MATHEMATICS EXERCISE WORK

MODULE: MATHEMATICS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

WEEK: N°2
Teacher: Ana Ximena Adones
Student: Jean Franco Torrejón Aguilera
1.- Answer: What fraction of the total number of letters in the alphabet are vowels?
Considers that the
The alphabet is composed of 27 letters in total.
. Answer: 5/27 Explanation: There are 5 vowels in the 27-letter alphabet.
2.- Solve the following problem situations:
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A CD has recorded a song that lasts 2 minutes, another one that lasts 3
2 4
1 2
minutes, another one that lasts 4 minutes and the last one lasts 4 minutes. How
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many minutes of music are recorded in total on the CD?

Response:

15 min 49.8 sec

Explanation For this exercise we must use the following property:

c ( bxA )+ c
A =
b b

We have to express every piece of data in this way:

1 2 x 2+1 5 3 4 x 3+3 15 1 6 x 4 +1 25
2 = = min 3 = = min 4 = = min
2 2 2 4 4 4 6 6 6
2 3 x 4+2 14
4 = = min
3 3 3

How many minutes of music are recorded in total? We add the obtained
expressions:
5 15 25 14
+ + +
2 4 6 3

We take the least common multiple:(6)(3)(2)(4)

30+45+50+ 56 181
= min
12 12

Reducing:
181
min ¿ 15.083 min
12

Transform 0.83 min to seconds (Multiply by 60)

0.83*60 = 49.8 sec.

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Therefore, the number of minutes on the CD is 15 min 49.8 sec.

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b) Sofia takes 1 hours to study math and hour to do her language homework. If
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you started at 16:00 hrs, would you have finished your homework by 18:00 hrs?
Justify your answer with the corresponding calculations.

1 3 x 1+1 4
13 = =
3 3
4 3 16+9 25
+ = = 12
3 4 12
16+9 25 1
Adding the hours = hours 2 2hrs (0.083x 60 sec= 5 min)= 2 hours 5
12 12 12
mins

Answer: No, she would be 5 minutes short, since when adding the 2 hours and 5
minutes with 16:00 Sofia will finish at 16:05 hours.

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c) In a radio program, of the time is used to broadcast music in the reading of
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1
news, in calls from the public and the rest in commercials. What fraction of the
18
time is used in commercials?
1
The fraction of time used for commercials in the radio program is .
36
The sum of the time fractions of each space must be equal to 1 to fulfill the entire
time of the program, i.e.:
2/3 + 1/4 + 1/18 + commercials = 1
We clear :
2 1 1
Tcommercial = 1 - - -
3 4 8
T commercials = 1/36 Therefore, the time fraction for commercials is 1/36

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The approximate distance between Santiago and Puerto Montt is 1,025 kilometers.
If Pedro has traveled the 3 5 parts of that route. How many kilometers to go?
Response:
410 kilometers to go.
Step-by-step explanation:
3/5= 0.6
Multiply the distance between Santiago and Puerto Montt x 0.6 which is the fraction
traveled and the result is subtracted with 1025 and gives a result of 410 kilometers.
1025 *0,6 = 615
1025 - 615 = 410

4.- The total capacity of the fuel tank of Alejandro's car is 35 liters. If you only have
2/5 of the tank full and you decide to refuel, answer: a) How many liters of gasoline
should you fill the tank? b) If a liter of gasoline costs $854. How much will
Alejandro have to pay?
Response:
a) 21 L are missing to fill the tank.
b) Alejandro shall pay $17934
Step-by-step explanation:
2/5=0.4
Multiply the 35 L x 0.4 =14 L
Giving us: 14 L
2/5 of the pond is 14 L.
Then:
a) Only subtract the 35 L - 14 L = 21 L
21 L are missing to fill the tank.
b) The price is multiplied by the quantity.

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854 x 21= 17934
Alejandro shall pay $17934