Math 3
A. Section 5.2
Last Week at the Sunshine Valley Rock Festival, Joel sold 3 times as many tie-dyed T-shirts as silk-
screened shirts. He sold a total of 176 shirts. How many tie dyed shirts did he sell?
B. Section 5.3
Sears Purchased 10,000 pairs of men’s slacks for $18.46 a pair and marked them up $21.53. What was
the selling price of each pair of slacks? Use the formula S C M .
C. Section 5.1
Solve for the unknown: 3 5
2
K
D. Section 5.3
Home Depot sold bird feeders for $69.99 and had marked them up $36.12. What was the cost of the
feeders? Use the formula S C M .
E. Section 5.1
Solve for the unknown: 3( 1) 21B .
F. Section 5.3
Jacob borrowed $30,000 to start up his consulting business. The loan had simple interest rate of 6.2% for
3 years. Use the formula I prt to find the amount of interest he will pay with the loan. I = interest; p
= principal; r = rate (expressed as a decimal 0.062);
t = time in years.
G. Section 5.1
Solve for the unknown:
2 9
4 N
H. Section 5.1
Solve for the unknown: 2 7
3
B
I. Section 5.2
Will ordered 2 times as many boxes of ballpoint pens as boxes of felt-tip pens. Ballpoint pens cost $3.50
per box, and felt tip pens cost $4.50. If Will’s order of pens totaled $46, how many boxes of each type
did he buy?
MAT105 – Quantitative Methods
Unit 3 DB Assignment
J. Section 5.1
Solve for the unknown: 6( 2) 30B
K. Section 5.1
Solve for the unknown: 8 6 48C C
L. Section 5.1
Solve for the unknown: 5 20A
M. Section 5.1
Solve for the unknown: 3
12
R
N. Section 5.1
Solve for the unknown: 7 12B
O. Section 5.1
Solve for the unknown: 16 3A
P. Section 5.1
Solve for the unknown: 4 3 27A
Q. Section 5.2
A recipe uses 3 cups of flour to
1
1
4
cups of milk. If you have 2 cups of flour, how much milk should
you use?
R. Section 5.1
Solve for the unknown: 8
5
P
S. Section 5.2
A scale drawing of an office building is not labeled, but indicates
1
4
inch = 5 feet. On the drawing, one
wall measures 2 inches. How long is the actual wall?
T. Section 5.1
Solve for the unknown: 4 48M
U. Section 5.1
Solve for the unknown: 8 2 42K K
V. Section 5.2
Manny plans to save
1
12
of his salary each week. If his Weekly salary is $372, find the amount he will
save each week.
W. Section 5.1
Solve for the unknown: 3 28J J
X. Section 5.3
Dollar General sold garden hoses at a reduced price of $7.64 and took an end-of-season markdown of
$12.35. What was the original selling price of each hose? Use the formula M S N (Markdown =
selling price- reduced price).
Y. Section 5.3
Jordan purchased a new copy machine and financed it for one year. The installment price was $4,235.50
and the cash price was $3,940. Find the amount of finance charge using the formula: Finance charge =
Installment price – Cash price.
Z. Section 5.3
The formula depreciable Value = total Cost – Salvage value is used to set up a depreciation schedule for
an asset. The formula can be written in symbols as V C S . Solve the formula for C.