LESSON

1-1A

Independent Practice
Check your answers in the back of the packet when finished.

To translate between phrases and algebraic expressions, you must connect words with symbols. Look
at the examples in the table below.

Operations
Addition

Words

Symbols

sum of 3 and n
n more than 3

3n

3 plus n
Subtraction

difference of 3 and n
n less than 3

3n

3 minus n
Multiplication

product of 3 and n

3n

3 times n

3n

3 groups of n

3n
3(n)

Division

quotient of 3 and n
3 divided by n
3 separated into n groups

3n

3
n

Solve each problem.

1. Write 10 times the value of y in symbols in three different ways.
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2. Write k 6 in words in two different ways.
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3. Write 4 less than b in symbols.

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4. Write b less than 4 in symbols.

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Translate each word phrase into an algebraic expression.

5. Craig types 20 words per minute. Write an expression for the number of words Craig types
in m minutes.

6. Jeana is 58 inches tall. Her sister Janelle is t inches taller. Write an expression for Janelles
height.
7. Enrique collected 152 recyclable bottles, and Latasha collected b recyclable bottles. Write
an expression for the number of bottles they collected altogether.

Give two ways to write each algebraic expression in words.

8.

a 3 9.

2x

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10.

5 y 11.

n
4

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12.

10 t 13. 3s

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14. Clint runs c miles each week. Brenda runs 2 miles more each week than Clint. Write an
expression for the number of miles Brenda runs each week.

If Clint runs 30 miles in one week, how many miles did Brenda run in that same week?

If Brenda runs 17 miles in one week, how many miles did Clint run in that same week?
15. Tom pays 5 cents per minute to use his cell phone. Write an expression for the cost in cents
of using his cell phone for m minutes.

LESSON

1-1B

Independent Practice
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1. Jared can type 35 words per minute. Write an expression for the number of words he
can type in m minutes.
Jared typed for 5 minutes. How many words did he type?

Jared typed for 30 seconds. How many words did he type?

2. Mr. OBriens commute to work is 0.5 hour less than Miss Santoss commute. Write an
expression for the length of Mr. OBriens commute if Miss Santoss commute is h hours.

If Mr. Obriens commute took an hour and a half, how long did it take Miss Santos to get to
work?

If it took Miss Santos 45 minutes to get to work, how long did it take Mr. OBrien?

3. Mrs. Knighten bought a box of c cookies and split them evenly between the 25 students in
her classroom. Write an expression for the number of cookies each student received.

If Mrs. Knighten has 25 kids in her class, how many cookie(s) would each kid get?

Evaluate 5

when each number is placed in the box.

4.
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3 5.

5 6. 24

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Evaluate each expression for x 4, y 6, and z 3.

7.

x 15 8.

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3y 9. 15 z

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Evaluate each expression for x 2, y 18, and z 9.

10. x z

11. y x

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12. y z

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y
x
13.

14.

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xy 15. z x

Evaluate each expression for a 2 and b 6.

16.
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a b 17.

b a 18. ab

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Evaluate each expression for c 12 and d 4.

19.
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c d 20.

c d 21. c d

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Use the functions of your graphing calculator to convert these fractions into decimals.

22.

1
2

25.

3
5

23.

2
3

26.

3
4

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24.

1
5 ______________

Use the functions of your graphing calculator to convert these decimals into fractions.
28. 0.3

LESSON

1-2A

29. 1.5 _

30. 0.4

31. _
4.125

32. 0. 1

Independent Practice
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This graphic organizer will help you to add and subtract integers.
To add, first identify the signs of the integers, and then follow the appropriate path in the
organizer. To subtract, rewrite the difference as a sum using Keep, Switch, and Change: Keep
the first integer, Switch to addition, and Change the sign of the second integer. Then follow the
rules for addition.

Use the graphic organizer to answer each question.

1. What sign does the sum of two negative integers have?

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2. Why are there no rules in the organizer for different types of subtraction problems?
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Find each of the following sums. Use the organizer first. Then check with
calculator.
3.

5 8

4. 12 8

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18 8

5. 6 9

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Add.

6.

1
5 3

(9)

7. 6.5 (3.2)

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9.

8.

1
9

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3 7.3

5
9

10. 3 (4 4 )

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11. 2 6

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Add.
12.

10 3 2

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15.

13.

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8.5 12.7 16.

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5 (13) 14. 6 (8)

x 7 for x 2 3

17. 20 y for y 9

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18. Tommy stands on a diving board that is 4 feet above the pools surface. He dives and
touches the bottom of the pool, which is 12 feet below the pools surface. What is the total
length of Tommys dive?

19. On her math quiz, Sandra lost 8 points for incorrect answers, but she gained 5 points for a
bonus question. What is the sum of the points Sandra lost and gained?

LESSON

1-2B

Independent Practice
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1

1. 8 12 2

2. 5.1 23.9

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4.

16 6

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(4 6 ) 5.

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3. 47 (4)

5 3

15 3

6. 2 37.5

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Write the correct answer.

7.The Pacific Ocean has an average depth of 12,925 feet, while the Atlantic Ocean has an
average depth of 11,730 feet. Find the difference in average depths.
8.Stock in ABC Company fell 12.67 points on Monday and 31.51 points on Tuesday.
Determine the total change in the stock for the two days.
9.A kite flies 74 feet above the ground. The person flying the kite is 5 feet 6 inches tall. How
far above the person is the kite?

10.Muriel scored 30 points lower on her first practice SAT test than she did on her PSAT.
She scored 20 points better on her second practice SAT test than she did on her first
practice SAT test. How does her second practice SAT test score compare with her PSAT
test score?
Subtract.
11.

15 (8) 12.

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14.

2 5

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LESSON

1-3A

16 (6.3) 13. 4 9

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1
2

15.

10 n for n 25 16. p 3 for p 8

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Independent Practice
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Studying multiplication patterns can help you understand the rules for assigning signs to
products and quotients.

Solve each problem.

1. Write 5 4 as an addition problem, showing 4 groups of 5.
2. A negative number is multiplied by a positive number. What is the sign of the product?
3. A negative number is divided by a negative number. What is the sign of the quotient?
Multiply.
4.

7 2 ___________________________ 5.

3 5

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6.

1 6 ___________________________ 7.

4 9

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Use the following to answer problems 811:

A. 12 3

B. 8 2

C. 2 2

D. 8 2

E. 4 2

8. Which expressions result in a negative value? Why?

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9. Which expressions result in a positive value? Why?

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10. Find the value of each expression.

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11. Which expression has the least value?

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Multiply.
12.

12 2 4

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13.

4 (5 2 ) 14. 5

1
5

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1
2

3
4

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1
8

16.

64 17. 12(0.5)

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Divide.
15 3 19.

18.

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21.

2
5

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30 10 20. x (12) for x 36

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3
5

3
8

22.

y for y 6 23.

3
4

1

4

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Evaluate each expression for a 12 and b 6.

24.

a b 25.

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27.

1-3B

1
2

and d 1.

cd 28.

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26.

a
b

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Evaluate each expression for c

LESSON

b
a

c
d

29.

d
c

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Independent Practice
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To multiply or divide real numbers, first use the rules below to determine the sign of the result.
Then operate with the numbers as if they have no signs.
Multiplication

Division

In General

() () ()
() () ()
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() () ()
() () ()
() () ()
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same sign ()
different signs ()
different signs ()
same sign ()

Multiply 5 3.
Multiply or divide.
3 7 2.

1.
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55 11 3. 6(4)

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100 20 5.

4.

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6(8) 6. 5 (2)

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15.3 3 8.

7.

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8.2 5 9. 21 10

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2.7(4) 11.

10.

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4.5 1.5 12. 3.4 (1.5)

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Use a reciprocal to write an equivalent multiplication expression.

13.

2
5

4
9

_________ 14.

3
8

2
3

_________ 15. 18

1
6

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Multiply or divide.
11

16.

3
8

5
8

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19.

3
8

2
3

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22.

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2

3

18.

5
9

10

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20.

5
6

17.

3
8

4
5

1

5

21. 7

1
3

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25

48

23.

2
9

(6) 24.

1
6

1
2
3

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