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2-3: Multiplying Numbers



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Find: mc001-1.jpg
a.
mc001-2.jpg
c.
mc001-4.jpg
b.
mc001-3.jpg
d.
mc001-5.jpg
 

 2. 

Find the next term in the pattern. 1, -3, 9, -27, ... .
a.
81
c.
–81
b.
–27
d.
27
 

 3. 

A skier on a mountain descends in elevation at a rate of 50 feet per minute. Write a multiplication equation that describes the elevation of the skier after 4 minutes.
a.
mc003-1.jpg
c.
mc003-3.jpg
b.
mc003-2.jpg
d.
mc003-4.jpg
 

 4. 

After reaching a high temperature of 25°C at 2:00 P.M., the temperature drops at a rate of 2°C per hour. What is the temperature at 5:00 P.M.?
a.
19°C
c.
31°C
b.
15°C
d.
23°C
 

 5. 

A scuba diver descends below the surface of the ocean at a rate of 10 feet per minute. Write an equation that shows the diver’s position compared to the ocean surface after 3 minutes.
a.
mc005-1.jpg
c.
mc005-3.jpg
b.
mc005-2.jpg
d.
mc005-4.jpg
 

 6. 

Find the product. mc006-1.jpg
a.
mc006-2.jpg
c.
–23.8
b.
mc006-3.jpg
d.
23.8
 

 7. 

Find the product. mc007-1.jpg
a.
mc007-2.jpg
c.
mc007-4.jpg
b.
mc007-3.jpg
d.
mc007-5.jpg
 

 8. 

Evaluate the expression if x = –4 and y = mc008-1.jpg
2xy + 4x
a.
mc008-2.jpg
c.
mc008-4.jpg
b.
mc008-3.jpg
d.
mc008-5.jpg
 

 9. 

Find the product. (–5)(2)(3)(3)
a.
90
c.
–3
b.
3
d.
–90
 

 10. 

Find (mc010-1.jpg)(-mc010-2.jpg)
a.
-mc010-3.jpg
c.
-mc010-5.jpg
b.
mc010-4.jpg
d.
mc010-6.jpg
 

Short Answer
 

 11. 

Multiply: sa011-1.jpg
 

 12. 

Find the next term in the pattern. -3, 6, -12, 24, ... .
 

 13. 

A skier on a mountain descends in elevation at a rate of 30 feet per minute. Write a multiplication equation that describes the elevation of the skier after 15 minutes.
 

 14. 

After reaching a high temperature of 22°C at 1:00 P.M., the temperature drops at a rate of 3°C per hour. What is the temperature at 6:00 P.M?
 

 15. 

A scuba diver descends below the surface of the ocean at a rate of 7 feet per minute. Write an equation that shows the diver’s position compared to the ocean surface after 5 minutes.
 

 16. 

Find the product. sa016-1.jpg
 



 
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