12(50 – 1) = 12(50) – 12(1) ________b_______

12(50) – 12 = (6 · 2)(50) – 12 renamed 12 as 6 ! 2

(6 · 2)(50) – 12 = 6(2 · 50) – 12 ________c_______

6(2 · 50) – 12 = 6(100) – 12 mental math

600 – 12 = 588 mental math

Answers

1. a. Distributive b. Associative

2. a. Commutative b. Associative c. Associative

3. a. Commutative b. Distributive c. Associative

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SCALING FIGURES AND SCALE FACTOR 4.1.1 and 4.1.2

Geometric figures can be reduced or enlarged. When this change happens, every length of the
figure is reduced or enlarged equally (proportionally), and the measures of the corresponding
angles stay the same.

The ratio of any two corresponding sides of the original and new figure is called a scale factor.
The scale factor may be written as a percent or a fraction. It is common to write new figure
NEW
measurements over their original figure measurements in a scale ratio, that is, ORIGINAL .

For additional information, see the Math Notes box in Lesson 4.1.2 of the Core Connections,
Course 2 text.

Example 1 using a 200% enlargement

Side length ratios:
F
DE 24 2
C 26 mm AB = 12 = 1
13 mm
5 mm 10 mm
FD 26 2
CA = 13 = 1
B 12 mm A
E 24 mm D FE 10 2
CB = 5 = 1
original triangle new triangle
The scale factor for length is 2 to 1.

Example 2

Figures A and B at right are similar. Assuming 10

that Figure A is the original figure, find the scale factor and
find the lengths of the missing sides of Figure B. 12
A 3
18 B
The scale factor is 3
12 = 1
4 . The lengths of the missing sides
of Figure B are: 1
4 (10) = 2.5 , 1
4 (18) = 4.5 , and 1
4 (20) = 5 . 20

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Problems

Determine the scale factor for each pair of similar figures in problems 1 through 4.

1. 2.
Original New Original New
5
D C
H G 1 14
6 3
1
E 4 F 4
A 8 B 2

3. 4.
Original New Original New

3 7 3
2 6 14
4
4
6 9
12

12

5. A triangle has sides 5, 12, and 13. The triangle was enlarged by a scale factor of 300%.
a. What are the lengths of the sides of the new triangle?
b. What is the ratio of the perimeter of the new triangle to the perimeter of the original
triangle?

6. A rectangle has a length of 60 cm and a width of 40 cm. The rectangle was reduced by a
scale factor of 25%.
a. What are the dimensions of the new rectangle?
b. What is the ratio of the perimeter of the new rectangle to the perimeter of the original
rectangle?

Answers

1. 4
8
= 1
2
2. 2
8
= 1
4
3. 2 4. 1
1 3
3 1
5. a. 15, 36, 39 b. 1
6. a. 15 cm and 10 cm b. 4

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PROPORTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS 4.2.1, 4.2.2, and 4.2.4

A proportion is an equation stating the two ratios (fractions) are equal. Two values are in a
proportional relationship if a proportion may be set up to relate the values.

For more information, see the Math Notes boxes in Lessons 4.2.3, 4.2.4, and 7.2.2 of the Core
Connections, Course 2 text. For additional examples and practice, see the Core Connections,
Course 2 Checkpoint 9 materials.

Example 1

The average cost of a pair of designer jeans has increased $15 in 4 years. What is the unit
growth rate (dollars per year)?

Solution: The growth rate is 15 dollars! . To create a unit rate we need a denominator of “one.”
4 !years
15 dollars!
4!years = x dollars!
1!year
. Using a Giant One: 15!dollars!
4!years
= 4
4
! x!dollars
1!year
!" 3.75 dollars
year
.

Example 2

Ryan’s famous chili recipe uses 3 tablespoons of chili powder for 5 servings. How many
tablespoons are needed for the family reunion needing 40 servings?

3! tablespoons
Solution: The rate is 5!servings
so the problem may be written as a proportion: 3
5
= t
40
.

One method of solving the proportion Another method is to use cross multiplication:
is to use the Giant One:

Finally, since the unit rate is 53 tablespoon per serving, the equation t = 53 s represents the
general proportional situation and one could substitute the number of servings needed into the
equation: t = 53 ! 40 = 24 . Using any method the answer is 24 tablespoons.

46 Core Connections, Course 2

Example 3

Based on the table at right, what is the unit growth rate +2

(meters per year)?
height (m) 15 17
years 75 85
Solution:
+10

Problems

For problems 1 through 10 find the unit rate. For problems 11 through 25, solve each problem.

1. Typing 731 words in 17 minutes (words per minute)

2. Reading 258 pages in 86 minutes (pages per minute)

3. Buying 15 boxes of cereal for $43.35 (cost per box)

4. Scoring 98 points in a 40 minute game (points per minute)

5. Buying 2 14 pounds of bananas cost $1.89 (cost per pound)

6. Buying 2 pounds of peanuts for $2.25 (cost per pound)

3

7. Mowing 1 12 acres of lawn in 3

4 of a hour (acres per hour)

8. Paying $3.89 for 1.7 pounds of chicken (cost per pound)

9. weight  (g)      6      8   12   20  
length   15   20   30   50  
Distance (miles)

(cm)  
movedw

What is the weight per cm? 40

10. For the graph at right, what is the rate in miles
per hour? 30
20
11. If a box of 100 pencils costs $4.75, what should 10
you expect to pay for 225 pencils?
0.5 1.0 1.5
12. When Amber does her math homework, she
Time (hours)
finishes 10 problems every 7 minutes. How long
will it take for her to complete 35 problems?

13. Ben and his friends are having a TV marathon, and after 4 hours they have watched
5 episodes of the show. About how long will it take to complete the season, which has
24 episodes?

14. The tax on a $600 vase is $54. What should be the tax on a $1700 vase?

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15. Use the table at right to determine how long it
will take the Spirit club to wax 60 cars. cars waxed 8 16 32

16. While baking, Evan discovered a recipe that hours 3 6 12

required 12 cups of walnuts for every 2 14 cups of
flour. How many cups of walnuts will he need 40
for 4 cups of flour? 35
30
17. Based on the graph, what would the cost to refill
50 bottles? $ 25
20
3 1
18. Sam grew 1 4
in 4 months. How much
inches 2 15
should he grow in one year? 10
19. On his afternoon jog, Chris took 42 minutes to 5
run 3 43 miles. How many miles can he run in
2 4 6 8 10 12
60 minutes? bottles refilled
20. If Caitlin needs 1 13 cans of paint for each room in her house, how many cans of paint will
she need to paint the 7-room house?

21. Stephen receives 20 minutes of video game time every 45 minutes of dog walking he does.
If he wants 90 minutes of game time, how many hours will he need to work?

22. Sarah’s grape vine grew 15 inches in 6 weeks, write an equation to represent its growth
after t weeks.

23. On average Max makes 45 out of 60 shots with the basketball, write an equation to
represent the average number of shots made out of x attempts.

24. Write an equation to represent the situation in problem 14 above.

25. Write an equation to represent the situation in problem 17 above.

Answers
words pages $ points
1. 43 minute 2. 3! minute 3. 2.89! box 4. 2.45! minute
$ $ acre $
5. 0.84! pound 6. 3.38! pound 7. 2! hour 8. 2.29! pound

9. 2 ! grams 10. ! 27! miles 11. $10.69 12. 24.5 min.

5 centimeter hour

13. 19.2 hours 14. $153 15. 22.5 hours 16. 8 cup
9

17. $175 18. 4 23 inches 19. ! 5.36 miles 20. 9 13 cans

21. 3 83 hours 22. g = 52 t 23. s= 3

4 x 24. t = 0.09c
25. C = 3.5b

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RATES AND UNIT RATES 4.2.3 and 4.2.4

Rate of change is a ratio that describes how one quantity is changing with respect to another.
Unit rate is a rate that compares the change in one quantity to a one-unit change in another
quantity. Some examples of rates are miles per hour and price per pound. If 16 ounces of flour
cost $0.80 then the unit cost, that is the cost per one once, is $0.80
16
= $0.05 .

For additional information see the Math Notes box in Lesson 4.2.4 of the Core Connections,
Course 2 text. For additional examples and practice, see the Core Connections, Course 2
Checkpoint 9 materials.

Example 1
A rice recipe uses 6 cups of rice for 15 people. At the same rate, how much rice is needed for
40 people?
6 cups
The rate is: 15 people
so we need to solve 6
15
= x
40
.
40
The multiplier needed for the Giant One is 15
!or 2 23 .
22
6 ! 3
Using that multiplier yields 15 2 2
= 16
40
so 16 cups of rice is needed.
3
Note that the equation 6
15
= x
40
can also be solved using proportions.

Example 2
Arrange these rates from least to greatest:

30 miles in 25 minutes 60 miles in one hour 70 miles in 1 23 hr

Changing each rate to a common denominator of 60 minutes yields:

30 mi = x => 30 ! 2.4 = 72 mi 60 mi = 60 mi 70 mi = 100
70 mi = x => 100
70 ! 0.6 = 42 mi
25 min 60 25 2.4 60 min 1 hr 60 min 1 2 hr min 60 0.6 60 min
3

So the order from least to greatest is: 70 miles in 1 23 hr < 60 miles in one hour < 30 miles in
25 minutes. Note that by using 60 minutes (one hour) for the common unit to compare speeds,
we can express each rate as a unit rate: 42 mph, 60 mph, and 72 mph.

Example 3
A train in France traveled 932 miles in 5 hours. What is the unit rate in miles per hour?
mi = x
Unit rate means the denominator needs to be 1 hour so: 932 5 hr 1 hr
. Solving by using a Giant
One of 0.2
0.2
or simple division yields x = 186.4 miles per hour.

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Problems

Solve each rate problem below. Explain your method.

1. Balvina knows that 6 cups of rice will make enough Spanish rice to feed 15 people.
She needs to know how many cups of rice are needed to feed 135 people.

2. Elaine can plant 6 flowers in 15 minutes. How long will it take her to plant 30 flowers at
the same rate?

3. A plane travels 3400 miles in 8 hours. How far would it travel in 6 hours at this rate?

4. Shane rode his bike for 2 hours and traveled 12 miles. At this rate, how long would it take
him to travel 22 miles?

5. Selina’s car used 15.6 gallons of gas to go 234 miles. At this rate, how many gallons
would it take her to go 480 miles?

6. Arrange these readers from fastest to slowest: Abel read 50 pages in 45 minutes, Brian read
90 pages in 75 minutes, and Charlie read 175 pages in 2 hours.

7. Arrange these lunch buyers from greatest to least assuming they buy lunch 5 days per
week: Alice spends $3 per day, Betty spends $25 every two weeks, and Cindy spends
$75 per month.

8. A train in Japan can travel 813.5 miles in 5 hours. Find the unit rate in miles per hour.

9. An ice skater covered 1500 meters in 106 seconds. Find his unit rate in meters per second.

10. A cellular company offers a price of $19.95 for 200 minutes. Find the unit rate in cost
per minute.

11. A car traveled 200 miles on 8 gallons of gas. Find the unit rate of miles per gallon and the
unit rate of gallons per mile.

12. Lee’s paper clip chain is 32 feet long. He is going to add paper clips continually for the
next eight hours. At the end of eight hours the chain is 80 feet long. Find the unit rate of
growth in feet per hour.

Answers
1. 54 cups 2. 75 min 3. 2550 miles 4. 3 23 hr

5. 32 gallons 6. C, B, A 7. C, A, B 8. 162.7 mi/hr

9. ! 14.15 m/s 10. ! $0.10 /min 11. 1

25 m/g; 25 g/m 12. 6 ft/hr

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ALGEBRA TILES AND PERIMETER 4.3.1

x 1
Algebraic expressions can be represented by the perimeters of
algebra tiles (rectangles and squares) and combinations of
x2 x x x
algebra tiles. The dimensions of each tile are shown along its
sides and the tile is named by its area as shown on the tile itself
in the figures at right. When using the tiles, perimeter is the
distance around the exterior of a figure.
1
1

Example 1 Example 2
x x 1 x x 1 1 1 1
x x x 1
1
x x2 x2 x x x 2
xx2 x2 x x x 1
x–2

1 x 1 x 1 x x 1 1 1
x x x x
P = 6x + 4 units P = 6x + 8 units

Problems

Determine the perimeter of each figure.

1. 2. 3.
2
x x x
x2 x x
x

x
4. 5. 6.

x2 x x2
x2

x
7. 8.

x2 x x

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Answers

1. 4x + 4 un. 2. 4x + 4 un. 3. 2x + 8 un. 4. 4x + 6 un.

5. 4x + 4 un. 6. 4x + 2 un. 7. 4x + 4 un. 8. 2x + 4 un.

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COMBINING LIKE TERMS 4.3.1

Algebraic expressions can also be simplified by combining (adding or subtracting) terms that
have the same variable(s) raised to the same powers, into one term. The skill of combining like
terms is necessary for solving equations. For additional information, see the Math Notes box
in Lesson 4.3.2 of the Core Connections, Course 2 text. For additional examples and practice,
see the Core Connections, Course 2 Checkpoint 7A materials.

Example 1

Combine like terms to simplify the expression 3x + 5x + 7x.

All these terms have x as the variable, so they are combined into one term, 15x.

Example 2

Simplify the expression 3x + 12 + 7x + 5.

The terms with x can be combined. The terms without variables (the constants) can also be
combined.

3x + 12 + 7x + 5
3x + 7x + 12 + 5 Note that in the simplified form the term with the variable is listed
before the constant term.
10x + 17

Example 3

Simplify the expression 5x + 4x2 + 10 + 2x2 + 2x – 6 + x – 1.

5x + 4x2 + 10 + 2x2 + 2x – 6 + x – 1 Note that terms with the same variable but
with different exponents are not combined and
4x2 + 2x2 + 5x + 2x + x + 10 – 6 – 1
are listed in order of decreasing power of the
6x2 + 8x + 3 variable, in simplified form, with the constant
term last.

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Example 4

The algebra tiles, as shown in the Perimeter Using Algebra Tiles section, are used to model how
to combine like terms.

The large square represents x 2 , the rectangle represents x, and the small square represents one.
We can only combine tiles that are alike: large squares with large squares, rectangles with
rectangles, and small squares with small squares. If we want to combine:
2x2 + 3x + 4 and 3x2 + 5x + 7, visualize the tiles to help combine the like terms:
2x2 (2 large squares) + 3x (3 rectangles) + 4 (4 small squares)
+ 3x2 (3 large squares) + 5x (5 rectangles) + 7 (7 small squares)

The combination of the two sets of tiles, written algebraically, is: 5x2 + 8x + 11.

Example 5

Sometimes it is helpful to take an expression that is written horizontally, circle the terms with
their signs, and rewrite like terms in vertical columns before you combine them:
(2x2 – 5x + 6) + (3x2 + 4x – 9)
2x 2 – 5x + 6 + 3x 2 + 4x – 9
2x 2 ! 5x + 6 This procedure may make it easier to
identify the terms as well as the sign of
+ 3x 2 + 4x ! 9 each term.
5x ! x ! 3
2

Problems

Combine the following sets of terms.

1. (2x2 + 6x + 10) + (4x2 + 2x + 3) 2. (3x2 + x + 4) + (x2 + 4x + 7)
3. (8x2 + 3) + (4x2 + 5x + 4) 4. (4x2 + 6x + 5) – (3x2 + 2x + 4)
5. (4x2 – 7x + 3) + (2x2 – 2x – 5) 6. (3x2 – 7x) – (x2 + 3x – 9)
7. (5x + 6) + (–5x2 + 6x – 2) 8. 2x2 + 3x + x2 + 4x – 3x2 + 2
9. 3c2 + 4c + 7x – 12 + (–4c2) + 9 – 6x 10. 2a2 + 3a3 – 4a2 + 6a + 12 – 4a + 2

Answers
1. 6x2 + 8x + 13 2. 4x2 + 5x + 11 3. 12x2 + 5x + 7 4. x2 + 4x + 1
5. 6x2 – 9x –2 6. 2x2 – 10x + 9 7. –5x2 + 11x + 4 8. 7x + 2
9. – c2 + 4c + x – 3 10. 3a3 –2a2 + 2a + 14

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DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY 4.3.2

The Distributive Property shows how to express sums and products in two ways:
a(b + c) = ab + ac . This can also be written (b + c)a = ab + ac .

Factored form Distributed form Simplified form

a(b + c) a(b) + a(c) ab + ac

To simplify: Multiply each term on the inside of the parentheses by the term on the outside.
Combine terms if possible.
For additional information, see the Math Notes box in Lesson 4.3.3 of the Core Connections,
Course 2 text.

Example 1 Example 2 Example 3

2(47) = 2(40 + 7) 3(x + 4) = (3 ! x) + (3 ! 4) 4(x + 3y + 1) = (4 ! x) + (4 ! 3y) + 4(1)
= (2 ! 40) + (2 ! 7) = 3x + 12 = 4x + 12y + 4
= 80 + 14 = 94

Problems

Simplify each expression below by applying the Distributive Property.

1. 6(9 + 4) 2. 4(9 + 8) 3. 7(8 + 6) 4. 5(7 + 4)

5. 3(27) = 3(20 + 7) 6. 6(46) = 6(40 + 6) 7. 8(43) 8. 6(78)

9. 3(x + 6) 10. 5(x + 7) 11. 8(x ! 4) 12. 6(x ! 10)

13. (8 + x)4 14. (2 + x)5 15. !7(x + 1) 16. !4(y + 3)

17. !3(y ! 5) 18. !5(b ! 4) 19. !(x + 6) 20. !(x + 7)

21. !(x ! 4) 22. !(!x ! 3) 23. x(x + 3) 24. 4x(x + 2)

25. !x(5x ! 7) 26. !x(2x ! 6)

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Answers
1. (6 · 9) + (6 · 4) = 54 + 24 = 78 2. (4 · 9) + (4 · 8) = 36 + 32 = 68

3. 56 + 42 = 98 4. 35 + 20 = 55 5. 60 + 21 = 81 6. 240 + 36 = 276

7. 320 + 24 = 344 8. 420 + 48 = 468 9. 3x + 18 10. 5x + 35

11. 8x – 32 12. 6x ! 60 13. 4x + 32 14. 5x + 10

15. !7x ! 7 16. !4y ! 12 17. !3y + 15 18. !5b + 20

19. !x ! 6 20. !x ! 7 21. !x + 4 22. x+3

23. x 2 + 3x 24. 4x 2 + 8x 25. !5x 2 + 7x 26. !2x 2 + 6x

When the Distributive Property is used to reverse, it is called factoring. Factoring changes a
sum of terms (no parentheses) to a product (with parentheses.)
ab + ac = a(b + c)

To factor: Write the common factor of all the terms outside of the parentheses. Place the
remaining factors of each of the original terms inside of the parentheses.

Example 4 Example 5 Example 6

4x + 8 = 4 ! x + 4 ! 2 6x 2 ! 9x = 3x " 2x ! 3x " 3 6x + 12y + 3 = 3! 2x + 3! 4y + 3!1
= 4(x + 2) = 3x(2x ! 3) = 3(2x + 4y + 1)

Problems

Factor each expression below by using the Distributive Property in reverse.

1. 6x + 12 2. 5y ! 10 3. 8x + 20z 4. x 2 + xy

5. 8m + 24 6. 16y + 40 7. 8m ! 2 8. 25y ! 10

9. 2x 2 ! 10x 10. 21x 2 ! 63 11. 21x 2 ! 63x 12. 15y + 35

13. 4x + 4y + 4z 14. 6x + 12y + 6 15. 14 x 2 ! 49x + 28 16. x 2 ! x + xy

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Answers

1. 6(x + 2) 2. 5(y ! 2) 3. 4(2x + 5z) 4. x(x + y)

5. 8(m + 3) 6. 8(2y + 5) 7. 4(2m ! 1) 8. 5(5y ! 2)

9. 2x(x ! 5) 10. 21(x 2 ! 3) 11. 21x(x ! 3) 12. 5(3y + 7)

13. 4(x + y + z) 14. 6(x + 2y + 1) 15. 7(2x 2 ! 7x + 4) 16. x(x ! 1+ y)

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SIMPLIFYING EXPRESSIONS (ON AN EXPRESSION MAT) 4.3.3

Single Region Expression Mats

Algebra tiles and Expression Mats are concrete organizational tools used to represent
algebraic expressions. Pairs of Expression Mats can be modified to make Expression
Comparison Mats (see next section) and Equation Mats. Positive tiles are shaded and
negative tiles are blank. A matching pair of tiles with one tile shaded and the other one blank
represents zero (0).

Example 1 Example 2

Represent x 2 ! 2x + 3 . Represent 3(x ! 2) .

= +1 = +1
= –1 x = –1
x2 x
x
x
x

Note that 3(x ! 2) = 3x ! 6 .

Example 3 Example 4

This expression makes zero. Simplify 2x 2 + 2x + 2 + (!2x) + (!3) .

= +1 = +1
= –1 = –1
x x2 x2
x
x x
x x
x
x

After removing zeros, 2x 2 ! 1 remains.

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Problems
= +1
Simplify each expression. = –1

1. 2. 3.
x
x x2 x2
x
x
x x
x x

4. 5. 6.
x
x2 x x2 x2 x2 x2
x
x x x
x2 x x
x x

7. 2x ! 3 + x + 1 8. !3x + 2x + 4 9. x 2 ! 2x + 3 + 3x ! 1

10. x + (!3) + 5 ! 2x 11. !3 + 2x + (!1) ! 4x 12. 3(x + 3) ! 2x

13. x 2 ! 2x + 3 ! 2x 2 + 1 14. 2(x ! 2) + 3 ! x 15. 2(x 2 + 3) + 2x ! 1

Answers

1. 3 2. 2x ! 2 3. 2x 2 ! 2x
4. !x 2 + 3x ! 4 5. x2 ! x + 4 6. !2x
7. 3x ! 2 8. !x + 4 9. x2 + x + 2
10. !x + 2 11. !2x ! 4 12. x+9
13. !x 2 ! 2x + 4 14. x !1 15. 2x 2 + 2x + 5

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PERCENT PROBLEMS USING DIAGRAMS 5.1.1 and 5.1.2

A variety of percent problems described

part of the whole whole
in words involve the relationship
between “the percent,” “the part” and
“the whole.” When this is represented
100%
using a number line, solutions may be
found using logical reasoning or part of 100%
equivalent fractions (proportions).
These linear
models might look like the diagram at right.

For additional information, see the Math Notes box in Lesson 5.1.2 of the Core Connections,
Course 2 text.

Example 1

Sam’s Discount Tires advertises a tire that originally cost $50 on sale for $35.
What is the percent discount? whole
part of the whole $50 tire
A possible diagram for this $15 off
situation is shown at right:
?% 100%
part of 100%
In this situation it is easy to reason that since the percent number total (100%) is twice the cost
number total ($50), the percent number saved is twice the cost number saved and is therefore a
30% discount. The problem could also be solved using a proportion 15 50
= 100
?
.

Example 2

Martin received 808 votes for mayor of Smallville. If this was 32% of the total votes cast, how
many people voted for mayor of Smallville?
whole
part of the whole ? total votes
A possible diagram for this
situation is shown at right: 808 votes

32% 100%
part of 100%
In this case it is better to write a pair of equivalent fractions as a proportion: 808
32
= 100
x
.
If using the Giant One, the multiplier is 100
32
= 3.125 so 808
32
! 3.125
3.125
= 2525
100
.
A total of 2525 people voted for mayor of Smallville.
Note that the proportion in this problem could also be solved using cross-multiplication.

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Problems
Use a diagram to solve each of the problems below.
1. Sarah’s English test had 90 questions and she got 18 questions wrong. What percent of
the questions did she get correct?
2. Cargo pants that regularly sell for $36 are now on sale for 30% off. How much is the
discount?
3. The bill for a stay in a hotel was $188 including $15 tax. What percent of the bill was the
tax?
4. Alicia got 60 questions correct on her science test. If she received a score of 75%, how
many questions were on the test?
5. Basketball shoes are on sale for 22% off. What is the regular price if the sale price is $42?
6. Sergio got 80% on his math test. If he answered 24 questions correctly, how many
questions were on the test?
7. A $65 coat is now on sale for $52. What percent discount is given?
8. Ellen bought soccer shorts on sale for $6 off the regular price of $40. What percent did
she save?
9. According to school rules, Carol has to convince 60% of her classmates to vote for her in
order to be elected class president. There are 32 students in her class. How many students
must she convince?
10. A sweater that regularly sold for $52 is now on sale at 30% off. What is the sale price?
11. Jody found an $88 pair of sandals marked 20% off. What is the dollar value of the
discount?
12. Ly scored 90% on a test. If he answered 135 questions correctly, how many questions
were on the test?
13. By the end of wrestling season, Mighty Max had lost seven pounds and now weighs
128 pounds. What was the percent decrease from his starting weight?
14. George has 245 cards in his baseball card collection. Of these, 85 of the cards are
pitchers. What percent of the cards are pitchers?
15. Julio bought soccer shoes at a 35% off sale and saved $42. What was the regular price of
the shoes?

Answers
1. 80% 2. $10.80 3. about 8%
4. 80 questions 5. $53.85 6. 30 questions
7. 20% 8. 15% 9. 20 students
10. $36.40 11. $17.60 12. 150 questions
13. about 5% 14. about 35% 15. $120

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RATIOS 5.1.1 and 5.1.2

A ratio is a comparison of two quantities by division. It can be written in several ways:

65 miles
1 hour , 65 miles: 1 hour, or 65 miles to 1 hour
For additional information see the Math Notes box in Lesson 5.1.1 of the Core Connections,
Course 2 text.

Example

A bag contains the following marbles: 7 clear, 8 red and 5 blue. The following ratios may be
stated:
5 = 1
a. Ratio of blue to total number of marbles ⇒ 20 4
.
b. Ratio of red to clear ⇒ 8
7
.
c. Ratio of red to blue ⇒ 8
5
.
d. Ratio of blue to red ⇒ 5
8
.

Problems

1. Molly’s favorite juice drink is made by mixing 3 cups of apple juice, 5 cups of cranberry
juice, and 2 cups of ginger ale. State the following ratios:
a. Ratio of cranberry juice to apple juice.
b. Ratio of ginger ale to apple juice.
c. Ratio of ginger ale to finished juice drink (the mixture).

2. A 40-passenger bus is carrying 20 girls, 16 boys, and 2 teachers on a field trip to the state
capital. State the following ratios:
a. Ratio of girls to boys. b. Ratio of boys to girls.
c. Ratio of teachers to students. d. Ratio of teachers to passengers.

3. It is important for Molly (from problem one) to keep the ratios the same when she mixes
larger or smaller amounts of the drink. Otherwise, the drink does not taste right. If she
needs a total of 30 cups of juice drink, how many cups of each liquid should be used?

4. If Molly (from problem one) needs 25 cups of juice drink, how many cups of each liquid
should be used? Remember that the ratios must stay the same.

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Answers

1. a. 5
3
b. 2
3
c. 2
10
= 1
5
2. a. 20
16
= 5
4
b. 16
20
= 4
5
c. 2
36
d. 2
38

3. 9 c. apple, 15 c. cranberry, 4. 7 12 c. apple, 12 12 c. cranberry, 5 c. ginger ale

6 c. ginger ale

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INDEPENDENT AND DEPENDENT EVENTS 5.2.3

Two events are independent if the outcome of one event does not affect the outcome of the
other event. For example, if you draw a card from a standard deck of playing cards but
replace it before you draw again, the outcomes of the two draws are independent.

Two events are dependent if the outcome of one event affects the outcome of the other event.
For example, if you draw a card from a standard deck of playing cards and do not replace it
for the next draw, the outcomes of the two draws are dependent.

Example 1
Juan pulled a red card from the deck of regular playing cards. This probability is 26
52
or 12 . He
puts the card back into the deck. Will his chance of pulling a red card next time change?
No, his chance of pulling a red card next time will not change, because he replaced the card.
There are still 26 red cards out of 52. This is an example of an independent event; his pulling out
and replacing a red card does not affect any subsequent selections from the deck.

Example 2
Brett has a bag of 30 multi-colored candies. 15 are red, 6 are blue, 5 are green, 2 are yellow, and
2 are brown. If he pulls out a yellow candy and eats it, does this change his probability of
pulling any other candy from the bag?
Yes, this changes the probability, because he now has only 29 candies in the bag and only
2 1 1
1 yellow candy. Originally, his probability of yellow was 30 or 15 ; it is now 29 . Similarly, red
15 1 15 1
was 30 or 2 and now is 29 , better than 2 . This is an example of a dependent event.

Problems
Decide whether these events are independent or dependent events.

1. Flipping a coin, and then flipping it again.

2. Taking a black 7 out of a deck of cards and not returning it, then taking out another card.

3. Taking a red licorice from a bag and eating it, then taking out another piece of licorice.

Answers
1. independent 2. dependent 3. dependent
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COMPOUND PROBABILITY AND COUNTING METHODS 5.2.3 – 5.2.6

COMPOUND PROBABILITY

Sometimes when you are finding a probability, you are interested in either of two outcomes
taking place, but not both. For example, you may be interested in drawing a king or a queen
from a deck of cards. At other times, you might be interested in one event followed by
another event. For example, you might want to roll a one on a number cube and then roll
a six. The probabilities of combinations of simple events are called compound events.

To find the probability of either one event or another event that has nothing in common with
the first, you can find the probability of each event separately and then add their probabilities.
Using the example above of drawing a king or a queen from a deck of cards:
P(king) = 524 and P(queen) = 4 so P(king or queen) = 4 + 4 = 8 = 2
52 52 52 52 13

For two independent events, to find the probability of both one and the other event occurring,
you can find the probability of each event separately and then multiply their probabilities.
Using the example of rolling a one followed by a six on a number cube:
P(1) = 16 and P(6) = 16 so P(1 then 6) = 16 ! 16 = 36
1

Note that you would carry out the same computation if you wanted to know the probability of
rolling a one on a green cube, and a six on a red cube, if you rolled both of them at the same
time.

Example 1

A spinner is divided into five equal sections numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. What is the probability
of spinning either a 2 or a 5?

Step 1: Determine both probabilities: P(2) = 15 and P(5) = 15

Step 2: Since these are either-or compound events, add the fractions describing each
probability: 15 + 15 = 25
The probability of spinning a 2 or a 5 is 2
5 : P(2 or 5) = 2
5

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Example 2

If each of the regions in each spinner white red

sweater t-shirt
at right is the same size, what is the
probability of spinning each spinner and green blue
getting a green t-shirt? sweatshirt

Step 1: Determine both possibilities:

P(green) = 14 and P(t-shirt) = 1
3

Step 2: Since you are interested in the compound event of both green and a t-shirt, multiply
both probabilities: 14 ! 13 = 12
1

1 1
The probability of spinning a green t-shirt is 12
: P(green t-shirt) = 12

Problems

Assume in each of the problems below that events are independent of each other.

1. One die, numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, is rolled. What is the probability of rolling either a
1 or a 6?

2. Mary is playing a game in which she rolls one die and

spins a spinner. What is the probability she will get both • •
the 3 and black she needs to win the game? •• blue red
• •
black

3. A spinner is divided into eight equal sections. The

sections are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. What is the probability of spinning a 2, 3,
or a 4?

4. Patty has a box of 12 colored pencils. There are 2 blue, 1 black, 1 gray, 3 red, 2 green,
1 orange, 1 purple, and 1 yellow in the box. Patty closes her eyes and chooses one pencil.
She is hoping to choose a green or a red. What is the probability she will get her wish?

5. Use the spinners at right to tell Paul what his chances are
of getting the silver truck he wants.
blue
scooter car

black silver
truck

6. On the way to school, the school bus must go through two traffic signals. The first light is
green for 25 seconds out of each minute, and the second light is green for 35 seconds out of
each minute. What is the probability that both lights will be green on the way to school?

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7. There are 250 students at South Lake Middle School. 125 enjoy swimming, 50 enjoy
skateboarding, and 75 enjoy playing softball. What is the probability a student enjoys all
three sports?

8. John has a bag of jellybeans. There are 100 beans in the bag. 14 of the beans are cherry,
1
4
of the beans are orange, 14 of the beans are licorice, and 14 of the beans are lemon.
What is the probability that John will chose one of his favorite flavors, orange, or cherry?

9. A nationwide survey showed that only 4% of children liked eating lima beans. What is the
probability that any two children will both like lima beans?

Answers

2 1 1 3
1. 6 or 3 2. 18 3. 8

1 25 ! 35
4. 5
12 5. 12 6. 60 60 " 0.243

7. 125 ! 50 ! 75 = 100
3 8. 2 or 1 9. 1
250 250 250 4 2 16

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COUNTING METHODS

There are several different models you can use to determine all possible outcomes for
compound events when both one event and the other occur: a systematic list, a probability table,
and a probability tree. See the Math Notes box in Lesson 5.5.2 of the Core Connections,
Course 2 text for details on these three methods.

Not only can you use a probability table to help list all the outcomes, but you can also use it to
help you determine probabilities of independent compound events when both one event and the
other occur. For example, the following probability table (sometimes called an area model)
helps determine the probabilities from Example 2 above:

1 1 1 1
4 4 4 4
white red blue green
1
3 sweater
1
3 sweatshirt
1
3 t-shirt

Each box in the rectangle represents the compound event of both a color and the type of
clothing (sweater, sweatshirt, or t-shirt). The area of each box represents the probability of
getting each combination. For example, the shaded region represents the probability of getting a
green t-shirt: 14 ! 13 = 12
1
.

Example 3 H T
Make
At a class picnic Will and Jeff were playing a game where they Miss
would shoot a free throw and then flip a coin. Each boy only
makes one free throw out of three attempts. Use a probability table Miss
(area model) to find the probability that one of the boys makes a
free throw, and then flips a head. What is the probability that they
miss the free throw and then flip tails?

By finding the area of the small rectangles, the probabilities are:

P(make and heads) = 13 ! 12 = 16 , and P(miss and tails) = 23 ! 12 = 26

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Example 4

Chris owns a coffee cart that he parks outside the downtown courthouse each morning. 65% of
his customers are lawyers; the rest are jury members. 60% of Chris’s sales include a muffin,
10% include cereal, and the rest are coffee only. What is the probability a lawyer purchases a
muffin or cereal?
lawyer 0.65 jury 0.35
The probabilities could be represented muffin 0.60
in an area model as follows: cereal 0.10
coffee only 0.30

Probabilities can then be calculated: lawyer 0.65 jury 0.35

muffin 0.60 0.39 0.21
cereal 0.10 0.065 0.035
The probability a lawyer purchases a coffee only 0.30 0.195 0.105
muffin or cereal is
0.39 + 0.065 = 0.455 or 45.5%.

Example 5 sprinkles
plain chocolate pieces
chopped nuts
The local ice cream store has choices of plain, sprinkles
sugar, or waffle cones. Their ice cream choices Vanilla sugar chocolate pieces
chopped nuts
are vanilla, chocolate, bubble gum, or frozen sprinkles
strawberry yogurt. The following toppings are waffle chocolate pieces
chopped nuts
available for the ice cream cones: sprinkles,
sprinkles
chocolate pieces, and chopped nuts. plain chocolate pieces
chopped nuts
What are all the possible outcomes for a cone sprinkles
Chocolate sugar chocolate pieces
and one scoop of ice cream and a topping? chopped nuts
How many outcomes are possible? sprinkles
waffle chocolate pieces
chopped nuts
Probability tables are useful only when there are sprinkles
two events. In this situation there are three plain chocolate pieces
events (cone, flavor, topping), so we will use a chopped nuts
Bubble sprinkles
probability tree. sugar chocolate pieces
Gum chopped nuts
There are four possible flavors, each with three sprinkles
possible cones. Then each of those 12 outcomes waffle chocolate pieces
chopped nuts
can have three possible toppings. There are sprinkles
36 outcomes for the compound event of plain chocolate pieces
chopped nuts
choosing a flavor, cone, and topping. sprinkles
Frozen sugar chocolate pieces
Note that the list of outcomes, and the total Yogurt chopped nuts
sprinkles
number of outcomes, does not change if we waffle chocolate pieces
change the order of events. We could just as chopped nuts
easily have chosen the cone first.
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Problems
Use probability tables or tree diagrams to solve these problems.

1. How many different combinations are possible when buying a new bike if the following
options are available:
• mountain bike or road bike
• black, red, yellow, or blue paint
• 3–speed, 5–speed, or 10–speed

2. A new truck is available with:

• standard or automatic
transmission
• 2–wheel or 4–wheel drive
• regular or king cab
• long or short bed
How many combinations are possible?

3. A tax assessor categorizes 25% of the homes in how city as having a large backyard, 65% as
having a small backyard, and 10% as having no backyard. 30% of the homes have a tile
roof, the rest have some other kind of roof. What is the probability a home with a tile roof
has a backyard?

4. There is space for only 96 students at University High School to enroll in a “shop” class: 25
students in woodworking, 25 students in metalworking, and the rest in print shop. Three-
fourths of the spaces are reserved for seniors, and one-fourth are for juniors. What is the
probability that a student enrolled in shop class is a senior in print shop? What is the
probability that a student enrolled in shop class is a junior in wood or metal shop?

5. Insurance companies use probabilities to determine the rate they will charge for an
insurance policy. In a study of 3000 people that had life insurance policies, an insurance
company collected the following data of how old people were when they died, compared to
how tall they were. In this study, what was the probability of being tall (over 6ft) and
dying young under 50 years old? What was the probability of being tall and dying under
70 years old? What was the probability of being between 50 and 70 years old?

<50 years old 50–60 yrs old 60–70 yrs old 70–80yrs old >80 years old
over 6ft tall 30 25 52 82 111
under 6ft tall 270 225 468 738 999

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Answers

1. There are 24 possible combinations as shown below.

3 speed
black 5 speed
10speed
3 speed
red 5 speed
Mountain 10speed
3 speed
yellow 5 speed
10speed
3 speed
blue 5 speed
10 speed
3 speed
black 5 speed
10speed
3 speed
red 5 speed
Road 10 speed
3 speed
yellow 5 speed
10speed
3 speed
blue 5 speed
10 speed

2. There are 16 possible combinations as shown below.

long bed
2 - wheel regular cab short bed
drive long bed
Standard king cab short bed
regular cab long bed
4 - wheel short bed
drive long bed
king cab
short bed
regular cab long bed
2 - wheel short bed
drive king cab long bed
Automatic short bed
regular cab long bed
4 - wheel short bed
drive king cab long bed
short bed

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3. The probability is 0.075 + 0.2275 = 0.3025 or 30.25%.
large yard 25% small yard 65% no yard 10%
tile roof 30% 0.075 0.2275
other roof 70%

4. The probability of a senior in print shop is about 0.359%. The probability of a junior in
wood or metal shop is 0.065 + 0.065 ≈ 0.13.
seniors 3 juniors 1
4 4
woodworking 25 ≈0.065
96
metalworking 25 ≈0.065
96
print shop 46 ≈ 0.359
96

5. The probability of being tall (over 6ft) and dying young under 50 years old is 30
3000 = 0.01 .
The probability of being tall and dying under 70 years old is 30+25+52 ! 0.036 . The
3000
probability of being between 50 and 70 years old is 25+52+225+468 ! 0.257 .
3000

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SOLVING WORD PROBLEMS (THE 5-D PROCESS) 5.3.4 – 5.3.5

The 5-D process is one method that students can use to solve various types of problems,
especially word problems. The D’s stand for Describe, Define, Do, Decide, and Declare.
When students use the 5-D process, it provides a record of the student’s thinking. The
patterns in the table lead directly to writing algebraic equations for the word problems.

Writing equations is one of the most important algebra skills students learn. Using the 5-D
process helps to make this skill accessible to all students. In order to help students see the
relationships in a word problem, we require them to include at least four entries (rows) in
their tables. The repetition of the operations is needed to see how the columns are related.
After students have had practice using the 5-D process to solve problems, we begin
generalizing from the patterns in the table to write an equation that represents the
relationships in the problem.

We also believe that writing the answer in a sentence after the table is complete is important
because many students forget what the question actually was. The sentence helps the student
see the “big picture” and brings closure to the problem.

See the Math Notes box in Lesson 5.3.3 of the Core Connections, Course 2 text.

Example 1

A box of fruit has three times as many nectarines as grapefruit. Together there are 36 pieces of
fruit. How many pieces of each type of fruit are there?

Step 1: Describe: Number of nectarines is three times the number of grapefruit.

Number of nectarines plus number of grapefruit equals 36.

Step 2: Define: Set up a table with columns. The first column should be the item you
know the least about. Choose any easy amount for that column.

Define
# of Grapefruit
Trial 1: 11
What else do we need to know?
The number of nectarines, which is three times the number of grapefruit.

Define
# of Grapefruit # of Nectarines
Trial 1: 11 3(11) = 33
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Example continued from previous page.

Step 3: Do: What is the total number of fruit?

Define Do
# of Grapefruit # of Nectarines Total Pieces of Fruit
Trial 1: 11 33 44

Step 4: Decide: We need to check the total pieces of fruit based on trial #1 of 11 grapefruit
and compare it to the total given in the problem.

Define Do Decide
# of Grapefruit # of Nectarines Total Pieces of Fruit 36?
Trial 1: 11 33 44 too high
Start another trial. Our total was 44; the total needed is 36, so our trial
started too high and our next trial should start lower.

Define Do Decide
# of Grapefruit # of Nectarines Total Pieces of Fruit 36?
Trial 1: 11 33 44 too high
Trial 2: 10 30 40 too high
Start another trial. Our total was 40; the total needed is 36, so our trial started too
high and our next trial should start still lower.

Define Do Decide
# of Grapefruit # of Nectarines Total Pieces of Fruit 36?
Trial 1: 11 33 44 too high
Trial 2: 10 30 40 too high
Trial 3: 8 24 32 too low
Start another trial. Our total was 32; the total needed is 36, so our trial started too low
and our next one should be higher than 8 but lower than 10.

Define Do Decide
# of Grapefruit # of Nectarines Total Pieces of Fruit 36?
Trial 1: 11 33 44 too high
Trial 2: 10 30 40 too high
Trial 3: 8 24 32 too low
Trial 4: 9 27 36 correct

Step 5: Declare: The answer was found. Answer the question in a sentence.
There are 9 grapefruit and 27 nectarines in the box.

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Example 2

The perimeter of a rectangle is 120 feet. If the length of the rectangle is ten feet more than the
width, what are the dimensions (length and width) of the rectangle?

Describe/Draw: width

width + 10
Start with the width because, of the two required answers, it is the one we know the least about.
The length is 10 feet more than the width, so add 10 to the first trial.
Define Do Decide
Width Length Perimeter 120?
Trial 1: 10 20 (10 + 20) · 2 = 60 too low
Since the trial of 10 resulted in an answer that is too low, we should increase the
number in the next trial. Pay close attention to the result of each trial. Each result
helps determine the next trial as you narrow down the possible trials to reach the
answer. Note: As students get more experience with using the 5-D process, they
learn to make better-educated trials from one step to the next to solve problems
quickly or to establish the pattern they need to write an equation.
Define Do Decide
Width Length Perimeter 120?
Trial 1: 10 20 (10 + 20) · 2 = 60 too low
Trial 2: 20 30 100 too low
Trial 3: 30 40 140 too high
Trial 4: 25 35 120 correct
Declare: The dimensions are 25 and 35 feet.

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 Example 3

Jorge has some dimes and quarters. He has 10 more dimes than quarters and the collection of
coins is worth $2.40. How many dimes and quarters does Jorge have?

Note: This type of problem is more difficult than others because the number of things asked for
is different than their value. Separate columns for each part of the problem must be added to the
table as shown below. Students often neglect to write the third and fourth columns.

Describe: The number of quarters plus 10 equals the number of dimes.

The total value of the coins is $2.40.

Define Do Decide
# # Value of Value of
Total Value $2.40?
Quarters Dimes Quarters Dimes
Trial 1: 10 20 2.50 2.00 4.50 too high
Trial 2: 8 18 2.00 1.80 3.80 too high
Trial 3: 6 16 1.50 1.60 3.10 too high
Trial 4: 4 14 1.00 1.40 2.40 correct

Declare: Jorge has four quarters and 14 dimes.

HELPFUL QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR STUDENT

If your student is having difficulty with a 5-D problem, it may be because he/she does not
understand the problem, not because he/she does not understand the 5-D process. Here are some
helpful questions to ask when your child does not understand the problem. (These are useful in
non-word problem situations, too.)
1. What are you being asked to find?
2. What information have you been given?
3. Is there any unneeded information? If so, what is it?
4. Is there any necessary information that is missing? If so, what information do you need?

TIPS ABOUT COLUMN TITLES

1. You may select any number for the first trial. Ten or the student’s age are adequate
numbers for the first trial. The result will help you to determine the number to use for the
second trial.
2. Continue establishing columns by asking, “What else do we need to know to determine
whether the number we used for our trial is correct or too low or too high?”
3. Put the answer to one calculation in each column. Students sometimes try to put the
answer to several mental calculations in one column. (See the note in Example 3.)

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Problems

Solve these problems using the 5-D process. Write each answer in a sentence.

1. A wood board 100 centimeters long is cut into two pieces. One piece is 26 centimeters
longer than the other. What are the lengths of the two pieces?

2. Thu is five years older than her brother Tuan. The sum of their ages is 51.
What are their ages?

3. Tomas is thinking of a number. If he triples his number and subtracts 13, the result is 305.
What is the number that Tomas is thinking about?

4. Two consecutive numbers have a sum of 123. What are the two numbers?

5. Two consecutive even numbers have a sum of 246. What are the numbers?

6. Joe’s age is three times Aaron’s age and Aaron is six years older than Christina. If the sum
of their ages is 149, what is Christina’s age? Joe’s age? Aaron’s age?

7. Farmer Fran has 38 barnyard animals, consisting of only chickens and goats. If these
animals have 116 legs, how many of each type of animal are there?

8. A wood board 156 centimeters long is cut into three parts. The two longer parts are the
same length and are 15 centimeters longer than the shortest part. How long are the three
parts?

9. Juan has 15 coins, all nickels and dimes. This collection of coins is worth 90¢. How many
nickels and dimes are there? (Hint: Create separate column titles for, “Number of
Nickels,” “Value of Nickels,” “Number of Dimes,” and “Value of Dimes.”)

10. Tickets to the school play are $ 5.00 for adults and $ 3.50 for students. If the total value of
all the tickets sold was $2517.50 and 100 more students bought tickets than adults, how
many adults and students bought tickets?

11. A wood board 250 centimeters long is cut into five pieces: three short ones of equal length
and two that are both 15 centimeters longer than the shorter ones. What are the lengths of
the boards?

12. Conrad has a collection of three types of coins: nickels, dimes, and quarters. There is an
equal amount of nickels and quarters but three times as many dimes. If the entire collection
is worth $ 9.60, how many nickels, dimes, and quarters are there?

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Answers

1. The lengths of the boards are 37 cm and 2. Thu is 28 years old and her brother is
63 cm. 23 years old.
3. Tomas is thinking of the number 106. 4. The two consecutive numbers are 61
and 62.
5. The two consecutive numbers are 142 6. Christine is 25, Aaron is 31, and Joe is
and 144. 93 years old.
7. Farmer Fran has 20 goats and 8. The lengths of the boards are 42, 57, and
18 chickens. 57 cm.
9. Juan has 12 nickels and 3 dimes. 10. There were 255 adult and 355 student
tickets purchased for the play.
11. The lengths of the boards are 44 and 12. Conrad has 16 nickels and quarters and
59 cm. 48 dimes.

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WRITING EQUATIONS FOR WORD PROBLEMS
(THE 5-D PROCESS) 5.3.4 – 5.3.5

At first students used the 5-D Process to solve problems. However, solving complicated
problems with the 5-D Process can be time consuming and it may be difficult to find the
correct solution if it is not an integer. The patterns developed in the 5-D Process can be
generalized by using a variable to write an equation. Once you have an equation for the
problem, it is often more efficient to solve the equation than to continue to use the 5-D
Process. Most of the problems here will not be complex so that you can practice writing
equations using the 5-D Process. The same example problems previously used are used here
except they are now extended to writing and solving equations.

Example 1

A box of fruit has three times as many nectarines as grapefruit. Together there are 36 pieces of
fruit. How many pieces of each type of fruit are there?

Describe: Number of nectarines is three times the number of grapefruit.

Number of nectarines plus number of grapefruit equals 36.

Define Do Decide
# of Grapefruit # of Nectarines Total Pieces of Fruit 36?
Trial 1: 11 33 44 too high
Trial 2: 10 30 40 too high

After several trials to establish a pattern in the problem, you can generalize it using a variable.
Since we could try any number of grapefruit, use x to represent it. The pattern for the number
of oranges is three times the number of grapefruit, or 3x. The total pieces of fruit is the sum of
column one and column two, so our table becomes:

Define Do Decide
# of Grapefruit # of Nectarines Total Pieces of Fruit 36?
x 3x x + 3x = 36

Since we want the total to agree with the check, our equation is x + 3x = 36. Simplifying this
yields 4x = 36, so x = 9 (grapefruit) and then 3x = 27 (nectarines).

Declare: There are 9 grapefruit and 27 nectarines.

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Example 2

The perimeter of a rectangle is 120 feet. If the length of the rectangle is 10 feet more than the
width, what are the dimensions (length and width) of the rectangle?

Describe/Draw: width

width + 10
Define Do Decide
Width Length Perimeter 120?
Trial 1: 10 25 (10 + 25) · 2 = 70 too low
Trial 2: 20 30 100 too low

Again, since we could guess any width, we labeled this column x. The pattern for the second
column is that it is 10 more than the first: x + 10. The perimeter is found by multiplying the sum
of the width and length by 2. Our table now becomes:

Define Do Decide
Width Length Perimeter 120?
x x + 10 (x + x + 10) · 2 = 120

Solving the equation: (x + x + 10) · 2 = 120

2x + 2x + 20 = 120
4x + 20 = 120
4x = 100 So x = 25 (width) and x + 10 = 35 (length).

Declare: The width is 25 feet and the length is 35 feet.

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Example 3

Jorge has some dimes and quarters. He has 10 more dimes than quarters and the collection of
coins is worth $2.40. How many dimes and quarters does Jorge have?

Describe: The number of quarters plus 10 equals the number of dimes.

The total value of the coins is $2.40.

Define Do Decide
Value of Value of
Quarters Dimes Total Value $2.40?
Quarters Dimes
Trial 1: 10 20 2.50 2.00 4.50 too high
Trial 2: 8 18 2.00 1.80 3.80 too high
x x + 10 0.25x 0.10(x + 10) 0.25x + 0.10(x + 10)

Since you need to know both the number of coins and their value, the equation is more
complicated. The number of quarters becomes x, but then in the table the Value of Quarters
column is 0.25x. Thus the number of dimes is x + 10, but the value of dimes is 0.10(x + 10).
Finally, to find the numbers, the equation becomes 0.25x + 0.10(x + 10) = 2.40.

Solving the equation: 0.25x + 0.10x + 1.00 = 2.40

0.35x + 1.00 = 2.40
0.35x = 1.40
x = 4.00

Declare: There are 4 quarters worth $1.00 and 14 dimes worth $1.40 for a total value of $2.40.

Problems

Start the problems using the 5-D Process. Then write an equation. Solve the equation.

1. A wood board 100 centimeters long is cut into two pieces. One piece is 26 centimeters
longer than the other. What are the lengths of the two pieces?

2. Thu is five years older than her brother Tuan. The sum of their ages is 51. What are
their ages?

3. Tomás is thinking of a number. If he triples his number and subtracts 13, the result is 305.
Of what number is Tomás thinking?

4. Two consecutive numbers have a sum of 123. What are the two numbers?

5. Two consecutive even numbers have a sum of 246. What are the numbers?

6. Joe’s age is three times Aaron’s age and Aaron is six years older than Christina. If the sum
of their ages is 149, what is Christina’s age? Joe’s age? Aaron’s age?
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7. Farmer Fran has 38 barnyard animals, consisting of only chickens and goats. If these
animals have 116 legs, how many of each type of animal are there?

8. A wood board 156 centimeters long is cut into three parts. The two longer parts are the
same length and are 15 centimeters longer than the shortest part. How long are the three
parts?

9. Juan has 15 coins, all nickels and dimes. This collection of coins is worth 90¢. How many
nickels and dimes are there? (Hint: Create separate column titles for, “Number of
Nickels,” “Value of Nickels,” “Number of Dimes,” and “Value of Dimes.”)

10. Tickets to the school play are $ 5.00 for adults and $ 3.50 for students. If the total value of
all the tickets sold was $2517.50 and 100 more students bought tickets than adults, how
many adults and students bought tickets?

11. A wood board 250 centimeters long is cut into five pieces: three short ones of equal length
and two that are both 15 centimeters longer than the shorter ones. What are the lengths of
the boards?

12. Conrad has a collection of three types of coins: nickels, dimes, and quarters. There is an
equal amount of nickels and quarters but three times as many dimes. If the entire collection
is worth $ 9.60, how many nickels, dimes, and quarters are there?

Answers (Equations may vary.)

1. x + (x + 26) = 100 2. x + (x + 5) = 51
The lengths of the boards are 37 cm and Thu is 28 years old and her brother is
63 cm. 23 years old.
3. 3x – 13 = 305 4. x + (x + 1) = 123
Tomás is thinking of the number 106. The two consecutive numbers are 61
and 62.
5. x + (x + 2) = 246 6. x + (x + 6) + 3(x + 6) = 149
The two consecutive numbers are 142 Christine is 25, Aaron is 31, and Joe is
and 144. 93 years old.
7. 2x + 4(38 – x) = 116 8. x + (x + 15) + (x + 15) = 156
Farmer Fran has 20 goats and The lengths of the boards are 42, 57, and
18 chickens. 57 cm.
9. 0.05x + 0.10(15 – x) = 0.90 10. $5x + $3.50(x + 100) = 2517.50
Juan has 12 nickels and 3 dimes. There were 255 adult and 355 student
tickets purchased for the play.
11. 3x + 2(x + 15) = 250 12. 0.05x + 0.25x + 0.10(3x) = 9.60
The lengths of the boards are 44 and Conrad has 16 quarters, 16 nickels, and
59 cm. 48 dimes.

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COMPARING QUANTITIES (ON AN EXPRESSION MAT) 6.1.1 – 6.1.2

Combining two Expression Mats into an Expression Comparison Mat creates a concrete model
for simplifying (and later solving) inequalities and equations.

Tiles may be removed or moved on the mat in the following ways:

(1) Removing the same number of opposite tiles (zeros) on the same side;
(2) Removing an equal number of identical tiles (balanced set) from both the left and right sides;
(3) Adding the same number of opposite tiles (zeros) on the same side; and
(4) Adding an equal number of identical tiles (balanced set) to both the left and right sides.

These strategies are called “legal moves.”

After moving and simplifying the Expression Comparison Mat, students are asked to tell which
side is greater. Sometimes it is only possible to tell which side is greater if you know possible
values of the variable.

Example 1
Determine which side is greater by using legal moves to simplify. = +1
= –1
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3
Remove balanced set Remove zeros Remove balanced set
Mat A Mat B Mat A Mat B Mat A Mat B

x x
? x x ? ?
The left side is greater because after Step 3: 4 > 0. Also, after Step 2: 6 > 2. Note that this
example shows only one of several possible strategies.

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Example 2

Use legal moves so that all the x-variables are on one side and all the unit tiles are on the other.

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

Add balanced set Add balanced set Remove zeros

Mat A Mat B Mat A Mat B Mat A Mat B

x
? x x
? x
x x
? x x

x x

What remains is 2x on Mat A and 4 on Mat B. There are Mat A Mat B

other possible arrangements. Whatever the arrangement, it is
not possible to tell which side is greater because we do not x!2 !x + 2
know the value of “x.” Students are expected to record the x!2+2 !x + 2 + 2
results algebraically as directed by the teacher. One possible
recording is shown at right. x+x!2+2 !x + x + 2 + 2
2x 4

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Problems = +1
= –1
For each of the problems below, use the strategies of removing zeros or simplifying
by removing balanced sets to determine which side is greater, if possible. Record your steps.

1. Mat A Mat B 2. 3.
Mat A Mat B Mat A Mat B
x x x x
x x x x x
x
x x ? x x
x
? x
x x x
? x
x x
x

4. Mat A: 5 + (!8) 5. Mat A: 2(x + 3) ! 2 6. Mat A: 4 + (!2x) + 4x

Mat B: !7 + 6 Mat B: 4x ! 2 ! x + 4 Mat B: x 2 + 2x + 3 ! x 2

For each of the problems below, use the strategies of removing zeros or adding/removing
balanced sets so that all the x-variables are on one side and the unit tiles are on the other.
Record your steps.

7. 8. 9.
Mat A Mat B Mat A Mat B Mat A Mat B
x x x

x x
? x x
? x x
x ?
x

10. Mat A: 3x ! 2 11. Mat A: 4x + 2 + (!5) 12. Mat A: 2x + 3

Mat B: 2x + 1 Mat B: 2x + 3 + (!8) Mat B: !x ! 3

Answers (Answers to problems 7 through 12 may vary.)

1. A is greater 2. B is greater 3. not possible to tell

4. B is greater 5. not possible to tell 6. A is greater
7. A: x; B: 3 8. A: 3x; B: 1 9. A: 1; B: x
10. A: x; B: 3 11. A: 2x; B: –2 12. A: 3x; B: –6

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GRAPHING AND SOLVING INEQUALITIES 6.1.3 – 6.1.4

GRAPHING INEQUALITIES

The solutions to an equation can be represented as a point (or points) on the number line. If
the expression comparison mat has a range of solutions, the solution is expressed as an
inequality represented by a ray or segment with solid or open endpoints. Solid endpoints
indicate that the endpoint is included in the solution (≤ or ≥), while the open dot indicates that
it is not part of the solution (< or >).

Example 1 Example 2

x>6 x ≤ –1
0 6 –1 0
Example 3 Example 4

–1 ≤ y < 6 y ≥ –2
–1 0 6 –2 0

Problems
Graph each inequality on a number line.

1. m<2 2. x ≤ –1 3. y≥3

4. –1 ≤ x ≤ 3 5. –6 < x < –2 6. –1 < x ≤ 2

7. m > –9 8. x≠1 9. x≤3

Answers
1. 2. 3.
2 –1 3
4. 5. 6.
–1 3 –6 –2 –1 2
7. 8. 9.
–9 1 3

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SOLVING INEQUALITIES

To solve an inequality, examine both of the expressions on an expression comparison mat.

Use the result as a dividing point on the number line. Then test a value from each side of the
dividing point on the number line in the inequality. If the test number is true, then that part of
the number line is part of the solution. In addition, if the inequality is ≥ or ≤ , then the
dividing point is part of the solution and is indicated by a solid dot. If the inequality is > or
< , then the dividing point is not part of the solution, indicated by an open dot.

For additional information, see the Math Notes box in Lesson 6.1.4 of the Core Connections,
Course 2 text.

Example 1 Example 2

9≥m+2 –2x – 3 < x + 6

Solve the equation: 9 = m + 2 Solve the equation: –2x – 3 = x+6

7 = m –2x = x+9
–3x = 9
Draw a number line. Put a solid dot at 7. x = –3

Draw a number line. Put an open dot at –3.

7

Test a number on each side of 7 in the –3

original inequality. We use 10 and 0.
Test 0 and –4 in the original inequality.
TRUE FALSE
FALSE TRUE
7 –3
m=0 m = 10 x = –4 x=0
9>0+2 9 > 10 + 2 –2(–4) – 3 < –4 + 6 –2(0) – 3 < 0 + 6
9>2 9 > 12 8–3<2 –3 < 6
TRUE FALSE 5<2 TRUE
The solution is m ≤ 7. FALSE

The solution is x > –3.

7

–3

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Problems

Solve each inequality.

1. x + 3 > –1 2. y–3≤5 3. –3x ≤ –6

4. 2m + 1 ≥ –7 5. –7 < –2y + 3 6. 8 ≥ –2m + 2

7. 2x – 1 < –x + 8 8. 2(m + 1) ≥ m – 3 9. 3m + 1 ≤ m + 7

Answers

1. x > –4 2. y≤8 3. x≥2 4. m ≥ –4 5. y<5

6. m ≥ –3 7. x<3 8. m ≥ –5 9. m≤3

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SOLVING EQUATIONS IN CONTEXT 6.2.1 – 6.2.7

Initially, equations are solved either by applying math facts (for example, 4x = 12 , since
4 ! 3 = 12,!x = 3 ) or by matching equal quantities, simplifying the equation, and using math
facts as shown in the examples below. Equations are often written in the context of a
geometric situation.

Write an equation that represents each situation and find the value of the variable.

Example 1 Example 2
x 10 x 2x 8

32 44

x + 10 = 32 x + 2x + 8 = 44
x = 22 x + 2x = 36
3x = 36
x = 12

Example 3 Example 4
2x
y y y

40˚
25 y 3x

3y = 25 + y 2x + 3x + 40 = 180
2y = 25 2x + 3x = 140
y = 12.5 5x = 140
x = 18

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Problems

Write an equation that represents each situation and then find the value of the variable.

1. 2.
x x 3 x x 4

25 x 16

3. 4.
2x x 7 n n n n 12

25 2n 28

5. 6. x
x

122° x
40°

Solve each equation.

7. x + 7 = –9 8. y – 2 = –3

9. –3y = 24 10. m = –6
2

11. 3x + 2 = 11 12. 4x + x + 5 = 25

13. m + 2m + 7 = m + 11 14. x + 9 + x + x = 30

15. 3– y = 9 16. 4k + 1 = –7

17. x + 3x + x + 7 = 52 18. 3m + 7 = m + 11

19. 2(y + 3) = –12 20. 3(c + 2) + c + 1 = 57

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Answers

1. 2x + 3 = 25;!x = 11 2. 2x + 4 = x + 16;!x = 12

3. 3x + 7 = 25;!x = 6 4. 4n + 12 = 2n + 28;!n = 8

5. 122 + x = 180;!x = 58! 6. 2x + 40 = 180;!x = 70!

7. x = –16 8. y = –1

9. y = –8 10. m = –12

11. x=3 12. x=4

13. m=2 14. x=7

15. y = –6 16. k = –2

17. x=9 18. m=2

19. y = –9 20. c = 12.5

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DISTANCE, RATE, AND TIME 7.1.1

Distance (d) equals the product of the rate of speed (r) and the time (t). This relationship is
shown below in three forms:
d = r ! t !!!!!!!!!r = dt !!!!!!!!!t = dr
It is important that the units of measure are consistent.

Example 1

Find the rate of speed of a passenger car if the distance traveled is 572 miles and the time elapsed
is 11 hours.
miles = r
572 miles = r !11 hours ! 572 11 hours
! 52 miles/hour = rate

Example 2

Find the distance traveled by a train at 135 miles per hour for 40 minutes.

The units of time are not the same so we need to change 40 minutes into hours. 40
60
= 2
3
hour.
d = (135 miles/hour)( 23 hour) ! d = 90 miles

Example 3

The Central Middle School hamster race is fast approaching. Fred said that his hamster traveled
60 feet in 90 seconds and Wilma said she timed for one minute and her hamster traveled
12 yards. Which hamster has the fastest rate?

rate = distance
time
but all the measurements need to be in the same units. In this example, we use
feet and minutes.

Fred’s hamster: rate = 60 feet

1.5 minutes
! rate = 40 feet/minute
Wilma’s hamster: rate = 36 feet
1 minute
! rate = 36 feet/minute

Fred’s hamster is faster.

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Problems
Solve the following problems.

1. Find the time if the distance is 157.5 miles and the speed is 63 mph.

2. Find the distance if the speed is 67 mph and the time is 3.5 hours.

3. Find the rate if the distance is 247 miles and the time is 3.8 hours.

4. Find the distance if the speed is 60 mph and the time is 1 hour and 45 minutes.

5. Find the rate in mph if the distance is 3.5 miles and the time is 20 minutes.

6. Find the time in minutes if the distance is 2 miles and the rate is 30 mph.

7. Which rate is faster? A: 60 feet in 90 seconds or B: 60 inches in 5 seconds

8. Which distance is longer? A: 4 feet/second for a minute or B: 3 inches/min for an hour

9. Which time is shorter? A: 4 miles at 60 mph or B: 6 miles at 80 mph

Answers

1. 2.5 hr 2. 234.5 mi 3. 65 mph 4. 105 miles 5. 10.5 mph

6. 4 min 7. B 8. A 9. A

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SCALING TO SOLVE PERCENT AND OTHER PROBLEMS 7.1.2 – 7.1.3

Students used scale factors (multipliers) to enlarge and reduce figures as well as increase and
decrease quantities. All of the original quantities or lengths were multiplied by the scale
factor to get the new quantities or lengths. To reverse this process and scale from the new
situation back to the original, we divide by the scale factor. Division by a scale factor is the
same as multiplying by a reciprocal. This same concept is useful in solving equations with
fractional coefficients. To remove a fractional coefficient you may divide each term in the
equation by the coefficient or multiply each term by the reciprocal of the coefficient. Recall
that a reciprocal is the multiplicative inverse of a number, that is, the product of the two
numbers is 1. For example, the reciprocal of 23 is 23 , 12 is 21 , and 5 is 15 .

Scaling may also be used with percentage problems where a quantity is increased or
decreased by a certain percent. Scaling by a factor of 1 does not change the quantity.
Increasing by a certain percent may be found by multiplying by (1 + the percent) and
decreasing by a certain percent may be found by multiplying by (1 – the percent).

For additional information, see the Math Notes box in Lesson 7.1.4 of the Core Connections,
Course 2 text.

Example 1
The large triangle at right was reduced by a scale factor ! 25
of 25 to create a similar triangle. If the side labeled x now x
has a length of 80' in the new figure, what was the original length?
80'
2
To undo the reduction, multiply 80' by the reciprocal of ,
namely 52 , or divide 80' by 25 .
5
!! !
80 '÷ 25 !is the same as 80 '! 52 , so x = 200'.

Example 2
Solve: 23 x = 12
Method 1: Use division and a Giant One Method 2: Use reciprocals
2 x = 12 2 x = 12
3 3
2x
3 = 12
3
2 ( 23 x ) = 23 (12 )
2 2
3 3 x = 18
12 2 36 2 36
x= = 12 ÷ = ÷ = = 18
2 3 3 3 2
3

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Example 3

Samantha wants to leave a 15% tip on her lunch bill of $12.50. What scale factor should be used
and how much money should she leave?

Since tipping increases the total, the scale factor is (1 + 15%) = 1.15.
She should leave (1.15)(12.50) = $14.38 or about $14.50.

Example 4

Carlos sees that all DVDs are on sales at 40% off. If the regular price of a DVD is $24.95, what
is the scale factor and how much is the sale price?

If items are reduced 40%, the scale factor is (1 – 40%) = 0.60.

The sale price is (0.60)(24.95) = $14.97.

Problems
5
1. A rectangle was enlarged by a scale factor of 2
and the new width is 40 cm. What was the
original width?
2
2. A side of a triangle was reduced by a scale factor of 3
. If the new side is now 18 inches,
what was the original side?
2
3. The scale factor used to create the design for a backyard is 2 inches for every 75 feet ( 75 ).
If on the design, the fire pit is 6 inches away from the house, how far from the house, in
feet, should the fire pit be dug?
11
4. After a very successful year, Cheap-Rentals raised salaries by a scale factor of 10
. If Luan
now makes $14.30 per hour, what did she earn before?

5. Solve: 3
4
x = 60 6. Solve: 2
5
x = 42

7. Solve: 3
5
y = 40 8. Solve: ! 8
3
m=6

9. What is the total cost of a $39.50 family dinner after you add a 20% tip?

10. If the current cost to attend Magicland Park is now $29.50 per person, what will be the cost
after a 8% increase?

11. Winter coats are on clearance at 60% off. If the regular price is $79, what is the sale price?

12. The company president has offered to reduce his salary 10% to cut expenses. If she now
earns $175,000, what will be her new salary?
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Answers

1. 16 cm 2. 27 inches 3. 18 43 feet 4. $13.00

5. 80 6. 105 7. 66 23 8. !2 1
4

9. $47.40 10. $31.86 11. $31.60 12. $157,500

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EQUATIONS WITH FRACTIONAL COEFFICIENTS

Students used scale factors (multipliers) to enlarge and reduce figures as well as increase and
decrease quantities. All of the original quantities or lengths were multiplied by the scale
factor to get the new quantities or lengths. To reverse this process and scale from the new
situation back to the original, we divide by the scale factor. Division by a scale factor is the
same as multiplying by a reciprocal. This same concept is useful in solving one-step
equations with fractional coefficients. To remove a fractional coefficient you may divide each
term in the equation by the coefficient or multiply each term by the reciprocal of the
coefficient.

To remove fractions in more complicated equations students use “Fraction Busters.”

Multiplying all of the terms of an equation by the common denominator will remove all of the
fractions from the equation. Then the equation can be solved in the usual way.

For additional information, see the Math Notes box in Lesson 7.1.6 of the Core Connections,
Course 2 text.

Example of a One-Step Equation

Solve: 2
3
x = 12
Method 1: Use division and common denominators Method 2: Use reciprocals
2 x = 12 2 x = 12
3 3
2x
3
2 = 12
2
3
2 ( 23 x ) = 23 (12 )
3 3 x = 18
x= 12
2 = 12 ÷ 23 = 36
3 ÷ 23 = 36
2 = 18
3

Example of Fraction Busters

Solve: x
2 + 5x = 6

Multiplying by 10 (the common denominator) will eliminate the fractions.

10( 2x + 5x ) = 10(6)
10( 2x ) + 10( 5x ) = 10(6)
5x + 2x = 60
7x = 60 ! x = 60
7 " 8.57

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Problems

Solve each equation.

1. 3
4
x = 60 2. 2
5
x = 42

3. 3
5
y = 40 4. ! 83 m = 6

5. 3x+1
2 =5 6. x
3 ! 5x = 3

y+7 y
7. 3 = 5 8. m
3 ! 2m
5 =
1
5

9. ! 53 x = 2
3 10. x
2 + x!3
5 =3

11. 1
3 x + 14 x = 4 12. 2x
5 + x!1
3 =4

Answers
1. x = 80 2. x = 105 3. y = 66 23 4. m=! 9
4

5. y=3 6. x = 22.5 7. y = !17 12 8. m = –3

9. x = ! 10
9 10. x= 36
7 11. x= 48
7 12. x= 65
11

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PERCENT INCREASE OR DECREASE 7.1.7

A percent increase is the amount that a quantity has increased based on a percent of the
original amount. A percent decrease is the amount that a quantity has decreased based on a
percent of the original amount. An equation that represents either situation is:
amount of increase or decrease = (% change)(original amount)

For additional information see the Math Notes box in Lesson 7.1.1 of the Core Connections,
Course 2 text.

Example 1 Example 2

A town’s population grew from 1879 to A sumo wrestler retired from sumo wrestling
7426 over five years. What was the and went on a diet. When he retired he
percent increase in the population? weighed 385 pounds. After two years he
weighed 238 pounds. What was the percent
• Subtract to find the change: decrease in his weight?
7426 – 1879 = 5547 • Subtract to find the change:
• Put the known numbers in the equation: 385 – 238 = 147
5547 = (x)(1879) • Put the known numbers in the equation:
• The scale factor becomes x, the unknown: 147 = (x)(385)
5547
1879
=x • The scale factor becomes x, the unknown:
• Divide: x = 5547
! 2.952
147
385
=x
1879

• Change to percent: x = 295.2% • Divide: x = 147

385
! 0.382

• Change to percent: x ! 38.2%

The population increased by 295.2%.
His weight decreased by about 38.2 %.

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Problems

Solve the following problems.

1. Forty years ago gasoline cost $0.30 per gallon on average. Ten years ago gasoline
averaged about $1.50 per gallon. What is the percent increase in the cost of gasoline?

2. When Spencer was 5, he was 28 inches tall. Today he is 5 feet 3 inches tall. What is the
percent increase in Spencer’s height?

3. The cars of the early 1900s cost $500. Today a new car costs an average of $27,000.
What is the percent increase of the cost of an automobile?

4. The population of the U.S. at the first census in 1790 was 3,929 people. By 2000 the
population had increased to 284,000,000! What is the percent increase in the population?

5. In 2000 the rate for a first class U.S. postage stamp increased to $0.34. This represents a
$0.31 increase since 1917. What is the percent increase in cost since 1917?

6. In 1906 Americans consumed an average of 26.85 gallons of whole milk per year.
By 1998 the average consumption was 8.32 gallons. What is the percent decrease in
consumption of whole milk?

7. In 1984 there were 125 students for each computer in U.S. public schools. By 1998 there
were 6.1 students for each computer. What is the percent decrease in the ratio of students
to computers?

8. Sara bought a dress on sale for $30. She saved 45%. What was the original cost?

9. Pat was shopping and found a jacket with the original price of $120 on sale for $9.99.
What was the percent decrease in the cost?

10. The price of a pair of pants decreased from $49.99 to $19.95. What was the percent
decrease in the price?

Answers

1. 400% 2. 125% 3. 5300% 4. 7,228,202.4%

5. 91.2% 6. 69.01% 7. 95.12% 8. $55
9. 91.7% 10. 60.1%

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SIMPLE INTEREST 7.1.8

In Course 2 students are introduced to simple interest, the interest is paid only on the original
amount invested. The formula for simple interest is: I = Prt and the total amount including
interest would be: A = P + I .

For additional information, see the Math Notes box in Lesson 7.1.8 of the Core Connections,
Course 2 text.

Example

Wayne earns 5.3% simple interest for 5 years on $3000. How much interest does he earn and
what is the total amount in the account?

Put the numbers in the formula I = Prt. I = 3000(5.3%)5

Change the percent to a decimal. = 3000(0.053)5
Multiply. = 795 Wayne would earn $795 interest.
Add principal and interest. $3000 + $795 = $3795 in the account

Problems

Solve the following problems.

1. Tong loaned Jody $50 for a month. He charged 5% simple interest for the month. How
much did Jody have to pay Tong?

2. Jessica’s grandparents gave her $2000 for college to put in a savings account until she
starts college in four years. Her grandparents agreed to pay her an additional 7.5% simple
interest on the $2000 for every year. How much extra money will her grandparents give
her at the end of four years?

3. David read an ad offering 8 43 % simple interest on accounts over $500 left for a minimum
of 5 years. He has $500 and thinks this sounds like a great deal. How much money will he
earn in the 5 years?

4. Javier’s parents set an amount of money aside when he was born. They earned 4.5%
simple interest on that money each year. When Javier was 15, the account had a total of
$1012.50 interest paid on it. How much did Javier’s parents set aside when he was born?

5. Kristina received $125 for her birthday. Her parents offered to pay her 3.5% simple
interest per year if she would save it for at least one year. How much interest could
Kristina earn?

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Answers

1. I = 50(0.05)1 = $2.50; Jody paid back $52.50.

2. I = 2000(0.075)4 = $600

3. I = $500(0.0875)5 = $218.75

4. $1012.50 = x(0.045)15; x = $1500

5. I = 125(0.035)1 = $4.38

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GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS OF DATA Math Notes in 7.1

Students represent distributions of single-variable data numerical data using dot plots, stem-
and-leaf plots, box plots, and histograms. They represent categorical one-variable data on bar
graphs. Each representation communicates information in a slightly different way.

STEM-AND-LEAF-PLOTS

A stem-and-leaf plot is a way to display data that shows the individual values from a set of
data and how the values are distributed. The “stem” part on the graph represents all of the
digits except the last one. The “leaf” part of the graph represents the last digit of each
number.

Read more about stem-and-leaf plots, and how they compare to dot plots and histograms, in
the Math Notes box in Lesson 7.1.1 of the Core Connections, Course 2 text.

Example 1 Example 2

Make a stem-and-leaf plot of this set of data: Make a stem-and-leaf plot of this set of data:
34, 31, 37, 44, 38, 29, 34, 42, 43, 34, 52, and 392, 382, 380, 392, 378, 375, 395, 377, and
41. 377.
2 9 37 5 7 7 8
3 144478 38 0 2
4 1234 39 2 2 5
5 2

Problems

Make a stem-and-leaf plot of each set of data.

1. 29, 28, 34, 30, 33, 26, 18, and 34. 2. 25, 34, 27, 25, 19, 31, 42, and 30.

3. 80, 89, 79, 84, 95, 79, 89, 67, 82, 76, 92, 4. 116, 104, 101, 111, 100, 107, 113, 118,
89, 81, and 123. 113, 101, 108, 109, 105, 103, and 91.

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Answers

1. 2. 3. 4.
1 8 1 9 6 7 9 1
2 689 2 557 7 699 10 011345789
3 0344 3 0145 8 0124999 11 13368
4 2 9 25
10
11
12 3

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NAMING QUADRILATERALS AND ANGLES 8.3.1 – 8.3.4

A quadrilateral is any four-sided polygon. There are six special cases of quadrilaterals with
which students should be familiar.

• Trapezoid – A quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides.

• Parallelogram – A quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides

parallel.

• Rectangle – A quadrilateral with four right angles.

• Rhombus – A quadrilateral with four sides of equal length.

• Square – A quadrilateral with four right angles and four sides of equal length.

• Kite – A quadrilateral with two distinct pairs of consecutive sides of equal

length.

Names of Basic Angles

Acute angles are angles with measures between (but not including) 0º and 90º, right angles
measure 90º, and obtuse angles measure between (but not including) 90ºand 180º. A straight
angle measures 180º.

37° 90° 180°

acute right obtuse straight

Students use protractors to measure the size of angles.

For more information see the Math Notes box in Lesson 8.3.1 of the Core Connections,
Course 2 text.

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Example 1

For the figure at right, describe the quadrilateral using all terms
that are appropriate.

It is a rectangle since it has four right angles.

It is a parallelogram since it has two pairs of parallel sides.
It is also a trapezoid since it has at least one pair of parallel sides.

Example 2

Describe the angle at right as right, obtuse or acute. Estimate the

size of the angle and then use a protractor to measure the angle. It
may be necessary to trace the angle and extend the sides.

This angle opens narrower than a right angle so it is acute. Using a

protractor shows that the angle measures 60º.

Problems

For each figure, describe the quadrilateral using all terms that are appropriate. Assume that sides
that look parallel are parallel.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

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Describe the angles below as right, obtuse or acute. Estimate the size of the angle and then use a
protractor to measure the angle.

7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

Answers

1. parallelogram, 2. rhombus, 3. trapezoid

trapezoid parallelogram,
trapezoid

4. rectangle, 5. square, rhombus, 6. not a quadrilateral

parallelogram, rectangle,
trapezoid parallelogram,
trapezoid

7. acute, 25! 8. obtuse, 110! 9. obtuse, 153!

10. right, 90! 11. acute, 80! 12. acute, 82!

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ANGLE PAIR RELATIONSHIPS 8.3.2

Properties of Angle Pairs

Intersecting lines form four angles. The pairs of angles across from each other are called
vertical angles. The measures of vertical angles are equal.

w ! x and ! y are vertical angles

x y
z ! w and ! z are vertical angles

If the sum of the measures of two angles is exactly 180º, then the angles are called
supplementary angles.

! c and ! d are
supplementary
c d c = 110˚ d = 70˚

If the sum of the measures of two angles is exactly 90º, then the angles are called
complementary angles.

! a and ! b are
complementary
a
b a = 30˚ b = 60˚

Angles that share a vertex and one side but have no common interior points (that is, do not
!
overlap each other) are called adjacent angles.

! m and ! n are
m adjacent angles
n

For additional information, see the Math Notes box in Lesson 8.3.2 of the Core Connections,
Course 2 text.

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Example 1 Example 2

Find the measure of the missing angles if Classify each pair of angles below as vertical,
m ! 3 = 50º. supplementary, complementary, or adjacent.

2
1 3 1 2 3 5
4 4

• m ! 1 = m ! 3 (vertical angles) a. ! 1 and ! 2 are adjacent and

⇒ m ! 1 = 50º supplementary

• ! 2 and ! 3 (supplementary angles) b. ! 2 and ! 3 are complementary

⇒ m ! 2 = 180º – 50º = 130º
c. ! 3 and ! 5 are adjacent
• m ! 2 = m ! 4 (vertical angles)
d. ! 1 and ! 4 are adjacent and
⇒ m ! 4 = 130º supplementary
e. ! 2 and ! 4 are vertical

Problems

Find the measure of each angle labeled with a variable.

1. 2. 3.

a 80º c
d 75º
b e
35º

4. 5. 6.
h 75º
f n p
120º g i 110º j
40º m l k 115º

Answers

1. m ! a = 100º 2. m ! b = 55º 3. m ! c = 105º

m ! d = 75º
m ! e = 105º

4. m ! f = 50º 5. m ! g = 60º 6. m ! j = 75º m ! k = 65º

m ! h = 50º m ! l = 40º m ! m = 140º
m ! i = 70º m ! n = 105º m ! p = 105º

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CIRCLES – CIRCUMFERENCE AND AREA 9.1.1 and 9.1.2

AREA OF A CIRCLE

In class, students have done explorations with circles and circular objects to discover the
relationship between circumference, diameter, and pi (π). To read more about the in-class
exploration of area, see problems 9-22 through 9-26 (especially 9-26) in the Core Connections,
Course 2 text.

In order to find the area of a circle, students need to identify the radius of the circle. The radius
is half the diameter. Next they will square the radius and multiply the result by π. Depending
on the teacher’s or book’s preference, students may use 22 7
for π when the radius or diameter is
a fraction, 3.14 for π as an approximation, or the π button on a calculator. When using the π
button, most teachers will want students to round to the nearest tenth or hundredth.

The formula for the area of a circle is: A = r2π.

Example 1 Example 2
Find the area of a circle with r = 17 feet. Find the area of a circle with d = 84 cm.

A = (17 ) ! r = 42 cm
2

A = ( 42 ) !
2
= (17 · 17) (3.14)
= 907.46 square feet = (42 · 42) (3.14)
= 5538.96 square cm

Problems
Find the area of the circles with the following radius or diameter lengths. Use 3.14 for the value
of π. Round to the nearest hundredth.

1
1. r = 6 cm 2. r = 3.2 in. 3. d = 16 ft 4. r= 2
m
4 1
5. d= 5
cm 6. r = 5 in. 7. r = 3.6 cm 8. r = 2 4 in.
9. d = 14.5 ft 10. r = 12.02 m

Answers
11
1. 113.04 cm2 2. 32.15 in.2 3. 200.96 ft2 4. 14
m2
51
5. 88
cm2 6. 78.5 in.2 7. 40.69 cm2 8. 15 56 or 15.90 in2
175

9. 165.05 ft2 10. 453.67 m2

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CIRCUMFERENCE

The radius of a circle is a line segment from its center to any point on radius
the circle. The term is also used for the length of these segments.
More than one radius are called radii. A chord of a circle is a line
segment joining any two points on a circle. A diameter of a circle is a
chord that goes through its center. The term is also used for the length
of these chords. The length of a diameter is twice the length of a
radius.

The circumference of a circle is similar to the perimeter of a polygon.

The circumference is the length of a circle. The circumference would diameter
tell you how much string it would take to go around a circle once. chord

Circumference is explored by investigating the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a

circle. This ratio is a constant number, pi (π). Circumference is then found by multiplying π
by the diameter. Students may use 22 7
, 3.14, or the π button on their calculator, depending on
the teacher’s or the book’s directions.
C = 2π r or C = πd

For additional information, see the Math Notes boxes in Lessons 8.3.3 and 9.1.2 of the Core
Connections, Course 2 text.

Example 1 Example 2 Example 3

Find the circumference Find the circumference of a Find the diameter of a circle
of a circle with a circle with a radius of 10 units. with a circumference of
diameter of 5 inches. 163.28 inches.

d = 5 inches r = 10, so d = 2(10) = 20 C =πd

163.28 = π d
C =πd C = 3.14(20) 163.28 = 3.14d
= π(5) or 3.14(5) = 62.8 units 163.28
d = 3.14
= 15.7 inches
= 52 inches

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Problems

Find the circumference of each circle given the following radius or diameter lengths. Round
your answer to the nearest hundredth.

1. d = 12 in. 2. d = 3.4 cm 3. r = 2.1 ft 4. d = 25 m 5. r = 1.54 mi

Find the circumference of each circle shown below. Round your answer to the nearest
hundredth.

6. 7.
10 cm
4'
•

Find the diameter of each circle given the circumference. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

8. C = 48.36 yds 9. C = 35.6 ft 10. C = 194.68 mm

Answers

1. 37.68 in. 2. 10.68 cm. 3. 13.19 ft 4. 78.5 m

5. 9.67 mi 6. 25.12 ft 7. 31.40 cm 8. 15.4 yds

9. 11.3 ft 10. 62 mm

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AREA OF POLYGONS AND COMPLEX FIGURES 9.1.3

Area is the number of non-overlapping square units needed to cover the interior region of a
two-dimensional figure or the surface area of a three-dimensional figure. For example, area is
the region that is covered by floor tile (two-dimensional) or paint on a box or a ball (three-
dimensional).

For additional information about specific shapes, see the boxes below. For additional general
information, see the Math Notes box in Lesson 1.1.2 of the Core Connections, Course 2 text.
For additional examples and practice, see the Core Connections, Course 2 Checkpoint 1
materials.

AREA OF A RECTANGLE

To find the area of a rectangle, follow the steps below.

1. Identify the base.

2. Identify the height.
3. Multiply the base times the height to find the area in square units: A = bh.

A square is a rectangle in which the base and height are of equal length. Find the area of a
square by multiplying the base times itself: A = b2.

Example

base = 8 units
4 32 square units
height = 4 units
8 A = 8 · 4 = 32 square units

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Problems

Find the areas of the rectangles (figures 1-8) and squares (figures 9-12) below.

1. 2. 3. 4.

2 mi
5 cm 7 in. 8m
4 mi
6 cm
3 in. 2m

5. 6. 3 units 7. 8.
5.5 miles

6.8 cm
2 miles 7.25 miles
8.7 units

3.5 cm
2.2 miles
9. 10. 11. 12.
8.61 feet

1.5 feet
8 cm 2.2 cm

Answers

1. 8 sq. miles 2. 30 sq. cm 3. 21 sq. in. 4. 16 sq. m

5. 11 sq. miles 6. 26.1 sq. feet 7. 23.8 sq. cm 8. 15.95 sq. miles

9. 64 sq. cm 10. 4.84 sq. cm 11. 2.25 sq. feet 12. 73.96 sq. feet

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AREA OF A PARALLELOGRAM

A parallelogram is easily changed to a rectangle by separating a triangle from one end of the
parallelogram and moving it to the other end as shown in the three figures below.

base base
height
base

height

height
base base
base

parallelogram move triangle rectangle

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

To find the area of a parallelogram, multiply the base times the height as you did with the
rectangle: A = bh.

Example

6 cm base = 9 cm
height = 6 cm
| |
9 cm
A = 9 · 6 = 54 square cm

Problems

Find the area of each parallelogram below.

1. 2. 3.
6 feet 8 cm
4m
8 feet 10 cm
11 m
4. 5. 6.
3 cm
7.5 in. 11.2 ft
13 cm
12 in.
15 ft
7. 8.
9.8 cm 8.4 cm
15.7 cm
11.3 cm

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Answers

1. 48 sq. feet 2. 80 sq. cm 3. 44 sq. m 4. 39 sq. cm

5. 90 sq. in. 6. 168 sq. ft 7. 110.74 sq. cm 8. 131.88 sq. cm

AREA OF A TRAPEZOID

A trapezoid is another shape that can be transformed into a parallelogram. Change a trapezoid
into a parallelogram by following the three steps below.

top (t) top (t) base (b) top (t) base (b)

height
height

height

height
height
base (b) base (b) top (t) base (b) top (t)

Trapezoid duplicate the trapezoid and rotate put the two trapezoids together to
form a parallelogram
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

To find the area of a trapezoid, multiply the base of the large parallelogram in Step 3 (base and
top) times the height and then take half of the total area. Remember to add the lengths of the
base and the top of the trapezoid before multiplying by the height. Note that some texts call the
top length the upper base and the base the lower base.
b+t
A = 12 (b + t)h or A = !h
2

Example 8 in.
top = 8 in.
4 in. base = 12 in.
height = 4 in.
12 in.
A= 8+12
2
! 4!=! 20
2
! 4!=!10 ! 4!=!40 in.2

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Problems

Find the areas of the trapezoids below.

1. 2. 3.
10 in. 2 feet
33 cm
cm
11cm
cm
8 in. 4 feet
55 cm
cm
5 feet
15 in.

4. 5. 6. 11 m
11 cm 7 in.
8 cm
5 in.
8m
15 cm
10 in.
8m
7. 8.
7 cm 8.4 cm

4 cm
33cm
cm
10.5 cm
6.5
6.5 cm
cm

Answers

1. 4 sq. cm 2. 100 sq. in. 3. 14 sq. feet 4. 104 sq. cm

5. 42.5 sq. in. 6. 76 sq. m 7. 35 sq. cm 8. 22.35 sq. cm.

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AREA OF A TRIANGLE

The area of a triangle is equal to one-half the area of a parallelogram. This fact can easily be
shown by cutting a parallelogram in half along a diagonal (see below).

base

height
height

height
height

base base
base
parallelogram draw a diagonal match triangles by cutting apart
or by folding
Step 1 Step 2
Step 3

As you match the triangles by either cutting the parallelogram apart or by folding along the
diagonal, the result is two congruent (same size and shape) triangles. Thus, the area of a
triangle has half the area of the parallelogram that can be created from two copies of the
triangle.

To find the area of a triangle, follow the steps below.

1. Identify the base.
2. Identify the height.
3. Multiply the base times the height.
4. Divide the product of the base times the height by 2: A = bh
2
or 1
2
bh .

Example 1 Example 2

base = 16 cm 8 cm base = 7 cm 4 cm
height = 8 cm 16 cm
height = 4 cm
7 cm
A = 16!!!8
2
= 128
2
= 64cm 2 A= 7!!! 4
2
= 28
2
= 14cm 2

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Problems
1. 2. 3.

6 cm 12 ft
13 cm
8 cm 14 ft
6 cm
4. 5. 6.
8 in. 1.5 m
5 ft
17 in. 5m
7 ft
7. 8.
9 cm 2.5 ft
21 cm 7 ft

Answers
1. 24 sq. cm 2. 84 sq. ft 3. 39 sq. cm 4. 68 sq. in.
5. 17.5 sq. ft 6. 3.75 sq. m 7. 94.5 sq. cm 8. 8.75 sq. ft

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CALCULATING COMPLEX AREAS USING SUBPROBLEMS

Students can use their knowledge of areas of polygons to find the areas of more complicated
figures. The use of subproblems (that is, solving smaller problems in order to solve a larger
problem) is one way to find the areas of complicated figures.

Example 1 9"
Find the area of the figure at right.
8"
4"
11 "

Method #1 Method #2 Method #3

9" 9" 9"

A
8" A 8" 8"
B 4" 4"
B 4"
11" 11 " 11 "
Subproblems: Subproblems: Subproblems:

1. Find the area of rectangle A: 1. Find the area of rectangle A: 1. Make a large rectangle by
enclosing the upper right
8 · 9 = 72 square inches 9 · (8 – 4) = 9 · 4 = 36 corner.
square inches
2. Find the area of rectangle B: 2. Find the area of the new,
2. Find the area of rectangle B: larger rectangle:
4 · (11 – 9) = 4 · 2 = 8
square inches 11 · 4 = 44 square inches 8 · 11 = 88 square inches
3. Add the area of rectangle A 3. Add the area of rectangle A 3. Find the area of the shaded
to the area of rectangle B: to the area of rectangle B: rectangle:
72 + 8 = 80 square inches 36 + 44 = 80 square inches (8 – 4) · (11 – 9)
= 4 · 2 = 8 square inches

4. Subtract the shaded

rectangle from the larger
rectangle:
88 – 8 = 80 square inches

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Example 2

Find the area of the figure at right. 10 cm 10 cm

6 cm

Subproblems: 8 cm

1. Make a rectangle out of the figure by enclosing the top.

2. Find the area of the entire rectangle: 8 · 10 = 80 square cm
10 cm 3. Find the area of the shaded triangle. Use the formula A = 12 bh .
6 cm
b = 8 and h = 10 – 6 = 4, so A = 12 (8 ! 4) = 32
2
= 16 square cm.
8 cm 4. Subtract the area of the triangle from the area of the rectangle:
80 – 16 = 64 square cm.

Problems

Find the areas of the figures below.

1. 2. 7m 3. 15"

7' 19"
10 ' 18 m
6' 11 m
9"

20 ' 16 m
17"

4. 5. 6.
6 yds 8m
2 yds 5m 15 m
10 m
3 yds 8m

10 yds 14 m 15 m

7. 8. 9.
7'
7 cm 5 cm 2'
3 cm 10 cm 7 cm
12 cm 20 ' 10 ' 6 cm
2 cm 4 cm
24 cm 8'
22 '
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10. 11. Find the area of the 12. Find the area of the
shaded region. shaded region.
12 m –
14 '
16 m
8m 12 " 7'
– 9" 12 ' 8'
18 m
7"
15 "
Answers

1. 158 sq. ft. 2. 225 sq. m. 3. 303 sq. in. 4. 42 sq. yd.
5. 95 sq. m. 6. 172.5 sq. m. 7. 252 sq. cm. 8. 310 sq. ft.
9. 23 sq. cm. 10. 264 sq. m. 11. 148.5 sq. in. 12. 112 sq. ft.

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PRISMS – VOLUME AND SURFACE AREA 9.2.1 to 9.2.4

SURFACE AREA OF A PRISM

The surface area of a prism is the sum of the areas of all of the faces, including the bases.
Surface area is expressed in square units.

For additional information, see the Math Notes box in Lesson 9.2.4 of the Core Connections,
Course 2 text.

Example

Find the surface area of the triangular prism at right.

10 cm
Step 1: Area of the 2 bases: 2 !" 12 (6 cm)(8 cm) #$ = 48 cm2
7 cm
Step 2: Area of the 3 lateral faces
Area of face 1: (6 cm)(7 cm) = 42 cm2
Area of face 2: (8 cm)(7 cm) = 56 cm2
Area of face 3: (10 cm)(7 cm) = 70 cm2 6 cm 8 cm
Step 3: Surface Area of Prism = sum of bases and lateral faces:
SA = 48 cm2 + 42 cm2 + 56 cm2 + 70 cm2 = 216 cm2

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Problems

Find the surface area of each prism.

1. 2. 3.

5' 12'
5mm

10 cm 13'
9mm 8mm 5'

4 cm 4 cm

4. 5. The pentagon is 6. 2 cm
equilateral. 10 cm
10 cm

8 cm 52 ft 2 6 cm 6 cm
6 cm 6 cm 10 cm
6 ft

8 ft

Answers

1. 314 mm2 2. 192 cm2 3. 210 ft2

4. 192 cm2 5. 344 ft2 6. 408 cm2

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VOLUME OF A PRISM

Volume is a three–dimensional concept. It measures the amount of interior space of a three-

dimensional figure based on a cubic unit, that is, the number of 1 by 1 by 1 cubes that will fit
inside a figure.

The volume of a prism is the area of either base (B) multiplied by the height (h) of the prism.

V = (Area of base) · (height) or V = Bh

For additional information, see the Math Notes box in Lesson 9.2.4 of the Core Connections,
Course 2 text.

Example 1 Example 2
Find the volume of the square prism below. Find the volume of the triangular prism
8 below.
8 5
7
5 9

The base is a square with area (B) The base is a right triangle with area
8 · 8 = 64 units2. 1
2(5)(7) = 17.5 units2.
Volume = B(h)
= 64(5) Volume = B(h)
= 320 units3 = 17.5(9)
= 157.5 units3

Example 3 Example 4
Find the volume of the trapezoidal prism Find the height of the prism with a volume
below. of 132.5 cm3 and base area of 25 cm2.
7
8 Volume = B(h)
132.5 = 25(h)
15 132.5
h = 25
10
h = 5.3 cm

The base is a trapezoid with Volume

area 12 (7 + 15) ! 8 = 88 units2. = B(h)
= 88(10)
= 880 units3

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Problems

Calculate the volume of each prism. The base of each figure is shaded.

1. Rectangular Prism 2. Right Triangular Prism 3. Rectangular Prism

5 in. 6 in.
4 ft 6 cm 8 cm
3 ft
7 cm 8.5 in.
1 ft

4. Right Triangular Prism 5. Trapezoidal Prism 6. Triangular Prism with

B = 15 12 cm2
7.2 cm
6'
4.5 cm 10'
15 1 cm
6' 2
8 14 cm
4 cm 8'

7. Find the volume of a prism with base area 32 cm2 and height 1.5 cm.

8. Find the height of a prism with base area 32 cm2 and volume 176 cm3.

9. Find the base area of a prism with volume 47.01 cm3 and height 3.2 cm.

Answers

1. 12 ft3 2. 168 cm3 3. 240 in.3 4. 64.8 cm3 5. 324 ft3

7
6. 127 8 cm3 7. 48 cm3 8. 5.5 cm 9. 14.7 cm2

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