Questions from Financial Algebra


Q: Donna has a checking account that charges $0.15 for

Donna has a checking account that charges $0.15 for each check written and a monthly service charge of $9.75. Write a formula that Donna can use each month to find the fees she will be charged. Identi...

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Q: Mason discovered that when he recorded a deposit of $75 two

Mason discovered that when he recorded a deposit of $75 two weeks ago, he mistakenly subtracted it from the running total in his check register. He decided that he would write a new entry after his mo...

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Q: The following list of prices is for a used original radio for

The following list of prices is for a used original radio for a 1955 Thunderbird. The prices vary depending on the condition of the radio. $210, $210, $320, $200, $300, $10, $340, $300, $245, $325, $...

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Q: Bill is looking for original taillights for his 1932 Ford. The

Bill is looking for original taillights for his 1932 Ford. The prices vary depending on the condition. He finds these prices: $450, $100, $180, $600, $300, $350, $300, and $400. a. Find the four qua...

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Q: Bart needs to borrow $7,000 from a local bank

Bart needs to borrow $7,000 from a local bank. He uses the table of monthly payments on page 159 to compare the monthly payments for a 3% loan for three different periods of time. a. What is the mont...

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Q: Explain why you cannot find the range of a data set if

Explain why you cannot find the range of a data set if you are given just the four quartiles.

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Q: Mitzi looked up prices of 13 used Chevrolet HHR “retro”

Mitzi looked up prices of 13 used Chevrolet HHR “retro” trucks in the classified ads and found these prices: $8,500, $8,500, $8,500, $9,900, $10,800, $10,800, $11,000, $12,500, $12,500, $13,000, $13,...

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Q: After Wade paid his May credit card bill, he still had

After Wade paid his May credit card bill, he still had a balance of z dollars. He made no additional payments or purchases before he received his next bill. The monthly periodic rate on this account i...

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Q: The Cold Spring High School student government polled randomly selected seniors and

The Cold Spring High School student government polled randomly selected seniors and asked them how much money they spent on gas in the last week, rounded to the nearest dollar. The following stem-and-...

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Q: In the Really? Really! section of this chapter on page

In the Really? Really! section of this chapter on page 3, you examined how average Americans spend their leisure time. Often, when we look back at our leisure time we view it as “tim...

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