4,322 Answered Questions for the topic College Algebra
College Algebra
08/29/21
Section 1.2: Applied Percentage Problems
Question 32:The number of CDs sold in 2010 was 114 million, down from 147 million the previous year. Find the absolute and percent decrease. Give the percent decrease to two decimal places.Absolute...
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College Algebra
08/29/21
Section 1.2: Applied Percentage Problems
Question 31:The population of a town increased from 3,354 in 2008 to 5,777 in 2010. Find the absolute and percent increase. Give the percent increase to at least one decimal place.Absolute...
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College Algebra
08/29/21
Section 1.2: Applied Percentage Problems
Question 30:There were 943 tornadoes reported in the U.S. in 2013, and 897 tornadoes were reported in 2014. What percent decrease was there from 2013 to 2014? Give your answer to two decimal places.
College Algebra
08/29/21
Section 1.2: Applied Percentage Problems
Question 29:One year ago, the median price for a home was $276,000. Now the current median price for a home is $230,000. What was the percent decrease in the median price of a home over the last...
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College Algebra
08/29/21
Section 1.2: Applied Percentage Problems
Question 28: A Kickstarter project for an iPad stylus raised 1,253% of their goal, finishing with a total of $313,250 from 7,511 supporters. What was their original goal?
College Algebra
08/29/21
Section 1.2: Applied Percentage Problems
Question 27:A project on Kickstarter was aiming to raise $15,000 for a precision coffee press. They ended up with 714 supporters, raising 557% of their goal. How much did they raise?
College Algebra
08/29/21
Section 1.2: Applied Percentage Problems
Question 26:Employees in 2012 paid 4.2% of their gross wages towards social security (FICA tax). How much would someone earn $32,028 a year pay towards social security?
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Raise the quantity in parentheses to the indicated exponent, and simply the resulting expression.(-2/3 x^9 y^7)^3
College Algebra
08/27/21
Section 1.2: Applied Percentage Problems
Question 25:Ireland has a 23% VAT (value-added tax, similar to a sales tax). How much will the VAT be on a purchase of a 285 euro item? Give your answer to two decimal places.
College Algebra
08/27/21
Section 1.2: Applied Percentage Problems
Question 24:Jennifer left a $5 tip on a $36 restaurant bill. What percent tip is that? Give your answer to two decimal places if necessary.
College Algebra
08/27/21
Section 1.2: Applied Percentage Problems
Question 23:In the fall of 2009 FCC enrolled 6,233 students. Of those enrolled, 2,810 are in the 18-21 age group. What percent of FCC students does this represent? Give your answer to at least one...
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College Algebra
08/27/21
Section 1.2: Applied Percentage Problems
Question 21:79 is what percentage of 127? Make sure to give your answer as a percentage, correct to at least one decimal place.
College Algebra
08/27/21
Section 1.2: Applied Percentage Problems
Question 18:60 is what percentage of 111? Make sure to give your answer as a percentage, correct to at least one decimal place.
College Algebra
08/27/21
Write an equation for a line perpendicular to y = 5 x − 5 and passing through the point (-15,8)
College Algebra
08/27/21
You invested $19,000 in two accounts paying 2% and 3% annual interest, respectively. If the total interest earned for the year was $390, how much was invested at each rate?
College Algebra
08/27/21
Write an equation for a line parallel to y = − 4 x + 2 and passing through the point (2,-9)
College Algebra
08/26/21
In some country the budget for defense exceeded the budget for education by $662.6 billion.
If x represents the budget for education, in billions of dollars, how can the budget for defense be represented?
College Algebra
08/26/21
Find the equation (in terms of x ) of the line through the points (-2,6) and (2,-2)
College Algebra
08/25/21
Find the slope of the line that goes through the points (6,-4) and (10,13)
Slope,m=?Enter your answer as an integer or a reduced fraction in the form A/B
College Algebra
08/24/21
Write an equation for a line perpendicular to y = − 3 x + 3 and passing through the point (3,-2)
College Algebra
08/24/21
Express the set − 2 x + 12 ≤ 2 x + 4 using interval notation.
College Algebra
08/20/21
Find the equation (in terms of x ) of the line through the points (-2,5) and (2,0) y =
Find the equation (in terms of x) of the line through the points (-2,5) and (2,0)y=
College Algebra
08/20/21
You invested $29,000 in two accounts paying 8% and 9% annual interest, respectively.
You invested $29,000 in two accounts paying 8% and 9% annual interest, respectively. If the total interest earned for the year was $2360, how much was invested at each rate?
08/15/21
please help me with question a, b, and d
2. The number of violent crimes committed in a day possesses a distribution with a mean of 2.8 crimes per day and a standard deviation of 4 crimes per day. A random sample of 100 days was...
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