GAC004.

MATHEMATICS 1: ARITHMETIC & BASIC ALGEBRA

10th. Grade HighSchool. 1st Sem.
Prof. Norma Garza

STUDY GUIDE
1st Partial Exam

Name: ________________________________________ Group: ________ Date: ________________

Answer the following:

! # %& ( ' *
1. From set A=!−√16, , 4, √−25, 0.54, − , 1. 572 -----, !√−27, , , 3 , √4 , √−25 , 2.5 , 𝜋 , , √7 , √−64 , , 0. -----
!
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" $ ' ) & )
classify each element and locate it properly inside the diagram:

2. Answer the following. Remember the order of operations. Show your procedure. Enclose your answer!

!" %
a)
#$
− &' =

! #
b) 3 $ ÷ 1 &$ =

c) 24 ÷ 6 + 6(8) − 12 ÷ 3 + (6 ÷ 3 + 2)" + 4 =

" * $ " (
d) 83 + 92 ∙ ;< ÷ 91 $ + !; =
! "( &!

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10th. Grade HighSchool. 1st Sem.
Prof. Norma Garza

e) 2 − 3 + (25 ÷ 5)" ÷ 5 + 2 − 8 ÷ 4 =

! ( "
f). 6 − ÷ 9 + 2; =
$ $

g) 2 – 3 {– 5 [– 2 ( 5 – 4 ) − 6 ( 3 – 4 ) + 2 ( 5 – 3 )]} + 2 =

$ ( ( " "
h) 9* + *; + 91 $; 9* ÷ &; =

( (
() +,
* B *
+ +
() ( (, (
+, ()
i)
+
(
+
=
CB (
(, -
()
.

( ( (
( B (D/
(, (,
j)
()+
( ( ( (
*
=
( B B B
+ * *
/ (
,
* *

k) |−5| =

l) |−3 + 2| =

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10th. Grade HighSchool. 1st Sem.
Prof. Norma Garza

m) |−6 − 4| =

n) |−2| + |−4| − |−8| =

o) |5 + 3| − |−2 + 6| + |3 − 1| =

p) 8 − |3 − 12| + 5 + |4 + 1| =

3. Correct the following numbers, considering the significant figures asked:

a) 12.378162 (4 s.f.) b) 𝑒 +*.! (3 s.f.)

c) 1.28015 × 10.* (2 s.f.) d) 0.00789 (2 s.f.)

4. Given the set 𝐴 = {𝑎, 𝑒, 𝑖, 𝑜, 𝑢} and 𝐵 = {1,2,3,4,5}, write ∈ or ∉:

a _______ B c _______ A 2 _______ B 3 _______ A u _______ A 5 _______ B

i _______ A o _______ B e _______ A 8 _______ B b _______ B 1 _______ A

5. Represent the given sets as corresponds:

Statement form Roster form Set-builder form Venn Diagram

𝑀 = {𝑚|𝑚 ∈ ℕ; 𝑚 < 5}

𝑊 = {2,3,5,7,11}

𝑛ú𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑠 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑠
𝑃=2 G
𝑚ú𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑠 𝑑𝑒 3, ℎ𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑎 10

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10th. Grade HighSchool. 1st Sem.
Prof. Norma Garza

Statement form Roster form Set-builder form Venn Diagram

𝐴 = {𝑥|𝑥 ∈ ℤ; 𝑥 + 8 = 10}

𝑛ú𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑠 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑠
𝐵=2 G
𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑑𝑒 30

6. Represent in a Venn Diagram these sets: 𝑈 = {2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,17,18,19}, 𝐴 = {2,6,10,12}, 𝐵 = {4,6,8,10,17}. And

answer the following:

(a) A ∪ B

(b) B ∩ C

(c) A - B

(d) B’

(e) (A ∪ B)’

(f) (A ∩ B)'

7. Write the sets represented in each Venn diagram.

8. A survey was done among 82 students about their preferred type of music. The results were the following: 32 liked pop,
33 liked rock, 36 liked reggae, 10 liked pop and rock, 11 liked pop and reggae, 9 liked rock and reggae, 4 liked the three
styles; and 7 didn´t like any of these styles. Represent the results of the survey in a Venn diagram.

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Prof. Norma Garza

a) How many students preferred only rock?

b) How many students preferred only reggae?

c) How many students preferred only pop and reggae?

d) How many students preferred only pop and reggae?

9. Decide whether each proportion is true or false

* ' & ! ("- !
a) = *% b) = "( c) = (-
$* (" '"

" "
"! (' ( (
d) = ((- e) #
= (- f) %! = ('
(%- *

10. Solve each equation

. (!* &) /
a) = b) ='
& "- *%

11. Solve each problem.

a) If 16 candy bars cost $20.00, how much do 24 candy bars cost?

b) If 12 ringtones cost $30.00, how much do 8 ringtones cost?

c) Eight quarts of oil cost $14.00. How much do 5 quarts of oil cost?

d) Four tires cost $398.00. How much do 7 tires cost?

e) If 9 pairs of jeans cost $121.50, find the cost of 5 pairs.

f) If 17 shirts cost $87.50, find the cost of 11 shirts.

g) If 6 gallons of premium unleaded gasoline cost $15.54, how much would it cost to completely fill a 15-gallon tank?

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Prof. Norma Garza

h) If sales tax on a $16.00 DVD is $1.32, how much would the sales tax be on a $120.00 DVD player?

i) The distance between Kansas City, Missouri and Denver is 600 miles. On a certain wall map, this is represented by a
length of 2.4 feet. On the map, how many feet would there be between Memphis and Philadelphia, two cities that
are 1000 miles apart?

j) The distance between Singapore and Tokyo is 3300 miles. On a certain wall map, this distance is represented by 11
inches. The actual distance between Mexico City and Cairo is 7700 miles. How far apart are they on the same map?

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k) According to the directions on a bottle of Armstrong Concentrated Floor Cleaner, for routine cleaning, & cup of
(
cleaner should be mixed with 1 gallon of warm water. How much cleaner should be mixed with 10 " gallons of
water?

l) The directions on a bottle of Armstrong Concentrated Floor Cleaner, also specify that for extra strength cleaning,
(
cup of cleaner should be used for each gallon of water. For extra strength cleaning, how much cleaner should be
"
(
mixed with 15 " gallons of water?

m) The euro is the common currency used by most European countries, including Italy. On January 29, 2006, the
exchange rate between euros and U.S. dollars was 1 euro to $1.2128. Ashley went to Rome and exchanged her U.S.
currency for euros, receiving 300 euros. How much U.S. dollars did she exchange?

n) Biologists tagged 250 fish in an oxbow lake known as False River on October 5. On a later date they found 7 tagged
fish in a sample of 350. Estimate the total number of fish in False River to the nearest hundred.

o) A hostel has enough food for 125 students for 16 days. How long will the food last if75 more students join them?

p) A fort had enough food for 80 soldiers for 60 days. How long would the food last if 20 more soldiers join after 15
days?

12. Simplify the following radicals:

a) √72 = b) 1
√540 =
3

c) 3√2 − 5√8 + √72 = d) √3[3 + √2\ =

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Prof. Norma Garza

e) [√20 − √5\[√20 + √5\ = f) 2√3

+ √108 =
5

"
g) √147 √27 h) [√6 − 2√3\ =
÷ =
4 2

i) [5√2 − √5\[√2 + √5\ = j) [√3 + 2√7\[3√3 − √7\ =

k) √150 = l)
32
] =
144

m) n) 60
52 =
] = √15
169

o) 2√3 p) 4√2
= [√2 + √8\ =
√13 √5

q) 2 r) 7
= =
1 − √2 √3 + 2

s) √3 t) 5 + √6
= =
√7 − √2 √3 − √2

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