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Question 282321: A jogger started a course at 4.5 mph. A cyclist started the same course 1 hour later at an average speed of 14 mph. How long after the jogger started did the cyclist take over the jogger? Round to the nearest tenth of an hour.
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Question 282321: A jogger started a course at 4.5 mph. A cyclist started the same course 1 hour later at an average speed of 14 mph. How long after the jogger started did the cyclist take over the jogger? Round to the nearest tenth of an hour.
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Question 279618: Investor Company loaned out a total of $36,000, part at 6% interest and part at 9% interest. They reported that the annual earnings from both investments were the same amount that would have been earned by the total loan if it had been invested at 8%. Find the amount loaned at each rate.
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Question 1210582: At the time of her grandson's birth, a grandmother deposits
$ 11,000
$11,000 in an account that pays
6 %
6% compounded monthly. What will be the value of the account at the child's twenty-first birthday, assuming that no other deposits or withdrawals are made during this period?
The value of the account will be $?
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Question 1210582: At the time of her grandson's birth, a grandmother deposits
$ 11,000
$11,000 in an account that pays
6 %
6% compounded monthly. What will be the value of the account at the child's twenty-first birthday, assuming that no other deposits or withdrawals are made during this period?
The value of the account will be $?
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Question 1210581: At the time of her grandson's birth, a grandmother deposits
$ 11,000
$11,000 in an account that pays
6 %
6% compounded monthly. What will be the value of the account at the child's twenty-first birthday, assuming that no other deposits or withdrawals are made during this period?
The value of the account will be $?
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Question 1210581: At the time of her grandson's birth, a grandmother deposits
$ 11,000
$11,000 in an account that pays
6 %
6% compounded monthly. What will be the value of the account at the child's twenty-first birthday, assuming that no other deposits or withdrawals are made during this period?
The value of the account will be $?
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Question 1000209: A man invests his savings in two accounts, one paying 6 percent and the other paying 10 percent simple interest per year.
He puts twice as much in the lower-yielding account because it is less risky. His annual interest is 3960 dollars.
How much did he invest at each rate?
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Question 1000209: A man invests his savings in two accounts, one paying 6 percent and the other paying 10 percent simple interest per year.
He puts twice as much in the lower-yielding account because it is less risky. His annual interest is 3960 dollars.
How much did he invest at each rate?
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Question 1028742: Mr. Cantoni invested 50,000.00. A part of it is invested in a bank at 2% yearly interest and another part of it in a mutual fund at a 5% yearly interest. How much investment was made in the mutual fund if his yearly income from the two is 2,800.00?
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Question 1028742: Mr. Cantoni invested 50,000.00. A part of it is invested in a bank at 2% yearly interest and another part of it in a mutual fund at a 5% yearly interest. How much investment was made in the mutual fund if his yearly income from the two is 2,800.00?
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Question 1164876: A dealer has PKR 100 million and receives the following rates of foreign exchange from the market. Find out how dealer can earn maximum arbitrage profit in FX market transaction. Solve and explain step by step.
USD/PKR 138/139
GBP/PKR 199/201
GBP/USD 1.2729/35
EUR/GBP 1.1520/33
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Question 1164972: A major shipping company is planning to purchase new cargo ships. It wants to borrow $1100 million by issuing bonds. The bonds are for a 15-year period with at a rate of 9 percent per year compounded quarterly. Interest is to be paid each quarter to bondholders. How much will the company have to pay in quarterly interest? How much interest will it pay over the 12-year period?
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Question 448368: Jim opens a savings account with a deposit of $10,000. If the account has an annual interest rate of 6%, compounded quarterly, how much is in the account after one year.
Can you show me steps on how to work this problem. It's been years since I had algebra. Thank you so much.
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Question 442367: 20000$ is split into two investments one paying 5% and the other paying 6.5% to the nearest cent how much should be invested in each so the yearly intrest from the 5% investment is double the intrest from 6.5% investment
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Question 442367: 20000$ is split into two investments one paying 5% and the other paying 6.5% to the nearest cent how much should be invested in each so the yearly intrest from the 5% investment is double the intrest from 6.5% investment
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Question 729539: Alison deposits $500 into a new savings account that earns 5 percent interest compounded annually. If Alison makes no additional deposits or withdrawals, how many years will it take for the amount in the account to double?
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Question 729622: 1. formulate but DO NOT solve the problem.
the johnson farm has 600 acres of lad allotted for cultivating corn and wheat. the cost of cultivating corn and wheat (including seeds and labor) is $51 and $25/acre, respectively. Jacob Johnson has $20,200 available for cultivating these crops. if he wishes to use all the allotted land and his entire budget for cultivating these two crops, how many acres of each crop should he plant? Let X be the number of acres allotted for cultivating corn
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