This year, a salesman sells a total of $60,000 worth of steak knives by going door-to-door. This represents a 20% increase from the year before. What was the value of his sales last year?
$50,000
In a 30-60-90 triangle, the length of the hypotenuse is 6. What is the length of the shortest side?
3
Solve the system of equations.
y = –3x + 4
x + 4y = –6
x = 2,y = –2
Determine the roots
Roots: (-3, 0), (1, 0) and (2, 0)
A READER OF A BOOK TORE OUT PAGES 6, 14, 98, 111, AND 112. HOW MANY SHEETS OF PAPER DID HE RIP OUT?
4 sheets because 111 and 112 are on the same page
Simplify the expression
(x-5)/(x+1)
One-half of the measure of the supplement of angle ABC is equal to the twice the measure of angle ABC. What is the measure, in degrees, of the complement of angle ABC?
54
Two cars are traveling north along a highway. The first drives at 40 mph, and the second, which leaves 3 hours later, travels at 60 mph. How long after the second car leaves will it take for the second car to catch the first?
6 hours
Find the degree measure of the radian 3pi/2.
270 degrees
HOW MANY TIMES CAN YOU SUBTRACT THE NUMBER 5 FROM 25?
Once because after you subtract it’s not 25 anymore
Carol is three times older than Andrew. Brad is two years older than Andrew. In six years, the sum of Andrew’s and Brad’s ages will be the same as Carol’s age. How old is Carol?
24 years old
Find the perimeter of the square.
24 cm
Find the vertical asymptotes of the function.
x = 3, x = 5
Identify the vertical asymptotes of the following rational function.
WHAT IS THE BASIS FOR THE ORDER IN WHICH THESE TEN DIGITS HAVE BEEN ARRANGED?
8-5-4-9-1-7-6-3-2-0
They are all arranged in alphabetical order