1. The admission fee at an amusement park is $1.50 for children and $4 for adults. On a certain day, 284 people entered
Posted: Tue May 10, 2022 7:57 am
1. The admission fee at an amusement park is $1.50 for
children and $4 for adults. On a certain day, 284 people entered
the park, and the admission fees collected totaled 876.00 dollars.
How many children and how many adults were admitted?
2. A man has 29 coins in his pocket, all of which are dimes
and quarters. If the total value of his change is 455 cents, how
many dimes and how many quarters does he have?
3. Jolene invests her savings in two bank accounts, one paying 5
percent and the other paying 12 percent simple interest per year.
She puts twice as much in the lower-yielding account because it is
less risky. Her annual interest is 10164 dollars. How much did she
invest at each rate?
4. Maricopa's Success scholarship fund receives a gift of $
190000. The money is invested in stocks, bonds, and CDs. Stocks pay
9.8 % interest, bonds pay 4 % interest, and CDs pay 2.75 %
interest. Maricopa Success invests $ 45000 more in bonds than in
CDs. If the annual income from the investments is $ 10227.5, how
much was invested in each account?
5. A chemist has three different acid solutions. The first
acid solution contains 25% acid, the second
contains 45% and the third contains 90%. They want
to use all three solutions to obtain a mixture
of 45 liters containing 65%65% acid,
using 2 times as much of the 90% solution as
the 45% solution. How many liters of each solution should
be used?
6. A movie theater has a seating capacity of 173. The
theater charges $5.00 for children, $7.00 for students, and $12.00
for adults. There are half as many adults as there are children. If
the total ticket sales were $1252, How many children, students, and
adults attended?
children and $4 for adults. On a certain day, 284 people entered
the park, and the admission fees collected totaled 876.00 dollars.
How many children and how many adults were admitted?
2. A man has 29 coins in his pocket, all of which are dimes
and quarters. If the total value of his change is 455 cents, how
many dimes and how many quarters does he have?
3. Jolene invests her savings in two bank accounts, one paying 5
percent and the other paying 12 percent simple interest per year.
She puts twice as much in the lower-yielding account because it is
less risky. Her annual interest is 10164 dollars. How much did she
invest at each rate?
4. Maricopa's Success scholarship fund receives a gift of $
190000. The money is invested in stocks, bonds, and CDs. Stocks pay
9.8 % interest, bonds pay 4 % interest, and CDs pay 2.75 %
interest. Maricopa Success invests $ 45000 more in bonds than in
CDs. If the annual income from the investments is $ 10227.5, how
much was invested in each account?
5. A chemist has three different acid solutions. The first
acid solution contains 25% acid, the second
contains 45% and the third contains 90%. They want
to use all three solutions to obtain a mixture
of 45 liters containing 65%65% acid,
using 2 times as much of the 90% solution as
the 45% solution. How many liters of each solution should
be used?
6. A movie theater has a seating capacity of 173. The
theater charges $5.00 for children, $7.00 for students, and $12.00
for adults. There are half as many adults as there are children. If
the total ticket sales were $1252, How many children, students, and
adults attended?