Unit 1 : Chapters 1-4
GED 150 Mathematics Study Guide
Text Book : Basic College Mathematics
13th Edition, 2019 ISBN: 9780134689623
Marvin L. Bittinger, Judith A. Beecher, and Barbara L. Johnson
Pearson Education, Inc.
answer ONE of the following:
1. You go to the bank to cash three checks. The checks are for $40.81, $134.93, and $84.30. You are given $260.04 by the teller. Estimate to see if the amount given you seems to be correct. Does $260.04 seem to be correct? Explain your answer.
2. Susan drives a tour bus to Springfield to see a local production of West Side Story. The fares were $6 for senior citizens, $8 for people age 12 to 64, and $3 for children under 12. Yesterday she took the trip with seven senior citizens, eight people age 12 to 64, and nine children under 12. What was the total amount she needed to collect in fares?
3. During the 1998 major league baseball season, Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals hit 70 homeruns. Of these, 34 went to left field, 30 went to left center field, 13 went to center field, and 3 went to right center field. None went to right field. What fraction of his homeruns went to either left field or left center field? Answer the question, simplifying all fractions.
-Use a standard essay response to all questions (i.e. four to five paragraphs with three to five sentences per paragraph, including an introduction, middle paragraphs, and conclusion). All responses must be typed double-spaced, using a standard font and 12 point type size for ease of reading and grading.
• Begin each writing assignment by identifying the question number you are answering followed by the actual question itself (in bold type).
• Use a standard essay format for responses to all questions (i.e., an introduction, middle paragraphs, and conclusion).
• Responses must be typed double-spaced, using a standard font (i.e. Times New Roman) and 12 point type size.
Students who are successful in earning the maximum number of points tend to submit writing assignments that fall in the following ranges:
Undergraduate courses: 350 – 500 words per question.
