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    Business Mathematics

    Explain the process that you would use to convert fractions to decimals, fractions to percents, and decimal to percents. Why is it important for the modern business person to be able to accomplish these operations correctly?

    Percentages

    In the following problem, answer the given questions that relate to percentages. 1-3-26 Percentages in Media and Advertising a. A New York Times editorial criticized a chart caption that described a dental rinse as one that "reduces plaque on teeth by over 300%." What is wrong with that statement? b. In the New York Times

    Percentages

    For the Hawkins Company, the monthly percentages of all shipments that were received on time over the past 12 months are 80, 82, 84, 83, 83, 84, 85, 84, 82, 83, 84, and 83. a. Compare a three-month moving average forecast with an exponential smoothing forecast for α =0.2. Which provides the better forecasts? b. What is t

    Simulation

    I need help for problem number 6. Please look at the attachment.

    Algebraically solve for x

    Please see attached doc for problem. Please show step by step on how the solution for x is obtained. [(x -3000)/(x + 3000)] / [(22 - 25) / (25 + 22)] = -3

    Simulation

    Mathematics, topic: Simulation from book Quantitative Methods for master program at Strayer University; see attachment for scans.

    percentage increase of price

    The price of a notebook was $3.10 yesterday. Today, the price rose to $3.60. Find the percentage increase. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

    Corelation - The data below shows the number of registered automatic weapons, in thousands, and the murder rate, in murders per 100,000, for eight randomly selected states. a. Determine the correlation coefficient between the number of automatic weapons and the murder rate. b. Find the equation of the regression line. c. Approximately what murder rate can we anticipate in a state that has 14 thousand registered weapons? ...

    The data below shows the number of registered automatic weapons, in thousands, and the murder rate, in murders per 100,000, for eight randomly selected states. a. Determine the correlation coefficient between the number of automatic weapons and the murder rate. b. Find the equation of the regression line. c. Approximately w

    Algebra Exercises- Percentage, fraction and growth rates.

    Section 1.2 Diversification. Helen has of her portfolio in U.S.stocks, of her portfolio in European stocks, and of her portfolio in Japanese stocks. The remainder is invested in municipal bonds. What fraction of her portfolio is invested in municipal bonds? What percent is invested in municipal bonds? Section 1.3 Net

    simplify exponent and radical expressions

    Please see the attachment for equations. 1. Apply the rules of exponents to simply the following: 2. Write each of the following in a radical form: a) (3x)^(1/5) 3. express each of the following in exponent form. 4. simplify the radical expressions 5. For each of the following fractional terms, multiply the numerator and de

    Loaning to Buy a Car

    Suppose you can afford a monthly car payment of $450.00 and can get a loan for 5 years at 7.5%. What priced car can you afford?

    Proof with partial fractions

    Please see attached. Let an be the coefficient of x^n in the series expansion, in ascending powers of x, of...where |x|<1. Show, using partial fractions, that either an=n+1 or an=n+2 according to the value of n.

    Determine upper and lower control limits

    1. The overall average on a process you are attempting to monitor is 49 units. The process standard deviation is 1.52. Determine the upper and lower control limits for a mean chart, if you choose to use a sample size of 5. Set z=3. UCLx = ____________ LCLx = ____________ Round your answers to 2 decimal places; for examp

    Rate, Percentages, and Fractions

    Can someone please help me out with these problems by explaining them one by one and step-by-step. 1. If a person drives 2/3 of a 66-mile trip, how much did he drive? A. 42 miles B. 46 miles C. 44 miles D. 22 miles 2. If Al has 25 neckties and 20% of the neckties are red, how many red neckties does Al have? A. 5 B.

    Maths Unit Price Problems

    (a) Divide 210.8 / 34 (b) Write 0.26 as a common fraction or mixed number (c) Find the unit price for the item: $6.24 for a dozen pears. (d) Automobiles and small trucks account for 84% of the travel to and from work in the United States. ... [See the attached Question File.]

    Operations, Estimation, place value

    Please see attachment for proper formatting of the table. Exercises help for homework 2, 4, 24, 34, 72, For the decimal 8.57032: 2. What is the place value of 5? 4. What is the place value of 2? Exercises 34. Arrange in order from smallest to largest. 2.05, 25, 2.0513, 2.059, 251, 2.0515, 2.052, 2.0

    Basic Math Decimal Values

    See attached Question 1 Subtract. Use borrowing, if necessary. 6526 -2471 Question 2 Round the decimal to the given place value. 6.66 (nearest tenth) Question 3 Write the fraction. There are 100 centimeters in a meter. What fractional part of a meter does 7 centimeters r

    Mixture problems in milk

    17. A container is partially filled with 12 liters of whole milk containing 4% butterfat. How much 1% milk must be added to get a mixture that is 2% butterfat? 18. An 80-pound grass seed mixture is 30% bluegrass seed. How many pounds of seed containing no bluegrass seed (0%) should be added to the seed mixture for a resultin

    Write each of the following ratios in simplest form.

    Write each of the following ratios in simplest form. 8. The ratio of 5 3/5 to 2 1/10 24. The ratio of 7 dimes to 3 quarters is 34. Crafts. Marc took ...there is moreshow problemWrite each of the following ratios in simplest form. 8. The ratio of 5 3/5 to 2 1/10 24. The ratio of 7 dimes to 3 quarters is

    Write each of the following ratios in simplest form.

    Write each of the following ratios in simplest form. 8. The ratio of 5 3/5 to 2 1/10 24. The ratio of 7 dimes to 3 quarters is 34. Crafts. Marc took 3 hours (h) to mow a lawn while Angelina took 150 minutes(min) to mow the same lawn a week earlier. Write the ratio of Marc's time to Angelina's time as a rat

    Rational expressions and fractions

    Can you please answer the following questions showing the work on how you got the answer so that I can understand this... 1/6-5/6= q-1/q-4 - 3q-9/q-4= m/5+m= 4/a-b + 4/b-a= 1/2 + 1/4x divided by x/3- 1/12x=