1. Ms. Jordan has been given a loan of $2,500 for 1 year. If
the interest charged is $275, what is the interest rate on the loan?
2. A school had 900 students at the start of a school year. If there is
an enrollment increase of 7% by the beginning of the next year, what is the new enrollment?
3. Avirus scanning program is checking every file for viruses.
It has completed checking 40% of the files in 300 seconds. How long should it take to check all the files?
4. Gasoline accounts for 85% of the motor fuel consumed in the
United States every day. If 8,882 thousand barrels (bbl) of motor fuel is consumed each day, how much gasoline is consumed each day in the United States? Round to the nearest barrel.
5. Jerry earned $18,500 one year and then received a 10.5% raise. What is his new yearly salary?
6. Yi Chen made a $6,400 investment at the beginning of a
year. By the end of the year, the value of the investment had decreased by 8.2%.What was its value at the end of the year
2006-11-01 08:44:12 · 5 answers · asked by **LIBERTY** 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Give her a break. Everyone is here coz they didn't really listen in class or need help. That's why we are here to answer them.
1) 11% (275/2500 x 100 = Answer)
2) 963 (900/100 x 107 = Answer)
3) 750 s (300/40 x 100 = Answer)
4) 7550 (8882/100 x 85 = Answer)
5) $20442.50 (18500/10 x 110.5 = Answer)
6) $5875.20 (6400/100 x 8.2 = Answer)
I've done it for u, u better buck up in ur maths. These are the basics.
2006-11-01 08:59:22 · answer #1 · answered by Stary_u 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1.
(x/100) * 2500 = 275
25x=275
x=11 %
2.
.007 x 900 = X
the new enrollment is 6 people
4.
.85 x 8,882 = X
X = abt 7550
5.
.105 x 18,500 + 18,500 = X
X = abt 20443
Hope this helps u understand a it more!! Good Luck!
2006-11-01 08:57:19 · answer #2 · answered by D.P 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1. 11% (275 / 2500)
2. 963 (900 x 1.07)
3. 750 (300 / 0.4)
4. 7550 (8882 x 0.85)
5. $20443 (18500 x 1.105)
6. $5875 (6400 x 0.918)
(Hoping this comes close to what you got!? *nudge nudge*)
2006-11-01 08:53:42 · answer #3 · answered by TreatyFrum 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Get a calculator and do your own homework.
2006-11-01 08:51:36 · answer #4 · answered by davebarrca 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
pay attention in class and you won't have this problem
besides these problems are frickin easy :p
2006-11-01 08:47:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋