EDUC 271 Midterm, Fall 2012
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a) According to a student survey, 16 students liked history, 19 students liked English, 18
liked mathematics, 8 liked mathematics and English, 5 liked-history and English, 7
liked history and mathematics, 3 liked all three subjects, and every student liked at
least one of the subjects. Draw a Venn diagram describing this information. (__/5pts)
b) How many students were in the survey?
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c) How many students liked only mathematics?
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d) How many students liked English es but not history?
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Suppose that the two sequences continue growing as listed above. Relative to their positions
in each sequence, do you think that the terms in the first sequence will always be bigger than
those in the second sequence? Justify. If no, determine the term and its position after which
the terms in the second sequence become greater than the terms in the first sequence. Explain.
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A The following is an example of one of the properties of multiplication of whole
numbers. 3x5 = 5x3. (__/3 pts)
Identify the property illustrated in the above example.
Explain how a rectangular model can be used to illustrate this property.
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M4. Illustrate 18-+3 = 6 using three different models (approaches). (__/3 pts)
with 30 people, everyone shakes hands with everybody else exactly once.
How many handshakes are there? Use two strategies to find the answer. Explain.
Note that you are not allowed to use any formula that was not addressed in the course.
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7. In this problem you are going to use different algorithms to perform the following
addition: 3567+5678. (__/5 pts)
a) The Lattice algorithm.
b) Another algorithm.
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