New Elementary Math 1

(1999 printing)
This page last updated May 25, 2005

  Contents: 1.6 should say Least Common Multiple.    
 

Exercise 1.4

   
 

4.(b)

113

   
 

Lesson 1.5

   
 

p. 14

In Method 2 for extracting the common prime factors of 60 and 96, the number below the 96 should read 48 rather than 34.

   
 

Exercise 1.8

   
 

5.(h)

A simpler solution is 48 x 24-n or 3 x 28-n . This problem, however, is not appropriate yet.

   
 

Exercise 2.2

   
  6.(c) Solution involves negative numbers or using the distributive property for -1 and rearranging.    
  6.(e) Solution involves negative numbers or rearranging.    
  Exercise 2.3    
 

6.(f)

Solution involves negative numbers, which haven't been presented yet.

   
 

Exercise 2.6

   
 

8.(d)

Solution involves negative numbers, which haven't been presented yet.

   
 

Exercise 4.3

   
 

9.(d)

8,231,953

   
 

Exercise 6.5

   
  18. The amount the man spent is $210, not $110 (in 1997 reprint, not later reprints)    
  Challenger 6    
 

5.

"If she had spent the same amount of moenty for each type, whe would have bought 2 more cans of drinks for the same total amount of money."

   
 

7.1 Rate and Speed

   
 

p.172

Rate Example (b) should have a 3 in the denominator of the fraction.

   
 

Revision 2C

   
 

2.(b)

True for x = 3

   
 

Miscellaneous Exercise 2

   
 

14.

Insufficent information.

   
 

Miscellaneous Exercise 3

   
 

12.(a)

Insufficient information.

   
 

Exercise 12.3

   
  19. 2 : 3    
  Exercise 14.1    
  6.(b) Change the top angle on the figure on the left to 120o. Answer for angle a is 120o.    
 

6.(c)

Change the angle on the figure on the right to 23o. Answer for angle a is 23o.

   
 

Revision 4C

   
 

1.(a)

Answer is 31.5 cm2

   
 

9.

This problem inappropriate for this level since the solution involves use of the Pythagorean theorem.

   
  Miscellaneous Exercise 4    
 

13.(a)

(ii) Inappropriate. Solution involves Pythagorean Theorem which hasn't been taught yet.    
 

Assessment 1, Paper II

   
 

2.(b)

The solutions in the text are for a sum of 23 along the side, not 21.

   
 

Assessment 2, Paper I

   
 

2(b)

The answer in the text are for 2 pumps working. The answer for 2 pumps not working is 20 h.