Basic functions - practice problems - page 7 of 294
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- A promotion
Store A has a promotion. If you buy three shirts, you get 25% off the total price of the three shirts. Store B has the same shirts on sale with the promotion that if you buy three shirts, you get the third shirt at a 50% discount. Store C has the same shi - David 5
David was riding his bicycle at a speed of 26.5 kilometers per hour (km/h). Use the fact that 1 kilometer is approximately equal to 0.6214 miles to convert this speed to miles per hour (mile/h) - Patsy
Patsy makes pillows. She needs 232 inches of trim for the edging. Trim costs $5.50 for a 3-yard spool or $1.10 per foot. What is the least amount Patsy can spend to get the trim she needs? Explain your reasoning. - Three 232
Three out of eleven working mothers in a major US city have at least one child under the age of Five(5). If there are 2,250 mothers employed in that city, how many have at least one child under the age of five? (round to nearest whole number) - A plumber 3
A plumber can buy plastic pipes in 6-foot and 12-foot lengths. The current job requires eight 4-foot lengths, five 5-foot lengths, and three 7-foot lengths. The plumber wants to figure out how many of each of the two stock lengths should be bought to mini - Usain
Usain and Kyle rented a house together for 3 years. Usain paid more rent because he had a bigger room. They always split the rent at a ratio of 4:3. They paid £30247 in rent over this period. How much of this did Usain pay? - Marcos 2
Marcos is bringing 36 cookies to his book club, but he's not sure how many people will be there. He wants to write an equation that shows how many cookies each person will get in terms of how many people (symbol n) are there. - Temperature drop 5
The temperature outside currently is 32 degrees, dropping at an average rate of 4 degrees per hour. If the temperature continues to drop at this rate throughout the evening, what will the temperature be in 9 hours? - Healthier snacks
In hopes of encouraging healthier snacks at school, Dan brought in a tray of carrot sticks and apple slices to share. The tray had a total of 40 snacks, of which 60% were carrot sticks. How many carrot sticks did Dan bring? - Sales tax 2
Item cost $430 before tax. Sales tax is $17.20. Find the sales tax rate and percentage. - Miloš
Miloš and Martin helped water the new vineyard. They had to carry water from the well in buckets. How did they divide the 20-euro reward if Miloš applied 20 buckets and Martin 30 buckets? - An inheritance
An inheritance of P1,500,000 will be divided in the following manner: Rene 2/5, Maria 2/5, and Martha 1/5. Find the amount each heir will inherit. - The sum 43
The sum of Rs. 820 will be divided among Ali, Fakhar, and Zahid according to the ratio 3 : 4 : 5. How much does each receive? - Hotel rooms 2
Waterside bed and breakfast has 10 rooms. On average, they sell 8 rooms. The rate is $45 per night, bed and breakfast, $65 per night. Calculate the yield. - What is 26
What is the selling price of goods listed at P580 less discounts of 20%,12 1/2%, and 5.5%? - The price 6
The price of petrol is set to increase by 5% next month. If the current fuel price is R9,00 per liter, what will the new petrol price be next month? - Mariana
Mariana wants to put 6 3/4 feet of border across the top of a wall. She has 3 6/7 feet of border. What fraction of the project can she complete? - The temperature 46
The temperature in Mumbai at 5 AM is 25 degrees Celsius. It rises 3 degrees Celsius every hour for the next two hours and then 5 degrees Celsius per hour for the next 3 hours. What is the temperature after 5 hours? - Mei Mei
Mei Mei bought 15 chicken wings for $28.50. If Mei Mei spent $34.20, how many chicken wings did she buy? - My 4
My 4-digit number is a palindrome; it has a remainder of 21 when you divide it by 100. what is my number? A palindrome is a number that does not change if you write it backward.
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