Basic functions - math word problems - page 21 of 311
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- A merit scholarship
Last year’s freshman class at Big State University totaled 5,307 students. Of those, 1,264 received a merit scholarship to help offset tuition costs during their freshman year (although the amount varied per student). The amount a student received was N($ - Double sides
If each side of a triangle is doubled, then find the ratio of the area of the new triangle thus formed to the given triangle. - The angles 6
If the angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2 : 3: 4. Find the value of each angle. - A ferry
A ferry with a capacity of 10 people takes a group of 13 men and 7 women across a river. Find the number of ways in which the group may be taken across the if all women go on the first group.
- 2-cycle
2-cycle engines require a mixture of oil and gas to run properly. For every gallon of gas, a certain 2-cycle engine requires 1 1/4 fl oz of oil. How much oil must be added to prepare 3 1/2 gallons of gas to get the proper mixture? - Lightbulbs
The physical plant at the main campus of a large state university recieves daily requests to replace fluorescent lightbulbs. The distribution of the number of daily requests is bell-shaped and has a mean of 48 and a standard deviation of 10. Using the emp - A contractor 2
A contractor has to complete his contract in 92 days. 234 men were set to do the work, each of them works for 16 hours/day. After 66 days, 4/7 of the work is completed. How many additional men may be employed, so that the work may be completed in time, ea - Johnny 3
Johnny has $46,754 in a savings account that earns 14% annually. The interest is not compounded. To the nearest dollar, how much interest will he earn in 3 years? - Suppose 8
Suppose the scores on a test have a normal distribution with X=74 and a standard deviation of s=18. What percentage of students have scores higher than 90? What percentage of students have scores between 70 and 85? Twenty percent of the students do better
- The test 3
The provided test marks for a small class of student are as follows Don 70%, Jody 68%, Raz 65% and that of Max is not provided. If the class average is 75%, what is Max test marks? - Probabilities
The bag has 10 green, 6 yellow, and 4 blue. What are the probabilities as a fraction, decimals, and percents? - Three 268
Three taps A, B and C fill a tank in 20 min, 15 min and 12 min, respectively. If all the taps are opened simultaneously, how long will they take to fill 40% of the tank? - The restaurant
The restaurant is 3/8 miles from the office. She makes the walk in 7 1/2 minutes. At the same rate, how long will it take her to walk the two miles from her home to her office? - Sport field There is a circular path around a sports field. Sonia takes 18 minutes to drive one round of the field, while Roland takes 12 minutes for the same. Suppose they both start at the same point and at the same time and go in the same direction. After how many
- The rates
The rates of working of A and B are in the ratio 3 : 4. What is the ratio of the number of days taken by them to finish the work? - Cheap chocolate
Lucy's chocolate bar is 29% cocoa. If the weight of the chocolate bar is 100 grams, how many grams of cocoa does it contain? Round your answer to the nearest tenth. - Stocks and bonds
Mr. Cash invested $80000 in various stocks and bonds. He earned a 7% dividend on his stocks and 5% interest on his bonds, for a one year profit (both stocks and bonds) of $4,900. How much did Mr. cash invest in bonds? - Person A,B
Person A takes 3000 USD from person B for 2 yrs at the rate of 10% half yearly interest. What amount will be paid by person A to B after the end 2 yr? - Two similar 2
Two similar polygons have corresponding sides 15 inches and 6 inches. If the area of the first is 2700 square inches, what is the area of the second?
Find the balance in the account after 10 years. P= $1900; r= 6% Compound continuously.Do you have homework that you need help solving? Ask a question, and we will try to solve it. Solving math problems.
