Questions from Survey of Mathematics


Q: Perform the indicated operation and reduce your answer to lowest terms.

Perform the indicated operation and reduce your answer to lowest terms.

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Q: Rationalize the denominator. /

Rationalize the denominator.

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Q: Landscape Trimming Bianca trims her palm trees every 45 days and her

Landscape Trimming Bianca trims her palm trees every 45 days and her viburnum shrubs every 25 days. If Bianca trims both her palm trees and her viburnum shrubs on the same day, how many days will it b...

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Q: China’s Population. In September 2014, the population of China was

China’s Population. In September 2014, the population of China was about 1.396 billion people, and the population of the world was about 7.194 billion people. Determine the ratio of China’s population...

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Q: Write the mathematical expression as a phrase. (There are several

Write the mathematical expression as a phrase. (There are several acceptable answers.) 3x + 5

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Q: Perform the indicated operation and reduce your answer to lowest terms.

Perform the indicated operation and reduce your answer to lowest terms.

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Q: Rationalize the denominator. /

Rationalize the denominator.

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Q: The primes 2 and 3 are consecutive natural numbers. Is there

The primes 2 and 3 are consecutive natural numbers. Is there another pair of consecut

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Q: Use a scientific calculator to perform the necessary operations. China’s

Use a scientific calculator to perform the necessary operations. China’s GDP In 2013, the GDP (see Exercise 65) of China was about $9.24 trillion, and the population of China was about 1.396 billion p...

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Q: Perform the indicated operation and reduce your answer to lowest terms.

Perform the indicated operation and reduce your answer to lowest terms.

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