Errata – Word Problems, 5th Edition
Cover for 5th Edition
Release Date:
April 24, 2012
5.0
| Page | Loc | Description | Erroneous Text | Correction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | Top | For question #2, the 2nd statement contains an error. | (2) Berdoff is driving 25 meters per minute faster than Abernathy. | (2) Abernathy is driving 25 meters per minute faster than Berdoff. |
| 115 | Mid | Use the wording below for question #4. | A list kept at Town Hall contains the town's average daily temperature in Fahrenheit, rounded to the nearest integer. A particular completed month has either 30 or 31 days. How many days does the month have? | |
| 118 | Mid | In the explanation for problem #3, the first line of the explanation for statement (2) contains an error. c is less than 71, not 70. | If c is an integer less than 70, the greatest c can be is 70. | If c is an integer less than 71, the greatest c can be is 70. |
| 57 | Bot | The variable w is incorrectly defined in the alst sentence on the page. | If the average age of women is w, then: | If w represents the differential between the average age of women and the average age of the group, then: |
| 73 | Bot | The last paragraph mixes up the words smallest and largest. | In this case, if you subtract the largest number from the smallest | In this case, if you subtract the smallest number from the largest |
| 87 | Bot | The last line on the page should be subtraction, not addition. | 50 + 20 = 30 male employees | 50 – 20 = 30 male employees |
| 39 | Top | In the second line of the equation at the top of the page, 2/21 should be 21/2. | t = 2/21 = 10 1/2 | t = 21/2 = 10 1/2 |
| 40 | Top | The units for Rate should be bottles/min, NOT bottles/hr. | ||
| 96 | Top | The answer to #5 should be 48%. | ||
| 129 | Top | The numbering of the questions on the page skips #2. | ||
| 129 | Top | Problem #3 contains incorrect punctuation. | When it is 2:01 PM Sunday afternoon in Nullepart, it is Monday in Eimissaan. When it is 1:00 PM Wednesday in Eimissaan, it is also Wednesday in Nullepart. When it is noon Friday in Nullepart, what is the range of possible times in Eimissaan? | |
| 34 | Top | The explanation on page 34 mistakenly confuses Clyde and Harvey. The explanation should ultimately show that Clyde's rate is 5 miles per hour. | ||
| 35 | Bot | In the chart at the bottom of the page, the distance Car Y traveled should be d – 40, NOT d + 40. | ||
| 132 | Top | The last word of the explanation for #7a should be median, not mean. | “…are within six pages of the mean.” | “…are within six pages of the median.” |