A carpenter earning $15.25 per hour receives a 6% increase in pay. What is the carpenter’s new hourly rate?
Each sprinkler head in a manufacturing plants sprinkler system sprays water at an average of 10 gallons per minute. If 8 sprinkler heads are flowing at the same time, how many gallons of water will be released in 5 minutes?
An insurance policy pays 80% of the first $20,000 of a patients medical expenses, and 60% of the remainder. If the patients total medical bill is $72,000, how much will the policy pay?
You are examining a time card that an employee has added incorrectly. You determine that the employee has worked a total of 2250 minutes. How many hours should you tell your supervisor this employee worked?
To prepare a bathroom cleaner, the ratio of concentrate to water is 1:5. If Samuel uses 1 quart of water, how many ounces of concentrate should he use?
An empty trash container weighs 32 pounds. If this container is filled with a load of trash that weighs 122 pounds, what is the total weight of the container and its contents?
