Ladies' Home Journal advises you to be a patient shopper. Products sold on TV usually make it to the big stores within 90 to 100 days. The Ab Flex exerciser was reduced by $29.96 from the TV price and now sells in stores for $29.99. What was the TV price of the Ab Flex?
USA Today reported that a survey showing a starting salary for a person with a degree in computer science was expected to be close to $38,000 (rounded to the nearest thousand). This is approximately a 1 ¼ times greater than a starting salary of a person with a business degree. What should be the starting salary for a person with a business degree? Round to the nearest thousand.
Alcoa stock traded at $70 per share. Pete and his partner Al decided to sell 100 shares for a total of $7,000. The stock was purchased for $65 per share (100 x $65 = $6,500) for a gain of $500. Pete invested twice as much as Al in the purchasing of the shares. How much should Pete receive and how much should Al receive of the gain? Round to the nearest cent.
A loan company took the title to an elderly Bellevue widow's home by paying taxes of about $22,200. The market value of the house is 3 ½ times the tax. What is the market value? Round to the nearest ten thousands.
Delta Shuttle reduced its round-trip ticket price from Boston to Washington, DC, by $58. The sale price was $189.99. What was the original price?
The Daily Herald reported that the average shopper will spend about 2 1/5 times more for holiday dinners than the $60 spent for holiday decorating, gift wrap, and cards. How much more does the average shopper spend on holiday dinners?
K Corporation sells 4 times as many GE dishwashers as Wallace Company. The difference between their sales is 180 dishwashers. How many GE dishwashers did each sell?
At Lord & Taylor, Joyce Cook and Francis Key sold a total of 870 cosmetic kits. Joyce sold 5 times as many kits as Francis. How many did each sell?
Lang Corporation sells sets of pots ($18) and dishes ($12) at a local charity. On the July 4 weekend, Lang's total sales were $4,884. People bought 3 times as many pots as dishes. How many of each did Lang sell? Check your answer.
Pizza Hut sold a total of 1,200 small pizzas ($5) and hamburgers ($6) during Harborfest. How many of each did Pizza Hut sell if total sales were $7,000. Check your answer
