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MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD

PRACTICE PROBLEMS

TOPIC: MATHEMATICAL LANGUAGE AND SYMBOLS


A. Choose a quantity to be represented by a variable, then write a
mathematical expression for each.
1. Karla’s age in 5 years
2. A three-digit number whose hundreds digit is half the tens digit and the
tens digit is 2 more than the units digit
3. The total interest earned after one year when P100,000 is invested, part
at 6% annual interest rate and the remaining part at 7.5% annual
interest rate
4. The distance traveled by a man driving at the rate of 60 kph
5. The fraction of work done by a man who can finish a job in 2 hours
6. The age of a woman 15 years ago
7. The perimeter of a rectangle whose length is twice the width
8. The sum of three consecutive even integers

B. Translate each sentence using mathematical symbols.


1. ½ is a rational number.
2. x is a multiple of 7.
3. x belongs to both sets A and B.
4. The values of n range from -3 to 8
5. The square of y is not more than 20.
6. The square of a number x is non-negative.

HOLY ANGEL UNIVERSITY 1

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