Problem Solving

6.09 - 4.693 =

Out of a total of 1,000 employees at a certain corporation, 52 percent are female and 40 percent of these females work in research. If 60 percent of the total number of employees work in research, how many male employees do NOT work in research?

1 - [2 - (3 - [4 - 5] + 6) + 7]

The table above shows the number of tickets sold during each of the first 4 weeks after a movie was released. The producer of the movie received 10 percent of the revenue from every ticket sold with a guaranteed minimum of $200,000eachweekforthefirst4weeks.Ifticketssoldfor$4 each, how much did the producer receive for the first 4 weeks?

For a positive integer n, the number n! is defined to be n(n - 1)(n - 2) ... (1). For example, 4! = 4(3)(2)(1). What is the value of 5! - 3!?

5 4 (42 ÷ 3 16) =

If the revenue from the sale of apples was equal to the revenue from the sale of miscellaneous items, what percent of the revenue from the sale of fruit and vegetables was accounted for by apples?

The table above shows present rates and proposed rates for electricity for residential customers. For which of the monthly kilowatt-hours shown would the proposed rate be the greatest percent increase over the present rate?

If x ≠ 3 and (x 2 − 9) 2 y = (x − 3) 4 , then in terms of y , x = ?

Each step of a staircase is 0.25 meter wide and 0.20 meter high, as shown in the figure above. All angles shown in the figure are right angles. If the height of the staircase is 3.6 meters and the landing at the top of the staircase is 1 meter wide, how long, in meters, is AB?

x 2 − (x 2) 2 =

The volume of a box with a square base is 54 cubic centimeters. If the height of the box is twice the width of the base, what is the height, in centimeters?

A digital wristwatch was set accurately at 8.30 am and then lost 2 seconds every 5 minutes. What time was indicated on the watch at 6.30 pm of the same day, if the watch operated continuously until that time?

On a purchase of $120,astoreofferedapaymentplanconsistingofa$20 down payment and 12 monthly payments of $10 each. what percent of the purchase price, to the nearest tenth of a percent, did the customer pay in interest by using this plan?

At a special sale, 5 tickets can be purchased for the price of 3 tickets. If 5 tickets are purchased at this sale, the amount saved will be what percent of the original price of the 5 tickets?

How many of the integers between 25 and 45 are even?

If x y = 2 , then (x − y) y =

Three automobiles travel distances that are in the ratios of 1:2:3. If the ratios of the traveling times over these distances for these automobiles are 3:2:1 in the same respective order, what are the ratios of their respective average speeds?

A person bought a ticket to a ball game for $15andlatersoldtheticketfor$60. What was the percent increase in the price of the ticket?

In the figure above, what is the value of 2x - y?