Assignments for Chapter 1

Assignment #1 / Section 1.1 / pg. 6-9 / 21-24, 53-71 (the rest are kinda lame so...) do these for further practice

Write an expression that represents:
1. the age of a person 5 years ago
2. My weight after I lose 12 pounds
3. the amount of a 10% discount
4. The price of a car after 7% sales tax is added
5. The speed of a cyclist who takes x hours to travel 75miles
6. three less than twice the length
7. two thirds of the sum of your savings and checkings account
8. 80% of the volume of a container
9. the number of laps left after x laps are completed in a 20 lap race.
10. The number of years until my youngest neice turns 16
11. The number of miles left for me to drive if my wife drives m miles of a 1300 mile trip.

Assignment # 2 / Section 1.2 /pgs. 18-21/1-20, 22-38evn, 40-92(skip by 4), 95-98, 102, 108-110 and the following:

Translate the following sentences into equations:
Define a variable for each value that is unknown.

1. My neice's age now is equal to one third of my age two years ago.
2. length of a rectangle is five less than half the width
3. In Four years from now my nephew will be exactly half my age.
4. Right now I am 1 year more than 3 times my nephews age.
5. The Amount of the Loan will be the price of the car less a down payment of 20%.
6. the sale price on that shirt is 15% off of the regular retail price.
7. The downpayment is 20% of the original cost

Assignment #3 / Section 1.3 / pg 29-31/1-4,47-58,61-63, 66, 67

Assignment #4 / Section 1.4 / pg 37-39/ 1-12,20-22,57-58,61-63 and also
Section 1.7 / pg 65-68 / 22-102(5), 121, 122, 124, 125, 127, 135, 136

Assignment #5 / Section 1.8 / pg. 77-79 / 17, 23-86(3), 91