2.1 Variables and Algebraic Expressions
1. x; 3 and 6
2. a and b; 3
3. t; 4 and 6
4. r; π and 2
5. –8, –3, –1, 4
6. 2, 7, 9, 14
7. –12, 3, 9, 24
8. –4, 6, 10, 20
9. –2, 1
2, 3 2, 4
10. 4, 21
4 , 23
4 , 7
11. 0, 5, 21, 96
12. 1, 6, 9, 54
13. 8n
14. n – 17
15. n – 10
16. n + 24
17. 5n + 4
18. 2n + 6
20. n
21. q5
22. s3
23. 325n
24. 2y (if y = Monique’s speed)
25. 3x + 4 (if x = the number of math books)
26. 2(24) + 2w or 2w + 48
27. 25x + 90y
28. p + q + r
30. a2 + b2
31. 2
7
n n+
32. 1 x
33. n + (n + 2) + (n + 4)
34. 126 – n(n + 1)
35. n(n + 2) – 3
36. 3(90 – a)
Section 2.1 40. 4x + 4y + 2z
41. 3x + 2y + z
42. Sue: m + 6; Jim: m – 10
43. 4x – 2y + 4z
44. 0.06(24x + 4y) or 1.44x + 0.24y
45. Answers will vary. Possible answers: five more than two times a number; the sum of twice a number and five
46. Answers will vary. Possible answers: three times the
sum of a number and two; triple the result of
increasing a number by two
47. $0.01/day ≈ $0.43/mo ≈ $5.26/yr
48. $0.14/day = $4.32/mo = $52.56/yr
49. $0.10/day ≈ $2.85/mo ≈ $34.69/yr
51. –24
52. –12
53. 108
54. 3
55. xaxb = xa + b
56. a
b
x
x = x
a – b
57. (xa)b = xab
58. x4
59. x10
2.2 Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
1. –32
2. 12
5
3. –2
4. 12
5. –14
5
6. 12
7. 63 61
125 =
7936 125
8. –24
5
9. –59
10. 10
11. 13.856 psi
12. 46.4°F
13. 160 ft
14. 50 in.
15. 12.56 ft
16. 40 in.3
17. 60 in.3
18. 336 in.3
20. 8
49
21. a4
22. c5
23. 183
24. –1
25. –29
12
26. 3
16
7
28. –31
80
29. 94 mi
30. 121 lb; lose 33 lb
31. $22.50
32. $37.92
33. $715
34. $10,395
35. $155
Section 2.2 39. d
r = t
40. p = c + 2l
41. d = 2r
42. Five is less than seven.
43. Pi is not equal to 3.14 (π ≈ 3.14).
44. –1219
84
45. 25
4
46. 87.92 ft2
47. c is 1.5 times as large; A is 2.25 times as large.
48. $346.90/yr
49. $22.34/yr
50. The empty set is a subset of the natural numbers.
51. Negative one is not an element of the natural numbers.
52. Distributive Property
53. Associative Property of Multiplication
55. Parentheses or grouping symbols, exponents,
multiplication and division left to right, addition and subtraction left to right
56. x9
57. y7
58. 4n
59.
2
2.3 Using the Distributive Property
1. 3, 4, –5; 4y, –5y
2. 8, 3, 6, 8x2, 6x2
3. 1, –2, –9; xy, –2xy, –9xy
4. 1, –1, 3; x2yz, 3x2yz
5. 4x + 8y
6. –6z – 14
7. 5x2 + 5xy
8. 1
3xy – 3 2x
9. 10a
10. 6k
11. 16xy
12. 14ab
13. –3d + 10f
14. 2x2 + 8x
15. 3y2 – 8y
16. 3x2y + 14x2 – 4x
17. 6a + 9
18. –2x + 23
19. x – 8y
20. 2y
22. 4b – 10c
23. 8x – 5y
24. –6a – 8b
25. 5a – 4b
26. 8m + 14n
27. b – 18
28. x – 47
29. –5.94m + 1.6n
30. 6.1x2 – 5.2x
31. 2x
32. – 6 5a
2 + 12
5 a – 3z + 32
5 or
–1.2a2 + 2.4a – 3z + 6.4
33. x2 – y2
34. x2 + 2xy + y2
35. –9p – 17
36. –4r2 + 6r
37. –x3 – 13x2 + 12x
38. –6x3 – 30x2 – 11x + 27
Section 2.3 40. 4y – 11
41. 4x2 + 2x – 15
42. a2 – 6
43. A = 1
2hb1 + 1
2hb2
44. p = 2l + 2w
45. Ft = m(v1 – v2)
46. C = 5
9F – 160
9
47. payback period = initial investment ÷ savings per period
48a. $4.20/yr; $26.28/yr
48b. ≈ 1.54 yr or 18.5 mo
49a. $90
49b. ≈ 6.11 yr or 73.3 mo
50. x + y
51. t – 5
52. x5
53. x + 6
54. 3x + y; 2.3
56. Commutative Property of Addition
57. Multiplicative Identity Property
58. Associative Property of Addition
2.4 Solving One-Step Equations
1. false
2. true
3. true
4. false
5. no
6. no
7. yes
8. yes
9. subtract 7; Addition Property of Equality
10. add 3; Addition Property of Equality
11. divide by 4; Multiplication Property of Equality
12. multiply by 5;
Multiplication Property of Equality
13. x = 9
14. x = –19
15. b = 76
17. x = 5
2
18. y = –10
19. c = 72
20. x = 41
21. Multiplication Property of Equality
22. Multiplicative Inverse Property
23. Multiplicative Identity Property
25. x = 1
4
26. x = 118
35
27. y = 30
28. z = 11
29. b = 4.38
30. a = 0.49
31. d = 1.612
Section 2.4 33. w = 1
18
34. x = 106
35. y = 20.5
36. z = 56.28
37. 4n = 20; n = 5
38.
15
n
= 120; n = 1800
39. 6r = 37.80; r = $6.30
40. t + 17 = 84; t = 67°
41. a + 115 = 180; a = 65°
42. a + 37 = 90; a = 53°
43. x = d + b
44. x = a b
45. x = nq
46. x = z – y
47. ROI = (savings ÷ initial investment) × 100%
48. 64.9%
50–51.
Z W
N
Q
Real numbers Q9 2.3
!64
52–53.
54.
5 4
x y
55. 91 2 a b
56. –18
57. –17
18
58. –x3 + 2y + 1; –14.4
2.5 Solving Two-Step Equations
1. x = 8
2. y = –12
3. z = 5
4. b = 20
5. c = –8
6. d = 6
7. x = –355
8. y = 30
9. p = 96
10. n = 75
2
11. r = 3
12. s = 16
13. –41
14. 84
15. –83
16. 5
17. 14
18. 6 qt
19. 81 stamps
20. 6 in.
22. a = –102
23. x = –1.9
24. b = 41
25. y = –4.81
26. c = 13.68
27. z = –39
20
28. d = –77
30
29. x = 23
32. 3
2
33. 13 nickels
34. 17 fives
35. 47 min
36. 14 T-shirts
37. 24 ft
38. 4 campers
39. 7.5 sec
Section 2.5 42. 108 ft by 216 ft by 266 ft
43. take the square root of both sides
44. Yes; yes; both (27)2 and 72 equal 49.
45. No; no; neither (25)2 nor 52 equals 225.
46. taking a root
47. t = vf vi a
−
48. l =
2 S r r π π −
49. $612.96/yr
50. $367.90/yr
51. 0.61 yr ≈ 7.3 mo
52. 163%
53. 219
54. 25
55. –144
56. –9
57. –13
58. –17
8
59. 6xy – 12y2
61. –4x + 10
2.6 Simplifying Equations
1. a = 1
2. b = –2
3. c = –6
4. d = 2
5. w = 9
6. x = 20
7. y = –14
8. z = 3
9. m = 4
10. n = –7
11. p = –55
12. r = –1
13. s = 2
14. t = 7
15. k = 5
16. j =
–6
17. 5
33
18. 9
11
19. 1784
20. 1354
555
21. n + (n + 23) = 83; 30 and 53
22. n + (n – 12) = 40; 26 and 14
23. n + (n + 1) + (n + 2) = 84; 27, 28, and 29
24. n + (n + 2) + (n + 4) = 57; 17, 19, and 21
25. g + (g + 11) = 63; 26 girls and 37 boys
26. b + (3b – 2) = 26; 7 boys
28. 6 ft by 11 ft
29. camera: $49.50; calculator: $37.50
30. b + (2b + 4) = 22; Bill: 6 books; Jason: 16 books
31. 34, 5, and 1
32. s + (s + 7) = 31;
sister: 12; Kenny: 19
33. x + (x – 29) = 85
34. x – (85 – x) = 29
Section 2.6 37. x =
2
m+ n
38. x = e ac bd b
− −
39. $1700
40. 3.4 yr
41. Answers will vary.
42. ∅
43. {10, 20}
44. {–13, –5, 1, 4, 9, 17}
45. {…,–5, 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, …}
46. {5, 10, 15, 20}
47. 135
48. 3
49. 9
2 = 4.5
50. 3
2.7 Solving Multi-Step Equation
1. x = 2
2. x = 9
3. x = 3
4. x = 14.25
5. x = 1
6. x = 0
7. no solution
8. x = 4
12. n = 4
3
13. y = 13
14. x = 7
15. a = –9
16. R; identity
17. m = –2
Section 2.7 22. x = 0.07
23. R; identity
24. b = 16
17
25. x = 1040
67
26. Distributive Property
27. Commutative Property of Addition
28. Distributive Property (in reverse)
29. Addition Property of Equality
30. Addition Property of Equality
31. Multiplication Property of Equality
32. 8n = n + 504; 72
33. 2n – 3 = 3n + 31; –34
34. n + 2(n + 2) = 4(n + 1) – 5; 5, 6, and 7
35. 4n = 3(n + 2) + 4; 10 and 12
36. 2x + 2(x + 14) = 2(x + 2) + 2(7x); 2 units by 16 units and 4 units by 14 units
38. 3n = 8(n + 2) + 4; –4 and –2
39. r = ribbon length; r + 2 = 2r – 6; r = 8;
desired length: 10 in.
40. 1800 items
41. 26 items
42. 1500 items
43a. 4l + 400
43b. 27.5l
43c. 27.5l = 4l + 400; l ≈ 17 lawns
44b. 25s = 19s + 60; s = 10 sweatshirts
44c. 29s = 19s + 60; s = 6 sweatshirts
44d. Answers will vary.
45. 1
46.
3 2
c d
47. –80
9 = –8 8 9
Section 2.7 51. f + 24(3) = 89; 17 ft
52. 5a + a = 180; 150° and 30°
53. 14
9
54. 23
2.8 Eliminating Fractions and Decimals
1. x = 12
2. x = 1
3. x = 21
4. x = –4
5. y = 50
3
6. a = 3
7. b = –4
11. b = 5
12. x = 45
13. y = 1
14. a = 18
15. x = 14.77
16. Multiplication Property of Equality and Distributive Property
Section 2.8 18. 5 (or d)
19. Associative Property of Multiplication
20. y = –49
2
21. a = 22
22. k = 1
4
23. m = 7
24. x = –3
25. x = –155
128
≈ –1.21
26. s = 18
27. a = 4.375
28. t = –6
29. x = 2
30. 14 nickels, 26 pennies, and 9 dollar bills
31. 3 tens, 4 fives, and 8 ones
32. 26 quarters and 208 pennies
33. 66 dimes, 13 nickels, and 52 pennies
34. 7 dimes and 27 nickels
35. 7 quarters and 11 dimes
37. 6 rolls of nickels, 12 rolls of dimes, and 18 rolls of
quarters
38. x = 3c 2b ac
+
39. x = 4
2
bd − dpq
40. expense: 149b + 225,000; revenue: 179b
41. 179b = 149b + 225,000; b = 7500 bikes
42. expense: 161k + 250,000;
43. 199k = 161k + 250,000; k ≈ 6579 bikes
44. Answers will vary.
45. 6a – 9b
46. x2 – y2
47. x = 26
21
48. x = –15 14
49. x = –2.8
Section 2.8 51. p = – 1
2
52. t = –2
53. b = – 1 5
Chapter 2 Review
1. x; 3 and –4
2. a, b, and c; 5
3. A constant is any fixed number, while a numerical coefficient is a constant factor in a term.
4. n(n + 2)(n + 4)
5. (90 – a) + (180 – a)
6. 20, 8, 13, 68
10. 1
11. 58
12. 144 ft
13. 24 ft
14. –4x2 + 3x
15. –9m + 3n
16. 6r2 – 2r – 6
Chapter 2 Review 21. yes
22. x = –21
80
23. y = 8.32
24. z = 450
25. a = 24
26. b = 13
8
27. k = 9
2
28.
x
=
203
29. d = –2
5
30. c = –20
31 v = –3
32. x = 6
5
33. x = –1
34. n = 2.4
35. Multiplication Property of Equality
37. Associative Property of Addition
38. Addition Property of Equality
39. Addition Property of Equality
40. Multiplication Property of Equality
41. 1
7r = 13; 91 papers
42. 0.95 = 19c; $0.05
43. 15d + 5 = 350; 23 CDs
44. 1.2t + 22 = 78.4; 47 therms
45. n + 4n = 155; 31 and 124
46. n + (n + 1) + (n + 2) = 234; 77, 78, and 79
47. 25m = 5m + 300; 15 lawns
48. (180 – a) = 3(90 – a); 45°
49. 8 nickels and 12 quarters
Sequences—Arithmetic Sequences
1. 2, 5, 8, 11, 14
2. 5, 7, 9, 11, 13
3. –12, –19, –26, –33, –40
4. 148
5. –260
6. not possible
7. An = An – 1 – 5
8. An = An – 1 + 11
9. An = 10n + 4