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In the following exercises, solve. Stock Market During the week of June 22, 2009, the change in the Dow Jones Industrial Average each day was: Monday -201 Tuesday -16 Wednesday -23 Thursday +172 Friday -34 What was the overall change for the week?In the following exercises, solve. Explain why the sum of -8 and 2 is negative, but the sum of 8 and -2 and is positive.In the following exercises, solve. Give an example from your life experience of adding two negative numbers.TRY IT :: 3.59 Model the expression: 64wTRY IT :: 3.60 Model the expression: 74TRY IT :: 3.61 Model the expression: 6(4)TRY IT :: 3.62 Model the expression: 7(4)TRY IT :: 3.63 Model the expression: 64TRY IT :: 3.64 Model the expression: 74TRY IT :: 3.65 Model the expression: 6(4)TRY IT :: 3.66 Model the expression: 7(4)TRY IT :: 3.67 Model each subtraction. a. 7(8) b. 2(2) c. 41 d. -6-8yTRY IT :: 3.68 Model each subtraction. a. 4(6) b. 8(1) c. 73 d.42TRY IT :: 3.69 Model each subtraction expression. a. 79 b. 5(9)TRY IT :: 3.70 Model each subtraction expression. a. 47 b. 7(10)TRY IT :: 3.71 Simplify each expression: a.sw 2113and 21+(13) b. yyy 117and yyyy 11+(7)TRY IT :: 3.72 Simplify each expression: a. 157and 15+(7) b. 148and 14+(8)TRY IT :: 3.73 Simplify each expression: a. 6(13)and 6+13 b. 5(1)and 5+1TRY IT :: 3.74 Simplify each expression: a. 4(19)and 4+19 b. 4(7)and 4+7TRY IT :: 3.75 Simplify the expression: 67(38)TRY IT :: 3.76 Simplify the expression: 83(57)TRY IT :: 3.77 Simplify the expression: 8(31)9TRY IT :: 3.78 Simplify the expression: 12(96)14TRY IT :: 3.79 Simplify the expression: 629189.TRY IT :: 3.80 Simplify the expression: 253749TRY IT :: 3.81 Evaluate each expression: y7when a. y=5 b. y=8TRY IT :: 3.82 Evaluate each expression: m3when a. m=1 b. m=4TRY IT :: 3.83 Evaluate each expression: 17kwhen a.k=19 b. k=19TRY IT :: 3.84 Evaluate each expression: sw 5bwhen a. b=14 b. b=14TRY IT :: 3.85 Translate and simplify: a. the difference of 14 and -23 b. subtract 21 from -17TRY IT :: 3.86 Translate and simplify: a. the difference of 11 and -19 b. subtract 18 from -11TRY IT :: 3.87 The temperature in Anchorage, Alaska one morning was 15 degrees Fahrenheit. By mid-afternoon the temperature had dropped to 30 degrees below zero. What was the difference between the morning and afternoon temperatures?TRY IT :: 3.88 The temperature in Denver was -6 degrees Fahrenheit at lunchtime. By sunset the temperature had dropped to -15 degree Fahrenheit. What was the difference between the lunchtime and sunset temperatures?TRY IT :: 3.89 One day, John hiked to the 10,023 foot summit of Haleakala volcano in Hawaii. The next day, while scuba diving, he dove to a cave 80 feet below sea level. What is the difference between the elevation of the summit of Haleakala and the depth of the cave?TRY IT :: 3.90 The submarine Nautilus is at 340 feet below the surface of the water and the submarine Explorer is 573 feet below the surface of the water. What is the difference in the position of the Nautilus and the Explorer?TRY IT :: 3.91 Araceli has $75 in her checking account and writes a check for $27. a. What is the balance after she writes the check? b. She writes a second check for $50. What is the new balance? c. The check for $20 that she sent a charity was never cashed. What is the balance in Araceli’s checking account now?TRY IT :: 3.92 Genevieve’s bank account was overdrawn and the balance is -$78. a. She deposits a check for $24 that she earned babysitting. What is the new balance? b. She deposits another check for $49. Is she out of debt yet? What is her new balance?In the following exercises, model each expression and simplify. 82In the following exercises, model each expression and simplify. 93In the following exercises, model each expression and simplify. 5(1)In the following exercises, model each expression and simplify. 6(4)In the following exercises, model each expression and simplify. 54In the following exercises, model each expression and simplify. 72In the following exercises, model each expression and simplify. 8(4)In the following exercises, model each expression and simplify. 7(3)In the following exercises, simplify each expression. a. 156 b. 15+(6)In the following exercises, simplify each expression. a. 129 b. 12+(9)In the following exercises, simplify each expression. a. 4428 b. 44+(28)In the following exercises, simplify each expression. a. 3516 b. 35+(16)In the following exercises, simplify each expression. a. 8(9) b. 8+9In the following exercises, simplify each expression. a. 4(4) b. 4+4In the following exercises, simplify each expression. a. 27(18) b. 27+18In the following exercises, simplify each expression. a. 46(37) b. 46+37In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 15(12)In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 14(11)In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 10(19)In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 11(18)In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 4887In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 4569In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 3179In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 3981In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 3111In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 3218In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 1742In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 1946In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 103(52)In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 105(68)In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 45(54)In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 58(67)In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 837In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 965In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 54+7In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 38+4In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 14(27)+9In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 15(28)+5In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 71+(10)8In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 64+(17)9In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 16(4+1)7In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 15(6+4)3In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 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(45)(78)In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 25[10(312)]In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 32[5(1520)]In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 634372In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 578249In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 5262In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 6272In the following exercises, evaluate each expression for the given values. x6when a. x=3 b. x=3In the following exercises, evaluate each expression for the given values. x4when a. x=5 b. x=5In the following exercises, evaluate each expression for the given values. 5ywhen a. y=2 b. y=2In the following exercises, evaluate each expression for the given values. 8ywhen a. y=3 b.y=3In the following exercises, evaluate each expression for the given values. 4x215x+1when x=3In the following exercises, evaluate each expression for the given values. 5x214x+7when x=2In the following exercises, evaluate each expression for the given values. 125x2when x=6In the following exercises, evaluate each expression for the given values. 186.sw 194x2when x=5In the following exercises, translate each phrase into an algebraic expression and then simplify. a. The difference of 3 and -10 b. Subtract -20 from 45In the following exercises, translate each phrase into an algebraic expression and then simplify. a. The difference of 8 and -12 b. Subtract -13 from 50In the following exercises, translate each phrase into an algebraic expression and then simplify. a. The difference of -6 and 9 b.Subtract -12 from -16In the following exercises, translate each phrase into an algebraic expression and then simplify. a. The difference of -8 and 9 b. Subtract -15 from -19wIn the following exercises, translate each phrase into an algebraic expression and then simplify. a. 8 less than -17 b. -24 minus 37In the following exercises, translate each phrase into an algebraic expression and then simplify. a. 5 less than -14 b. -13 minus 42In the following exercises, translate each phrase into an algebraic expression and then simplify. a. 21 less than 6 b. 31 subtracted from -19In the following exercises, translate each phrase into an algebraic expression and then simplify. a. 34 less than 7 b. 29 subtracted from -50In the following exercises, solve the following applications. Temperature One morning, the temperature in Urbana, Illinois, was 28° Fahrenheit. By evening, the temperature had dropped 38° Fahrenheit. What was the temperature that evening?wIn the following exercises, solve the following applications. Temperature On Thursday, the temperature in Spincich Lake, Michigan, was 22° Fahrenheit. By Friday, the temperature had dropped 35° Fahrenheit. What was the temperature on Friday?In the following exercises, solve the following applications. Temperature On January 15, the high temperature in Anaheim, California, was 84° Fahrenheit. That same day, the high temperature in Embarrass, Minnesota was -12° Fahrenheit. What was the difference between the temperature in Anaheim and the temperature in Embarrass?In the following exercises, solve the following applications. Temperature On January 21, the high temperature in Palm Springs, California, was 89°, and the high temperature in Whitefield, New Hampshire was -31°. What was the difference between the temperature in Palm Springs and the temperature in Whitefield?In the following exercises, solve the following applications. Football At the first down, the Warriors football team had the ball on their 30-yard line. On the next three downs, they gained 2 yards, lost 7 yards, and lost 4 yards. What was the yard line at the end of the third down?In the following exercises, solve the following applications. Football At the first down, the Barons football team had the ball on their 20-yard line. On the next three downs, they lost 8 yards, gained 5 yards, and lost 6 yards. What was the yard line at the end of the third down?In the following exercises, solve the following applications. Checking Account John has $148 in his checking account. He writes a check for $83. What is the new balance in his checking account?In the following exercises, solve the following applications. Checking Account Ellie has $426 in her checking account. She writes a check for $152. What is the new balance in her checking account?In the following exercises, solve the following applications. Checking Account Gina has $210 in her checking account. She writes a check for $250. What is the new balance in her checking account?In the following exercises, solve the following applications. Checking Account Frank has $94 in his checking account. He writes a check for $110. What is the new balance in his checking account?In the following exercises, solve the following applications. Checking Account Bill has a balance of -$14 in his checking account. He deposits $40 to the account. What is the new balance?In the following exercises, solve the following applications. Checking Account Bill has a balance of -$14 in his checking account. He deposits $40 to the account. What is the new balance?the following exercises, solve the following applications. Camping Rene is on an Alpine hike. The temperature is -7°. Rene’s sleeping bag is rated “comfortable to -20°”. How much can the temperature change before it is too cold for Rene’s sleeping bag?In the following exercises, solve the following applications. Scuba Diving Shelly’s scuba watch is guaranteed to be watertight to -100 feet. She is diving at -45 feet on the face of an underwater canyon. By how many feet can she change her depth before her watch is no longer guaranteed?In the following exercises, solve the following applications. Explain why the difference of 9 and -6 is 15.In the following exercises, solve the following applications. Why is the result of subtracting 3(4)the same as the result of adding 3+4?TRY IT :: 3.93 Multiply: a. 68 b.4(7) c. 9(7) d. 512TRY IT :: 3.94 Multiply: a. 87 b.6(9) c. 7(4) d. 313TRY IT :: 3.95 Multiply. a. 19 b. 1(17)TRY IT :: 3.96 Multiply. a. 18 b. 1(16)TRY IT :: 3.97 Divide: a. 426 b. 117(3)TRY IT :: 3.98 Divide: a.sw 637 b. 115(5)TRY IT :: 3.99 Divide: a. 6(1) b. 36(1)TRY IT :: 3.100 Divide: a. 28(1) b.52(1)TRY IT :: 3.101 Simplify: 8(3)+5(7)4TRY IT :: 3.102 Simplify: 9(3)+7(8)1TRY IT :: 3.103 Simplify: a.(3)4 b. 34TRY IT :: 3.104 Simplify: a. (7)2 b.72TRY IT :: 3.105 Simplify: 174(811)TRY IT :: 3.106 Simplify: 166(713)TRY IT :: 3.107 Simplify: sw 12(9)(3)3TRY IT :: 3.108 Simplify: 18(4)(2)3TRY IT :: 3.109 Simplify: 273+(5)(6)TRY IT :: 3.110 Simplify: 324+(2)(7)TRY IT :: 3.111 Evaluate: 3x22x+6when x=3TRY IT :: 3.112 Evaluate: 4x2x5when x=2TRY IT :: 3.113 Evaluate: 7x+6y12when x=2and y=3TRY IT :: 3.114 Evaluate: 8x6y+13when x=3and y=5TRY IT :: 3.115 Translate to an algebraic expression and simplify if possible: the product of -5 and 12TRY IT :: 3.116 Translate to an algebraic expression and simplify if possible: the product of 8 and -13TRY IT :: 3.117 Translate to an algebraic expression and simplify if possible: the quotient of -63 and -9TRY IT :: 3.118 Translate to an algebraic expression and simplify if possible: the quotient of -72 and -9In the following exercises, multiply each pair of integers. 48In the following exercises, multiply each pair of integers. 39In the following exercises, multiply each pair of integers. 5(7)In the following exercises, multiply each pair of integers. 8(6)In the following exercises, multiply each pair of integers. 18(2)In the following exercises, multiply each pair of integers. 10(6)In the following exercises, multiply each pair of integers. 9(7)In the following exercises, multiply each pair of integers. 13(5)In the following exercises, multiply each pair of integers. 219.16In the following exercises, multiply each pair of integers. 13In the following exercises, multiply each pair of integers. 1(14)In the following exercises, multiply each pair of integers. 222.1(19)In the following exercises, divide. 223.246In the following exercises, divide. 224.287In the following exercises, divide. 225.sw 56(7)In the following exercises, divide. 35(7)In the following exercises, divide. 52(4)In the following exercises, divide. 84(6)In the following exercises, divide. 18015In the following exercises, divide. 19212In the following exercises, divide. 49(1)In the following exercises, divide. 62(1)In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 5(6)+7(2)3In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 8(4)+5(4)6In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 8(2)3(9)In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 236.7(4)5(3)In the following exercises, simplify each expression. 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(4)232(124)In the following exercises, evaluate each expression. 2x+17when a. x=8 b. x=8In the following exercises, evaluate each expression. 5y+14when a. y=9 b. y=9In the following exercises, evaluate each expression. 103mwhen a. m=5 b. m=5In the following exercises, evaluate each expression. 184nwhen a. n=3 b. n=3In the following exercises, evaluate each expression. p25p+5when p=1In the following exercises, evaluate each expression. 264. q22q+9 when q=2In the following exercises, evaluate each expression. 2w23w+7when w=2In the following exercises, evaluate each expression. 3u24u+5when u=3In the following exercises, evaluate each expression. 6x5y+15when x=3and y=1In the following exercises, evaluate each expression. 3p2q+9when p=8and q=2In the following exercises, evaluate each expression. w 9a2b8when a=6and b=3In the following exercises, evaluate each expression. 7m4n2when m=4and n=9In the following exercises, translate to an algebraic expression and simplify if possible. The product of -3 and 15In the following exercises, translate to an algebraic expression and simplify if possible. The product of -4 and 16In the following exercises, translate to an algebraic expression and simplify if possible. The quotient of -60 and -20In the following exercises, translate to an algebraic expression and simplify if possible. The quotient of -40 and -20In the following exercises, translate to an algebraic expression and simplify if possible. The quotient of -6 and the sum of a and bIn the following exercises, translate to an algebraic expression and simplify if possible. The quotient of -7 and the sum of m and nIn the following exercises, translate to an algebraic expression and simplify if possible. The product of -10 and the difference of p and qIn the following exercises, translate to an algebraic expression and simplify if possible. The product of -13 and the difference of c and dStock market Javier owns 300 shares of stock in one company. On Tuesday, the stock price dropped $12 per share. What was the total effect on Javier’s portfolio?Weight loss In the first week of a diet program, eight women lost an average of 3 pounds each. What was the total weight change for the eight women?In your own words, state the rules for multiplying two integers.In your own words, state the rules for dividing two integers.Why is 22(2)4?Why is 42(4)2?TRY IT :: 3.119 Determine whether each of the following is a solution of 2x8=14: a. x=11 b. x=11 c. x=3TRY IT :: 3.120 Determine whether each of the following is a solution of 2y+3=11: a. y=4 b. y=4 c. y=7TRY IT :: 3.121 Solve: y+11=7TRY IT :: 3.122 Solve: y+15=4TRY IT :: 3.123 Solve: a2=8TRY IT :: 3.124 Solve: n4=8TRY IT :: 3.125 Write the equation modeled by the envelopes and counters. Then solve it.TRY IT :: 3.125 Write the equation modeled by the envelopes and counters. Then solve it.TRY IT :: 3.127 Solve: 8a=56TRY IT :: 3.128 Solve: 11n=121TRY IT :: 3.129 Solve: 8p=96TRY IT :: 3.130 Solve: 12m=108TRY IT :: 3.131 Translate and solve: Seven more than x is equal to -2 .TRY IT :: 3.132 Translate and solve: Eleven more than y is equal to 2.TRY IT :: 3.133 Translate and solve: The difference of p and 2 is -4.TRY IT :: 3.134 Translate and solve: The difference of q and 7 is -3.TRY IT :: 3.135 Translate and solve: The number 132 is the product of -12 and y.TRY IT :: 3.136 Translate and solve: The number 117 is the product of -13 and z.In the following exercises, determine whether each number is a solution of the given equation. 4x2=6 a. x=2 b. x=1 c. x=2In the following exercises, determine whether each number is a solution of the given equation. 4y10=14 a. y=6 b. y=1 c. y=1In the following exercises, determine whether each number is a solution of the given equation. 9a+27=63 a. a=6 b. a=6 c. a=10In the following exercises, determine whether each number is a solution of the given equation. 7c+42=56 a. c=2 b. c=2 c. c=14In the following exercises, solve for the unknown. n+12=5In the following exercises, solve for the unknown. m+16=2In the following exercises, solve for the unknown. p+9=8In the following exercises, solve for the unknown. q+5=6In the following exercises, solve for the unknown. u3=7In the following exercises, solve for the unknown. v7=8In the following exercises, solve for the unknown. h10=4In the following exercises, solve for the unknown. k9=5In the following exercises, solve for the unknown. x+(2)=18In the following exercises, solve for the unknown. y+(3)=10In the following exercises, solve for the unknown. r(5)=9In the following exercises, solve for the unknown. s(2)=11In the following exercises, write the equation modeled by the envelopes and counters and then solve it.In the following exercises, write the equation modeled by the envelopes and counters and then solve it.In the following exercises, write the equation modeled by the envelopes and counters and then solve it.In the following exercises, write the equation modeled by the envelopes and counters and then solve it.In the following exercises, solve each equation using the division property of equality and check the solution. 5x=45In the following exercises, solve each equation using the division property of equality and check the solution. 4p=64In the following exercises, solve each equation using the division property of equality and check the solution. 7c=56In the following exercises, solve each equation using the division property of equality and check the solution. 9x=54In the following exercises, solve each equation using the division property of equality and check the solution. 14p=42In the following exercises, solve each equation using the division property of equality and check the solution. 8m=40In the following exercises, solve each equation using the division property of equality and check the solution. 120=10qIn the following exercises, solve each equation using the division property of equality and check the solution. 75=15yIn the following exercises, solve each equation using the division property of equality and check the solution. 24x=480In the following exercises, solve each equation using the division property of equality and check the solution. 18n=540In the following exercises, solve each equation using the division property of equality and check the solution. 3z=0In the following exercises, solve each equation using the division property of equality and check the solution. 4u=0In the following exercises, translate and solve. Four more than n is equal to 1.In the following exercises, translate and solve. Nine more than m is equal to 5.In the following exercises, translate and solve. The sum of eight and p is -3.In the following exercises, translate and solve. The sum of two and q is -7.In the following exercises, translate and solve. The difference of a and three is -14.In the following exercises, translate and solve. The difference of b and 5 is -2.In the following exercises, translate and solve. The number -42 is the product of -7 and x.In the following exercises, translate and solve. The number -54 is the product of -9 and y.In the following exercises, translate and solve. The product of f and -15 is 75.In the following exercises, translate and solve. The product of g and -18 is 36.In the following exercises, translate and solve. -6 plus c is equal to 4.In the following exercises, translate and solve. -2 plus d is equal to 1.In the following exercises, translate and solve. Nine less than n is -4.In the following exercises, translate and solve. Thirteen less than n is -10.In the following exercises, solve. a. x+2=10 b. 2x=10In the following exercises, solve. a. y+6=12 b. 6y=12In the following exercises, solve. a. 3p=27 b.p3=27In the following exercises, solve. a. 2q=34 b. q2=34In the following exercises, solve. a4=16In the following exercises, solve. b1=11In the following exercises, solve. 8m=56In the following exercises, solve. 6n=48In the following exercises, solve. 39=u+13In the following exercises, solve. 100=v+25In the following exercises, solve. 11r=99In the following exercises, solve. 15s=300In the following exercises, solve. 100=20dIn the following exercises, solve. 250=25nIn the following exercises, solve. 49=x7