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12.1: Chapter 1 Exercise Solutions

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    Chapter 1: Problem Solving

    1. \(\dfrac{18}{230} = 0.07826\) = about \(7.8 \%\)

    3. \(€250(0.23) = €57.50\) in VAT

    5. \($15000(5.57) = $83,550\)

    7. absolute increase: \(1050\). Relative: \(\dfrac{1050}{3250} = 0.323 = 32.3 \%\) increase

    9. a. \(2200 – 2200(0.15) = 2200(0.85) = $1870\)

    b. Yes, their goal was to decrease by at least \(15 \%\). They exceeded their goal.

    11. Dropping by \(6 \%\) is the same as keeping \(94 \%\). \(a(0.94) = 300\). \(a = 319.15\). Attendance was about \(319\) before the drop.

    13. a) Kaplan’s enrollment was \(64.3 \%\) larger than Walden’s. \(30510\)

    b) Walden’s enrollment was \(39.1 \%\) smaller than Kaplan’s.

    c) Walden’s enrollment was \(60.9 \%\) of Kaplan’s.

    15. If the original price was \($100\), the basic clearance price would be \($100 – $100(0.60) = $40\). The additional markdown would bring it to \($40 - $40(0.30) = $28\). This is \(28 \%\) of the original price.

    17. These are not comparable; “a” is using a base of all Americans and is talking about health insurance from any source, while “b” is using a base of adults and is talking specifically about health insurance provided by employers.

    21. These statements are equivalent if we assume the claim in “a” is a percentage point increase, not a relative change. Certainly, these messages are phrased to convey different opinions of the levy. We are told the new rate will be \($9.33\) per \($1000\), which is \(0.933 \%\) tax rate. If the original rate was \(0.833 \%\) (\(0.1\) percentage point lower), then this would indeed be a \(12 \%\) relative increase.

    23. \(20 \%\) of \(30 \%\) is \(30 \% (0.20) = 6 \%\), a 6-percentage point decrease.

    25. Probably not, unless the final is worth \(50 \%\) of the overall class grade. If the final was worth \(25 \%\) of the overall grade, then a \(100 \%\) would only raise her average to \(77.5 \%\).

    27. \(\dfrac{$4}{10 \text{ pounds}} = $0.40\) per pound (or \(\dfrac{10 \text{ pounds}}{$4} = 2.5\) pounds per dollar)

    29. \(x = 15\)

    31. \(2.5\) cups

    33. \(74\) turbines

    35. \(96\) inches

    37. \($6000\)

    39. \(55.6\) meters

    43. The population density of the US is \(84\) people per square mile. The density of India is about \(933\) people per square mile. The density of India is about \(11\) times greater than that of the U.S.

    49. The oil in the spill could produce \(93.1\) million gallons of gasoline. Each car uses about \(600\) gallons a year. That would fuel \(155167\) cars for a year.

    53. An answer around \(100\)-\(300\) gallons would be reasonable

    57. \(156\) million miles

    59. The time it takes the light to reach you is so tiny for any reasonable distance that we can safely ignore it. \(750 \dfrac{\text{miles}}{\text{hr}}\) is about \(0.21 \dfrac{\text{miles}}{\text{sec}}\). If the sound takes \(4\) seconds to reach you, the lightning is about \(0.84\) miles away. In general, the lightning will be \(0.21n\) miles away, which is often approximated by dividing the number of seconds by \(5\).

    61. About \(8.2\) minutes

    63. Four cubic yards (or \(3.7\) if they sell partial cubic yards)


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