Test Bank For Practical Business Math Procedures Jeffrey Slater 13 Edition

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Test Bank For Practical Business Math Procedures Jeffrey Slater 13 Edition

Practical Business Math Procedures, 13e (Slater)

Chapter 2   Fractions

1) A proper fraction is when the numerator is greater than the denominator.

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  A proper fraction is when the numerator is smaller than the denominator.

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  LU 02-01 Types of Fractions and Conversion Procedures

Learning Objective:  02-01 (1) Recognize the three types of fractions.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Type:  Static

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

2) The writing of a whole number and a proper fraction is an improper fraction.

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  The writing of a whole number and a proper fraction is a mixed number.

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  LU 02-01 Types of Fractions and Conversion Procedures

Learning Objective:  02-01 (1) Recognize the three types of fractions.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Type:  Static

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

3) 4/5 is a proper fraction.

Answer:  TRUE

Explanation:  Review your notes on terminology and vocabulary related to this material.

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  LU 02-01 Types of Fractions and Conversion Procedures

Learning Objective:  02-01 (1) Recognize the three types of fractions.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Type:  Static

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

4) When a mixed number is converted to an improper fraction, the new numerator is placed over the old denominator.

Answer:  TRUE

Explanation:  Review your notes on terminology and vocabulary related to this material.

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  LU 02-01 Types of Fractions and Conversion Procedures

Learning Objective:  02-01 (2) Convert improper fractions to whole or mixed numbers and mixed numbers to improper fractions.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Type:  Static

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

5) The greatest common divisor can be zero.

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  The greatest common divisor cannot be zero.

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  LU 02-01 Types of Fractions and Conversion Procedures

Learning Objective:  02-01 (3) Convert fractions to lowest and highest terms.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Type:  Static

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

6) Inspection as well as the step approach could be used to find the least common denominator.

Answer:  TRUE

Explanation:  Review your notes on terminology and vocabulary related to this material.

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  LU 02-01 Types of Fractions and Conversion Procedures

Learning Objective:  02-01 (3) Convert fractions to lowest and highest terms.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Type:  Static

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

7) In the step approach the last divisor used is the greatest common divisor.

Answer:  TRUE

Explanation:  Review your notes on terminology and vocabulary related to this material.

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  LU 02-01 Types of Fractions and Conversion Procedures

Learning Objective:  02-01 (3) Convert fractions to lowest and highest terms.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Type:  Static

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

8) Fractions should never be reduced to their lowest terms.

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  Fractions should always be reduced to their lowest terms.

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  LU 02-01 Types of Fractions and Conversion Procedures

Learning Objective:  02-01 (3) Convert fractions to lowest and highest terms.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Type:  Static

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

9) The greatest common divisor and the least common denominator are really the same.

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  The least common multiple and the least common denominator are the same number.

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  LU 02-01 Types of Fractions and Conversion Procedures; LU 02-02 Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Learning Objective:  02-01 (3) Convert fractions to lowest and highest terms.; 02-02 (1) Add like and unlike fractions.

Bloom’s:  Remember

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Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

10) The least common denominator of fractions can be found by observation or by the use of prime numbers.

Answer:  TRUE

Explanation:  Review your notes on terminology and vocabulary related to this material.

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  LU 02-02 Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Learning Objective:  02-02 (1) Add like and unlike fractions.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Type:  Static

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

11) 4 is a prime number.

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  4 is a composite number.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  LU 02-02 Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Learning Objective:  02-02 (2) Find the least common denominator by inspection and prime numbers.

Bloom’s:  Understand

Type:  Static

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

12) 2, 5, 7, 11, and 13 are all examples of prime numbers.

Answer:  TRUE

Explanation:  Prime numbers contain divisors of 1 and themselves only.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Topic:  LU 02-02 Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Learning Objective:  02-02 (2) Find the least common denominator by inspection and prime numbers.

Bloom’s:  Understand

Type:  Static

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

13) Cancellation is a technique to reduce fractions to the lowest terms.

Answer:  TRUE

Explanation:  Review your notes on terminology and vocabulary related to this material.

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  LU 02-03 Multiplying and Dividing Fractions

Learning Objective:  02-03 (2) Use the cancellation method in the multiplication and division of fractions.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Type:  Static

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

14) The reciprocal is not used in dividing fractions.

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  The reciprocal is used in dividing fractions.

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  LU 02-03 Multiplying and Dividing Fractions

Learning Objective:  02-03 (1) Multiply and divide proper fractions and mixed numbers.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Type:  Static

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

15) Reducing a fraction to the lowest terms does not change the fraction’s value.

Answer:  TRUE

Explanation:  Review your notes on terminology and vocabulary related to this material.

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  LU 02-01 Types of Fractions and Conversion Procedures

Learning Objective:  02-01 (3) Convert fractions to lowest and highest terms.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Type:  Static

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

16) Raising a fraction to higher terms does change the value of the fraction.

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  Raising a fraction to higher terms does not change the value of the fraction.

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  LU 02-01 Types of Fractions and Conversion Procedures

Learning Objective:  02-01 (3) Convert fractions to lowest and highest terms.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Type:  Static

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

17) A mixed number is a whole number and a proper fraction.

Answer:  TRUE

Explanation:  Review your notes on terminology and vocabulary related to this material.

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Topic:  LU 02-01 Types of Fractions and Conversion Procedures

Learning Objective:  02-01 (1) Recognize the three types of fractions.

Bloom’s:  Remember

Type:  Static

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation