Roger ordered the following office supplies and received a 20% discount on his total purchase price. He will have to pay 8% sales tax on the final cost of the items.How much will Roger pay for this purchase?
Melinda worked the following hours during one week. She is paid $8.50 per hour for the first 40 hours of work. After 40 hours, she receives 1 times her regular hourly rate. How much money did Melinda earn this week?
A landscaping firm is planning a new flower garden for display. The garden will be 15 feet by 35 feet and it will be planted with 2 flowers per square foot. The flowers cost $17.50 per flat of 125. The nursery sells only full flats. How much will it cost to plant the flower garden?
Jeremiah is an apprentice who earns $9.50 an hour, with time and a half for overtime. Under a new contract, he will receive an 8% raise. Jeremiah figures that he will receive $114.00 for working 8 hours of overtime under the new pay rate. If Jeremiah made an error in his calculations, what was it?
Johnson Landscape is installing mulch at a site. The area of the site is 150 feet by 210 feet. The mulch will be applied to a depth of 4 inches. Red mulch costs$45.00 per cubic yard. Natural brown mulch costs $38.00 per cubic yard (mulch is only sold in whole yards). How much would the company save by using natural brown mulch?
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?
