Basic Math Questions and Answers

A college offers tutoring in Math English Chemistry and Biology The number of students enrolled in each subject is listed below If the college can only afford to hire 13 tutors determine how many tutors should be assigned to each subject using Hamilton s method Subject Students Enrolled Tutors to Assign Math 300 English 265 Chemistry 150

A certain drug dosage calls for 8 mg per kg per day and is divided into two doses 1 every 12 hours If a person weighs 190 pounds how many milligrams of the drug shoul receive every 12 hours Round your dosage to the tenth of a milligram

A lot is 60 m by 34 m A house 27 m by 9 m is built on the lot How much area is left over The area left over is

The area left over is on the lot How much area is left over

Label a segment whose endpoints are X and Y Determine an appropriate name for a segment whose endpoints are X and Y Choose the correct segment whose endpoints are X and Y O A X Y C X Y Choose an appropriate name for a segment whose endpoints are X and Y OA XY OB Y OC OD XY OB X OD X

To protect an elm tree in your backyard you need gypsy moth caterpillar tape around the trunk The tree has a 1 9 ft diameter What length of tape is needed Use 3 14 for The length of the tape is approximately Simplify your answer Type a whole number or a decimal Round to the nearest hundredth as needed

You want to install a 3 yd wide walk around a circular swimming pool The diameter of the pool is 17 yd What is the area of the walk Use 3 14 for The area of the walk is approximately Simplify your answer Type a whole number or a decimal Round to the nearest hundredth as needed 17 yd

Find the area 8 m 4 5 m The area is Type a whole number or decimal rounded to the nearest hundredth as needed

Side by side bar graphs allow for comparisons The one shown below provides data on the number of bachelor s degrees conferred to men and to women in selected years In which years were more bachelor s degrees conferred to men than to women More bachelor s degrees were conferred to men than to women in the year s Use a comma to separate answers as needed Bachelor s degree conferred in thousands Men Women 1000 Q 800 600 400 200 0 1950 1970 1990 2000 2007 Year

Find the length of the diameter the circumference and the 22 area of the circle Use 7 for 5 cm The length of the diameter is Simplify your answer Type a whole number or a fraction The circumference of the circle is approximately Simplify your answer Type a whole number or a fraction The area of the circle is approximately Simplify your answer Type a whole number or a fraction

Simplify 6x19 270 18 5 7 6x19 270 18 5 7

A rectangular yard is 26 ft by 15 ft The yard is covered with grass except for a square flower garden 9 5 ft long How much grass is in the yard The area covered by grass is Type a whole number or a decima

Solve 6144 8282 x The soluti

Ellen camped and hiked for three consecutive days along a section of the Appalachian Trail The distances she hiked on the three days were 12 these distances The average of the distances is mi Tyne a whole number or a simplified fraction 52 mi 25 32 16 36 7 mi and 13 mi Find the averag

A box of gumdrops was found to contain the number of gumdrops listed in the table Type Number Lemon 6 Orange 3 Cherry 3 Grape 8 If one gumdrop is drawn from the box what is the probability of drawing a n lemon gumdrop The probability is Simplify your answer Type a fraction

In order to lose one pound one must burn off about 3 500 calories To burn off 100 calories you must bicycle at 9 mph for 15 minutes How long do you have to bicycle at 9 mph to lose 5 pound You must bicycle at 9 mph minutes

Solve 207 n 9 The solution is

Estimate the difference by first rounding the given numbers to the nearest thousan 65 418 46 503

Evaluate the expression 7P5

If a club consists of 10 members how many different arrangements of president vice president and secretary are possible The number of possible arrangements is

In how many distinct ways can the letters of the word BELLE be arranged ways

At a computer store a customer is considering 7 different computers 8 different monitors 9 different printers and 2 different scanners Assuming that each of the components is compatible with one another and that one of each is to be selected determine the number of different computer systems possible There are different computer systems possib

Simplify 3 31 Simplify your answer Type an integer or a fractic

Calculate the final selling price to the nearest cent and markdown percent to the nearest hundredth percent Original selling price First markdown 30 Second markdown 20 Markup 10 Final markdown 15 6 400 Final selling price Markdown percent

What is the selling price of a dining room set at Macy s Assume actual cost is 770 and 52 markup on selling price Note Round your answer to the nearest cent Selling price

You are buying and reselling items found at your local thrift shop You found an antique pitcher for sale If you need a 30 markup on cost and know most people will not pay more than 25 for it what is the most you can pay for the pitcher Note Round your answer to the nearest cent Maximum nu

Arley s Bakery makes fat free cookies that cost 1 60 each Arley expects 25 of the cookies to fall apart and break Assume that Arley can sell the broken cookies for 1 50 each Arley wants a 55 markup on cost and produces 200 cookies What price should Arley charge for each unbroken cookie Note Round your answer to the nearest cent Price per cookie

Pete Corporation produces bags of peanuts Its fixed cost is 18 200 Each bag sells for 3 40 with a unit cost of 2 70 What is Pete s breakeven point

Calculate the total cost total selling price and selling price per brownie Note Round your answers to the nearest cent Item Total quantity bought Percent markup Unit cost Total cost on cost Total selling price Percent that will spoil Selling price per brownle Brownies 20 0 91 50 10

Assume that markup is based on cost Find the dollar markup and percent markup on cost for the following Note Round your Dollar markup answer to the nearest cent and Percent markup on cost to the nearest hundredth percent Cost Selling price Dollar markup Percent markup on cost

Angie s Bake Shop makes birthday chocolate chip cookies that cost 2 each Angie expects that 10 of the cookies will crack and be discarded Angie wants a 60 markup on cost and produces 120 cookies What should Angie price each cookie Note Round your answer to the nearest cent Price per cookie

Assume that markup is based on selling price Calculate the dollar markup and cost Note Round your answers to the nearest cent Item Selling price Markup percent Dollar markup Cost Canon scanner 115 35

The selling price of lumber at Home Depot is 4 400 percent markup on cost is 30 Calculate the actual cost Note Round your answer to the nearest cent Actual cost

Breakeven point Variable cost per unit Fixed cost Contribution margin Selling price per unit units 73 200 3 1

What is the selling price of a dining room set at Macy s Assume actual cost is 770 and 52 markup on selling price Note Round your answer to the nearest cent Selling price

Bachelor s degree conferred in thousands Side by side bar graphs allow for comparisons The one shown below provides data on the number of bachelor s degrees conferred to men and to women in selected years In which years were more bachelor s degrees conferred to men than to women More bachelor s degrees were conferred to men than to women in the year s Use a comma to separate answers as needed Men Women 1000 800 600 400 200 0 1950 1970 1990 2000 2007 Year Q

You want to install a 3 yd wide walk around a circular swimming pool The diameter of the pool is 21 yd What is the area of the walk Use 3 14 for x The area of the walk is approximately Simplify your answer Type a whole number or a decimal Round to the nearest hundredth as needed 21 yd

What term matches the definition below A triangle with three sides of the same length The term that matches the given definition is

9 yd 9 yd Find the perimeter Note that the arc represents a semicircle Use 3 14 for The perimeter is Simplify your answer Type a whole number or a decimal Round to the nearest hundredth as needed

In the truss shown there is a pin connecting the members at each joint The force kips in Mem CD is most nearly B D E A L K 50 kips 9 ft F I H 40 kips 10 kips 30 kips 30 kips 20 kips 6 3 ft 18 ft

Find the length of the radius the circumference and the area of the circle Use 3 14 for 28 4 cm The radius is Simplify your answer Type a whole number or a decimal The circumference is approximately Simplify your answer Type a whole number or a decimal Round to the nearest hundredth as needed The area is approximately Simplify your answer Type a whole number or a decimal Round to the nearest hundredth as needed

Find the length of the radius the circumference and the area of the circle Use 3 14 for C 27 ft C The radius is Simplify your answer Type a whole number or a decimal The circumference is approximately Simplify your answer Type a whole number or a decimal Round to the nearest hundredth as n The area is approximately Simplify your answer Type a whole number or a decimal Round to the nearest hundredth as n

Find the length of the diameter the circumference and the area of 22 the circle Use for 7 The length of the diameter is Simplify your answer Type a whole number or a fraction The circumference of the circle is approximately Simplify your answer Type a whole number or a fraction The area of the circle is approximately Simplify your answer Type a whole number or a fraction 5 cm

Select the closest approximation of the circumference of the circle that has the given diamete d 16 in Choose the correct answer below OA 251 2 in OB 25 12 in C 5 024 in D 50 24 in

10 Calculate the velocity and flow rate in a 35 inch circular reinforced concrete Pipe RCP storm sewer installed at a slope of 0 02 ft ft and n 0 013 variable with depth a Flowing Full b Flowing at a depth of flow of twenty five 25 inches

The table lists the selling prices of homes in two counties during one month a Find the median home price for each county b Which county had the lower median home price Selling Jefferson 123 173 137 County 540 317 123 Hamilton 388 939 146 County 116 173 122 a The median home price in Jefferson County was The median home price in Hamilton County was b Which county had the lower median home price Choose the correct answer below O Jefferson County

To get a B in math Alexandria Pappas must average 80 on five tests Scores on the first four tests were 81 75 83 and 76 What is the lowest score that she can get on the last test and still get a B The lowest possible score for getting a B is

The line graph shows the price per share of stock for a certain company from May 2012 to December 2012 Between which months did the price of the stock increase Select all that apply A October to November C May to June E November to December G September to October B June to July D July to August F August to September Price per share Stock Performance 50 40 30 20 10 0 May June July Aug Sept Oct Month Nov Dec

The histogram shown on the right illustrates the number of points scored per game by team A during a recent basketball season Use the graph and find in how many games team A scored 100 109 points Frequency 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 Team A regular season points per game 70 79 80 89 Team A scored 100 109 points in game s TV a whole number 90 99 100 109 110 119 120 129 130 139 Number of points scored per game

1 What is the minimum time Critical path that the project can be completed by for the following CPM network diagram 4 days 3 days 00 A B 8 days 4 days D 5 days E 6 days G 7 days 12 days C F