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MAT 126 Week 1 DQ 1
MAT 126 Week 1 Quiz
MAT 126 Week 1 Written Assignment (Arithmetic and ge
ometric sequence)
MAT 126 Week 2 DQ 1
MAT 126 Week 2 DQ 2
MAT 126 Week 2 Assignment Is It Fat Free
MAT 126 Week 2 Quiz
MAT 126 Week 3 DQ 1
MAT 126 Week 3 DQ 2
MAT 126 Week 3 Assignment Quadratic Equations

MAT 126 Week 1 DQ 1

All numbers in our real number system are the product
of prime numbers. Complete the following steps for this
discussion:
List the ages of two people in your life, one older than y
ou and one younger than you. It would be best if the yo
unger person was 15 years of age or younger.
Find the prime factorizations of your age and the other
two persons ages. Show your work listed by name and
age. Make sure your work is clear and concise.
Find the LCM and the GCF for each set of numbers. Agai
n,

MAT 126 Week 1 Quiz

MAT 126 Week 1 Quiz
1. Question : Upon examining the contents of 38 bac
kpacks, it was found that 23 contained a black pen, 27 c
ontained a blue pen, and 21 contained a pencil, 15 cont
ained both a black pen and a blue pen, 12 contained bo
th a black pen and a pencil, 18 contained both a blue pe
n and a pencil, and 10 contained all three items. How
many backpacks contained exactly two of the three writi
ng instruments?

MAT 126 Week 1 Written Assi

gnment (Arithmetic and geo
metric sequence)

Assignment
Following completion of your readings, complete exerci
ses 35 and 37 in the Real World Applications section o
n page 280 of Mathematics in Our World.
For each exercise, specify whether it involves an arithm
etic sequence or a geometric sequence and use the pr
oper formulas where applicable . Format your math w
ork as shown in the Week One Assignment Guide and b
e concise in your reasoning. Plan the logic necessary to
complete the exercise before you begin writing. For an
example of the math required for this assignment, plea
se review the Week One Assignment Guide.

MAT 126 Week 2 Assignment

Is It Fat Free
Following completion of your weekly readings, read Are
You Sure Its Fat Free? on page 286 of Mathematics in
Our World.
Gather three of your favorite packaged foods; perhaps
one from each: breakfast, lunch and dinner. Use the mo
del explained in the Are You Sure Its Fat Free? to analy
ze, through the mathematical formula explained, the fat
content and protein content from your foods. To analy
ze the protein content use 4 calories per gram of prot
ein , rather than the 9 calories for grams of fat.

MAT 126 Week 2 DQ 1

This Discussion should be an eye opener for most stude
nts. We will look at our food shopping trends and how
we spend our money. The outcomes should reveal som
e interesting facts.
Save a cash register receipt from a shopping trip to the f
ood market, or borrow one from a family member or fri
end. The cost of four prepackaged food items that are s
old by weight and the cost of at least three fresh fruits,
or vegetables need to appear on the receipt. If you have
no access to a receipt with these items, then you will ne
ed to go to the store and write down the cost informatio
n, or find a grocery advertisement online.

MAT 126 Week 2 DQ 2

This Discussion will help us learn to develop our own m
athematical models, write down the equations and then
solve the equations for unknown values using algebraic
methods.
Refer back to Week One Discussion and use the names
and ages of yourself and the other two people you selec
ted. Make sure one is older than you and one is younge
r than you.
In years, how old was the older person when you were
born?
Write an equation that models how old in years each of
you will be, when your ages add up to 150 years old. For
example, if x = your age and the eldest person was a ye

MAT 126 Week 2 Quiz

Week 2
1. Question : Multiply. 1B7twelve x 29twelve
2. Question : Find the value of 327 in the mod 7 syst
em.
3. Question : Determine the place value of the digit 8
in the number 3,684,159.
4. Question : Evaluate (3 + 4) + 1 in the mod 5 syste
m.
5. Question : An arithmetic student needs at least a
70% average to receive credit for the course. If she scor
ed 86%, 77%, and 64% on the first three exams, what is
the lowest score she can get on the fourth exam to rece
ive credit for the course?

MAT 126 Week 3 Assignment

Quadratic Equations
Following completion of your weekly readings, complet
e the exercises in the Projects section on page 397 of
Mathematics in Our World.
You should be concise in your reasoning. For Project #1,
work only equations (a) and (c), but complete all 6 steps
(a-f) as shown in the example.
For Project #2, please select at least five numbers; 0 (ze
ro), two even, and two odd. Make sure you organize you
r paper into separate projects.

MAT 126 Week 3 DQ 1

This Discussion will concentrate on functions and graph
s. Understanding the definitions of words is the essence
of mathematics. When we understand the meaning of w
ords, finding a solution is much easier because we kno
w what task the problem is asking us to complete.
Part 1
In your own words, define the word function.
Give your own example of a function using a set of at le
ast 4 ordered pairs. The domain will be any four intege
rs between 0 and +10.

MAT 126 Week 3 DQ 2

This Discussion tests your ability to use a ruler and conv
ert from Standard English measure to Metrics. You will t
hen apply your knowledge of the geometric measureme
nts of area and volume through real world problems.
Choose a room in your house. Measure the length, the
width, and the height. Make sure you use feet and inche
s. Most rooms are not a whole number, such as 10 feet;
they are 10 feet and 3 inches, or 9 feet 6 inches, etc.
NOTE: Do not use decimal numbers for the feet.

MAT 126 Week 3 Quiz

Week 3
1. Question : Find the circumference and area of the
circle if d = 30. Use = 3.14.
2. Question : Find the vertex of the parabola.
y = -4x2 - 16x - 11
3. Question : Find the domain and range of the relati
on, and state whether or not the relation is a function.
{(3, 9), (3, 10), (3, 11), (3, 12)}

MAT 126 week 4 Assignment

Pythagorean Triples
Assignment:
Following completion of your readings, complete exerci
se 4 in the Projects section on page 620 of Mathemati
cs in Our World.
Make sure you build or generate at least five more Pyth
agorean Triples using one of the many formulas availabl
e online for doing this.
After building your triples, verify each of them in the Pyt
hagorean Theorem equation.
The assignment must include (a ) all math work required
to answer the problems as well as (b ) introduction and
conclusion paragraphs

MAT 126 Week 4 DQ 1

The purpose of this Discussion is to analyze a financial p
lan that portrays a somewhat typical budgeting scheme.
You will calculate expenses, a mortgage payment, and t
he effects of interest and financing on your budget. Sho
w your math work for every answer and identify the
answers with words.
Select the first three letters of your last name. Each lett
er has a numerical place value in the alphabet. For exa
mple, D is 4, L is 12, and Z is 26. Add the three place val
ues together. For example, Wallace would yield WAL, wh
ich is 23+1+12 = 36.
Multiply your sum by 1500. This is your yearly income f
or Week Four Discussion 1.

MAT 126 Week 4 DQ 2

This Discussion allows you to demonstrate your underst
anding of the similarities and differences between classi
cal probability and empirical probability.
In your own words, describe two main differences betw
een classical and empirical probabilities.
Gather coins you find around your home or in your poc
ket or purse. You will need an even number of coins (a
ny denomination) between 16 and 30. You do not need
more than that. Put all of the coins in a small bag or con
tainer big enough to allow the coins to be shaken aroun
d. Shake the bag well and empty the coins onto a table.
Tally up how many heads and tails are showing. Do ten
repetitions of this experiment, and record your finding

MAT 126 Week 4 Quiz

Week 4
1. Question : A single card is drawn from a deck. Wh
at is the probability of getting a queen or a king?

2. Question : In a shop there are 20 customers, 18 of
whom will make a purchase. If three customers are sele
cted, one at a time, at random, what is the probability t
hat all will make a purchase?

MAT 126 Week 5 Assignment

Misinterpretation or Misuse
Assignment:
Following completion of your readings, answer the follo
wing two questions from Chapter 12 Supplement of M
athematics in Our World.
Select one even problem from exercises 1 through 10
on page 810.
Select one even problem from exercises 11 through 22
on pages 811-812.
As you answer the questions above, identify what types
of misrepresentation or misuse have been demonstrate
d by referring to the bold headings in the Chapter 12 S
upplement (e.g., Suspect Samples, Asking Biased Quest
ions, Misleading Graphs, etc.).

MAT 126 Week 5 DQ 1

This Discussion will give you the opportunity to calculat
e or identify the three measures of central tendency. Yo
u will be asked to select an appropriate real life situatio
n in which one measure would be more appropriate tha
n the other two measures of center.
Select a topic of interest to you and record the topic in y
our posting, for example: What is the average number
of hours people watch TV every week? Make sure the
question you ask will be answered with a number, r
ather than answers with words .

MAT 126 Week 5 Quiz

Week 5
1. Question : Find the area under the normal distrib
ution curve between z = 1.52 and z = 2.43.
2. Question : For the 20 test scores shown, find the p
ercentile rank for a score of 86.
75 63 92 74 86 50 77 82 98 65 71 89 75 66 87 59 70 83 9
1 73
3. Question : If a student's percentile rank in a class
of 400 students is 87, find the student's class rank.
4. Question : Find the value for the correlation coeffi
cient r.
5. Question : Find the median.

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