Questions from Financial Algebra


Q: Jessica’s parents are always telling her to turn off the lights when

Jessica’s parents are always telling her to turn off the lights when she leaves her room. The fixture in Jessica’s room requires four bulbs that each use 75 watts of electricity when they’re on. a. J...

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Q: The Smithtown Water Company uses water meters that measure water usage in

The Smithtown Water Company uses water meters that measure water usage in gallons. They charge $0.12 per gallon of water. If Jack’s previous meter reading was 45,621 gallons and his present water read...

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Q: Ron Sargeant’s electric bill from the Longwood Power Authority is shown.

Ron Sargeant’s electric bill from the Longwood Power Authority is shown. If his meter reading for December 17 is 52,344, find the total charges for the December bill. Include all rat...

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Q: Ron bought x dollars’ worth of stock and paid a y percent

Ron bought x dollars’ worth of stock and paid a y percent commission. Dave purchased p dollars’ worth of stock and paid a q percent commission, where x > p. Pick numbers for x, y, p, and q such that R...

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Q: Last year, the Forrester family spent $1,882.

Last year, the Forrester family spent $1,882.56 for electricity. They are opting to use balanced billing for next year. a. What will their monthly payment be under balanced billing? b. Last year, th...

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Q: The Zlotnick family pays $223 per month for electricity under balanced

The Zlotnick family pays $223 per month for electricity under balanced billing. At the end of the year, they had used more electricity than the balanced billing covered, and they owed the utility comp...

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Q: The Waldner family paid their electric bill using balanced billing all last

The Waldner family paid their electric bill using balanced billing all last year. The monthly payment was m dollars. At the end of the year, the electric company told them they had a credit of c dolla...

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Q: A certain appliance uses w watts to run. If you run

A certain appliance uses w watts to run. If you run it for m minutes, and the cost per kilowatt-hour is c, the cost of running the appliance for m minutes is given by the formula Find the cost of runn...

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Q: A large appliance such as a water heater is only running when

A large appliance such as a water heater is only running when it has clicked on and is actually heating water. The time your water heater is on varies according to how much you use hot water—do laundr...

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Q: Martine is driving on an interstate at 70 km/h.

Martine is driving on an interstate at 70 km/h. She sees a traffic jam about 50 meters ahead and needs to bring her car to a complete stop before she reaches that point. Her reaction time is approxima...

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