Melissa drove at an average speed of 45 mi/h from her home in Memphis to visit her sister in Atlanta. She stayed in Atlanta 10 hours, and on the trip back averaged 60 mi/h. She returned home 43 hours...
The admission fee at an amusement park is $3.75 for children and $6.40 for adults. On a certain day, 295 people entered the park, and the admission fees collected totaled 1464 dollars. How many children...
In 1994, the moose population in a park was measured to be 4290. By 1998, the population was measured again to be 3850. If the population continues to change linearly:
Find a formula for the moose...
Phyllis invested 74000 dollars, a portion earning a simple interest rate of 5 percent per year and the rest earning a rate of 7 percent per year. After one year the total interest earned on these...
in 2001, the population in a town was 12% more than it was in 2000. if the population was 25,470 in 2002, which was 10% more than 2001, find the population in 2000.
Homer and Mike were replacing on mikes old deck. Mike can do the job in one hour less than Homer. they worked together for three hours until Homer had to go home. Mike finished the job working by...
a toy rocket is launched from a 5.6m high platform in such a way that its height, h (in meters), after t seconds is given by the equation h=-4.9t^2+38.5t+5.6. how long will it take for the rocket...
three tortoises are running a 10 meter race. Each runner has her/his own function for the race: (functions above) create a graph and table of the race. determine who is winner ans the runner up. give...
A pond is being dug according to plans that have a scale of 1 in= 6.5 ft
the maximum distance across the pond is 9.75 inches on the plans. what will be the actual maximum distance across the pond...
a police officer is chasing a purse snacher down a street the thief starts 9 meters ahead of officer and can run 20meters in 4 seconds the police offocer can run 32 meters in 4 seconds how long does...
Alan needs a total of $290 to buy a new bicycle. He has $35 saved. He earns $15 each week delivering newspapers. How many weeks will Alan have to deliver papers to have enough money to buy the bicycle...
A man flies a small airplane from Fargo to Bismarck, North Dakota --- a distance of 180 miles. Because he is flying into a head wind, the trip takes him 2 hours. On the way back, the wind is still...