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- In 2010
In 2010, the population of the city was 223,000. From 2010 to 2015, the population grew by 6%. From 2015 to 2020, it fell by 4%. To the nearest 100 people, what was the population in 2020? - Value of the note
A 10-month promissory note issued on March 21, 2021, bearing interest of 7.2% p.a., has a maturity value of $4128.02. Find the face value of the note. - Divide mixed numbers
Divide the following fractions and reduce your answers to its simplest form if possible: 1. 2 3/4 ÷ 3 1/12 2. 3 2/3 ÷ 4 1/2 3. 5 3/7 ÷ 2 3/9 4. 6 2/3 ÷ 1 1/5 - Each pack
Each pack of hot dogs costs 3.50, and each pack of hot dog buns costs 2.00. The lunchroom staff spends 48.00 when they buy an equal number of hot dogs and hot dog buns. How many packs of hot dogs and hot dog buns do they buy?
- Mrs. Susan 2
Mrs. Susan received a shipment of 60 novelty baseball caps. Of the caps, 1/3 had bug antennae, 2/5 had moose antlers, and the rest had plastic propellers. How many of the caps had plastic propellers? - Cesar
Cesar increased the amount of water he drinks each day from 64 ounces to 72 ounces. By what percentage did Cesar increase the amount of water he drinks each day? - Steve 3
Steve is making breakfast. The recipes call for 7/8 cup of milk for grits and 3/4 cup for biscuits. He only has 2 cups of milk. Does he have enough to make his breakfast? - Gift card
Lauren was given a gift card for a coffee shop. Each morning, Lauren uses the card to buy one cup of coffee. The original amount of money on the gift card was $10, and each cup of coffee costs $2. Make a table of values and then write an equation for A, i - Health department
A survey by the state health department found that the average person ate 208 pounds of vegetables last year and 5 125 8 pounds of fruit. What fraction of the total pounds of fruit and vegetables do the pounds of fruits represent?
- The usage
The battery usage time installed in a particular smartphone has a Normal distribution with a mean of 25.2 hours and a standard deviation of 7.5 hours. What is the probability of usage time greater than 32? - The sum 42
The sum of two fractions is 6 5/6. If the bigger fraction is subtracted by 3/4, the difference is 4 7/12. What is the smaller fraction? - Yd2 to ft2 unit conversion
If a room requires 25.4 square yards of carpeting, what is the area of the floor in units of ft2? (3 ft. = 1 yd.) - A tree
A tree grows 1 3/4 ft per year. How long will it take the tree to grow from a height of 2 1/4 feet to a height of 37 feet? - Billy
Billy buys 4 chairs for $27.90 and 2 tables for $37.95 each. What is the cost of the chairs and tables altogether?
- Jiwan
Jiwan Incorrectly Wrote 1+ 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/4 =1 3/9 Show The Correct Working And Write Down The Answer As A Mixed Number. - Cheesecakes
In a survey, 50% of people preferred fruit cake, 15% preferred sponge cake, and the remainder preferred cheesecake. What percentage of people liked cheesecake the best? - Relay teams
There are 159 students to be grouped into relay teams. Each team should have the same number of students. Can each team have 3,5 or 6 students? Explain. - Squared deviation
Given the data from the problem (sample data: 23, 27, 35, 44), find the sum of the squared deviations (the numerator of the fraction under the square root in the formula). In finding the number, round all calculations to 2 decimals (if you carry more or f - A marathon 2
Dean ran marathons on 50 consecutive days. How far did Dean run altogether if a marathon is 26 1/5 miles?
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