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TOPIC 1: EXPRESSION

Objective:

I. BASIC KNOWLEDGE.
1. Using tables as problem-solving tools.
A table can be useful for organizing information that falls into categories. Even if a
problem does not include a table, ask yourself: does the information in this problem
fall into non-overlapping categories? If so, consider setting up a table with the
categories as row or column labels.

2. Finding conditional probabilities and population fractions.

The probability of an event is a value between 0 (impossible) and 1 (absolutely
certain). To calculate the probability that an event will turn out “successfully,” first
find the number of (equally likely) ways that the event can occur, and call this
number m. Then count the number of these outcomes that are “successful” and call
that number n. The probability of a “successful outcome” is then n/m.

3. Analyzing variable relations with tables

 We used tables to identify direct and inverse variations between variables, but
ordered pairs of variables can have many other relationships as well.
 Tables—along with graphs and equations—are important tools for analyzing
functional relationships between variables. When given an equation expressing y
in terms of x, you should know how to generate a table of ordered pairs and use
that table to graph the relationship. Alternately, you should learn to analyze the
properties of a function from that table of values.

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II. EXERCISES.

Set II: Calculator

BACTERIA CULTURE POPULATION
Minutes 0 1 2 3
Culture A 520 720 920 1120
Culture B 500 600 720 864
1. Which of the following equations best expresses the population, P, of bacteria
culture A, as a function of t , in minutes?
A. P=200 t +520 B. P=520 × 1.4t
C. P=2000 ( t−0.5 )2 D. P=520 t +200

2. Which of the following equations best expresses the population, P, of bacteria

culture B, as a function of t , in minutes?
A. P=100 t +500 B. P=520 × 1.2t
C. P=2000 ( t−0.5 )2 D. P=500 t +100

3. After 2 minutes, the population of culture A is what percent greater than the
population of culture B?
A. 16.7% C. 27.8%
B. 20.0% D. 127.8%

4. If culture A continues to grow at a constant rate, at what time should its

population reach 2000?
A. 7 mins 4 secs B. 7 mins 24 secs
C. 7 mins 40 secs D. 8 mins 20 secs

5. By what percent did the population of culture B increase over the first 3 minutes?
A. 36.4% B. 42.1%
C. 72.8% D. 172.8%

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TALENT SHOW TICKETS

Adult Child Senior Student
Tickets sold 84 40 16 110
Total revenue $630 $200 $96 $495

1. According to the table above, how much is the price of one senior ticket?
A. $4.00 B. $6.00 C. $12.00 D. $16.00

2. How much more is the cost of one adult ticket than the cost of one student ticket?
A. $0.50 B. $1.50 C. $2.50 D. $3.00

3. Which is closest to the average (arithmetic mean) price of the 250 tickets sold?
A. $5.54 B. $5.59 C. $5.68 D. $5.72

4. What is the median price of the 250 tickets sold?

A. $5.00 B. $5.50 C. $5.75 D. $6.00

1. If a meeting must take place on the third Tuesday of the month, what is the
earliest date of the month on which it could take place?
A. the 14th B. the 15th C. the 22nd D. the 27th

2. If a meeting must take place on the third Tuesday of the month, what is the latest
date of the month on which the meeting could take place?
A. the 13th B. the 14th C. the 21st D. the 26th

U.S. ENERGY CONSUMTION (Quadrillion BTU)

Fossil Fuels Nuclear Non-nuclear renewables Total
1950 31.63 0.00 2.98 34.61
1970 63.52 0.24 4.07 67.84
1990 72.33 6.10 6.04 84.47
2010 81.11 8.43 8.09 97.63

1. From 1970 to 1990, the percent increase in U.S. consumption of nuclear energy
was closest to
A. 96% B. 240% C. 2400% D. 3400%

2. In a pie graph representing total U.S. energy consumption in 2010, the sector
representing non-nuclear renewables would have a central angle measuring
approximately
A. 8° B. 12° C. 24° D. 30°

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3. Nuclear energy and renewable energy are often grouped together in the category
“non-greenhouse” energy. In 1970, approximately what percent of non-
greenhouse energy was nuclear?
A. 0.4% B. 5.6% C. 5.9% D. 6.4%

4. In 2010 what percent of non-greenhouse energy consumption was nuclear?

A. 9% B. 29% C. 49% D. 51%

5. In the four years shown, what percent of the total energy consumed was due to
non-nuclear renewables?
A. 5.6% B. 6.8% C. 7.4% D. 7.9%

6. What was the percent increase in fossil fuel energy consumption between 1950
and 2010?
A. 28% B. 61% C. 124% D. 156%

7. The “renewability index” is defined as the fraction of total U.S. energy

consumption that comes from non-nuclear renewable energy. What was the
percent increase in the renewability index from 1970 to 2010?
A. 17% B. 37% C. 47% D. 99%

8. For how many of the years shown above did fossil fuels account for less than 90%
of the annual U.S. energy consumption?
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four

9. Between 1950 and 2010, the average annual rate of increase in the consumption
of non-nuclear renewable energy was closest to
A. 0.085 QBTU/yr B. 0.128 QBTU/yr C. 1.70 QBTU/yr D. 2.27 QBTU/yr

10. Between 1970 and 2010, the annual consumption of fossil fuels in the U.S.
increased nearly linearly. If this linear trend were to continue, which of the
following is closest to the level of U.S. fossil fuel consumption we would expect for
2035 (in quadrillion BTUs)?
A. 90 B. 91 C. 92 D. 93

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The grades for Ms. Hartman’s 25 students (including incomplete grades, marked
“Inc.”) on four tests are tabulated below.
A B C D Inc. Total
Test 1 10 11 2 1 1 25
Test 2 12 8 3 0 2 25
Test 3 7 12 6 0 0 25
Test 4 10 9 3 0 3 25
Total 39 40 14 1 6 100
1. Five students in the class received an A on both Test 3 and Test 4. If one of the
students who received an A on either Test 3 or Test 4 is chosen at random, what
is the probability that he or she received an A on Test 4?
7 10 5 5
A. B. C. D.
17 17 11 6

2. If the incomplete grades are excluded from the class statistics for each test, for
which of the tests was the median grade higher than B?
A. None of the B. Test 2 only C. Test 1 and test 2 D. Test 1, 2 and 4
tests only only

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