INSTRUCTOR’S
SOLUTIONS MANUAL
C TRIMBLE & ASSOCIATES
PREALGEBRA AND
INTRODUCTORY ALGEBRA
SIXTH EDITION
Elayn Martin-Gay
University of New Orleans
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PPID: A103000323530
, Contents
Chapter 1 1
Chapter 2 42
Chapter 3 71
Chapter 4 101
Chapter 5 164
Chapter 6 209
Chapter 7 253
Chapter 8 284
Chapter 9 324
Chapter 10 368
Chapter 11 414
Chapter 12 454
Chapter 13 507
Chapter 14 569
Chapter 15 613
Chapter 16 647
Appendix 698
Practice Final Exam 704
,
SOLUTIONS MANUAL
C TRIMBLE & ASSOCIATES
PREALGEBRA AND
INTRODUCTORY ALGEBRA
SIXTH EDITION
Elayn Martin-Gay
University of New Orleans
,Copyright © 2025, 2019, 2015 by Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Manufactured in the
United States of America. This publication is protected by copyright, and permission should be obtained from the
publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or by any
means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise. For information regarding permissions, request
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visit www.pearsoned.com/permissions/.
PEARSON and MYLAB are exclusive trademarks owned by Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates in the U.S.
and/or other countries.
Unless otherwise indicated herein, any third-party trademarks, logos, or icons that may appear in this work are the
property of their respective owners, and any references to third-party trademarks, logos, icons, or other trade dress are
for demonstrative or descriptive purposes only. Such references are not intended to imply any sponsorship,
endorsement, authorization, or promotion of Pearson’s products by the owners of such marks, or any relationship
between the owner and Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates, authors, licensees, or distributors.
PPID: A103000323530
, Contents
Chapter 1 1
Chapter 2 42
Chapter 3 71
Chapter 4 101
Chapter 5 164
Chapter 6 209
Chapter 7 253
Chapter 8 284
Chapter 9 324
Chapter 10 368
Chapter 11 414
Chapter 12 454
Chapter 13 507
Chapter 14 569
Chapter 15 613
Chapter 16 647
Appendix 698
Practice Final Exam 704
,
