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Exercises
GUIDED PRACTICE

California Standards Practice NS1.2, AF1.2

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See Example 1

Multiply or divide. 1. 8( 4) 2.
54 9

3.

7( 4)(3)

4.

32 8

See Example 2

Simplify. 5. 7(5 12) 6. 4( 3) 9 7. 6( 5 9) 8. 3 11( 7 3)

See Example 3

Business An investor buys shares of stock A and stock B. Stock A loses $8 per share, and stock B gains $5 per share. Given the number of shares, how much does the investor lose or gain? 9. stock A: 20 shares, stock B: 35 shares 10. stock A: 30 shares, stock B: 20 shares

INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
See Example 1

Multiply or divide. 11. 15. 3( 7)

3(4)(2) 8

12. 16.

72 6

13. 12( 7) 17. 5( 7)(4)

14. 18.

13( 9)

42 6 63 3( 21)

See Example 2

Simplify. 19. 12(9 14) 20. 13( 2) 8 21. 13(8 11) 22. 10 4(5 8)

See Example 3

Banking A student puts $50 in the bank each time he makes a deposit. He takes $20 each time he makes a withdrawal. Given the number of transactions, what is the net change in the students account? 23. deposits: 4, withdrawals: 5 24. deposits: 3, withdrawals: 8

PRACTICE AND PROBLEM SOLVING

Extra Practice
See page EP3.

25. Science Ocean tides are the result of the gravitational force between the sun, the moon, and the earth. When ocean tides occur, the earths crust also moves. This is called an earth tide. The formula for x the height of an earth tide is y 3 , where x is the height of the ocean tide. Fill in the table. Perform the given operations. 26. 7(6) 27. 31.
144 12 96 12

Ocean Tide Height (x) 15 6 9 15

x 3

Earth Tide Height (y)

28.

7( 7)

30. 2( 3)( 5)

32. 12(3)( 2)

160 40 18(6) 33. 3

29.

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Chapter 1 Principles of Algebra