Algebra 1 : Algebra 1

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Number Of Integers Between Two Other Integers

How many integers fall between 17 and 73 on a number line?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To calculate the number of integers, find subtract the integers of interest and then subtract 1.

As a proof of concept, calculate the number of integers that fall between 5 and 10 on a number line. We know there are 4 (6, 7, 8, 9).

Example Question #2 : How To Find The Number Of Integers Between Two Other Integers

How many perfect squares satisfy the inequality  ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The smallest perfect square between 100 and 1,000 inclusive is 100 itself, since . The largest can be found by noting that ; this makes  the greatest perfect square in this range. 

Since the squares of the integers from 10 to 31 all fall in this range, this makes  perfect squares. 

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Number Of Integers Between Two Other Integers

An ice cream vendor sells five different flavors of ice cream. 

In how many ways can you choose three scoops of different ice cream flavors if order matters?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

There are five ways to choose the first scoop, then four ways to choose the second scoop, and finally three ways to choose the third scoop:

5 * 4 * 3 = 60

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Number Of Integers Between Two Other Integers

How many integers are in between the numbers 455, and 467?

 

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Explanation:

How many integers are in between the numbers 455, and 467?

An integer is just a whole number. 

We can find the number of integers between two numbers in a variety of ways. To start, let's count off.

456,457,458,459,460,461,462,463,464,465,466

There are 11.

However, what if your numbers are really big?

Then just subtract the smaller number from the bigger number and then subtract 1.

Our answer is eleven either way.

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Number Of Integers Between Two Other Integers

Find how many integers are between two and eight.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To determine the number of integers in between 2 and 8, we can simply write out the numbers and count.

Notice that the number of integers in between two other integers will be one less than the range of the two given numbers.

The answer is:  

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Missing Number In A Set

The sum of three consecutive even integers equals 72. What is the product of these integers?

Possible Answers:

13728

17472

12144

13800

10560

Correct answer:

13728

Explanation:

Let us call x the smallest integer. Because the next two numbers are consecutive even integers, we can call represent them as x + 2 and x + 4. We are told the sum of x, x+2, and x+4 is equal to 72. 

x + (x + 2) + (x + 4) = 72

3x + 6 = 72

3x = 66

x = 22.

This means that the integers are 22, 24, and 26. The question asks us for the product of these numbers, which is 22(24)(26) = 13728. 

The answer is 13728.

Example Question #2 : How To Find The Missing Number In A Set

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Missing Number In A Set

If the mean of the following set is 12, what is ?

(1,14,3,15,16,,21,10)

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Since we are given the mean, we need to find the sum of the numbers. From there we can figure out . We know

  

We can use this to find the sum by plugging in 

So our sum is 96.

So we know that our total sum minus the sum of the given numbers is equal to

So, .

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Missing Number In A Set

There are 5 men and 4 women competing for an executive body consisting of :

  1. President
  2. Vice President
  3. Secretary
  4. Treasurer

It is required that 2 women and 2 men must be selected

How many ways the executive body can be formed?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

2 men can be selected:

2 women can be selected out of 4 women:

Finally, after the selection process, these men and women can fill the executive body in ways.

This gives us a total of

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Missing Number In A Set

Which number is needed to complete the following sequence:

1,5,_,13,17

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is a sequence that features every other positive, odd integers.  The missing number in this case is 9.  

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