608Chapter 9 <strong>Exponents</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Polynomials</strong>26. Write the following ratio as a fraction in lowest terms: 27. Subtract 2x − 9 from 6x − 8.0.04 to 0.324x + 1_ 1 8 28. Identify the property or properties used in the following:(6 + 8) + 2 = 6 + (8 + 2).Associative property of addition30. Age Ben is 8 years older than Ryan. In 6 years the sumof their ages will be 38. How old are they now?Ben is 17; Ryan is 932. Discount A surfboard that usually sells for $400 ismarked down to $320. What is the discount? What isthe discount rate?$80; 20%34. Cost of Coffee If coffee costs $6.40 per pound, howmuch will 2 lb 4 oz cost?$14.4036. Wildflower Seeds C.J. works in a nursery, <strong>and</strong> one ofhis tasks is filling packets of wildflower seeds. If eachpacket is to contain _ 1 pound of seeds, how many4packets can be filled from 16 pounds of seeds?64 packets38. Commission A car stereo salesperson receives a commissionof 8% of all units he sells. If his total sales forMarch are $9,800, how much money in commissionwill he make?$78429. Surface Area Find the surface area of a rectangularsolid with length 7 inches, width 3 inches, <strong>and</strong> height2 inches.82 in 231. Gas Mileage A truck travels 432 miles on 27 gallonsof gas. What is the rate of gas mileage in miles pergallon?16 mpg33. Geometry Find the length of the hypotenuse of a right trianglewith sides of 5 <strong>and</strong> 12 meters.13 m35. Interest If $1,400 is invested at 6% simple interest for 90days, how much interest is earned?$2137. Checking Account Balance Rosa has a balance of $469 inher checking account when she writes a check for $376for her car payment. Then she writes another check for$138 for textbooks. Write a subtraction problem thatgives the new balance in her checking account. What isthe new balance?−$4539. Volume How many 8-fluid-ounce glasses of water will ittake to fill a 15-gallon aquarium?240 glasses40. Internet Access Speed The table below gives the speed of the most common modems used for Internet access. Theabbreviation bps st<strong>and</strong>s for bits per second. Use the template to construct a bar chart of the information in the table.Modem SpeedsModem Type Speed (bps)28K 28,000900,000800,000700,000786,00056K 56,000ISDN 128,000Cable 512,000Speed (bps)600,000500,000400,000512,000DSL 786,000300,000200,000100,00028,00056,000128,000028K 56K ISDNCableDSLModem type
Chapter 9 TestSimplify each of the following expressions.1. 3x 5 ⋅ 4x 412x 9 2. (4x 3 y 2 )(6x 4 y 5 )24x 7 y 73. (a 4 ) 3 (a 7 ) 24. (6x 3 y 2 ) 3a 26 216x 9 y 65. (4a 4 b 3 ) 3 (2a 2 b) 2256a 16 b 11Add or subtract the following polynomials as indicated.6. (4t 2 + 7t + 3) + (9t 2 − 6t + 4)13t 2 + t + 77. (6a 2 − 7a − 4) − (2a 2 − 8a + 5)4a 2 + a − 9Find the value of the following polynomials when x = 4.8. x 2 + 4x + 4369. 2x 2 − 6x − 53Multiply.10. 3x 6 (4x 4 − 6)11. (3x − 5)(2x + 6)12x 10 − 18x 6 6x 2 + 8x − 3012. (4y − 3) 216y 2 − 24y + 9Simplify each expression completely. Your answer should have only positive exponents.13. 4 5 ⋅ 4 −714. x −1 ⋅ x 5 ⋅ x −8_116 _ 1 x 415. 5−6 _5 −82516. _y −8 ⋅ y 3y 2y −717. Write 0.0000385 in scientific notation.18. Write 6.75 × 10 6 in st<strong>and</strong>ard form.3.85 × 10 −5 6,750,000Chapter 9 Test609