MATHEMATİCS 1 PROBLEM SET - 1
ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS, LINEAR EQUATIONS, QUADRATIC EQUATIONS, INEQUALITIES
Problems given below have been selected from the textbooks indicated in the course
syllabus. No solution set has been prepared.
1. In Problems 1 and 2, simplify the various expressions:
2. Cancel common factors:
3. Simplify the following:
4. Simplify the following:
5. Rationalize the denominator and simplify:
6. Simplify the following expressions by making the denominators rational:
7. Solve the equations:
8. Solve the equations:
9. Solve the equations:
10. Solve the equations:
11. Solve the following quadratic equations (if they have solutions):
12. Solve the following quadratic equations by using the method of completing the
square, and factor (if possible) the left-hand side:
13. Solve the equations by using the quadratic formula:
14. Solve the equations by using the quadratic formula:
15. Find the solution sets of the equations given below.
16. Decide which of the following inequalities are true:
17. Solve the inequalities.
18. Solve the given equations and inequalities.
Solve the following problems by first formulating an equation or inequality in
each case:
19. Jane receives double pay for every hour she works over and above 38 hours per
week. Last week, she worked 48 hours and earned a total of $812. What is Jane’s
regular hourly wage?
20. When Mr. Barnes passed away, 2/3 of his estate was left to his wife, 1/4 was shared
by his children, and the remainder, $100 000, was donated to a charity. How big was
Mr. Barnes’s estate?
21. The cost of a product to a retailer is $3.40. If the retailer wishes to make a profit of
20% on the selling price, at what price should the product be sold?
22. The Smith Company management would like to know the total sales units that are
required for the company to earn a profit of $150,000. The following data are
available: unit selling price of $50; variable cost per unit of $25; total fixed cost of
$500,000. From these data, determine the required sales units.
23. The Davis Company manufactures a product that has a unit selling price of $20 and a
unit cost of $15. If fixed costs are $600,000, determine the least number of units that
must be sold for the company to have a profit.
24. To produce 1 unit of a new product, a company determines that the cost for material
is $2.50, and the cost of labor is $4. The fixed cost, regardless of sales volume, is
$5000. If the cost to a wholesaler is $7.40 per unit, determine the least number of
units that must be sold by the company to realize a profit.
25. A T-shirt manufacturer produces N shirts at a total labor cost (in dollars) of 1.3N
and a total material cost of 0.4N. The fixed cost for the plant is $6500. If each shirt
sells for $3.50, how many must be sold by the company to realize a profit?
200
26. Suppose consumers will purchase q units of a product at a price of 𝑞 + 3 dollars
per unit. What is the minimum number of units that must be sold in order that sales
revenue be greater than $9000?