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Try It Out -- Chapter 6, Lesson 7



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Calculate
- 8 - (-6) ¸ 2
a.
-1
c.
-5
b.
-11
d.
24
 

 2. 

Calculate
28 + (-3) ´ (-6) - 7
a.
-157
c.
-325
b.
39
d.
143
 

 3. 

Calculate
12 ´ (-4 - [3 ´ (-5)])
a.
-33
c.
228
b.
255
d.
121
 

 4. 

Calculate
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a.
-3
c.
3
b.
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d.
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 5. 

Select the expression with brackets inserted, that results in the greatest possible value

20 ´ 3 - 2 ´ 3 - 5
a.
(20 ´ 3) - (2 ´ 3) - 5
c.
20 ´  [(3 - 2) ´ 3] - 5
b.
20 ´ (3 - 2) ´ (3 - 5)
d.
20 ´ 3 - 2 ´ (3 - 5)
 

 6. 

Karen measures the temperature every day at 8:00 a.m. for one week. Calculate the average temperature for the week if the temperatures were:
4°C    -3°C    -7°C    -5°C    -4°C    5°C    3°
a.
4.4°C
c.
-1.0°C
b.
-1.2°C
d.
2.1°C
 

 7. 

There is an error in the solution shown.

5 ´ (-8) ¸ (-1 - 4) = -40 ¸ (-1 - 4)                  Step 1
= 40 - 4                            Step 2
= 44                                 Step 3
Select the statement which best describes the error.
a.
In Step 1, the value for 5 ´ (-8) is incorrect.
b.
In Step 2, the value of 40 should be - 40.
c.
In Step 2, the division was performed before the operation within the parentheses.
d.
In Step 3, the subtraction is incorrect.
 

 8. 

Calculate

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a.
5
c.
25
b.
-5
d.
-25
 

 9. 

Select the expression to complete the sentence.

“Order of operations with integers is ____  order of operations with whole numbers and decimals.”
a.
different than
b.
the same as
 

 10. 

Select the operations that must be inserted to make the equation true.

55 (-11) 7 (-8) = 51
a.
+  -   -
c.
¸  +  ´
b.
¸  -  ´
d.
¸  ´  +
 



 
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