A library raised money by holding a book sale on older books in its collection. Hardback books were sold for $4.50 each, and paperback books sold for $1.25 each. By the end of the sale, 40 hardback books and 60 paperback books had been sold.
How much money, in dollars, did the library raise during the book sale?
A point and its reflection in a line are mirror images of one another, the “mirror” being the line itself. In the diagram below, points P and Q are reflections of one another in the y-axis.
Point R (not shown) is the reflection of point P in the x-axis. Point S is the reflection of point R in the y-axis.
What is the location of point S?
To create a vegetable garden, Lian plans to enclose a 200-square-foot portion of her backyard with fencing. How many feet of fencing will she need?
Elena screens all candidates for a position in her company. The candidates have exactly1 3/4 hours to complete the screening exercise. If the exercise begins at 140 p.m., at what time must Elena tell the candidates their time has ended?
Which of the following represents the PERIMETER of the rectangle?
Kevin has 100 forms to complete and can finish 20 of them per hour. The number of forms (f) that Kevin still has to complete after h hours is represented by the following function.
f = 100 – 20h
Darla has more forms to complete than Kevin and can complete more per hour.
Which of the following functions could represent the number of forms (f) that Darla needs to complete after h hours?
An irrigation system for a small farm uses 750 gallons of water per hour. The system was turned on for 5 consecutive days for the following numbers of hours: 4.5, 8, 6.5, 2.5, and 8. What was the mean (average) number of gallons of water used daily by the irrigation system during those 5 days?
Adora’s car averages 28 miles per gallon of gas. Approximately how many gallons of gas should she expect to use for a trip of 190 miles?
Debra’s job description allocates her time among her tasks as shown in the graph at the left.
If Debra works 40 hours this week, how many of those hours should be spent on customer service?
