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Chapter 2: Fractions
72, 80
Prep Test
Common multiples: 24, 48
1. 20 Least common multiple: 24
2. 120 6. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
3. 9 7. 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20
4. 10
5. 7
6. 2 r3
30 63
60
3
7. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
8. 8 · 7 3 56 3 59
9. 7
10. <
Section 2.1
Concept Check
1. 5, 10, 15, 20
2. 7, 14, 21, 28
9. 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28
Common factors: 1, 2, 3, 6
Objective A Exercises
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
2-2 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-2
18. 28.
19. 29.
20. 30.
21. 31.
22.
32.
23.
33.
24.
34.
25.
35.
26.
36.
27.
2-3 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-3
18. 28.
37. 46.
47.
38.
48.
39.
49.
40. 50.
51.
41. True
42. False
52.
Objective B Exercises
43.
53.
44.
54.
45.
55.
2-4 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-4
56. 65.
57.
66.
58.
67.
59.
68.
60.
69.
61.
70.
62.
71.
63.
72.
64.
73. True
74. True
2-5 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-5
56. 65.
Critical Thinking
75. Joe has a 4-day cycle (3 workdays + 1 day Section 2.2
off). Raya has a 6-day cycle (5 workdays + Concept Check
1 day off). The least common multiple of 4 1. Improper fraction; greater than 1
and 6 is 12. After Joe and Raya have a day
2. Mixed number; greater than 1
off together, they will have another day off
together in 12 days. 3. Proper fraction; less than 1
76. The LCM of 2 and 3 is 6. The LCM of 5 and 4. Improper fraction; equal to 1
7 is 35. The LCM of 11 and 19 is 209. The
LCM of two prime numbers is the product of Objective A Exercises
the two numbers. The LCM of three prime 5. 3
numbers is the product of the three numbers. 4
2
Projects or Group Activities
2
78. 4, the GCF of 20, 36, and 60 10. 2
3
79a. No; the GCF of 48 and 50 is 4. 48 and 50 5
11. 2
are not coprime. 8
b. Yes; 25 5 5 and 36 2 2 3 3, so their 3
12. 2
GCF is 1. 4
3
c. Yes; 22 211 and 27 3 3 3, so their 13. 3
5
GCF is 1.
5
d. Yes; 71 and 73 are both prime numbers, so 14. 3
6
their GCF is 1.
15. 5
4
16. 7
6
2-6 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-6
17. 8 29. 2 18
=2
3 9 18 9
18
18. 9 0
4
30. 9 1
1 =1
27
19. 8 9 8 8
8 8
1
18
20.
5 13 1
31. 3 3
4 13 4 4
21.
12
1
32. 2 23 = 2 3
22. 10 23 10 10
20
3
33. 14 29 1
14
23. 2 29 2 2
2
09
8
1
24.
34. 3 48
=3
16 48 16
48
0
25. False
51
35. 17 = 17
3 51 3
Objective B Exercises 3
21
26. 2 11 3
=2 21
4 11 4 4
0
8
3 36. 1 8 = 11
78 7 7
27. 5 16 1 7
5
2-7 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-7
3 16 3 3 1
15
1 16 7
37. 1 =1
9 16 9 9
28. 5 20
5 9
4 20 4 7
20
0
2-8 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-8
1
0
39. 1 9 = 1 4 48. 9 72
9
59 5 5 8 72 8
5 72
4 0
16 1 3
= 16 49. =1
40. 16 1 33 3
1 16
1 3
0
06
6
0 1617
50. 2
3 3 3
41. 23
23 = 23
1 23 1 51. 2 122 14
2 4
3 3 3
03
3
52. 1 121 13
0 6
2 2 2
9 17 1
42. 2 2
0 8 8
8 17
16
1
1 31 15
43. =1
16 31 16 16
16
15
12 2
44. 2 2
5 5
5 12
10
2
19 1
6 = 6
45. 3 3
3 19
18
1
9
1
46. 1 9
9 9
2-9 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-9
53. 2
8
242 26
3
3
3
54. 5
6
365 41
6
6
6
55. 3
7
563 59
8
8
8
56. 1
9
361 37
4
4
4
57. 1
6
241 25
4
4
4
58. 1
10
201 21
2
2
2
59. 1
15
1201
121
8
8
8
60. 1
8
721 73
9
9
9
2-10 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
12 12 12
in 1 21 cups sugar; or innings pitched, as in
63. 7 277 34
Projects or Group Activities
3
9 9 9 76. To write improper fractions that represent
the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4, write the first four
64. 5 165 21
2 multiples of 5 in the numerators:
8 8 8
5 10 15 20
65. 12 2 362 38 , , ,
5 5 5 5
3 3 3
17
66. 5 85 13 77. Answers will vary. For example, .
1 8
8 8 8
67. 3 353 38
5 Section 2.3
7 7 7
69. 12 3 603 63 2. 1
5 5 5
8. 33 11 3; 7·3 21
11 · 3 33
9. 51 17 3; 3·3 9
17 · 3 51
in 34 -inch nail; lengths of fabric, as in
34. 96 12 8; 7·8 56
17. 60 15 4; 11 · 4 44
15 · 4 60 12 · 8 96
50 · 6 300 14 · 3 42
3 ·6 18 3 · 14 42
Objective B Exercises
22. 32 8 4; 7·4 28
1 1
8·4 32 4 2· 2 1
39.
12 2· 2 · 3 3
23. 18 9 2; 5·2 10 1 1
9·2 18
1
8 2· 2 · 2 4 1 ·3 36
24. 36 12 3; 11·3 33 2
2-13 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
40.
22 2·
11
11
1
1 1
25. 3 1 3; 7·3 21 22 2· 1/1 1
1·3 3 44 2· 2 · 11 2
41. 1 1
26. 4 1 4; 9·4 36
1· 4 4
2-14 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
1
2 2 1 55. 12 2 · 2 · 3 12
42. 35 5 ·7 35
14 2· 7 7
1
1 1
1 8 2· 2· 2 2
221 56.
36 2· 2· 3 · 3 9
43. 11
12 2· 2 · 3 6
1
11
1 1 28 2·2·7 7
57.
50 2· 5· 5 2 44 2·2·11 11
44. 11
75 3 · 5· 5 3
11
1 1
1 1 12 2· 2· 3 3
58.
40 2· 2·2· 5 10 1 16 2· 2· 2 · 2 4
45. 1 11
36 2 · 2 · 3 ·3 9 9
1 1
1 1
1 1 16 2· 2· 2 · 2 4 1
59. 1
46. 12 2·2·3 3 1 1 12 2· 2· 3 3
11
3
8 2· 2· 2 2 2
1 1
1 1
47. 0 0 602.4 2· 2 · 2 · 3 4 1
3 3
1
30
18
2·
1
3· 3
1
11 1 1 1
10 2· 5 1 24 2· 2·2·3 3
48. 1 61.
10 2· 5 1 40 2· 2·2·5 5
11 1 1 1
11
9 3·3 9 44
49. 2· 2· 11 11
22 2 · 11 22
62.
60 2· 2· 3 · 5 15
11
1
14 2·7 2 111
50.
35 5· 7 5 8 2· 2· 2 1
1 63.
88 2· 2·2·11 11
111
1 1
75 3· 5· 5 11
51. 3
25 5·5 9 3·3 1
11 64.
1 1
11
8 2· 2· 2 2
52.
60 2· 2· 3 · 5 15
2-15 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
9 · 3·3· 5 10
11
0
1 1 1 1
2 144 2·2·2· 2· 3·3
65. 4
36 2 ·2 ·3·3
1 1 1 1
11
16 2·2·2· 2 4
53. 140 2·2·5·7 140
84 2· 2· 3 · 7 21 66.
1 1 297 3 · 3 · 3 · 11 297
1 1
1111 1
20 2· 2· 5 5 48 2· 2· 2· 2· 3 1
54. 67.
44 2· 2·11 11 144 2·2·2·2·3·3 3
1 1 11111
2-16 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
111
32
2· 2· 2· 2 · 2 4 Projects or Group Activities
68.
120 2· 2· 2· 3 · 5 15
111
33 3· 1/1 3
70. 5
110 2 · 5· 11 10 the letter N is .
11 13
1 1
b. Five provinces and territories end with a
36 2· 2· 3· 3 9
71. 2
1 vowel: British Columbia, Alberta,
16 2· 2· 2· 2 4 4
1 1 Manitoba, Ontario, Nova Scotia. The
1
4 6 8 10 12
, , , , and are fractions that
6 9 12 15 18 3. 8
2
are equal to . 4. 12
3
5. 18
76. 15 5
24 8 6. 70
15
24
Objective A Exercises
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 7. 2
7
11 12 13 14 15
1
2-17 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
8
3
7
2-18 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
8. 3 15. 8
11 11
5 7
11 11
8 15 4
1
11 11 11
2 16. 9
9.
9 13
4 7
9 13
16 3
62 1
13 13
9 3
8
17.
5
10. 5
8 9
1 5
8 17 2
3
63 5 5
8 4
18. 5
3 3
11. 14 7
5 3
14 12
4
8 4 3
14 7
19. 3
3 8
12. 7
20
9 8
1
20
8
12 3 11 3
1
20 5 8 8
13. 1 20. 5
2 12
1 7
2 3
1
2 3
1
2
14. 1
3
2
3
2-19 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
12
1
2
13
1
1
12
12
2-20 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
21. 4 31. 3 3
15 14 14
7 5 10
15 7 14
11 13
15 14
22 7
1
15 15 32. 36
5 10
5 7 7
22.
7 10 10
4 13 3
1
7 10 10
5
7 33. 8 32
14 15 60
2 7 21
7
20 60
53
23. 5 1 11 17 5
12 12 12 112 12 60
34. 13
24. 5 3 7 15 1 7
6 18
8 8 8 8 8 7 14
25. A whole number other than 1 9 18
17
26. A mixed number 18
27. The number 1
35. 3 21
8 56
28. A proper fraction 9 36
14 56
57 1
Objective B Exercises 1
56 56
29. 1 3
2 6 36. 5 20
2 4 12 48
3 6 5 15
7 1 16 48
1
6 6 35
48
30. 28
3 12 37. 3 9
1 3
20 60
2-21 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
4 12 7 14
11 30 60
12 23
60
2-22 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
38. 5 25 2 40
12 60 43.
3 60
7 14 1 12
30 60 5 60
39 13 7 35
60 20 12 60
39. 16 87 27 9
1 1
3 18 60 60 20
5 15
6 18 44. 3 45
7 14 4 60
9 18 4 48
35 17 5 60
1
7 35
18 18
12 60
40. 2 8 128 8 2
2 2
3 12
5 10 60 60 15
45. 2 80
6 12
7 7 3 120
12 12 3 72
25 1 5 120
2
7 105
12 12
8 120
41. 5 40 257 17
2
6 48 120 120
14
12 48 46. 3 45
5 15 10 150
16 48 14 140
59 11 15 150
1 9 54
48 48
25 150
42. 2 70 239 89
1
9 315 150 150
7 147
15 315 47. 2 48
2
4 60
2-23 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
1 315
277
315
2-24 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
7
2
5
4
5
8
7
2
5
6
7
2
149 5
2
72 72
2-25 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
48.
1 24 Objective C Exercises
3 72
54. 2 4
2 16 2 2
5 10
9 72 3 3
3 3
7 63 10 10
8 72 7
103 31 5
1 10
72 72
55. 1 6
3 15 4 4
49. 2 12
8 40 7 7
5 5
3 24 12 12
5 40 13 1
9 10
39 12 12
40
56. 3 6
3 3
5 20 8 16
50.
5 5
9 36 2 2
7 21 16 16
12 36 11
5
16
41 5
1
36 36
57. 4
2
3 9 5
51. 7
8 24 2
5 20 9
7
6 24
7 14 58. 8
6
12 24 9
43 19 12
1 8
24 24 18
9
1 36
52.
2 72 59. 5 20
7 7
5 45 12 48
8 72 9 27
2 2
7 56 72
9
2-26 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
137 65 16 48
1 47
72 72 9
48
60. 1 11
9 9
2 22
53. (ii)
3 6
3 3
11 22
17
12
22
2-27 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
61. 6 68. 5 15
3 7 7
2 6 18
13 5 10
3 3
3 9 18
8 25 7
13 10 11
18 18
21
62. 8
40 69. 5 20
6 7 7
9 36
21 7 21
14 2 2
40 12 36
41 5
9 10
63. 8 29 8116 36 36
30 120
11 33 1 6
7 7 70. 3
3
40 120 2 12
149 29 3 9
15 16 2 2
120 120 4 12
5 10
1 1
64. 5 15 6 12
17 17
16 48 25 1
6 8
11 22 12 12
3 3
24 48
37 71. 1 6
20 2 2
48 2 12
2 8
3 3
65. 3 15 3 12
17 17 1 3
8 40 4 4
4 12
7 14
7 7 17 5
20 40 9 10
29 12 12
24
40
72. 1 35
3 3
3 105
66. 7 49 1 21
14 14
12 84 7 7 105
5
13 52 1 15
29 29
21 84 2 2
7 105
101 17 71
43 44
84 84 12
105
67. 7 21
5 5 73. 1 45
8 24 3 3
5 10 2 90
27 27
2-28 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
1 18
12 24 3 3
5 90
31 7 1 10
32 33
24 24 8 8
9 90
73
14
90
2-29 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
74. 5 20 80. 3 9
6 6 4 4
9 36 4 12
5 15 1 4
6 6 9 9
12 36 3 12
5 10 13 1
2 2 13 14
18 36 12 12
45 9 1
14 15 15
36 36 4 81. 8 16
4 =4
9 18
1 3
75. 3 18 9 =9
2 2
8 48 6 18
7 28 19 1
4 4 13 = 14
12 48 18 18
5 15
3 3
16 48 82. 2 2
5 45
61 13 4 4
9 10 8 72
48 48 2 16
2 2
9 72
1 2
76. 11 11 61
8
2 4 72
3 3
4 4 83. 5 15
5 1 1 =1
11 12 8 24
4 4 33
1 7 7
The distance is 12 inches. 7 =7
4 24 24
22 11
11 = 11
3 3 24 12
77. 2 2
8 8
1 4 84. Yes
1 1
2 8
7 85. No
3
8
7
The pole is 3 Objective D Exercises
8 metres long.
86. Strategy To find the shaft length, add the
4 16 three distances.
78. 2 2
9 36
2-30 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
3 6
7 21 Solution
5 5 8 16
12 36 11 11
37 1
7 8 16 16
36 36 1 4
4 16
79. 5 5 = 5 20 21 5
6 24 1
3 9 16 16
3 =3
5
8 24 The shaft length is 1
29 5 16 cm.
8 =9
24 24
2-31 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
87. Strategy To find shaft length, add the b. Strategy To find the week’s total salary,
lengths of the three parts. multiply the hours worked (20)
5 5 by the pay for 1 hour ($11).
Solution =
16 16 Solution 11
7 14 20
6 =6
8 16
3 6 220
1 =1
8 16 Your total salary for the week
25 9
7 =8 is $220.
16 16
The shaft length is 91. Strategy To find the total course length,
9
8 centimetres. add the three sides.
16 3 3
Solution 4 =4
3 3 10 2
The total thickness is 92. Strategy To find the thickness of the wall,
5
1 centimetres. add the thickness of the stud to
16
the thickness of the dry wall on
89. The sum represents the height of the table.
each side of the stud.
90a. Strategy To find the total number of
55
Solution 3 3
hours worked, add the five 8 8
1 4
amounts.
2 8
Solution 5 5 1 4
3 9 2 8
3 3
4 12 13 5
1 4 3 4
2 2 8 8
3 12
1 3 The total thickness of the wall is
1 1
4 12 24
18 20
2 8 12
7 7
3 12
2-32 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
4
5
in.
8
93. Strategy To find the thickness ofthe
wall, add the thickness of
the stud to the thickness of
the dry wall on each side of
the stud.
2-34 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
5 5 Critical Thinking
Solution 5 5
8 8 96. 1 1 1 1 2
1 4 + + + +
3 6 8 12 5
2 8 40 20 15 10 48
1 4 + + + +
120 120 120 120 120
2 8 133 13
13 5 = =1
5 6 120 120
8 8
The total thickness of the wall No, this is not possible. The total cannot be
5 greater than 1, which represents all the
is 6 in.
8
people surveyed.
94. Strategy To find the thickness of the wall,
add the thickness of the stud to
Projects or Group Activities
the thickness of the dry wall on
each side of the stud. 97. 1 , 1 , 1
234
5
Solution 3 98. There is no smallest unit fraction. No matter
8
5 how small the unit fraction is, we can always
8
5 add 1 to the denominator to make it even
8 smaller.
15 7
3 4
7 4 3 1 1
8 8 99.
12 12 12 3 4
The total thickness of the wall is
11 8 3 1 1
7 100.
4 in. 24 24 24 3 8
8
3 3 11
+ = 3.
16 16 18
22 6 3
=1 1 1
16 16 8 4.
3
3
The bolt must be 1 in. long.
8
2-36 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
7 12 2
=
12 42 7
41
12 3 15. 13
14
8. 13 5
15 14
4 8 4
15 14 7
9 3
=
15 5 16. 7
8
9. 9 5
20 8
7 21
20 8 4
2 1
20 10 17. 17
24
10. 48 11
55 24
13 61
55 24 4
35 7
=
55 11 6 17
5
11. 42
2-37 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
18.
1
9
3
0
1
1
3
0
8 4
=
65 30 15
25 5
19. Yes
65 13
20. No
2-38 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
31 18
6 2
29. 9 18
= 32
7 14 16
22. = 17 17
8 16 =
5 5 32 32
= 1
16 16
9 32
16
30. 29 58
60 120
23. 5 35 3 9
8 56
2 16 40 120
7 56 49
19 120
56
31. 11 = 55
24. 5 = 35 12
3
60
36
6 42 =
3 18 5 60
=
7 42 19
17 60
42
11 33
5 10 32. 15 45
25. 7 14 5 25
3 3 9 45
8
14 14
7 1 45
14 2
33. 11 33
=
26. 5 25 24 72
=
7 28
9 45 =
7 21 18 72
=
15 45 5
4 72
45
34. 9 27
27. 8 32 14 42
2-39 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
5 5
15 60
2-40 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
7 21 42 42
22 11
20 60
11 42 21
60
2-41 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
35. 11 55 42. 1
= 6
12 60 3
11 44 2
=
15 60 1
4
11 3
60
43. 5 7
36. 17 51 8
1
20 60
7 28 7
4
15 60 8
23
3
60 44. 10 = 9
3
37. 13 39 6 1 =6 1
= 3 3
20 60
1 10 2
= 3
6 60 3
29
45. 21
60 3 2
21
5 15 5 5
38. 2 2
6 18 21 21
7 14 16
9 18 21
1
2 7
18 46. 6 =5
5 5
4 4
39. (i) 4 =4
5 5
3
1
5
Objective C Exercises
40. 7 11 3
5 12 47. 16
15
5 78 7 8
2 10 10
12
8 8
2 1 4 1
3 =3
12 6 5 5
8 2
41. 16 11 48. 16 2 = 16 18 = 15 63
15 5 45 45
8
11
15 4 20 20
8 =8 =8
9 45 45
3 1 43
5 5
15 5 7
45
2-42 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
49. 7 21 1 2 6
23 23 55. 29 29 28
8 24 2 4 4
2 16 3 3 3
16 16 7 7 7
3 24 4 4 4
5 3
7 21
24
4
3
50. 13 The distance is 21 inches.
17 16 4
13
8 8
7 7 1 2 10
13 13 56. 23 23 22
5 4 8 8
9 13 19 3 19 3 3
19
8 8 8
5 7
51. 6=5 3
5 8
3 3 7
4 =4 The distance is 3 inches.
5 5 8
2
1
5 57. 3 3 23
23 23 22
20 20 20
1 4 28 3 12 12
52. 23 23 22 7 7 7
6 24 24 5 20 20
3 9 9 11
15 15 15 15
8 24 24 20
19
7 58. 3 9 33
24 12 12 11
8 24 24
5 10 10
4 8 26 7 7 7
53. 40 40 39 12 24 24
9 18 18
5 15 15 23
24 24 24 4
24
6 18 18
11 5 25 70
15 59. 10 = 10 =9
18 9 45 45
11 33 33
5 =5 =5
5 15 69 15 45 45
54. 12 12 11
18 54 54 11 22 22
11 11 11
27 54 54
2-43 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
47 37
4
45
60. 1 5 20
6 6 5
3 15 15
54
3
3 3939
5 15 15
11
2
15
61. No
2-44 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
19 16
8 feet.
24 run in the Belmont Stakes
63. Strategy Subtract the larger shaft segment 1
1 miles .
7 inches from the total 2
2
8 1 8
Solution 1 =1
3 2 16
shaft length 12 inches .
3 3
8 1 =1
3 16 16
Solution 12 11 5
11
8 8
7 7 16
2 2
8 8 5
The horses run mile farther
4 1 16
9 9
8 2 in the Belmont Stakes than in the
The missing dimension is Preakness Stakes.
1
9 inches .
2 65. Strategy To find the difference in the
64. Strategy To find how much farther the desk heights, subtract the shorter
horses run in the Queen’s Plate 3
desk height 56 centimetres
than in the Preakness Stakes, 4
subtract the distance run in the from the taller desk height
1
58 centimetres .
2-45 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
3
Preakness Stakes 1 miles 2
16
1 2 6
from the distance run in the Solution 58 58 57
1 2 4 4
Queen’s Plate 1 miles .
3 3 3
4
56 56 56
4 4 4
3
1
4
2-46 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
3 3 9
The new desk is 1 centimetres Solution 7 7
4 8 24
1 8
shorter than a desk of standard 10 10
3 24
height.
17
17
66a. Strategy Add the distance from the starting 24
the distance from the first during the first two days is
17
checkpoint to the second 17 kilometres.
24
checkpoint.
24 9 kilometres remain.
24
total distance (12 kilometres).
68. The difference represents the distance that
24
Solution 12 11
will remain to be travelled after the first day.
24
17 17
7 7 69. The difference represents how much farther
24 24
the hikers plan to travel on the second day
47
24 than on the first day.
The distance from the second
70. Strategy To find how much weight must
checkpoint to the finish line is
be lost during the third month:
24 1
first month 4 kilograms to
67a. Strategy Add the distance to be travelled 4
4 4 4 wall.
1 2 3 3
5 5 9 9 • Subtract the smaller total
2 4 4 4
thickness from the larger total
3 1
9 5
4 4 thickness.
1 5 5
The patient has 5 kilograms Solution 2 6 stud wall: 5 5
4 8 8
more to lose. 1 4
3 2 8
71a. The wrestler lost 2 kilograms in week 1 1 4
4
1 2 8
and 2 kilograms in week 2, or 13 5
4 58 6 8
4 kilograms total. Since less than
5
6 kilograms needs to be lost, the wrestler 2 4 stud wall: 3
8
can attain the weight class by losing under 5
2 kilograms. Yes, this is less than the 8
1 5
2 kilograms lost in the second week. 8
4
15 7
6 3
loss total from the required 1 1
8 4
3
amount 5 kilograms . 3
4 The difference is 1 inches.
4
3 3 7
Solution 2 5 4 73. The electrician’s income is 1, that is, 100%.
4 4 4
1 4 15
2 54 1
4 4 15
4 3 4 4
4 5
Critical Thinking 3 3 3
1 8 4 4
74. To find the missing number, subtract 2
2 5 1
1 1
from 5 . 8 4
3
1 1 7
1 2 8 2 2 8
5 5 4
3 6 6
1 3 3
2 2 2
2 6 6
5 Check Your Progress: Chapter 2
2
6
1.
5 1
75. To find the missing number, add 1 to 4 .
8 2
5 5
1 1
8 8
1 4
4 4
2 8 2.
9 1
5 6
8 8
8 8 8 8 8 8
5 8 5 13
Middle across: 1 ;
8 8 8 8
8 13 82 1 8 4
15
5.
Bottom across : 1 7 4 7 11;
2 8 8 8 8
15 1 41
8 8 8 2
2-51 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
6. 17
14.
24
5
24
12 1
24 2
7 14
7.
15. 9 18
7 7
18 18
7
18
8. 7 7
16.
20 20
15
4 20
12 3
20 5
5 40
1 1 17.
36 2233 4 6 48
9.
45 335 5 11 33
1 1
16 48
1 73 25
17 17 1 1
10. 48 48
51 3 17 3
1
3 39
18.
25 55 25 4 52
11. ; is in simplest form. 9 18
36 2 2 33 36
26 52
1 1
21
36 2233
12. 9 52
4 2 2
1 1
2 32
19.
2 3 48
13.
9 3 9
4 16 48
9 23
6 2 48
9 3
2-52 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
3 12 3 15
20. 26. 9 9
5 20 4 20
1 5 3 6
7 7
4 20 10 20
17 21 1
16 17
20 20 20
1 3 4
21. 2 2 27. 9 8
10 30 4
1 2 3 3
7 7 5 5
15 30 4 4
5 1 1
9 9 3
30 6 4
4 8 1 3 15
22. 11 11 28. 8 8 7
9 18 4 12 12
1 3 5 10 10
7 7 5 5 5
6 18 6 12 12
11 5
18 2
18 12
6 12
23. 7 7
7 14 Section 2.6
1 7
1 1
2 14
Concept Check
5
6 5 2 52 10
14 1.
9 3 93 27
13 26 6 64 24 3
3 3 2. 4 3
24. 28 56 7 71 7 7
1 7
1 1 3. Yes
8 56
19
2 4. Less than
56
8 16
5 5 Objective A Exercises
25. 1
9 18
31 2 7 2 ·7 2
5 15 12 5.
7 7 13 3 8 3·8 3 ·2
6 18 13 1
2-50 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
·7 7
1 · 2 · 2 12
18 18 1 2 1·2 1
6.
2 3 2· 3 3
1
1
5 7 5· 7 5·7 7
7.
16 15 16 ·15 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 3 · 5 48
1
2-51 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
1 1
3 6 3·6 3 · 2·3 9 737·3 7·3 3
8. 21.
8 7 8 ·7 2·2 ·2 · 7 28 8 14 8 · 14 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 7 16
1 1
1 1 1 ·1 1·1 1 2 4 2 ·4 2 ·2 2 8
9. 22.
6 8 6 ·8 2 · 3 · 2 · 2 · 2 48 9 5 9 ·5 3·3·5 45
11
2 5 2·5 2·5 1 7 3 7 ·3 73 21
10. 23.
5 6 5 ·6 5 · 2 ·3 3 10 8 10 · 8 2 · 5 · 2 · 2 ·2 80
1 1
11
1 1 5 6 5 · 6 5 · 2·3 5
11 6 11 · 6 11 · 2·3 11 24.
11. 12 7 12 · 7 2· 2 · 3· 7 14
12 7 12 · 7 2 · 2 · 3 · 7 14 1 1
1 1
1 1 1 1
11 3 11 · 3 1 15 16 15 ·16 3· 5 · 2· 2· 2· 2
25. 10
11 · 3 11 8 3 8 ·3 2 · 2 · 2· 3
12.
12 5 12 · 5 2 · 2 · 3· 5 20 1 1 1 1
1
11
1 1 1 1 5 4 5 · 4 5· 2· 2 2
26.
8 27 8 · 27 2· 2· 2 · 3· 3· 3 6 15 6 ·15 2· 3 · 3 · 5 9
13. 6 1 1
9 4 9·4 3 · 3 · 2·
2
1 1 1 1
1
3 3 3·3 3 ·3 9 121·21·21
14. 27.
5 10 5 ·10 5 · 2· 5 50 2 15 2 ·15 2 · 3 · 5 15
1
5 1 5 ·1 5 ·1 5 3 5 3 ·5 3·5 15
15. 28.
6 2 6 ·2 2 · 3 ·2 12 8 16 8 ·16 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 128
1
1 1
3 5 3 ·5 3·5 5 5 14 5 ·14 5· 2 · 7
16.
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
16 27 16 · 27 2·2·2·2 · 3·3·3 3 36 3 · 36 3· 2 · 2 33 27
17. 6
9 8 9·8 3·3· 2 · 2 · 2 30.
8 41 8 · 41 2 · 2 · 2 · 41 82
1 1 1 1 1
1 1
2-52 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
1 1 1 1
1 1 1
5 16 5 ·16 5· 2· 2· 2· 2 2
18. · ···
5 42 5 42 5 2 3 7 7
8 15 8 ·15 2· 2· 2· 3 ·5 3 31.
1 1 1 1 12 65 12 · 65 2 · 2 · 3 · 5 ·13 26
1 1 1
1 1
3 4 3 · 4 3·2·2 2
19. 16 55 16 55 2 10
1 21 212 5 11 1
2 9 2 ·9 2 · 3 ·3 3 32.
1 1 33 72 33 72 3 11 2 2 2 3 3 27
1 11 1
1
5 3 5 ·3 5 11
20.
3 7 3· 7 7 12 5 12 · 5 2 · 2 · 3·5
1
33.
5 3 5 ·3 5 · 34
1 1
2-53 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
1 1 1 1
17 81 17 81 173 3 3 3 5 14· 5 2· 7· 5
34. 9 45. 14 10
71
9 17 917 3 3 17 7 1· 7 1·
111
1
1 1 2 ·6 2·2·3
46. 2 6 4
4
10 14 1014 2527 3 3 ·1 3 ·1
35.
21 15 2115 3 73 5 9 1
1 1
1 1
1 111 1 5 5· 40 5· 2· 2· 2 · 5 50 2
47. 40 16
19 48 1948 1922223 12 12 · 1 2· 2· 3 · 1 3 3
36. 11
64 95 64 95 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 19
1 1 1 1 1
3 1 1 1 4 1· 2· 2 4
48. 1
3 3 3 3 3 ·3 9
20
3 4 1 1
37. Answers will vary. For example, and 2 1 2 5 2·5
4 3 49. 2 1
5 2 5 2 5· 2
11
1 1
7 15 7·15 7·3·5 5
38. 1 1 1 1
12 42 12 · 42 2 · 2 · 3 · 2 · 3 ·7 24 7 4 15 4 3 · 5 · 2 ·2 1
1 1 50. 1
8 15 8 15 2·2·2·3·5 2
1 1 11
1 1 1 1
1
9 20 9 · 20 3·3·2·2·5
1 4 5 2 ·2·5
12 10
1 1 52. 4 2 1·2
2 1 2 1
11
7 15 7· 15 7· 3· 5 5 1
41. 2 1
3 14 3 ·14 3· 2 ·7 2 2
1 1 1 9 10 3· 3 · 2 · 5
53. 9 3 30
3 1 3 1· 3
2-54 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
1 1
1 8 1· 8 1· 2· 2· 2
42.
4
2-55 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
2 15 2 ·15 2 ·3 · 5 15 1
1 54. 2 3 15 3 3 · 5 · 3 45 6 3
7 7 1 7·1 7 7
11
3 12 3· 12 3· 2· 2· 3 9 1 1
43. 1
8 17 8 ·17 2· 2·2 · 17 34 55. 5 21 8 3· 7· 2· 2·2
8 42
1 1 4 4 1 2· 2·1
11
8 1 ·8 1 · 2 · 2 ·2 2 2 2 38 3 2 ·19 · 3 38 2
1 1
57. 4 3 12
9 9 1 3· 3 · 1 3 3
1
2-56 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
1
3 3 15 43
58. 1 3 3 1 24 1· 2·2· 2· 3 12 1 5 69. 3
4
2
20 20
4
2 7 2 7 2 ·7 7 7 1
1
3 · 5· 43
1 1 1 2·2·2·2·5
1
3 4 3 24 3· 2· 2· 2· 3 9 4
59. 4 1 129 1
8 5 8 5 2· 2· 2· 5 5 5 8
1 1 1
16 16
1 1 1
1 1
1 4 49 4 7· 7· 2· 2 7 1 3 3 63 10 3· 3·7·2·5
60. 6 3
8 7 8 7 2·2·2· 7 2 2 70. 12 1 18
7 5 7
1 1 1 5 5· 7
1 1
1 1 1 1
1 1
1 5 16 5 2·2·2·2·5 5 2 1 1/3· 2· 2 · 2 · 2
61. 5 1 3 13 16
3 16 3 16 3 ·2· 2· 2· 2 3 3 71. 6 1 8
1 1 1 1 2 13 2 13 2·1/3
1 1
3 1 3 9 3· 3· 3 27 11 1 1 1
62. 4 1
8 2 8 2 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 16 16 3 4 35 4 5722 7 1
72. 4 3
8 5 8 5 2 225 2 2
1 1 1 1
5 1 5 7 5·7 5 2 1
63. 2 1 The height is 3 inches.
2
7 3 7 3 7· 3 3 3
1
2 0 8 08 0 1 4 27 22333
64. 0 2 0 73. 4 13 54
3 1 3 13 3 2 1 2 2
1
5 2 21 17 3 · 7 ·17 357 1 1
66. 2 3 1 3 5 18 5·2·3·3
8 5 8 5 2 ·2 ·2 ·5 40 75. 2 3 9
2 5 2 5 2·5
37 1 1
8
40
1 1
3 3 35 18 5· 7 · 2· 3 · 3
1 1 1 1 76. 4 3
3 1 83 16 83· 2· 2·2· 2 8 5 8 5 2· 2 · 2 · 5
67. 5 5 1 1
16 3 16 3 2· 2· 2· 2·3
1 1 1 1
2-57 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
83 2 63 3
27 15
3 3 4 4
1
1 5 17 5 17 5 5
1 1 77. 2
1 26 40 2· 1/3· 2· 2· 2· 8 17 8 17
68. 5 3 16
2 2 2 17 8
5 13 5 13 5·1/3 1
1 1
2 7 62 100
78. 12 3
5 31 5 31
1 1
2 · 31/ · 2 · 2 · 5· 5
5· 3/1
1 1
40
2-58 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
1 1 1
9 feet by .
1 4 25 18 5 · 5 · 2· 3 ·
80. 3 2 4 3
3
8 7 8 7 2· 2 · 2 · 7
1
1 1 1 37
225 1 Solution 9
8 3 4 3 4
28 28
1 · 37 37
3 · 4 12
Objective C Exercises 1
3
12
3
81. Less than $35, because 2 3 The length of the board cut off is
4
1
1 3 feet .
82. Less than 4 feet, because of 9 feet is 12
3
1
9 feet is approximately 3 feet. 1
4 1 side 16 centimetres by 4.
4
83. Strategy To find the cost of the salmon,
1 33 4
Solution 16 4
multiply the amount of salmon
2 2 1
1
3
2 kilograms by the cost per 33·22
4 66
21
kilograms ($12).
The perimeter of the square is
3
Solution 2 12 11 12 66 centimetres.
4 4 1
1
11·4· 3 87. Strategy To find the area of the square,
33
4·1 multiply the length of one side
1
11 ·11 121
2-60 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
1 1 5 1 51 5
Solution 2 2 ·2 4
2 3 2 3 23 6 1
30
5 4
A person can walk kilometres
6 The area of the square is
1 1
in hour. 30 square metres .
3 4
2-61 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
89. Strategy To find the number of acres material each cape requires by
turned into ethanol, multiply the the cost of 1 yard and by the
total number of acres planted number of capes needed.
6 1 3
each year (3 million) by . Solution 1 12 22 12 22
10 2 2
31222
6 3 6
Solution 3 2
10 1 10
792
36 18 9 4 396
1 2
110 10 5 5
2 8 2 8 16 16
face of the cabinet from the wall
1
The weight of the 6 -foot steel rod is 1 1
2 23 inches by .
2 2
7
2 pounds.
16 1 1 47 1
Solution 23
2 2 2 2
7 1 151 13 1963 19 471 47
91. 12 4 54
12 3 12 3 36 36 22 4
7 3
The weight of the 12 -foot steel rod is 11
12 4
2-62 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
19 3
54 pounds.
36 The distance is 11 inches.
4
2-63 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
3 3 3 7 3· 7
97. A. The product of any two positive rational 9. 1
7 7 7 3 7·3
1 1
1 1 1 11
Section 2.7 1
11 1 11 12 11 · 2 · 2 · 3 44 4
14. 8
Concept Check 15 12 15 1 3· 5 5 5
1
7
1.
1
3 1 2 1 3 3 1
15.
1 9 3 9 2 3·3 · 2 6
1
2.
7 1 1
10 5 10 7 2 · 5· 7 2
5 16.
3. 21 7 21 5 3 · 7· 5 3
1 1
4
1
4. 6 2 4 2 7 2·7 7
17.
5 7 5 4 5 · 2· 2 10
3 4 3 9 27 1
5.
8 9 8 4 32
11
6. No
2-64 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
3
18.
5
3
12
3·
2· 2
·3
9
8
12
8
5
2· 2
·2
·5
10
1
1
1 1 1 4 2·2
19. 2
2 4 2 1 2
1
2-65 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
1 1 1
1 1 1 9 3· 3 2 2 2 9 2 · 3 ·3
20. 3 33. 3
3 9 3 1 3 3 9 3 2 3·2
1 1 1
1 111
11 1 10 2·5 5 5 5 6 5·2· 3 1
21. 2 34.
5 10 5 1 5 12 6 12 5 2· 2 · 3· 5 2
1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1
4 2 4 5 2· 2 · 5 2 7 3 7 4 7 · 2· 27 1
22. 35. 1
15 5 15 2 3 ·5· 2 3 8 4 8 3 2 · 2 · 2 ·3 6 6
1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1
7 14 7 5 7· 5 1 7 3 7 4 7· 2· 2 7
23. 36.
15 5 15 14 3 · 5 · 2 · 7 6 12 4 12 3 2· 2· 3 · 3 9
1 1 11
11 1
5 15 5 2 5· 2 1 5 3 5 14 5 · 2 ·7 10 1
24. 37. 3
8 2 8 15 2· 2 · 2 · 3 · 5 7 14 7 3 7·3 3 3
1
12
1 1
1 1 1
14 7 14 9 2· 7·3·3 6 9 6 32 2· 3· 2· 2· 2· 2·
25. 6 38. 2
3 9 3 7 3· 7 11 32 11 9 11· 3· 3
1 1 1
64 31
1 1
7 9 7 2 7·2 7 33 33
26.
4 2 4 9 2· 2 · 2· 3 18 39. True
1
1 1
40. True
5 25 5 3 5·3 1
27.
9 3 9 25 3 · 3 · 5 · 5 15
1 1
Objective B Exercises
111 1
2432·2·3
28. 5 3 5 8 5 · 2· 2· 2 5 41. 4 6
3 1 2 2
16 8 16 3 2· 2· 2· 2 · 3 6
1 1 1 1
1 1
2 1 2 3 2· 3 2 2121
29. 2 42. 4
2-66 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
3 3 3 1 3 3 3 4 3 · 2· 2 6
1 1
11 9 1 3· 3
4 1 4 9 2 · 2 · 3· 3 9 11
30. 4 9
2-67 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
1
43. 3 3 1 3 1
3
2 2 3 2·3 2
1
1 1
5 2 5 7 5· 7 5 1 3 3 2 3·2
31. 2 44. 3 2
7 7 7 2 7· 2 2 2 2 1 3 3
1 1
1 1
5 1 5 9 5 · 3· 3 15 1 5 5 1 5 1
32. 7 45. 25
6 9 6 1 2·3 2 2 6 6 25 2 · 3 · 5 · 5 30
1 1
2-68 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
3 22 11 2· 11· 11 242 2 7 1 7 13 7 4
46. 22 80 56. 3
11 1 3 3 3 3 8 4 8 4 8 13
1 1
1
7 · 2·2 7
1 6 10 6 3 2·3· 3 9 4 2· 2·2 · 13 26
47. 6 3 1
3 1 3 1 10 2·5 5 5 1 1
1
1
1 7 35 24 5· 7·2· 2· 2· 3
57. 35 120
1 11 11 11 1 11 1 24 1 7 7
48. 5 11 1
2 2 1 2 11 2 11 2
1
3 3 3 11 3 4
58. 2
1 8 4 8 4 8 11
1 1 13 1 13 2 13· 2 1 1
49. 6 13 3 · 2· 2 3
2 2 2 2 2 1 2
1
2· 2· 2 · 22
11
1 1 1 11
3 1 3 9 3 4 3· 2· 2 1
50. 2 11 2 11 20 11 9
8 4 8 4 8 9 2· 2· 2 · 3· 3 6 59. 2
1 1 1 18 9 18 9 18 20
1 1
11· 3·3 11
1 3 33 11 33 4
51. 8 2 2 · 3 · 3 · 2 · 2 · 5 40
4 4 4 4 4 11 11
1 1 1
31122 21 3 21 33 21 10
3 60. 3
2 2 11 40 10
40 10 40 33
1 1 1 1 1 1
3·7 · 2· 5 7
5
52. 3 32 32 32 32 1 2· 2 · 2 · 5· 3·11 44
1 11
9 9 1 9 32
111 11
2· 2· 2· 2· 2 1 1 1 33 5 33 2
61. 2 2
3 · 3 · 2· 2· 2· 2· 2 9 16 2 16 2 16 5
1 1 1 1 1 1
3·11· 2 33
1 1 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 5 40
1 21 21 21 1 3·7 1 1
53. 4 21
5 5 1 5 21 5·3·7 5
1 1
3 7 38 19 38 12
62. 7 1
8 31 62 31 62 36 5 12 5 12 5 19
54. 6 1
9 36 9 36 9 31 2 19 2 2 3 24
1 1 1
2-69 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
2 · 3/1 · 2 · 2 · 3· 3 5 19 5
8 1
3· 3· 3/ 1
2-70 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
1 1 1 4
4
5
11 1 11 7 11 3
55. 2
12 3 12 3 12 7 235358
1 63. 1
3 8 3 8 3 3
11· 3 11
5 · 2 · 2 · 2 40
2 · 2 · 3 · 7 28
1 3 ·3 9
4
4
9
2-71 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
1
73. 102 1 1 102 3 102 2
2 16 3 2· 2 · 2· 2 · 3
64. 16 24 2 1 2 1 3
3 1 2 2 1
1
2· 3· 17· 2
5 68
3
65. 1 4 13 4 13 1 1
8 8 1 8 4
13 13 1 7
74. 0 3 0 0
2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 32 2 2
11
2 58 58 58 2
3 1 107 4 107 · 2· 75. 8 1 1 1 8
66. 13 7 7 7 7 7
8 4 8 1 2· 2· 2
1 1 1
2 2 16 32 16 32 16 35
1 1 1 1 1 1
3·5·7·2·2·2·2·2
1 3 16 2 2· 2· 2· 2· 2 6
67. 16 1 16 2 · 2 · 2 · 2·5· 7
2 2 1 3 3 1 1 1 111
32 2
10 8
3 3 77. 8 2 13 80 49 80 18
7 9 7 9 8 3· 3· 2· 2· 2 9 18 9 18 9 491 1
68. 9 2· 2· 2· 2· 5· 2· 3· 3
8 1 8 1 7 7
3·3· 7 ·7
72 2 1 1
10 160 13
7 7 3
49 49
69. 1 1 5 8 4 53 4 9 1 7 51 17 51 10
3 9 3 53
3 9
78. 10 1
1 5 10 5 10 5 17
2· 2· 3· 3 12 1 1
3 · 53 53 3· 1/7·2·5
1 6
5·1/7
1 1
2
70. 13 0
3 3 27 59 59 9 32
79. 7 1
Division by zero is undefined. 8 32 8 32 8 59
1 11 1
/
59· 2· 2· 2· 2 · 2
3 1 413 191 413 10 4
71. 82 19 2· 2· 2· 5/9
5 10 5 10 5 191 1 1 1 1
1
7· 59· 2· 5
4 62 7 5 70 35 70 6
826
5 ·191 191 191 80. 7 5
1
2-72 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
9 6 9 6 9 35
1 1
3 228 15 228 1
72. 45 15 2· 5· 7· 2·3 4 1
1
5 5 1 5 15 3 · 3 · 5 ·7 3 3
1 1 1
1
2 · 2 · 3· 19 76 1
3 3 23 11 55 11 32
5 · 3· 5 25 25 81. 2 1
1 4 32 4 32 4 35
1 11
11
/ · 2· 2· 2 · 2 8 3
1
2· 2· 5 · 1/ 1 5 5
1 1 1
2-73 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
1 5 33 16 33 11 3 128
82. 8 1 Solution 400 25 400
4 11 4 11 4 16 5 5
3·11·11 363 5 400·5
400
2 · 2 ·2 · 2 · 2 · 2 64 128 128
43 2000 80
5 15
64 128 128
5
15
14 1 14 28 14 9 8
83. 3
77 9 77 9 17 28 5
1 1
There are 15 servings in
2· 7· 3· 3 9 8
1
3 by the number of acres 8 .
Solution 22 22 4 3
4 3
224 1 25
Solution 200 000 8 200000
3
3 3
88 1 3
29 200000
3 2 25
1 200000· 3
2
serving 25 grams .
5
2-75 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
92. Strategy To find how many kilometres 94a. Strategy To find the number of acres,
the car can travel on 1 litre of subtract the number of acres set
3
1 number of acres 9
.
of gasoline used 47 litres . 4
2
3 3
Solution 9 =9
1
Solution 440 47 = 440 95 14 24
2 1 2 1 =1
440 2 2 4
1 95 1
1 8
4
22 5112 1
595 8 acres are available for
1
4
176 5 housing.
9
19 19
b. Strategy To find the number of parcels,
The car can travel
divide the number of acres
5
9 kilometres on 1 gallon of 1
19 available 8 by the number
gasoline. 4
1
of acres in one parcel .
93. Strategy To find the number of turns, 4
divide the distance for the nut to 1 1 33 1 33 4
Solution 8
4 4 4 4 4 4 1
4
moving 4 centimetres .
5 3 9
Solution 5 5
4 12
1 4
4 4
3 12
5
1
12
The total weight of the fat and
5
bone was 1 kilograms.
12
2-77 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
b. Strategy To find the number of servings, 97. Strategy To find the distance between
divide the weight after trimming each post:
3 4
1 1 13 1
Solution 4 • Subtract that sum from the
3 3 3 3
13 3 total distance between the
3 1 3
posts 22 inches .
1
4
13· 3
13
3·1 • Divide the remaining distance
1
4 1 4 14 4
Solution 51
• Divide the total length
6 66 66 1 661
6
4 4 6 4 6
• Multiply the fraction left over 1
2
4 98. Strategy To find the distance between
7
2 1 2 7 each post:
1
7 6 7 6 • Find the total distance taken
1 1
2 ·7 1 up by the 10 posts
2-78 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
7 · 2· 3 3 1
1 inches each .
1 1
2
2-79 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
1
posts 42 inches .
2
2-80 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
posts. 4 8 4 8 4 9 2 2 33 3
1 1 1
1 10 3
Solution 101
2 1 2 107. Strategy To find the bank-recommended
5
maximum monthly house
103 15
15
payment, multiply your monthly
12 1
1 1
income ($4500) by .
1
42 15 85 15 3
2 2 1 1 4500
85 30 55 Solution 4500 = = 1500
3 3
2 2 2
5 The bank would recommend that
55 55 1 551 your maximum monthly house
11
2 2 11 2 11
1 payment be $1500.
5 1
2
2 2 108. Strategy To find how much higher the
The distance between each post grass plots were mowed for the
1 3
is 2 inches. study inch than the more
2 20
3 2 6 6 6 1 1
inch or inch , subtract
10 8
5 5 20 15 5
100. each of the shorter heights from
6 8 24 24 24
the higher height.
1 3 5 6 11 1 3 1 3 2 1
101. 1 Solution
2 5 10 10 10 10 20 10 20 20 20
3 1 6 5 1
2-81 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
5 1 10 3 13 20 8 40 40 40
102.
4 3 12 2
1 1
5 2 21 2 372 7 3
104. 2 1
8 3 8 3 222 3 4 4
1 1
2-82 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
1 columns.
Solution 28 = 14 centimetres on one
2 7 177 1 177 27
17 3 5
side. 10 10 3 30 30
7 7 3 9
The thickness is 2 1 5 centimetres
8 4 4 10
centimetres.
The other dimension
Projects or Group Activities
(28 centimetres) remains the
9
same. 112. Internet Explorer:
25
The dimensions of the board 7
Firefox:
when it is closed are 25
9
28 centimetres by 14 centimetres Chrome:
50
3
by 1 centimetres.
4 9 7 9 18 14 9 41
25 25 50 50 50 50 50
110. Strategy To find the number of miles:
41
• Find out how many units of of the market
50
1
4
centimetres. 1
10 Opera:
50
• Multiply by 60 kilometres. 1
3 1 3 50
3 1 43 2 43 3
Solution 4 units 50 50 50 1
10 2 10 1 5 1
9 2 9
43 60 114. 9 2
516 50 50 1 billion, or
25
5 1 2
2-83 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
2. Greater than
Objective B Exercises
3. Less than
2
3 339
4. (ii) 18.
8 8 8 64
2
Objective A Exercises 19.
5 5 5 25
11 19 12 12 12 144
5.
40 40
3
2 2 2 2 8
20. · ·
92 19 9 9 9 9 729
6. >
103 103
1
2
2 14 5 15 2 5 1 2 1 2 2 2· 2 2
7. , , 21. · · ·
3 21 7 21 3 7 2 3 2 33 2· 3 · 3 9
1
2 16 3 15 2 3 4
8. = , = , > 2 1 2 111 1
5 40 8 40 5 8 22. · · · · ·
3 2 3 222 2
1
5 15 7 14 5 7 2·1 · 1 · 1 · 1 1
9. , ,
8 24 12 24 8 12
3 · 2· 2 · 2 · 2 24
1
11 33 17 34 11 17
10. = , = , <
16 48 24 48 16 24 2 3
1 3 1133 3
23. · · · · ·
3 5 3355 5
11. 7 28 , 11 33 , 7 11 11
9 36 12 36 9 12 1 · 1 · 3· 3· 3 3
3· 3· 5 · 5 · 5 125
11
5
25 7 28 5 7
12. , = = , <
12 60 15 60 12 15 5
2 2 2 5 5
24. · ·
3 2 2
· ·
·
2-86 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
13 39 19 38 13 19 5 7 55577
13. 14 , , 1 1
42 21 42 14 21 2 · 2 · 2 · 5· 5 8
5· 5· 5 · 7 · 7 245
13 26 7 21 13 7 11
14. , ,
18 36 12 36 18 12
53 18 2 5 5 5 18 18
7 35 11 44 7 11 25. · · · · ·
15. , , 9 25 9 9 9 25 25
24 120 30 120 24 30 111 1 1 1 1
5· 5· 5·2 · 3· 3· 2· 3·3 4
3· 3·3· 3·3 · 3 · 5· 5· 5· 5 45
1 1 1 1 111
2-87 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
1 1
112322
26. 34 12 3 4 12
2 3 3 6 6 3 32.
1 2 25 2 3 4 5 2 3
1 1
6 3 31
1 4 5 3
6 6 9 5
5 15 15
6 4
15
2 32 4 32
27. + = +
5 10 3 10 10 3 1
7 2 5 2 3 1 5 3 3 1
33.
10 3 6 3 4 2 6 2 4 2
21 20 2
30 30 53
1 4 8
30 10 3
8 8
28. 1 1 3 1 2 3 7
·
3 2 4 3 1 4 8
23
3 4 1
8 9 1 3 4 1 1 3 4 1
34.
12 12 3 5 9 2 3 5 9 2
3
17 5
1 141
12 12 3 15 2
10 8 15
3 14 4 2 4
29. 30 30 30
7 15 5 5 5
6 1 3 1
1 30 10
5 5
1
7 247 8 7 2 1 5 7 2 1 5
30. 35.
9 35 9 15
35 24 8 3 2 6 8 3 2 6
45 45 1
11 7 1 5
8 3 6
45 21 8 20
15 2
51252 24 24
31.
8 8 3 8 24 17
2-88 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
24 24 24 24
33
24
9
1
24
3
1
8
2-89 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
1
3 11 7 5 3 22 21 5
8 3 9 4 8 3 10 4 41. · · 16
36. 4 12 8 16 4 24 24
9 4 10 9 9 4 9 9
3 1 5
3 ·
4 24 16
854 1 5
9 6 9 32 16
16 15 8 1 10
18 18 18 32 32
91 11
18 2 32
5 7 4 5
2 7 22
5 1 3 5 5 1 4 5 42.
37. 12 3 8 12 9 8
6 2 4 8 6 2 3 8
1 21 16 5
525 36 36 8
6 3 8 5 5
36 8
20 16 15
10 45
24 24 24 72 72
21 55
24 72
7
8
11 32 7 11 9 7
43. + = +
16 4 12 16 16 12
2
3 5 9 5 2 7
38. +
4 12 16 12 16 12
1 7
27 20 +
8 12
48 48 3 14
7 +
24 24
48 17
24
3 3 27 3
3
39. 2
5 25 125 25 3 4 1 3 16 1
44. · ·
27 15 4 9 2 4 81 2
=
125 125 41
12 27 2
125 8 27
54 54
5 · 2 1 + 7=5 ·
41
+
7 35
40.
6 3 6 18 6 6 6 18
2-90 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
54
5 3 7
= · +
6 6 18 3
9 2 2 9 8 2
5 7 45. · · +
= + 10 3 3 10 27 3
12 18
4 2
15 14
= + 15 3
36 36
29 4 10
= 15 15
36
14
15
2-91 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
2 2
1 3 5 2 3 5 5 5 2 5 5 8
46. 51. =
2 4 8 4 4 8 6 12 3 6 12 12
2
5 8 5 13
·
4 5 6 12
2 25 12
·
36 13
255455 25
47.
3 6 9 6 6 9
39
9 9
· 2 3 4 2 8 4
65 52. · ··
27 5 8 5 535
10 16 4
7 ·
2 15 5
10 64
75
3 5 3 3 10 9
48.
8 12 8 8 24 24 2 2
1 1 2 1 3 2
53.
3 19 6 2 3 6 6 3
8 24 42 2
3 24
· 6 3
8 19
9 22 2
19 3 3
4 6
7 2 5 7 6 5 9 9
49.
12 3 9 12 9 9
10
7 11 9
12 9 1
7 9 1
· 9
12 11
21 2
44 54. 7 1 1 742 1
8 2 16 8 8 16
2 2
3 2 3 3 3 6 3 3 1
50.
8 7 14 8 14 14
32 9
2-92 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
8 14
8 16
9 14
· 9 1
64 9
7 64 16
32 9 4
64 64
5
64
2-93 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
6 4 2 6 4 4
2 7 21 57235
5 1 58.
8 3 2 6 8 3 6 6
6 4
51 728
6 16 8 3 6
40 3 1
7 2 8
48 48 8 3 6
43 3
48 78
8 9
56a. 2 5 3 3 63 64
9 6 4 5 72 72
127
253 3 72
b.
9 46 5 55
1
72
Critical Thinking 59.
7 2 1 5 21 16 1 5
8 3 2 6 24 24 2 6
57a. 13 26
Location
50 100 37 1 5
1 25 24 2 6
Food Quality
4 100 37 5
More people choose location. 48 6
37 40
1 25 48 48
b. Food Quality
4 100 77
13 26 48
Location
29
50 100 1
48
4 16 Menu
25 100
1
7 2 1 5 7 2 15
2 8
60.
Price 8 3 2 6 8 3 2 6
25 100
2-94 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
1
3 12 7 1 5
Speed = + +
25 100 8 3 6
3 3 21 8 20
Other = + +
100 100 24 24 24
49
The criterion that was cited by most people =
24
was location. 1
=2
24
2-95 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
45 3 · 3· 5 3
1 1 25
3
48
3 20 1 3 3 3 20 1
2.
4 27 8 4 4 4 27 8 2 3 26 13 26 5
11. 8 2
1 1 1 1 1 3 5 3 5 3 13
333225 1 1
11111
313 3 13
51 1
16 8 10 1
3
52 3 3
16 16
3 12.
16
13
3.
4
13. 36 12 3; 2·12 24
8· 4 32 3 ·12 36
4. 44 11 4;
11· 4 44
11
5. 11 44 17 51 11 17 1 5 5 15 7 15· 7 3· 5· 7 3
, 14.
, 28 7 28 5 28 · 5 2 · 2 · 7· 5 4
18 72 24 72 18 24 1 1
6. 1 7 49 2 12
18 18 17 15.
642 42 3 18
5 5 15
3 3 30 3 30
7 42 42 6 18
24
19
14 9 18
42 31 13
18 1 18
7. 2 5 1 3 2 15 8 3
7 8 3 5 7 24 24 5 1 1
1 1 9 22 9· 22 3 · 3· 2·11
2 7 3 1 3 1 5 5 16. 2 7
4 3 4 3 4·3 2·2 · 3
7 24 5 12 5 12 3 36 1 1
2-96 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
33 1
16 1
8. 7 7 31 7· 31 217 1 2 2
2 3 9
3 8 3 8 3· 8 24 24
17.
1 1
1 2 4 2 4 3 4 ·3 2 · 2· 3
9. 1 2
3 3 3 3 3 2 3·2 3· 2
1 1
2-97 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
1 1
3 9
16 2· 2· 2 · 2 4 25.
18.
24 2· 2·11 11 8 24
1 1 2 16
1 1
3 24
19. 3 5 20
8 3 3
6 24
5
45 21 7
8 4 5 5
1 24 24 8
8
9 1 26.
1
8 8
111
11 25 11 · 2 5 11· 5· 5 1
20.
50 44 50 · 44 2 · 5·5· 2 · 2 · 11 8 11
1 1 1 27.
18
21. 24 4 5
4 4
9 54 18
1 9
2 2 61
6 54
17 34 18 3
11 11
27 54
5 14 5 19
67 13 28. 2
17 7 7 7
54 18
54
1 1 1
5 5 5 1 2 5 · 12 5· 2·2 · 3
22. 29. · 2
6 12 6 5 6 ·5 2· 3·5
1 1 1
111
5 4 5·4 5· 2· 2 1
30.
12 25 12 · 25 2· 2·3 · 5·5 15
1 1 1
23. 3 17 2
3
5 17 5 5
8
15 31. 16 15
2 8
7 7
5 5
4 2 4 12 10 4 8 8
24.
2 2 1
5 3 15 15 15 15 10
2 8
2 4 22 4
15 15 15 15 15 7
32. 1
4 15 415 1 8
225 4 225 4 15
2-52 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-
1 10 3
Solution 5 5 The second checkpoint is 4
2 20 4
3 6
6 6 kilometres from the finish line.
10 20
88 36. Strategy To find how many kilometres the
16 4
19 19 car can travel, multiply the
20 5
number of kilometres the car can
The total rainfall for the three
travel on 1 litre (9) by the
4
months was 19 centimetres.
5 3
number of litres used 6 .
4
34. Strategy To find the cost of each acre,
divide the total cost ($168 000) 3 27
Solution 96 9
4 4
2 9 27 243 3
by the number of acres 4 .
3 60
4 4 4
2
Solution 168000 4 168000 14 The car can travel
3
3 3 60 kilometres.
3 4
168000
14
36000 Chapter 2 Test
The cost per acre was $36 000.
1 1 1
35. Strategy To find how many kilometres 9 44 9 · 44 3· 3· 2 · 2 · 11 4
1.
the second checkpoint is from 11·3·3· 3· 3 9
111
11 81 11· 81
the finish line:
• Add the distance to the first
2.
1
checkpoint 4 kilometres
2
11
to the distance between the 5 7 5 18 5 · 2 · 3· 3 10 3
3. 1
first checkpoint and the second 9 18 9 7 3· 3· 7 7
7
11
3
checkpoint 5 kilometres . 4.
4
2
• Subtract the total distance to 3 2513 3451
·
the second checkpoint from 4 3 6 12 4 4 6 6 12
the entire length of the race
(15 kilometres).
2-52 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-52
1 2 4
Solution 4 4 15 14
2 4 4
3 3 1 1
5 5 10 10
4 4 4 4
5 1 3
9 10 4
4 4 4
2-53 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-53
4 454 49 14. 72 8 9; 5· 9 45
5. 9
5 5 5 8 ·9 72
2 7 17 24 17·24 5 75
6. 5 1 15.
3 17 3 17 3 · 17 6 90
1 1
7 70
1/7· 2· 2· 2· 3 8 9 90
3·1/7 16
1 1
15 90
151 61
111 1
40 2·2·2·5 5 90 90
7.
64 2· 2·2· 2 · 2 · 2 8
1 1 1
1 11 99
16. 23 23 22
8 88 88
39 5 10 3 5
8. , , 9 18 18
8 24 12 24 8 12 9 9 9
44 88 88
1
3
1
2
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 81
13
9. · · · 88
4 8 6 4 4 4 8 8 6
1 1 1
9 27
64 64 6 17.
16 48
1 64 1
5 20
64 1 6
12 48
1
1 7
6
615 48
6 6 6
4
2 27 1 2 2 2 2 27 1
18.
10. 3 32 32 3 3 3 3 32 32
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2222333 1
33332 2 2 22 32
1 1 1 111 1
24
17 6 1
11.
24
11
2-54 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-54
1 6 32 63
1 96 96
1 19
24 4 96
1 . 3 18 3 19. 7
5 3 5 12
5 18
11
15
3 12
5
2 1 20 19 20 6 12
13. 6 3
3 6 3 6 3 19 23 11
1
1
12 12
2· 2· 5· 2· 3 40 2
2
3·19 19 19
1
2-55 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-55
5 25 1 5
20. 12 12 Solution 7 6
12 60 4 4
17 51 3 3
9 9 1 1
20 60 4 4
76 16 4
21 22 22 2 1
60 60 15 5 5
4 2
21. 11 1 1 11 2 11· 2
5 11
4 2 2 2 1 2
11 lots were available for sale.
22. Strategy To find the electrician’s
earnings, multiply daily earnings 24. Strategy Multiply the numerical value of
2 Solution Wall a:
1
1 7
Solution 240 3 240 1 25 2 252
2 2 6 2
4 4 1 41
240·7 2
840
2 25 1
12
2 2
The electrician earns $840.
The actual length of wall a is
23. Strategy To find how many lots were 1
12 feet.
available: 2
• Find how many acres were Wall b: 9 2 18
being developed by The actual length of wall b is
subtracting the amount set 18 feet.
3 Wall c:
aside for the park 1 acres
4 1
3
1 15 feet.
lot acre . 4
2
25. Strategy To find the total rainfall for the
2-56 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-56
1 5 7.
Solution 11 11 10
2
7
7
7 7
2 2
10 10
12 1 8.
20 21
10 5
The total rainfall for the period
1
was 21 centimetres .
5 9. 2 212 23
7
3 3 3
Cumulative Review Exercises 25 1
6
10. 6 r1 4 4
1. 290 000 4 25
24
9 9 13
810//10 317
1
2.
390047
11. 48 16 3; 5 · 3 15
98769
16 · 3 48
291 278
3. 926 111
12.
79 24 2· 2· 2· 3 2
8334 60 2· 2·3·5 5
111
6482
73154 13. 7 28
12 48
4. 540 r12 9 27
57 30792 16 48
285 55 7
1
229 48 48
228
12 7 42
14.
0 3 3
8 48
12
5 20
7 7
5. 4 · 6 3 6 1 4 · 3 6 1 12 48
15 45
12 6 1 2 2
16 48
21
107 11
1 1 · 2 ·11
1
6. 44 1
15.
2 22 4
4
2 11
2
2-58 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-58
12 14
48 4
8
11 22
12 24
39
8 24
13
24
2-59 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-59
11
account was $862.
3 14 3·14 3· 2· 7 7
17. 24. Strategy To find the total income from
8 15 8 ·15 2 · 2 · 2·3·51
20
1
the sale of the tickets:
18. 1 2 25 12 25·12 • Find the income from the adult
3 2
8 5 8 5 8 ·5
1 1 1
tickets by multiplying the
5· 5· 2· 2· 3 15 1 ticket price ($11) by the
7
2 ·1 2·12·5 2 2
1
number of tickets sold (87).
• Find the income from the
19. 7 5 7 12 7· 12 student tickets by multiplying
16 12 16 5 16 ·5 the ticket price ($8) by the
1 1
7· 2· 2· 3 21 1 number of tickets sold (135).
1
2· 2·2 · 2 · 5 20 20
11 • Find the total income by
adding the income from the
20. 6 1 2 1 49 7 49 3 49· 3
8 3 8 3 8 7 8 ·7 adult tickets to the income
1
from the student tickets.
7· 7· 3 21 5
2 Solution 87 135 957
2 ·2 ·2 ·7 8 8
1 11 8 1080
2 9 2 2 2 9 8 9 9
was $2037.
22. 1 2
1 2 3 2 2 2 25. Strategy To find the total weight, add the
·
2 3 5 6 6 5 5 three weights.
5 4 5 25 5· 25 125 5
5
6 25 6 4 6· 4 24 24 1 12
2 Strategy
3 To find
. the
2-60 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-60
Solution 1 1
amount in the chequing 2 24
account: 7 21
7 7
8 24
22 2 16
• Find the total of the cheques 3 24
49 1
written by adding the cheque 10 12
24 24
amounts ($128, $54, and $315).
The total weight is
• Subtract the total of the
1
12 kilograms.
cheques written from the 24
original balance in the
chequing account ($1359).
2-61 Chapter 2 Fractions Chapter 2 Fractions 2-61
26. Strategy Subtract the length of the cut 28. Strategy To find how many parcels can
piece from the original length of be sold:
the board. • Find the amount of land that
1 1 11 can be developed by
Solution 2 2 1
10 10 10 subtracting the landdonated
1 5 5
1 1 1 for a park (2 acres) from the
2 10 10
total amount of land purchased
6 3
10 5 1
10 acres .
3
The length of the remaining
3
piece is metre . • Divide the amount of land that
5 can be developed by the size
27. Strategy To find how many kilometres
1
of each parcel acres .
the car can travel, multiply the 3
number of litres used
1
1 Solution 10
8 by the number of 3
2 2
1
8
kilometres that the car travels on 3
each litre (7). 1 1 25 1 25 3
8 25
1 1 3 3 3 3 3 1
78 7 17 119 59
Solution 2 2 2 2 25 parcels can be sold from the
1 remaining land.
The car travels 59 kilometres
2
1
on 8 litres of gas.
2
2 Fractions
Section 2.1: The Least Common Multiple and Greatest
Common Factor
■ Objective 2.1A
To find the least common multiple (LCM)
New Vocabulary
multiples of a number
common multiple
least common multiple (LCM)
Concept Check
Find the LCM of 16, 20, and 40 by first listing the multiples of each number and then using
the prime factorization method shown on page 68 of the textbook. 80
■ Objective 2.1B
To find the greatest common factor (CGF)
Vocabulary to Review
factors of a number [1.8A]
New Vocabulary
common factor
greatest common factor (GCF)
Concept Check
Find the product of the GCF of 225 and 444 and the LCM of 225 and 444.
GCF = 3; LCM = 33 300; 3(33 300) = 99 900
Concept Check
Find the GCF of 25 ·39 · 57 and 27 ·32 · 54·
25 · 32 · 54 = 180 000
■ Objective 2.2A
To write a fraction that represents part of a whole
New Vocabulary
fraction fraction
bar numerator
denominator
proper fraction
mixed number
improper fraction
Discuss the Concepts
2
Explain why the shaded portion of the diagram can be described as 3 .
Concept Check
Write a proper fraction and explain why it is a proper fraction.
Write a mixed number and explain why it is a mixed number.
Write an improper fraction and explain why it is an improper fraction.
1.
2.
3.
■ Objective 2.2B
To write an improper fraction as a mixed number or a whole number, and a
mixed number as an improper fraction
Vocabulary to Review
improper fraction [2.2A]
mixed number [2.2A]
Concept Check
Match the equivalent mixed numbers and improper fractions.
9 7
1. a. 2
2 9
25 2
2. b. 2
9 9
1
19 c. 4
3. 2
4 3
15 d. 3
4. 4
4
3
20 e. 4
5. 4
9
1. c 2. a 3. e 4. d 5. b
■ Objective 2.3A
To find equivalent fractions by raising to higher terms
Properties to Review
Multiplication Property of One [1.4A]
New Vocabulary
equivalent fractions
■ Objective 2.3B
To write a fraction in simplest form
Vocabulary to Review
common factors [2.1B]
New Vocabulary
simplest form of a fraction
Concept Check
Name the equivalent fractions in the list below. Then name the fractions that are written in
simplest form.
6 15 9 3 18
8 20 16 4 24
8 16 4 24 4 16
simplest form.
■ Objective 2.4A
To add fractions with the same denominator
Vocabulary to Review
numerator [2.2A]
denominator [2.2A]
Concept Check
Which of the following fractions, when added together, have a sum of 2?
1 2 4 5 7
, , , ,
99999
2 4 5 , and 7
, ,
9 9 9 9
■ Objective 2.4B
To add fractions with different denominators
Vocabulary to Review
least common multiple (LCM) [2.1A]
New Vocabulary
least common denominator (LCD)
■ Objective 2.4C
To add whole numbers, mixed numbers, and fractions
1 3 1
8 2
1 5 1
1
8 8 8
3 7 1
4 8 4
3
2 4
1
1 1 1
1 2
4 4 4
1 3 1
1 1
2 4 2
■ Objective 2.4D
To solve application problems
■ Objective 2.5A
To subtract fractions with the same denominator
Discuss the Concepts
1. Explain the procedure for subtracting two fractions with the same denominator.
2. What is the difference between the procedure for adding two fractions with the same
denominator and the procedure for subtracting two fractions with the same
denominator?
Concept Check
2
Which of the following fractions, when subtracted, have a difference of 5 ?
4 3 2 1
, , ,
5555
4
and 2 , 3 and 1
5 5 5 5
■ Objective 2.5B
To subtract fractions with different denominators
Concept Check
Which expression is larger?
11 2 2 1
1. or
12 3 3 8
31 9 7
2. or
5 3 10 8
2 1 3 1
1. 2.
3 8 5 3
■ Objective 2.5C
To subtract whole numbers, mixed numbers, and fractions
Why does the figure have 24 squares? Would it be possible to illustrate the difference
5
between
1
and if there were 48 squares in the figure? What if there were 16
6 8
squares? Make a list of some of the possible numbers of squares that could be used to
illustrate the difference between 65 and 81 .
■ Objective 2.5D
To solve application problems
second column by calculating the test time remaining, given the time, in hours, that
has already elapsed, which is shown in the first column.
Time Time
Elapsed Remaining
1 1
2
4 4
3 3
1
4 4
1 1
1
2
3 3
1
4 4
1 1
2
4 4
■ Objective 2.6A
To multiply fractions
Vocabulary to Review
product [1.4A]
Concept Check
If two positive fractions, each less than 1, are multiplied, is the product always less than 1?
Yes
■ Objective 2.6B
To multiply whole numbers, mixed numbers, and fractions
Discuss the Concepts
Describe the steps involved in multiplying 6 12 times 4.
Concept Check
Which expression results in the largest product? Which results in the smallest product?
1 5
a. 5 ×2
3 8
3 4
b. 6 × 2
7 5
4 1
c. 4 × 2
5 12
1 6
d. 6 4 × 2
25
Part b is the largest product (18), and part c is the smallest product (10).
Optional Student Activity
23 47
Find two fractions evenly spaced between 3 and 2 . and
8 5
60 120
■ Objective 2.6C
To solve application problems
■ Objective 2.7A
To divide fractions
New Vocabulary
reciprocal of a fraction
inverting a fraction
Concept Check
Show by example that (1) the Commutative Property is not satisfied by division of
fractions and (2) the Associative Property is not satisfied by division of fractions.
Answers will vary. For example:
1 1
(1) ÷ = 2, 1 ÷ 1 = 1
2 4 4 2 2
(2)
1 1 1
÷ ÷ = 16
2 4 8
1 1 1 1
÷ ÷ =
2 4 8 4
■ Objective 2.7B
To divide whole numbers, mixed numbers, and fractions
Concept Check
(Note: This is a classic problem that students frequently miss.) What is 8 divided by one-
half? 16
c. 24 servings
d. 56 servings
(Note: For a two-step problem, ask students how many more 4 -ounce servings are in
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a box of Quaker Oats than are in a box of Nabisco Cream of Wheat. The answer is
18 32 more servings.)
■ Objective 2.7C
To solve application problems
Concept Check
(Note: Example 9 and You Try It 9 on page 110 are difficult for students. Use the following
problem if you have worked through these examples with your students and want to have
them work through another, similar problem either on their own or in small groups.)
6 8
10 1
13
3
3 4
3 2
8 11
4 3
A 4-metre piece of wood molding is cut into pieces 1 12 metres long. What is the length of
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the piece that remains after as many pieces as possible have been cut? metre
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■ Objective 2.8A
To identify the order relation between two fractions
Vocabulary to Review
number line [1.1A]
graph of a whole number [1.1A]
■ Objective 2.8B
To use the Order of Operations to simplify expressions
New Vocabulary
exponential expression
Procedures to Review
Order of Operations [1.7A]
Discuss the Concepts
In simplifying the expression
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4 29
why can’t you begin by adding 4 and 1 2?
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between 12and 1 . 3 1
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