SOLUTION: 1) The perimeter of a rectangular piece of poster board is 96 in. The length is 8 in. greater than the width. Find the width and the length. 2) Joseph allocates $800.00 to ho

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Question 625246: 1) The perimeter of a rectangular piece of poster board is 96 in. The length is 8 in. greater than the width. Find the width and the length.
2) Joseph allocates $800.00 to hotel stays. This represents 36% of his expense budget. Find his expense budget.
3) A 19ft board is cut into two pieces. One piece is 3ft longer than the other. How long are the pieces?
4) Money is invested in a savings account at 5% simple interest. After 1 year, there is $262.50 in the account. How much was originally invested?
5) When 18 is subtracted from four times a certain number, the result is 5/2 the original number. What is the number?
6) The second angle of a triangle is three times as large as the first. The third angle is 20 degrees less than the sum of the other two angles . Find the measure of the first angle.
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