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Errata – Algebra, 6th Edition Cover for 6th Edition Release Date: December 2, 2014 6.0 Page Loc Description Erroneous Text Correction 31 Middle #5, Statement 1 should read: “If the admission fee had been raised to $20 and twice as many people had attended, the total admission fees collected would have been three times the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":111,"featured_media":0,"parent":9417,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yst_prominent_words":[54052,54048,54043,54095,54035,54053,54058,54054,54059,54049,54044],"class_list":["post-9423","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/111"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9423"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16478,"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9423\/revisions\/16478"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=9423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

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\r\n 31<\/td>\r\n \r\n Middle<\/td>\r\n \r\n #5, Statement 1 should read: “If the admission fee had been raised to $20 and twice as many people had attended, the total admission fees collected would have been three times the amount actually collected.”<\/td>\r\n \r\n “…three times greater.”<\/td>\r\n \r\n “…three times the amount actually collected<\/strong>.”<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
\r\n 39<\/td>\r\n \r\n Middle<\/td>\r\n \r\n Answer choice (B) in the problem on the right should be 8<\/strong> instead of 12<\/strong>.<\/td>\r\n \r\n 12<\/td>\r\n \r\n 8<\/strong><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
\r\n 42<\/td>\r\n \r\n Middle<\/td>\r\n \r\n The second line of the algebra solution in the middle of the page should actually read S<\/em> = (1.25)(x<\/em>\/50) = (5\/4)(x<\/em>\/50) = (1\/4)(x<\/em>\/10) = x<\/em>\/40<\/strong><\/td>\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n (<\/mo>1.25<\/mn>)<\/mo>S<\/mi>=<\/mo>\r\n x<\/mi>\r\n \r\n 50<\/mn>\r\n <\/mrow>\r\n <\/mfrac>\r\n =<\/mo>(<\/mo>\r\n \r\n \r\n x<\/mi>\r\n \r\n 50<\/mn>\r\n <\/mrow>\r\n <\/mfrac>\r\n \r\n <\/mrow>\r\n )<\/mo><\/mrow>(<\/mo>\r\n \r\n \r\n 5<\/mn>\r\n 4<\/mn>\r\n <\/mfrac>\r\n \r\n <\/mrow>\r\n )<\/mo><\/mrow>=<\/mo>(<\/mo>\r\n \r\n \r\n x<\/mi>\r\n \r\n 10<\/mn>\r\n <\/mrow>\r\n <\/mfrac>\r\n \r\n <\/mrow>\r\n )<\/mo><\/mrow>(<\/mo>\r\n \r\n \r\n 1<\/mn>\r\n 4<\/mn>\r\n <\/mfrac>\r\n \r\n <\/mrow>\r\n )<\/mo><\/mrow>=<\/mo>\r\n x<\/mi>\r\n \r\n 40<\/mn>\r\n <\/mrow>\r\n <\/mfrac>\r\n \r\n <\/mrow>\r\n MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaaguart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2Caerbbr2BIvgihfMCH12BUrgiqj3BaeXatLxBI9gBaerbnLNCPfgzGaLCVbqefqvATv2CG4uz3bIuV1wyUbqee0evGueE0jxyaibaieYhf9irVeeu0dXdh9vqqj=hEeeu0xXdbba9frFj0=OqFfea0dXdd9vqai=hGuQ8kuc9pgc9q8qqaq=dir=f0=yqaiVgFr0xfr=xfr=xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaaeaqbaaGcbaGaaiikaiaaigdacaGGUaGaaGOmaiaaiwdacaGGPaGaam4uaiabg2da9maalaaabaGaamiEaaqaaiaaiwdacaaIWaaaaiabg2da9maabmaabaWaaSaaaeaacaWG4baabaGaaGynaiaaicdaaaaacaGLOaGaayzkaaWaaeWaaeaadaWcaaqaaiaaiwdaaeaacaaI0aaaaaGaayjkaiaawMcaaiabg2da9maabmaabaWaaSaaaeaacaWG4baabaGaaGymaiaaicdaaaaacaGLOaGaayzkaaWaaeWaaeaadaWcaaqaaiaaigdaaeaacaaI0aaaaaGaayjkaiaawMcaaiabg2da9maalaaabaGaamiEaaqaaiaaisdacaaIWaaaaaaa@58EB@<\/annotation>\r\n <\/semantics>\r\n<\/math>\r\n\r\n<\/td>\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n S<\/mi>=<\/mo>(<\/mo>1.25<\/mn>)<\/mo>(<\/mo>\r\n \r\n \r\n x<\/mi>\r\n \r\n 50<\/mn>\r\n <\/mrow>\r\n <\/mfrac>\r\n \r\n <\/mrow>\r\n )<\/mo><\/mrow>=<\/mo>(<\/mo>\r\n \r\n \r\n 5<\/mn>\r\n 4<\/mn>\r\n <\/mfrac>\r\n \r\n <\/mrow>\r\n )<\/mo><\/mrow>(<\/mo>\r\n \r\n \r\n x<\/mi>\r\n \r\n 50<\/mn>\r\n <\/mrow>\r\n <\/mfrac>\r\n \r\n <\/mrow>\r\n )<\/mo><\/mrow>=<\/mo>(<\/mo>\r\n \r\n \r\n 1<\/mn>\r\n 4<\/mn>\r\n <\/mfrac>\r\n \r\n <\/mrow>\r\n )<\/mo><\/mrow>(<\/mo>\r\n \r\n \r\n x<\/mi>\r\n \r\n 10<\/mn>\r\n <\/mrow>\r\n <\/mfrac>\r\n \r\n <\/mrow>\r\n )<\/mo><\/mrow>=<\/mo>\r\n x<\/mi>\r\n \r\n 40<\/mn>\r\n <\/mrow>\r\n <\/mfrac>\r\n \r\n <\/mrow>\r\n MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaaguart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2Caerbbr2BIvgihfMCH12BUrgiqj3BaeXatLxBI9gBaerbnLNCPfgzGaLCVbqefqvATv2CG4uz3bIuV1wyUbqee0evGueE0jxyaibaieYhf9irVeeu0dXdh9vqqj=hEeeu0xXdbba9frFj0=OqFfea0dXdd9vqai=hGuQ8kuc9pgc9q8qqaq=dir=f0=yqaiVgFr0xfr=xfr=xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaaeaqbaaGcbaGaam4uaiabg2da9iaacIcacaaIXaGaaiOlaiaaikdacaaI1aGaaiykamaabmaabaWaaSaaaeaacaWG4baabaGaaGynaiaaicdaaaaacaGLOaGaayzkaaGaeyypa0ZaaeWaaeaadaWcaaqaaiaaiwdaaeaacaaI0aaaaaGaayjkaiaawMcaamaabmaabaWaaSaaaeaacaWG4baabaGaaGynaiaaicdaaaaacaGLOaGaayzkaaGaeyypa0ZaaeWaaeaadaWcaaqaaiaaigdaaeaacaaI0aaaaaGaayjkaiaawMcaamaabmaabaWaaSaaaeaacaWG4baabaGaaGynaiaaicdaaaaacaGLOaGaayzkaaGaeyypa0ZaaSaaaeaacaWG4baabaGaaGinaiaaicdaaaaaaa@5A78@<\/annotation>\r\n <\/semantics>\r\n<\/math>\r\n\r\n<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
\r\n 107<\/td>\r\n \r\n Top<\/td>\r\n \r\n The explanation of question #5 should say that statement (2) is INSUFFICIENT.<\/td>\r\n \r\n \u00a0<\/td>\r\n \r\n \u00a0<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
\r\n 160<\/td>\r\n \r\n Top<\/td>\r\n \r\n The second sentence of the first paragraph describes x<\/em> and y<\/em> as positive integers. It should specify that they are non-negative<\/b>.<\/td>\r\n \r\n Since x<\/i> and y<\/i> have to be positive integers…<\/td>\r\n \r\n Since x<\/i> and y<\/i> have to be non-negative<\/b> integers…<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
\r\n E-BOOK ONLY <\/td>\r\n \r\n near page 36<\/td>\r\n \r\n In the Chapter 4 section \u201cAll About the Base\u201d under \u201cA Negative Base\u201d the two examples are switched. The example on the left should be -2^4 and the example on the right should be (-2)^4 <\/td>\r\n \r\n <\/td>\r\n \r\n <\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
\r\n E-BOOK ONLY <\/td>\r\n \r\n near page 88 <\/td>\r\n \r\n In the Chapter 10 problem set, question 1, statement 1 should read less than OR equal to <\/td>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n y<\/mi>\r\n 2<\/mn>\r\n <\/msup>\r\n <<\/mo>y<\/mi>\r\n <\/mrow>\r\n MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=faaagCart1ev2aaaKnaaaaWenf2ys9wBH5garuqqYLwySbqedmvETj2BSbqefm0B1jxALjharuavP1wzZbqee0evGueE0jxyaibaieYlf9irVeeu0dXdh9vqqj=hHeeu0xXdbba9frFj0=OqFfea0dXdd9vqaq=JfrVkFHe9pgea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdbPYxe9vr0=vr0=vqpi0dc9GqpWqaaeaabiGadiGacaqadeaadiabcuaaaOqaaiaadMhadaahaaWcbeqaaiaaikdaaaGccqGH8aapcaWG5baaaa@3418@<\/annotation>\r\n <\/semantics>\r\n<\/math>\r\n <\/td>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n y<\/mi>\r\n 2<\/mn>\r\n <\/msup>\r\n \u2264<\/mo>y<\/mi>\r\n <\/mrow>\r\n MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=faaagCart1ev2aaaKnaaaaWenf2ys9wBH5garuqqYLwySbqedmvETj2BSbqefm0B1jxALjharuavP1wzZbqee0evGueE0jxyaibaieYlf9irVeeu0dXdh9vqqj=hHeeu0xXdbba9frFj0=OqFfea0dXdd9vqaq=JfrVkFHe9pgea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdbPYxe9vr0=vr0=vqpi0dc9GqpWqaaeaabiGadiGacaqadeaadiabcuaaaOqaaiaadMhadaahaaWcbeqaaiaaikdaaaGccqGHKjYOcaWG5baaaa@34C9@<\/annotation>\r\n <\/semantics>\r\n<\/math>\r\n <\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
\r\n E-BOOK ONLY <\/td>\r\n \r\n near page 102<\/td>\r\n \r\n In the Chapter 12 section “Function Graphs”, the equation in the “What is the graph of the function?” question is written incorrectly. It should be f(x)<\/em> = -2x<\/em>2<\/sup> + 1<\/td>\r\n \r\n
f(x)<\/em> = -22<\/sup>x<\/em> + 1<\/center>\r\n <\/td>\r\n
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f(x)<\/em> = -2x<\/em>2<\/sup> + 1<\/center>\r\n <\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n