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Posted On Apr 1, 2012
10c^3 of a normal specimen of human blood contains 1.2grams of hemoglobin. How many grams does 26cm^3 of the same[..]
Posted On Mar 31, 2012
A carpenter is building a rectangular room with a fixed perimeter of 176 ft. What dimensions would yield the maximum[..]
Posted On Mar 31, 2012
During the first part of a trip, a canoeist travels 63miles at a certain speed. The canoeist travels 24 miles on the[..]
Posted On Mar 31, 2012
The Flower garden has the shape of a right triangle. 20 ft of a perennial border forms the hypotenuse of the[..]
Posted On Mar 31, 2012
If a pro basketball player has a vertical leap of about 25 inches, what is his hang time? Use the hang-time function[..]
Posted On Mar 31, 2012
If you buy a $300,000 house, paying 5% down, and take out a 30 year loan, fixed rate of 6.5%, then your monthly[..]
Posted On Mar 31, 2012
Acme Plumbing borrowed $5000 to buy a new pipe threader. The loan is to be paid back in 60 monthly installments of[..]
Posted On Mar 31, 2012
On November 1, the Holiday House Store marked up a $50 decoration by 20%. On November 28, the decoration was marked[..]
Posted On Mar 31, 2012
A building has a market value of $229,000.00. If it is assessed at 40% of market value and the tax rate is 40 mills,[..]
Posted On Mar 31, 2012
As part of his retirement planning, Mr. Martin purchases an annuity that pays 5% compounded semi-annually. If the[..]