Algebra 1 : How to multiply integers

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Example Questions

Example Question #84 : Integer Operations

The quantity x varies directly with y. If x is 26 when y is 100, find x when y is 200.

Possible Answers:

6.5

26

13

104

52

Correct answer:

52

Explanation:

We must set up a proportion. Since x varies directly with y, when y is multiplied by 2, x is also multiplied by 2. 26 times 2 is 52.

Direct variation: \(\displaystyle \frac{x_1}{x_2}=\frac{y_1}{y_2}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{26}{x_2}=\frac{100}{200}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{26}{x_2}=\frac{1}{2}\)

\(\displaystyle x_2=2(26)=52\)

Example Question #1 : Simplifying Radicals

\(\displaystyle Simplify \;\sqrt{396}\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 17\sqrt{2}\)

\(\displaystyle 11\sqrt{2}\)

\(\displaystyle 36\sqrt{11}\)

\(\displaystyle 6\sqrt{11}\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 6\sqrt{11}\)

Explanation:
\(\displaystyle Factor\; 396\; under\; the\; radical\; sign\)\(\displaystyle \sqrt{396}\)  =  \(\displaystyle \sqrt{36\times 11}\)  =  \(\displaystyle \sqrt{6^{2}\times 11}\)

=\(\displaystyle \sqrt{6^2}\sqrt{11}\)
=\(\displaystyle 6\sqrt{11}\)

Example Question #2 : Factoring Radicals

Simplify the radical.

\(\displaystyle \small \sqrt{128}\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle \small 8\sqrt2\)

\(\displaystyle \small 4\sqrt2\)

\(\displaystyle \small 8\sqrt{132}\)

Cannot be simplified further.

\(\displaystyle \small 4\sqrt{32}\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle \small 8\sqrt2\)

Explanation:

\(\displaystyle \small \sqrt{128}\)

Find the factors of 128 to simplify the term.

\(\displaystyle \small 64*2=128\)

We can rewrite the expression as the square roots of these factors.

\(\displaystyle \sqrt{128}=\sqrt{64}*\sqrt{2}\)

Simplify.

\(\displaystyle \sqrt{64}*\sqrt{2}=8\sqrt{2}\)

Example Question #8 : Factoring Radicals

Simplify the radical.

\(\displaystyle \small \sqrt{50}\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle \small 10\)

\(\displaystyle \small 25\sqrt2\)

\(\displaystyle \small 5\sqrt2\)

\(\displaystyle \small 5\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle \small 5\sqrt2\)

Explanation:

\(\displaystyle \small \sqrt{50}\)

Start by finding factors for the radical term.

\(\displaystyle \small 25*2=50\)

We can rewrite the radical using these factors.

\(\displaystyle \small \sqrt{25}*\sqrt{2}=\sqrt{50}\)

Simplify the first term.

\(\displaystyle 5*\sqrt{2}=5\sqrt{2}\)

Example Question #91 : Integer Operations

\(\displaystyle \sqrt[3]{27} + \sqrt{64} =\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 11\)

\(\displaystyle 9\)

\(\displaystyle 17\)

\(\displaystyle 25\)

\(\displaystyle 35\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 11\)

Explanation:

The third root of \(\displaystyle 27\) is \(\displaystyle 3\)

\(\displaystyle \left ( 3\times 3\times 3 =27\right )\)

and when added to the square root of 64, which is 8, you should get 11.  

Example Question #22 : How To Multiply Integers

Solve:  \(\displaystyle 32\times17\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 534\)

\(\displaystyle 266\)

\(\displaystyle 544\)

\(\displaystyle 256\)

\(\displaystyle 436\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 544\)

Explanation:

Multiply \(\displaystyle 32\times 7\).

\(\displaystyle 32\times 7= 224\)

Multiply \(\displaystyle 32\times 1\), but add a zero as a placeholder.

\(\displaystyle 32\times 1=32\)

This number would then be \(\displaystyle 320\).

Add \(\displaystyle 224+320\).

The correct answer is:  \(\displaystyle 544\)

Example Question #23 : How To Multiply Integers

Complete the following operation:

\(\displaystyle 46\cdot8\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 320\)

\(\displaystyle 646\)

\(\displaystyle 368\)

\(\displaystyle 54\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 368\)

Explanation:

Complete the following operation:

\(\displaystyle 46\cdot8\)

To complete this operation, we can break it into two parts:

\(\displaystyle 40\cdot8=320\)

\(\displaystyle 6\cdot8=48\)

Then, we simply need to add the two parts together to get our answer:

\(\displaystyle 320+48=368\)

So:

\(\displaystyle 46\cdot8=368\)

Example Question #24 : How To Multiply Integers

If a minor league baseball team played \(\displaystyle 36\) games in a season and averaged \(\displaystyle 1532\) fans and another team played 5 less games but averaged \(\displaystyle 200\) more fans, how many more fans over the course of the season did the team with most fans have?

Possible Answers:

The first team had \(\displaystyle 1332\) more fans

The second team had \(\displaystyle 1732\) more fans

The first team had \(\displaystyle 1532\) more fans

The first team had \(\displaystyle 1460\) more fans

The second team had \(\displaystyle 7200\) more fans

Correct answer:

The first team had \(\displaystyle 1460\) more fans

Explanation:

The first step is to find out how many fans each team had over the course of the year.

Team 1: \(\displaystyle 36 \cdot 1532 = 55,152\)

Team 2: \(\displaystyle 31 \cdot 1732 = 53,692\)

\(\displaystyle 55,152 - 53,692 = 1460\)

Team 1 had \(\displaystyle 1460\) more fans

Example Question #91 : Integer Operations

\(\displaystyle 6*2\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 12\)

\(\displaystyle 18\)

\(\displaystyle 26\)

\(\displaystyle 24\)

\(\displaystyle 8\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 12\)

Explanation:

Both integers are positive. We just multiply the two numbers. Answer is \(\displaystyle 12\).

Example Question #92 : Integer Operations

\(\displaystyle 12*9\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 58\)

\(\displaystyle 36\)

\(\displaystyle 98\)

\(\displaystyle 108\)

\(\displaystyle 21\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 108\)

Explanation:

Both integers are positive. We just multiply the two numbers. Answer is \(\displaystyle 12\).

 
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