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Question 1129895: Shawn�s pay is $123 for 20
hours of work. How much will his
paycheck be if he works 31 hours?
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Question 1130026: A collection of nickels, dimes, and quarters consist of
14
14
coins with a total of
$
1.75
$1.75
. If the number of dimes is equal to the number of nickels, find the number of each type of coins.
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Question 1130089: A man has 18 coins in his pocket, all of which are dimes and quarters. If the total value of his change is 255 cents, how many dimes and how many quarters does he have?
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Question 1130094: A movie theater has a seating capacity of 315. The theater charges $5.00 for children, $7.00 for students, and $12.00 of adults. There are half as many adults as there are children. If the total ticket sales was $ 2282, How many children, students, and adults attended?

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Question 1130090: Jolene invests her savings in two bank accounts, one paying 6 percent and the other paying 8 percent simple interest per year. She puts twice as much in the lower-yielding account because it is less risky. Her annual interest is 9060 dollars. How much did she invest at each rate?
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Question 1130093: Maricopa's Success scholarship fund receives a gift of $ 110000. The money is invested in stocks, bonds, and CDs. CDs pay 4.75 % interest, bonds pay 5.2 % interest, and stocks pay 11.6 % interest. Maricopa Success invests $ 45000 more in bonds than in CDs. If the annual income from the investments is $ 7892.5 , how much was invested in each account?
___ Stocks
____ bonds
___ cds
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Question 1130099: A movie theater has a seating capacity of 193. The theater charges $5.00 for children, $7.00 for students, and $12.00 of adults. There are half as many adults as there are children. If the total ticket sales was $ 1398, How many children, students, and adults attended?

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Question 1130098: A movie theater has a seating capacity of 315. The theater charges $5.00 for children, $7.00 for students, and $12.00 of adults. There are half as many adults as there are children. If the total ticket sales was $ 2282, How many children, students, and adults attended?
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Question 1130104: A movie theater has a seating capacity of 177. The theater charges $5.00 for children, $7.00 for students, and $12.00 of adults. There are half as many adults as there are children. If the total ticket sales was $ 1272, How many children, students, and adults attended?

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Question 1130129: John has $150 in his piggy bank and plans to add $2 each week. Sabrina has $200 in her piggy bank and plans to add $6 each week. After how many weeks will Sabrina�s piggy bank have twice as much money as John�s piggy bank.
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Question 1130191: An investment of $92 comma 000 was made by a business club. The investment was split into three parts and lasted for one year. The first part of the investment earned 8% interest, the second 6%, and the third 9%. Total interest from the investments was $ 7200. The interest from the first investment was 4 times the interest from the second. Find the amounts of the three parts of the investment.
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Question 1130374: Suppose that $ 6000is invested at an interest rate of 5.8% per year, compounded continuously. What is the doubling time?
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Question 1130374: Suppose that $ 6000is invested at an interest rate of 5.8% per year, compounded continuously. What is the doubling time?
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Question 1130374: Suppose that $ 6000is invested at an interest rate of 5.8% per year, compounded continuously. What is the doubling time?
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Question 1130343: A principal of $1400 is invested at 6% interest, compounded annually. How many years will it take to accumulate $2000 or more in the account?
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Question 1130383: James borrows $9000 and amortizes the loan for 4 years at 9 percent compounded annually. What are his yearly payments?
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Question 1130383: James borrows $9000 and amortizes the loan for 4 years at 9 percent compounded annually. What are his yearly payments?
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Question 1130383: James borrows $9000 and amortizes the loan for 4 years at 9 percent compounded annually. What are his yearly payments?
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Question 1130471: Find the numbers of years, to the nearest hundredth, it will take for money deposited in an account paying 6% compounded monthly to double.
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Question 1130469: How much money must be deposited today to amount to $2375 in 21 years at 3.75% compounded continuously?
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Question 1130497: WORKSHEET 2
Interest
Simple Interest
Simple Discount
Compound Interest
Solve for what is being asked.
How long will it take for Php 90,000 to earn Php 1,200 if it is invested at 8%?

Rodel Sy bought a computer for Php 60,000. He paid Php 25,000 down and agreed to pay the balance plus a charge account fee of Php 500 in 3 months. What rate of simple interest did he pay?

A bank charges 18% interest in advance (18% bank discount). If Quiano signs a 5-month note for Php 40,000, what sum does he receive from the bank?

Accumulate Php 40,000 for 15 years and 7 months at 11% compounded annually.

Accumulate Php 21,000 for 12 years at 21% compounded monthly.

Annuities
Ordinary Annuities
Sinking Funds
Solve for what is being asked.
Every 3 months for 5 years, MY Boutique deposits Php 2,000 in MQ Trust Company. If the money earns 16% interest compounded quarterly,
How much will be in the fund after 5 years?

How much is in the fund after the 12th deposit?

How much interest will be earned after 5 years?

Recently, Providan offered an annuity that pays 6.25% compounded monthly. What equal monthly deposit should be made into this annuity in order to have $150,000 in 15 years?

A self-employed person has a retirement plan. If deposits of Php 5,000 are made each year into an account paying 11% compounded annually, how much will be in the account after 25 years?

Amortizations
Solve for what is being asked.
A debt of $ 50,000 with interest at 12% is to be amortized by payments of $ 10,000 at the end of each quarter for as long as necessary. Create an amortization schedule.

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Question 1130518: A chemist has three different acid solutions. The first acid solution contains
25
%
25%
acid, the second contains
35
%
35%
and the third contains
65
%
65%
. He wants to use all three solutions to obtain a mixture of
102
102
liters containing
40
%
40%
acid, using
2
2
times as much of the
65
%
65%
solution as the
35
%
35%
solution. How many liters of each solution should be used?
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Question 1130515: A movie theater has a seating capacity of 397. The theater charges $5.00 for children, $7.00 for students, and $12.00 of adults. There are half as many adults as there are children. If the total ticket sales was $ 2878, How many children, students, and adults attended
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Question 1130487: Find the amount & interest of $ 12,000 for 6 years at 18% compounded semi-annually?
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Question 1130532: Using the compound interest formula , what is the value (1+r/n) (nt) if the principal is $650, the rate is 6.75% annual interest, compound education semiannual lyrics for 5 yes? Round to the nearest hundred-thousands
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Question 1130676: Erica works 48 hours one week. Her hourly pay is $15 an hour. Assume time and a half for all hours over 40, and calculate her week�s gross pay.
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Question 1130678: Henry is paid $3,000 a month plus a commission of 3% on sales. During January he sells $75,000 worth of merchandize, what is his pay for the month?
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Question 1130684: You wish to have $16,500 in 6 years. How much should he invest now at 9% compounded continuously in order to reach your goal.
A) $6,661.54
B) $10,794.12
C) $11,172.15
D) $9,615.35
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Question 1130683: You wish to have $16,500 in 6 years. How much he should invest now at 9% compounded continuously in order to reach your goal.
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Question 1130683: You wish to have $16,500 in 6 years. How much he should invest now at 9% compounded continuously in order to reach your goal.
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Question 1130683: You wish to have $16,500 in 6 years. How much he should invest now at 9% compounded continuously in order to reach your goal.
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Question 1130718: How much would wayne pay if he made his purchase at best jeans and the
Sales price is 21.99 and the regular price is 45.98
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Question 1130774: Maricopa's Success scholarship fund receives a gift of $ 170000. The money is invested in stocks, bonds, and CDs. CDs pay 3.25 % interest, bonds pay 4.3 % interest, and stocks pay 6.5 % interest. Maricopa Success invests $ 30000 more in bonds than in CDs. If the annual income from the investments is $ 7392.5 , how much was invested in each account?

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Question 1130875: In a class 0f 350 pupils, there is a 20% more of girls. How many are boys?
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Question 1130905: dan invested a total of $4,000 in two different plans. the first plan returns 9% simple interest annually while the second plan returns 6%. if the total interest earned after one year is $286, what principal was invested in each plan?
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Question 1130906: Ten thousand dollars is deposited in an account that pays 6% annual interest. How long does it take to double the initial deposit if the interest is compounded annually? monthly? daily?
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Question 1130917: The total price for a computer and printer is $1039. If the computer cost $750, how much did the printer cost?
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Question 1130942: A broker has invested $21,500 in 2 mutual funds, one earning 9% annual interest and the other earning 14%. After 1 year, his combined interest is $2860. How much was invested at each rate?
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Question 1131000: Dagne measures and finds that she can do a vertical jump that is 27.5% of her height.
If Dagne is 48 inches tall, how high can she jump?

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Question 1131150: A carpenter earned $720 for a certain job. Her apprentice also earned $720, but the apprentice earned $6 less per hour and worked 10 hours more than the carpenter. How much did the carpenter earn per hour?
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