Month: April 2014

Problem 298 Study the following diagram:   i. Characteristics of addition that are different from multiplication ii. Characteristics that are common to both operations iii. Characteristics of multiplication that are…

Problem 297 Use the distributive property of multiplication over addition to find each product: a. (20 + 5) * 3 b. 4 * (5 + 6) C. (x + 10)…

Problem 296 Properties of addition may be investigated in relation to sets other then the set of whole numbers. Use the set of multiples of 3, {0 ,3,6,9,….} to answer…

Problem 295 Use the definition of subtraction to determine the subtraction equation that are related to each of the following addition equations: a. 8 + 7 = n b. 14…

Problem 294 Use sets to verify the following answers: a. 4 + 5 = 9 b. 0 + 6 = 6 c. 10 + 2 = 12   Solution a.…

Problem 292 a. If two sets are equal, are they necessarily equivalent? Why or why not? b. If two sets are equivalent, are they necessarily equal? Why or why not?…

Problem 291 How are the ideas of subsets and proper subsets used in counting to identify relationships between whole numbers?   Solution It tell us which is less and which…

Problem 290 Use sets to verify that 8 > 6.   Solution {a ,b ,c ,d ,e ,f ,g ,h} > {a ,b ,c ,d ,e ,f} Now we can…

Problem 289 Use the following sets to complete the given statements in as many ways as possible: A = {a, b, c, d} B = {e , f} C =…