Joe is making a set of shelves.
Each shelf will be 54 inches in
length, and he will make 6 shelves.
The lumber he will use comes in 8', 10' and 12' lengths. What
length(s) should he use, and how many of each?
Mary is a dressmaker. Her best selling style
of dress requires 3 1/3 yards of material.
One month she sold 19
of these dresses.
How many yards of material
did she use?
Bob needs a set(4) of tires for his car.
This week if he purchases 3 tires at the regular price ($85.95),
he will get the 4th tire for 1/2 price. What will Bob pay for
this set of tires (7 1/2% sales tax)?
Leah's MP3 player is capable of holding a total of
5000 songs. If each CD holds 12 songs, then how many complete
CD's can Leah transfer to her MP3 player?
