Questions from Financial Algebra


Q: Janelle works at Heedle’s Computer Outlet. She receives a weekly salary

Janelle works at Heedle’s Computer Outlet. She receives a weekly salary of $200 plus 3% commission on her sales. Last week, she sold $29,700 of computer equipment. How much did Janelle earn last week?...

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Q: Oscar sells Internet access subscriptions by telephone. He receives 12%

Oscar sells Internet access subscriptions by telephone. He receives 12% of the first $1,000 and 15% on the balance over $1,000. Last month he sold $7,500 worth of Internet access subscriptions. What w...

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Q: Professional baseball player Rusty Raspberry earns $1,715,000

Professional baseball player Rusty Raspberry earns $1,715,000 a year playing baseball. Last year, an auto biography that he had written sold 300,000 copies at a price of $24 each. Raspberry received 1...

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Q: Maram is a real estate agent. She earns 6.5

Maram is a real estate agent. She earns 6.5% commission on each sale she makes. Last month she sold one house for $250,000 and another for $310,000. What did Maram earn in commissions for the month?

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Q: Glen has a job selling magazine subscriptions by phone. He makes

Glen has a job selling magazine subscriptions by phone. He makes a base salary of $12.60 per hour plus 5% commission on all sales. Last week, Glen worked 35 hours and sold $230 worth of subscriptions....

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Q: Determine the distance covered by a car traveling 68 mi/h

Determine the distance covered by a car traveling 68 mi/h for each unit and time given. Round answers to the nearest unit. a. miles in 1 hour b. feet in 1 hour c. feet in 1 minute d. feet in 1 se...

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Q: Hillside Travel pays its employees $16 per hour plus 8%

Hillside Travel pays its employees $16 per hour plus 8% commission on all trips booked. Tyrus worked 20 hours last week and booked trips amounting to $2,100. What was his gross pay for last week?

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Q: How can the quote be interpreted in light of what you have

How can the quote be interpreted in light of what you have learned in this section?

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Q: Alexandra uses her car for business. She knows that her tank

Alexandra uses her car for business. She knows that her tank was full when she started her business trip, but she forgot to write down the odometer reading at the beginning of the trip. When the trip...

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Q: Determine the correct entry for Box 4. /

Determine the correct entry for Box 4.

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