MPM1D 

Course Preview Solutions

 1. Evaluate the following.

a) 2 + (-6) = -4 b) -2 - (-3) = 1 c) 3 - 2 + (-7) = -6 d) -2 x (-4) = 8

f) -2 x (-3) = 6 g) (-1)(-3)(-2) = -6 h) 28 ÷ (-3)= 9 j) (-8)(-3) =2

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 2. Reduce the following to lowest terms.

a) 9 b) 3 c) -8 d) - 5 e) 75
36 -15 16 - 25 100

Reduce a Fraction to Lowest Terms: finding an equivalent fraction in which the 
numerator and denominator are as small as possible.

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 3. Simplify the following.

a) 1 - 4 b) 2 + 1 c) 3 - 2 d) 3 + 25
4 12 3 2 5 3 4

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 4. Convert the following to a fraction.

a) 0.4 b) 0.15 c) -0.33

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 5. Express each percent as a fraction in lowest terms.

a) 32% b) 84% c) 65% d) 137%

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 6. Find the following.

a) 70% of 60 b) 30% of 60

c) 40% of a number is 20. d) 115% of an number is 46.

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 7. Evaluate.

a) 3.2 + (-1.4) b) 2.7 - (-0.5) c) -3.25 - (-5.4)

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Application

At 1:00pm the temperature is 18oC. By 6:00pm the temperature has dropped by 5oC. The temperature then
continues to drop for the next 5 hours by 3oC per hour.

 a) Write an equation for what is happening to the temperature. y = 18 ­ 1x

x is a number of hours since 1:00 pm
o 
 b) What is the temperature at 8:00pm? 7 C
 c) At what time is the temperature 4oC? 9 pm
 d) When the temperature has finished dropping, what temperature is it? ­2oC
 e) At its low, will any precipitation be rain or snow. Explain.
snow, the temperature is 
below 0oC
 f) What is the mean temperature change?

(1o + 3o)/2 = 2o