Test Bank for A Problem Solving Approach to Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers 13th Edition by Rick Billstein, Barbara Boschmans, Shlomo Libeskind & Johnny W. Lott | Latest Updated 2025–2026

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,MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
Determine whether the following is a statement. If it
is, then also classify the statement as true or false.
1) Why don't you come here?

A) Not a statementB) False statement C)
True statement Answer: A
2) This room is big.
A) True statement B) Not a statement C)


False statement Answer: B
3) 5-1=4
A) True statement B) Not a statement C)


False statement Answer: A
4) 7x + y = 3
A) False statement B) True statement C)
Not a statement Answer: C
5) Can you bring the book?
A) True statement B) Not a statement C)


False statement Answer: B
6) x + y = x - y, where y = 0
A) False statement B) True statement C)
Not a statement Answer: B
Answer: C

, 7) 12 = 3y
A) Not a statementB) False statement C)
True statement Answer: A
8) 2.4 = 5.2
A) False statement B) Not a statement C)


True statement Answer: A
9) The state of California is in North America.
A) Not a statementB) False statement C)
True statement Answer: C
10) Brazil is in Asia.
A) True statement B) Not a statement C)


False statement Answer: C

Use a quantifier to make the following true or false,
as indicated, where x is a natural number.
11) x + x = 6 (make true)
A) There is no natural number x such that x + x = 6.
B) For all natural numbers x, x + x = 6.
C) There exists a natural number x such that x + x =
6.
D) For every natural number x, x + x = 6.




Answer: C

, 12) x3 = 8 (make true)
A) No natural number x exists such that x3 = 8.
B) Every natural number x satisfies x3 = 8.


C) There exists a natural number x such that x3 = 8.


D) Three natural


numbers x exist such
that x3 = 8. Answer: C

13) 2x + 1 = 5 - x (make true)
A) No natural number x exists such that 2x + 1 = 5 -
x.
B) There exists a natural number x such that 2x + 1
= 5 - x.
C) Only two natural numbers x exist such that 2x +
1 = 5 - x.
D) For every natural


number x, 2x + 1 = 5
- x. Answer: B
12x = 5x + 7x (make false)
A) For every natural number x, 12x = 5x + 7x.
14)

B) There is no natural number x such that 12x = 5x
+ 7x.
C) More than one natural number x exists such
that 12x = 5x + 7x.
D) There exists a natural


number x such that 12x =
5x + 7x. Answer: B
Answer: D