Basic operations and concepts - math word problems - page 70 of 332
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- Human buying irrationality
I longer watch processors for Socket A on the secondhand market, Athlon XP 1.86GHz with a PR rating of 2500+ costs $7, and Athlon XP 2.16Ghz with a PR rating of 3000+ currently costs $16. Calculate: About what percentage of the Athlon XP 2.16Ghz is more p - VAT
VAT is a tax on which the state artificially betrays goods and services for final consumption. VAT in Slovakia is 20%. Calculate how much percent pay fewer tax residents of Japonska when VAT is only 5%. - Discounts on rail (ZSSK)
The railway company ZSSK offers a discount of 40% (SENIOR RAILPLUS) for 9.9 Eur/year. Calculate the real discount rate as a percentage, where passengers will travel 5 Eur per week. - Density - simple example
Material of density of 1189 kg/m³ occupies a container volume of 64 cm³. What is its mass? - Slovak broad track
We used to learn in school that Ukrainian railways have wider tracks than ours because of less stable ground. In reality, the track gauge is a deliberate design choice. Calculate how many millimetres our standard gauge of 1,435 mm differs from the Ukraini - Percentages and numbers
By what percentage is the number 69 smaller the number 276? - Car inflation
What percentage of car price increases if the price rises from €4790 to €4890? - Election mathematics
In elections, 8 political parties received the following shares of votes: strana A ; 56 % strana B ; 11.9 % strana C ; 11.7 % strana D ; 8.8 % strana E ; 6.3 % strana F ; 5.1 % strana G ; 0.2 % Calculate what share each party would obtain in parliament if - The game of blind man's buff
The Slovak levy system deducts contributions from the gross wages of employees. It has two components — the part paid by the employee and the part paid by the employer. Suppose that the employer's total labour cost (super-gross wage) is 21% more than the - Exponential decay
A tank contains 55 liters of water. Water is flowing out at the rate of 7% per minute. How long does it take to drain the tank? - Railways 3
Railway Corporation wants to purchase a new machine for $360,000. Management predicts that the machine can produce sales of $220,000 yearly for the next five years. Expenses are expected to include direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead (exc - Free trains for students
An example of state interference in the market mechanism is the recent controversial action of 17 November 2014 - free travel by train for students and pensioners. The basics of economics say that if the price of a service is low, the quality will also be - Nou camp
Nou camp is the largest football stadium in Europe with a capacity of 99 354 places. It has built several dozen entrances. Half an hour before the start of the sold-out match there were already 30 906 fans in the stands. Through each of the 31 entrances, - Straight-line depreciation
Olsen Inc. Purchased a $580,000 machine to manufacture a specialty tap for electrical equipment. The tap is in high demand, and Olsen can sell all it can manufacture for the next ten years. To encourage capital investments, the government exempts taxes on - First train
In 1839, the first train went from Vienna to Brno, and in 1845 to Prague. It took, however, more than 50 years before the first Czech locomotives came out onto the tracks. The first Czech-Moravian factory for machines left the first Czech locomotive on 26 - Non-linear effects
Since 2017, the percentage rate of flat-rate expenses has been increased from 40% to 60% of the total income. The monthly limit (420 euros) has been cancelled and the annual limit of the sum of flat-rate expenses is increased from 5 040 euros to 20 000 eu - Four bicycles
In the department store, they sell bicycles for families with children. Women's bicycles are 10% more expensive than men's, and children's bikes are a third cheaper than women's. The family paid a total of CZK 31,030 for two children's, one man's, and one - Plum dumplings
Three journeymen on their apprenticeship arrived completely exhausted at a tavern and ordered – it was at the end of summer – plum dumplings for supper. While supper was being prepared, they chattered and dozed at the table, until they fell soundly asleep - Lottery - eurocents
Tereza bets in the lottery and finally wins. She went to the booth to have the prize paid out. An elderly gentleman beside him wants to buy a newspaper but is missing five cents. Tereza is in a generous mood after the win, so she gives the man five cents - Fresh juice
The seller offers fresh-squeezed juice, which the customer either pours into his own containers or sells in liter plastic bottles, which the customer buys from him. A liter of juice costs 40 CZK more than a bottle. There is no charge for turning the juice
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