Using a simple guess and check method, i started with the lowest common multiple of 3, and 27 (the total growth) and used 3. if you plug i the numbers, we will say a is the dwarf lemon tree, b is the semi-dwarf lemon tree, and c is the full lemon tree, you know 3times2 equals 6. if you triple 6 you get 18. so if A grew 3 inches , B had to have grown 6 inches, and C had to have grown 18 inches. add them all and you get 27. so the dwarf lemon tree grew 3 inches, semi dwarf grew 6 inches, the full size grew 18 inches.
1 .Fridays and Saturdays, she works 16 hours
16 x $9.70 = $155.20
answer: her gross pay in a week: $155.20
2. 7 hours on Wednesday, 6 hours on Thursday, and 9 hours on Friday. His gross pay for all three days was $196.90
7 + 6 + 9 = 22
196.90 / 22 = $8.95
answer: his hourly rate was $8.95
3.hourly rate of $11.28 per hour worked 46 hours last week. She works overtime for hours exceeding 40 hours in a week. She is paid overtime at a rate of time and a half. What was her gross pay last week?
$11.28 x 40 = $451.20 ---normal 40 hours paid
46 - 40 = 6 (6 hours over time)
11.28 + 11.28/ 2 = $16.92 (overtime pays a rate of time and a half)
6 * $16.92 = $101.52
$451.20(40hours) + $101.52(6hours overtime) = $552.72
answer: her gross pay last week was $552.72
4. Paul received a $15 tip on a meal that cost $120. What percent of the meal cost was the tip?
15 / 120 = .125
.125 * 100 = 12.5%
answer: percent of the meal cost was the tip was 12.5%
5. Carly earns a weekly salary of $720 plus 4% commission. Last week, she sold $3250 worth of products. What was her gross pay?
4% = .04
$3,250 * .04 = $130 (commission on sold products)
$720 + $ 130 = $850
answer: her gross pay was $850
Given : A submarine descends at a rate of 2.6 kilometers per hour.
If the ocean floor is 6.24 kilometers below sea level,
To Find : how long will it take the submarine to descend to the ocean floor?
Solution:
The submarine descends at a rate of 2.6 kilometers per hour.
Speed = 2.6 km/hr
The ocean floor is 6.24 kilometers below sea level,
Distance to be covered = 6.24 km
Time= Distance / Speed
= 6.24 / 2.6
= 2.4 hr
The submarine will take 2.4 hrs to descend to the ocean floor
