REAL  QUIZ 5  DUE MONDAY 3/05 Note: The fractions below we write with a forward slash,  i.e., 1/2 means one half, 3/4 means three -fourths, etc.

Sec. 3.3

1. Maxwell gained 15 lbs over the winter break from school. He went on a diet in Spring and lost 29 lbs. Then he  regained 5 lbs in Fall and finally weighs 179 lbs.  How much did he weigh originally?  

2. While shopping for clothes, Jesse spent 3 more than twice what Brenda spent. Jesse spent $81. How much  did Brenda spend?

3. When 75 is subtracted from four times  Tamu ‘s age, the  result is Tamu’s age. How old is Tamu?

Sec. 3.4

4.  My sister is 9 years older than I am. The sum of our ages is 51. Find our ages.

5. Last year Raquel earned $1500 more than her husband. Together they earned

$37,500. How much did each of them earn?

6. A rectangular rabbit pen is twice as long as it is wide. The perimeter  of the pen is

36 ft.  Find the length and the width of the pen.

Sec. 4.1.

7.    What is this absolute value? | - 1/2 | . 
8.    Rewrite the following fraction with a denominator of 36:     3/4. 
9.    Rewrite the following fraction with a denominator of 4: -15/20. 
10.  Rewrite the following fraction with a denominator of 3: 12 /18. 

Sec. 4.2. .

11.  Write each fraction to lowest terms: (a)  6/9 (b) 12/16

12.  Label each of the following 7 numbers as prime or composite:   12    3    7    6     15    13     25 

13.  Find the prime factorization of each number (a) 80  (b) 64   (c) 385 (Hint: On (c) divide 385 by 5 to write 385 as

 5*number. Then keep breaking the number down by dividing by other obvious factors. Use the "tree" method if

 you  want. I recommend trying it. )