Question 1

What amount, when reduced by 60% equals $840?

Accepted Answer

A)  $336 
B)  $900 
C)  $1,680 
D)  $1,400 
E)  $2,100 
A)  $336 
B)  $900 
C)  $1,680 
D)  $1,400 
E)  $2,100

Question 2

A project manager needs to allocate a staff of 460 employees to a 3-stage project. Stage 2 must have 20% more staff than Stage 1. Stage 3 required 50% more than Stage 2. Determine the number of employees needed for stage 1, 2 and 3 respectively.

Accepted Answer

A)  Stage 1 = 115; Stage 2 = 138; Stage 3 = 207 
B)  Stage 1 = 120; Stage 2 = 120; Stage 3 = 320 
C)  Stage 1 = 320; Stage 2 = 120; Stage 3 = 120 
D)  Stage 1 = 207; Stage 2 = 115; Stage 3 = 138 
E)  Stage 1 = 200; Stage 2 = 100; Stage 3 = 60 
A)  Stage 1 = 115; Stage 2 = 138; Stage 3 = 207 
B)  Stage 1 = 120; Stage 2 = 120; Stage 3 = 320 
C)  Stage 1 = 320; Stage 2 = 120; Stage 3 = 120 
D)  Stage 1 = 207; Stage 2 = 115; Stage 3 = 138 
E)  Stage 1 = 200; Stage 2 = 100; Stage 3 = 60

Question 3

When N = $135 and d = .085, the result of   is $124.42.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Calculate the missing value: Initial Value = $100; Final Value = $95; Percent Change =?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Calculate the missing value: Initial Value =...

Question 5

The final value of x is 134.40 given the formula

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

$100,000 is to be distributed under a firm's profit-sharing plan. Each of 3 managers is to receive 20% more than each of 26 production workers. How much will each manager and production worker receive?

Accepted Answer

Each worke

Question 7

Solve for the following pair of equations to three figure accuracy.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Solve for the following pair of equations...

Question 8

General Paint and Cloverdale Paint normally offer the same prices. For its Spring Specials Sale, General Paint has marked down the price of outdoor latex paint by 30%. What percentage more will you pay if you buy paint at the regular price at Cloverdale?

Accepted Answer

42.86% mor

Question 9

Graph following equation: -2x + y = 4 over the range x = -3 to x = 6

Accepted Answer

(-3, -2),

Question 10

Simplify the following:

Accepted Answer

A)    
B)    
C)    
D)    
E)    
A)    
B)    
C)    
D)    
E)

Question 11

Evaluate: L(1 - d1)(1 - d2) for L = $1000, d1 = 0.30, and d2 = 0.20.

Accepted Answer

A)  $440.00 
B)  $500.00 
C)  $1785.71 
D)  $560.00 
E)  $600.00 
A)  $440.00 
B)  $500.00 
C)  $1785.71 
D)  $560.00 
E)  $600.00

Question 12

A loan company dropped the interest rate it charges on second mortgages from 8.7% to 7.3%. What percent reduction did this represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  1.4% 
B)  19.2% 
C)  16.1% 
D)  14% 
E)  15.6% 
A)  1.4% 
B)  19.2% 
C)  16.1% 
D)  14% 
E)  15.6%

Question 13

Dash Canada offers two long-distance telephone plans. Plan X costs 13 cents per minute for calls between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. weekdays (business hours) and 9 cents per minute at other times. Plan Y costs 10.6 cents per minute any time. Above what percentage of business-hour usage will Plan Y be cheaper?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Dash Canada offers two long-distance telephone plans....

Question 14

Calculate the missing value: Initial Value = 35kg; Final Value = 135kg; Percent Change =?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Calculate the missing value: Initial Value =...

Question 15

$100 is what percent less than $125?

Accepted Answer

A)  125% 
B)  45% 
C)  25% 
D)  20% 
E)  15% 
A)  125% 
B)  45% 
C)  25% 
D)  20% 
E)  15%

Question 16

Evaluate the following expression: 3x + 4y -6xy, for x = 2, y = -3

Accepted Answer

A)  30 
B)  -42 
C)  54 
D)  -18 
E)  24 
A)  30 
B)  -42 
C)  54 
D)  -18 
E)  24

Question 17

On the purchase of a plasma TV, the total cost to the customer (including 13 % HST ) came to $2,822.74. How much HST did the customer pay?

Accepted Answer

The answer of On the purchase of a plasma TV,...

Question 18

Solve the following set of equations graphically:

Accepted Answer

The answer of Solve the following set of equations graphically:...

Question 19

Sam earns $17.00 per hour for a forty-hour week. His overtime rate is 1 ½ times any hours exceeding forty in a week. If Sam earned $807.50 last week, how many overtime hours did he work?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Sam earns $17.00 per hour for a...

Question 20

Simplify:

Accepted Answer

A)  -2a + 13 
B)  -2a - 1 
C)  -2a + 7 
D)  2a + 7 
E)  2a - 1 
A)  -2a + 13 
B)  -2a - 1 
C)  -2a + 7 
D)  2a + 7 
E)  2a - 1

What amount, when reduced by 60% equals $840?

A project manager needs to allocate a staff of 460 employees to a 3-stage project. Stage 2 must have 20% more staff than Stage 1. Stage 3 required 50% more than Stage 2. Determine the number of employees needed for stage 1, 2 and 3 respectively.

When N = $135 and d = .085, the result of is $124.42.

Calculate the missing value: Initial Value = $100; Final Value = $95; Percent Change =?

The final value of x is 134.40 given the formula

$100,000 is to be distributed under a firm's profit-sharing plan. Each of 3 managers is to receive 20% more than each of 26 production workers. How much will each manager and production worker receive?

Solve for the following pair of equations to three figure accuracy.

General Paint and Cloverdale Paint normally offer the same prices. For its Spring Specials Sale, General Paint has marked down the price of outdoor latex paint by 30%. What percentage more will you pay if you buy paint at the regular price at Cloverdale?

Graph following equation: -2x + y = 4 over the range x = -3 to x = 6

Simplify the following:

Evaluate: L(1 - d₁)(1 - d₂) for L = $1000, d₁ = 0.30, and d₂ = 0.20.

A loan company dropped the interest rate it charges on second mortgages from 8.7% to 7.3%. What percent reduction did this represent?

Calculate the missing value: Initial Value = 35kg; Final Value = 135kg; Percent Change =?

$100 is what percent less than $125?

Evaluate the following expression: 3x + 4y -6xy, for x = 2, y = -3

On the purchase of a plasma TV, the total cost to the customer (including 13 % HST ) came to $2,822.74. How much HST did the customer pay?

Solve the following set of equations graphically:

Sam earns $17.00 per hour for a forty-hour week. His overtime rate is 1 ½ times any hours exceeding forty in a week. If Sam earned $807.50 last week, how many overtime hours did he work?

Simplify:

Review and Applications of Basic Mathematics

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Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis

Simple Interest

Applications of Simple Interest

Compound Interest: Future Value and Present Value

Compound Interest: Further Topics and Applications

Annuities: Future Value and Present Value

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What amount, when reduced by 60% equals $840?

A project manager needs to allocate a staff of 460 employees to a 3-stage project. Stage 2 must have 20% more staff than Stage 1. Stage 3 required 50% more than Stage 2. Determine the number of employees needed for stage 1, 2 and 3 respectively.

When N = $135 and d = .085, the result of is $124.42.

Calculate the missing value: Initial Value = $100; Final Value = $95; Percent Change =?

The final value of x is 134.40 given the formula

$100,000 is to be distributed under a firm's profit-sharing plan. Each of 3 managers is to receive 20% more than each of 26 production workers. How much will each manager and production worker receive?

Solve for the following pair of equations to three figure accuracy.

General Paint and Cloverdale Paint normally offer the same prices. For its Spring Specials Sale, General Paint has marked down the price of outdoor latex paint by 30%. What percentage more will you pay if you buy paint at the regular price at Cloverdale?

Graph following equation: -2x + y = 4 over the range x = -3 to x = 6

Simplify the following:

Evaluate: L(1 - d1)(1 - d2) for L = $1000, d1 = 0.30, and d2 = 0.20.

A loan company dropped the interest rate it charges on second mortgages from 8.7% to 7.3%. What percent reduction did this represent?

Calculate the missing value: Initial Value = 35kg; Final Value = 135kg; Percent Change =?

$100 is what percent less than $125?

Evaluate the following expression: 3x + 4y -6xy, for x = 2, y = -3

On the purchase of a plasma TV, the total cost to the customer (including 13 % HST ) came to $2,822.74. How much HST did the customer pay?

Solve the following set of equations graphically:

Sam earns $17.00 per hour for a forty-hour week. His overtime rate is 1 ½ times any hours exceeding forty in a week. If Sam earned $807.50 last week, how many overtime hours did he work?

Simplify:

Review and Applications of Basic Mathematics

A: Review and Applications of Algebra

Ratios and Proportions

Mathematics of Merchandising

Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis

Simple Interest

Applications of Simple Interest

Compound Interest: Future Value and Present Value

Compound Interest: Further Topics and Applications

Annuities: Future Value and Present Value

Annuities: Periodic Payment, Number of Payments, and Interest Rate

Annuities: Special Situations

Loan Amortization; Mortgages

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Evaluate: L(1 - d₁)(1 - d₂) for L = $1000, d₁ = 0.30, and d₂ = 0.20.