INTRODUCTORY

MATHEMATICS AND
STATISTICS
TH

EDITION

SOLUTIONS MANUAL

John S. Croucher

Chapter 1
Basic mathematics
Quick Quiz
1.

(c)

2.

(d)

3.

(c)

4.

(d)

5.

(e)

6.

(c)

7.

(b)

8.

(b)

9.

(d)

10.

(e)

Practice Questions
1.

7056

2.

(39)

3.

4.

432

5.

6.

49.051

7.

120 cars

8.

5 bottles

9.

3.245798x104

10.

27/40

Exercises
1.1

(a) twenty-three
(b) fifty-nine
(c) three hundred and forty-six
(d) seven hundred and eighty-two

1.2

(a) one thousand four hundred and twenty-eight

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(b) twenty-one thousand three hundred and forty-seven

(c) sixty-six thousand four hundred and sixty-nine
(d) nine hundred and thirty-two thousand one hundred and
fifty-eight
(e) three million four hundred and fifty-seven thousand six
hundred and twenty-two
1.3

(a)

15

(b)

10

(c)

12

(d) 19

1.4

(a)

2 7 = 14

(b)

7 3 = 21

(c)

8 + 3 = 11

(d) 2 + 15 = 17

1.5

(a)

14

(b)

18

(c)

10

(d) 54

1.6

(a)

(b)

(c)

(b)

4
4

(c)

1.7

(a)

1.8

(a)

60

(b)

300

(c)

90

1.9

(a)

720

(b)

490

(c)

1500

1.10

(a)

(b)

(c)

1.11

(a)

(b)

1.12

(a)

1.13

(a)

1.14

(a)

4
1
6
1
2
1

(b)
(b)

3
4

112
1

(c)
(c)
(c)

20

16
1

(b)

(c)

(b)

(c)

(c)

1.15

(a)

1.16

(a)

1.17

(a)

111
16
1

(b)

1.18

(a)

0.5

1.19

(a)

1.20

20

(b)

113

(c)

(b)

40

0.375

(c)

0.416

0.625

(b)

0.583

(c)

0.45

(a)

10

(b)

6.1

(c)

4.19

1.21

(a)

0.546

(b)

2.601

(c)

6.9265

1.22

(a)

3.2

(b)

0.32

(c)

0.125

1.23

(a)

8.4665

(b)

14.45

(c)

0.39

1.24

(a)

(b)

(c)

1020

1.25

(a)

3.82

(b)

386.25

(c)

5.4

1.26

(a)

512

(b)

(c)

1.27

(a)

(b)

(c)

32

64

5
1
4

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1.28

(a)

16

(b)

(c)

1.29

(a)

(b)

27

(c)

1.30

(a)

24

(b)

(c)

1.31

1.32

25

1.33

(a)

fraction uneaten = 4
45

(b)

116

1.34

(a)

0.375 litres

(b)

0.015625 litres

1.35

(a)

1.36

(c) 3 litres

(a)

114 cups of oats and 334 cups of water(b)

2.387 10

(b)

3.59 101

(c)

4.6 104

1.37

(a)

6.8 102

(b)

6.4 103

(c)

3.5648 103

1.38

(a)

0.7520

(b)

1.6830

(c)

0.5514 1

1.39

(a)

2.3747

(b)

1.5378

(c)

0.6542 2

1.40

(a)

19.4816

(b)

13.9919

(c)

1.513

1.41

(a)

903

(b)

3771

(c)

24

1.42

(a)

32

(b)

19

(c)

333

1.43

(a)

84

(b)

30

(c)

35

1.44

(a)

66

(b)

42

(c)

86

1.45

(a)

360

(b)

720

(c)

180

1.46

(a)

9360

(b)

126

(c)

1344

1.47

(a)

80

(b)

0.0324

1.48

(a)

(b)

(c)

3
1

(c)

205 = 34.2

1.49

(a)

4.56 102

(b)

6.7 105

(c)

3.4589 10 2

1.50

(a)

2.56987 102 (b)

1.00005

(c)

1.71717 10 1

1.51

(i) 1.4406

(ii) 0.2464

(iii) 0.8445

1.52

(a)

6.0967

(b)

0.00797

(c)

5.116

1.53

(a)

5 bottles

(b)

13 bottles

(c)

15 bottles

1.54

(a)

$(72 15) + (72 20) = $2520

(b)

$(25 15) + (32 20) = $1015

(c)

$(49 15) + (48 20) = $1695

1.55

(a)

120 m3

280 m3

(c)

560 m3

1.56

(a)

$(3 40) + (2 55) = $230

(b)

$(5 40) + (6 55) = $530

(c)

$(10 40) + (12 55) = $1,060

(b)

20 cups

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1.57

(a)

(5 8) + (7 20) = 180 minutes

(c)

(9 20) = 180 minutes

1.58

(a)

$225

1.59

total wash time = 120 minutes

1.60

(a)

(a)

9600
10

(b)

(b)

$280

12

(8 8) + (8 20) = 224 minutes

(c)

$225

(c)

18

= 960 minutes = 16 hours

(b)

9600

(c)

8 hours (Sid is the slowest)

12

(b)

= 800 minutes = 13 hours 20 minutes

(d) 8 hours + 6 hours 40 minutes = 14 hours 40 minutes

(e) 3 hours +

7800

minutes = 13 hours 50 minutes

12

1.61

(a)

7 h 17 min

(b)

1.62

Mary receives

$220 000

= $27 500

Sarah receives

$220 000

= $44 000

$210.83

Joan receives $220 000 $27 500 $44 000 = $148 500
1.63

(a)

90

(b)

4 15 = 60

(c)

5 5 5 = 125

1.64

(a)

3.571

(b)

0.178

(c)

3.802

1.65

(a)

0.750

(b)

0.514

(c)

6.900

1.66

(a)

16.887

(b)

9.217

(c)

1.258

1.67

(2 12) + 5 = 29 years

1.68

LCM = 3 22 52 112 = 36 300

1.69

(a)

1.68574

(b)

0.20412

(c)

0.23657

1.70

(a)

0.797

(b)

951.815

(c)

1.658

1.71

(a)

983

(b)

2.3048

(c)

25

1.72

(a)

(c)

81

1.73

(b)

(a)

72

(b)

11

(c)1

1.74

(a)

39.92

(b)

45.37

(c)

2.32

1.75

Bob takes 18 minutes to eat one pizza. Total time to eat 1.5 pizzas = 27 minutes.

1.76

Telephone: 1.6 hours

Answering counter enquiries: 2.33 hours
Paperwork: 20.07 hours

1.77

1.58 m

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1.78

5.237 356 10

1.79

log (5/3) + log 9 log 5 log 3 = log 5 log 3 + 2log 3 log 5 log 3 = 0

1.80

4.671

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