Take Home Exam in GE Math: Answers should be written on a yellow pad and must be passed on the August 28,

2019.

Test I. True or False. Write TRUE if the statement is correct or FALSE if otherwise. (10 pts)

__________ 1. Difference table can be used to predict the next term in a sequence.
__________ 2. Inductive reasoning is a process of reaching a general conclusion by examining the specific examples.
__________ 3. Using graphs is helpful in solving mathematical problems.
__________ 4. Sudoku is an arithmetic based logic puzzle that was invented by a Japanese mathematic teacher.
__________ 5. Finding one case for making a true statement not true is called counterexample.
__________ 6. A set of counting or natural numbers (N) = {0, 1, 2, 3,…}
__________ 7. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 is a Fibonacci sequence.
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__________ 8. In , the 45th decimal digit is 0.
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__________ 9. There are 1024 ways to answer a 12 item True – False exam.
__________ 10. The product of an odd counting number and an even counting number is always an even counting
number.

Test II. Identification. Supply the missing term/s of the following statements. (10 pts)

__________ 1. Process of reaching a general conclusion by examining the specific examples.

__________ 2. Process of reaching a conclusion by applying the general assumptions, procedures, or principles.
__________ 3. An ordered list of numbers.
__________ 4. Patterns to predict a formula.
__________ 5. Polya’s Four-Step problem solving strategy.
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__________ 9. Find a number that provides a counterexample of: For all numbers x, /x + 3/ = /x/ + 3.
__________ 10. The nth term of a sequence is 7n - 4. What is the 10th term?

Test III. Problem Solving. Solve the following problems with solutions. Encircle your final answers.

1. There are five houses in a row, numbered from left to right, each of a different color and inhabited by people of
different nationalities, with different pets, drinks and jobs. You are given the following clues:

House #1 House #2 House #3 House #4 House #5

• The English person lives in the red house; • The Teacher lives in the yellow house;
• The Spaniard owns the dog; • Milk is drunk in house #3;
• Coffee is drunk in the green house; • The Norwegian lives in house #1;
• The Ukrainian drinks tea; • The Teacher lives next to the house where the horse is kept;
• The Doctor drinks orange juice; • The Baker is Japanese;
• The Carpenter owns snails; • The Gardener lives in the house next to the man with the fox;
• The Norwegian lives next to the blue house; • The green house is immediately to the right of the ivory house;
(a) Someone drinks water, who is it? ___________________
(b) Someone owns a zebra, who is it? __________________
2. Use the deductive reasoning to show that the following procedure always produces a number that is equal to the
original number. Procedure: Pick a number. Multiply the number by 6 and add 8. Divide the sum by 2, subtract twice
the original, and subtract 4.

3. Kenken puzzle.

4. Magic Square: A magic square of order n is an arrangement of numbers in a square such that the sum of n numbers in
each row, column and diagonal is the same number. The number square below has order 3, and the sum of the
numbers in each row, column and diagonal is 15.

5. Use the difference table to predict the next term in the sequence: -1, 0, 9, 32, 75, 144, 245, _

6. Determine the nth-term formula for the number of square tiles in the nth figure.

7. Use the 400 grading system: A =4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1, F = 0: A student’s grade point average (GPA) is calculated as a
weighted mean, where the student’s grade in each course is given a weight equal to the number of units that course is
worth. Find Justin’s GPA for the semester. Round to the nearest hundredth.

Course Course Course

Grade Units
Algebra A 3
English B 3
Biology C 4
History C 3
Psychology A 2

8. Find the range, standard deviation, and variance for the following sample data. 7, 11, 12, 15, 31, 22

9. A sample data set has a mean of x̄ = 65 and a standard deviation of 10.2. Find the z-scores for each of the following.
Round to the nearest hundredth. a. x = 77 b. = 60
10. During 1 month, an overnight delivery company found that the weights of its parcels were normally distributed, with a
mean of 34 oz. and a standard deviation of 10 oz. Use the Empirical Rule to determine: (a) the percent of the parcels
that weighted between 34 oz. and 54 oz. (b) the percent of the parcels that weighed less than 24 oz.

11. Adrian wishes to walk along the streets from point A to point B. (a) How many direct routes can he take? (b) How
many different routes can he take if he wants to go past Starbucks on Third Avenue?