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Example Question #2 : How To Find The Amount Of Sales Tax
Jenny buys a blouse that is priced at $45. She pays a total of $48.15, what is the rate of tax on the blouse?
The purpose of this question is to calculate tax rates using dollar amounts.
First, the amount of tax payed must be determined. This is done by finding the difference between the amount paid and the listed price
,
which equals $3.15.
Then, that must be translated into a percentage of $45.
Therefore,
, yielding .07 of 1. This is a 7% tax rate.
Example Question #146 : How To Find The Probability Of An Outcome
The image above represents a spinner with 10 regions. The 6 larger sectors have a radius that is twice that of the smaller sectors.
If spun, what is the probability that the spinner will stop while pointing to a green sector?
The probability that the spinner will stop in a particular sector depends on the angle of the sector, not on the size of the sector. The radii of the sectors is therefore irrelevant.
The two larger green sectors are each one third of a quarter circle, and each is a sector of measure
.
The two smaller ones are each a half of a quarter circle, and each is a sector of measure
.
Therefore, the total angle measure of the green sectors is
.
The probability that the spinner will stop in a green sector is found by taking this out of a total of :
Example Question #141 : How To Find The Probability Of An Outcome
The given table reports the average high and low temperatures over four years. What is the average rate of change for the high temperature during the four years?
Note: The temperature is in degrees Fahrenheit.
The given table reports the average high and low temperatures over four years. The question asks to calculate the average rate of change for the high temperature over the four years depicted.
To calculate average rate of change use the following formula.
Substitute these values into the formula looks as follows.
Therefore, the average rate of change for the high temperature from 2002 to 2005 is 2 degrees Fahrenheit.
Example Question #142 : How To Find The Probability Of An Outcome
The given table reports the average high and low temperatures over four years. What is the fraction of average low temperatures in 2002 to 2005?
Note: The temperature is in degrees Fahrenheit.
The table reports the average high and low temperatures over four years. To calculate the fraction of average low temperatures in 2002 to 2005 first identify the average low temperature in 2002 and in 2005.
Examining the table,
Average low temperature in 2002: 34 degrees Fahrenheit.
Average low temperature in 2005: 45 degrees Fahrenheit.
From here, to find the fraction of average low temperatures during this time period, use the following formula.
Example Question #11 : Circles
What is the equation of a circle with center (1,1) and a radius of 10?
The general equation for a circle with center (h, k) and radius r is given by
.
In our case, our h-value is 1 and our k-value is 1. Our r-value is 10.
Substituting each of these values into the equation for a circle gives us
Example Question #41 : Quadratic Equations
Tommy throws a rock off a 10 meter ledge at a speed of 3 meters/second. Calculate when the rock hits the ground.
To solve use the equation
where
Tommy throws a rock off a 10 meter ledge at a speed of 3 meters/second. To calculate when the rock hits the ground first identify what is known.
Using the equation
where
it is known that,
Substituting the given values into the position equation looks as follows.
Now to calculate when the rock hits the ground, find the value that results in .
Use graphing technology to graph .
It appears that the rock hits the ground approximately 1.75 seconds after Tommy throws it.
Example Question #1066 : Sat Mathematics
A family with 6 children, aged 4, 4, 5, 7, 12, and 13 are moving to a new home. They all want the same bedroom, so the parents have a lottery. Each child places their name in once for every year of age (the four year olds each put their name in 4 times, the seven year old puts his name in 7 times, etc.) What is the probability of the chosen child being 4 years old?
It is most likely that the chosen child will be the oldest child.
None of the available answers
First, we will determine the total number of ballots:
Since there are two four year olds, and this question is asking the probability of the chosen child being four, the probability is:
Example Question #132 : Probability
Use the following table to answer the question.
What class did Craig have the highest grade in?
Let's look at the table.
We can see the first column lists all the students. The next column shows all of the classes. And the last column shows the grade they received in those classes.
Now, to find which class Craig received the highest grade, we must first locate Craig. We can see all of Craig's classes are at the very bottom of the table.
Now, we will look at the grade he got in each class by following along the rows with Craig's name.
We can see Craig's first class is Math. He received a B.
Craig's second class is Science. He received an A.
Craig's third class is Art. He received a B.
Knowing this, we can see the highest grade Craig received was an A. The class where he received an A was Science.
Therefore, the class that Craig received the highest grade was Science.
Example Question #671 : Sat Mathematics
The parabolas of the functions and on the coordinate plane have the same vertex.
If we define , which of the following is a possible equation for ?
None of the other responses gives a correct answer.
The eqiatopm of is given in the vertex form
,
so the vertex of its parabola is . The graphs of and are parabolas with the same vertex, so they must have the same values for and .
For the function , and .
Of the five choices, the only equation of that has these same values, and that therefore has a parabola with the same vertex, is .
To verify, graph both functions on the same grid.
Example Question #3 : How To Multiply Integers
Janet can pick between 10 and 20 tomatoes in an hour. What is a possible amount of time for Janet to pick 120 tomatoes?
Since Janet can pick between 10 and 20 tomatoes in an hour, there is a range for which she can pick 120 tomatoes. Therefore, to find the possible amount of time it will take Janet to pick 120 tomatoes set up two fractions.
The first fraction will use the rate of 10 tomatoes an hour.
Therefore, identifying the variables are as follows.
Substituting these into the fraction results in a possible time
The second fraction will use the rate of 20 tomatoes an hour.
Therefore, identifying the variables are as follows.
Substituting these into the fraction results in a possible time
Of the answer selections 6 hours would be the correct answer.