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26 Questions on Improper Fractions - Examination 1 | MAT 1012, Exams of Elementary Mathematics

Material Type: Exam; Professor: Molik; Class: FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS; Subject: Mathematics; University: Augusta Technical College; Term: Fall 2008;

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Test 1 MAT 1012 Fall 2008 Name________________________
Simplify all answers and show your work!
1. _______________________ is a shortcut for repeated addition.
2. The numerator of a fraction tells us ______________________________________________________.
3. What is a common denominator for
12
1
5
9
2
3+? ___________ 4. Fill in the blank:
40
8
3=
5. _______________________ is a shortcut for repeated subtraction.
6. In order to add or subtract fractions/mixed numbers, they must have a common ______________________.
7. Draw a picture that represents
4
3
3 8. Write
7
2
6 as an improper fraction.
9. Write
8
49 as a mixed number.
10. Find the prime factorization of 24. 11. Find all factors of 20.
12. Write
56
24 in lowest terms. 13. Add:
24
11
24
5+ 14. Subtract:
15
8
15
13
15. Add:
8
7
6
5
+
16. Subtract:
36
5
9
5
17. Add:
9
4
4
12
7
3
+
18. Subtract:
4
1
6
9
19. Subtract:
2
1
5
8
1
8
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Test 1 MAT 1012 Fall 2008 Name________________________

Simplify all answers and show your work!

  1. _______________________ is a shortcut for repeated addition.
  2. The numerator of a fraction tells us ______________________________________________________.
  3. What is a common denominator for 12

3 +? ___________ 4. Fill in the blank: 8 40

  1. _______________________ is a shortcut for repeated subtraction.
  2. In order to add or subtract fractions/mixed numbers, they must have a common ______________________.
  3. Draw a picture that represents

4

3 8. Write 7

6 as an improper fraction.

  1. Write 8

as a mixed number.

  1. Find the prime factorization of 24. 11. Find all factors of 20.
  2. Write

56

in lowest terms. 13. Add: 24

    1. Subtract: 15
  1. Add:
  1. Subtract:
  1. Add:
  1. Subtract:
  1. Subtract:
  1. Determine whether the two fractions are equivalent or not equivalent. Justify your answer. 28
  1. What is the least common multiple of 15, 20, and 24? (In other words, if you had a problem like
    • , what would be the least common denominator?)
  1. José can drive 330 miles on 15 gallons 23. Your bill for a doctor’s appointment costs $60, the

of gasoline in his truck. How many miles blood work costs $120, and an X-ray costs $75. If

per gallon does his truck get? your insurance covers all of it except $30, how

much is your insurance paying?

  1. A small dishwasher uses about 12 gallons 25. If a Firestone retail outlet can store 270 tires on 15

of water per wash. How much water will it shelves, how many tires can be stored on each shelf?

use in seven days if used twice a day?

  1. Hallie Josey has a piece of yarn that is 186 feet long. She wants to cut the yarn into 9-foot pieces for an

experiment in her classroom.

a) How many pieces of yarn at exactly 9 feet long can she cut? b) How much yarn will she have left over?