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    Decimals as Fractions

    Write each decimal as a fraction in lowest terms (simplest form). (1) 0.1 (2) 0.07 (3) 9.4 Also, how would you convert 3.1 to both a fraction and a percent?

    Finding financial ratios for McCORD CORPORATION

    McCORD CORPORATION Ratios (1) Current ratio: to 1 (2) Acid-test ratio: to 1 (3) Days' sales uncollected: days (4) Inventory turnover: times (5) Days' sales in inventory: days 6) Ratio of pledged assets to secured liabilities: to 1 (7) Times interest earned: times

    Taylor Series, Interval of Convergence, and Partial Fractions

    Let f(x) = 1/(1-2x). a. Find the first five terms in the Taylor series about x = 0 for f(x). b. Find the interval of convergence for the series in part (a). c. Use partial fractions and the result from part (a) to find the first five terms in the Taylor series about x = 0 for g(x) = 1/(1-2x)(1-x).

    Percentage Change

    1) An Art dealer sold two artworks for $1520 thereby making a profit of 25% on the first work and 10% profit on the other, whereas if he had approached any exhibition he would have sold them together for $1535 with a profit of 10% on the first and 25% on the other artwork. Find the actual cost of each artwork. 2) A professor

    Financial ratios, Du Pont system

    1. What are the four categories of financial ratios? Choose one category (excluding liquidity ratios) and list and describe the various ratios in that category. What do the calculated numbers mean for these ratios? 2. What is the Du Pont system, and why is it better than the traditional ROE model?

    Compounding interest and calculating the amount of money returned

    The formula for calculating the amount of money returned for an initial deposit money into a bank account or CD (Certificate of Deposit) is given by A is the amount of returned. P is the principal amount initially deposited. r is the annual interest rate (expressed as a decimal). n is the compound period. t is the number of

    Fractions and decimals

    1. An ad for a computer printer stated that you could buy the printer for only $280.00, or 80 % of the original price . What was the original price of the printer? 2. After 35 minutes Hayden had completed 7/10 of his math test. If he has a total of 55 minutes to complete the test, do you think he will finish on time?

    Irrationality of Pi-Squared and Repeating Decimals

    1. Show that (pi)^2 is irrational 2. Write 12.999 as a fraction. 3. Explain why the ratio of 2 integers must always be a repeating decimal? 4. Suppose that you have a set, if you remove some things from the set, will the remaining things always contain fewer items in it than the original set? If so, why? If not, show

    Retail mathematics sales percentage

    The buyer of women's gloves currently has an average inventory of $20500, with an annual turnover rate of 4.0. Because this rate of stock turn is below the industry average, a 7.82% increase in turnover is sought. Assuming a constant level of inventory, calculate the percentage increase in sales necessary to produce a 7.82% incr

    Monte carlo simulation problem

    Clark Property Management is responsible for maintenance, rental, and day-to-day operation of a large apartment complex on the east side of New Orleans. George Clark is especially concerned about the cost projections for replacing air conditioner compressors. He would like to simulate the number of compressor failures each yea

    Perform the indicated operation

    Perform the indicated operation 4ab divided by 1/2a^4 Find the least common denominator for each group of denominators X^2-9, x^2 + 6x + 9

    Simplifying Expressions

    Simplifying a complex fraction. Reduce to lowest terms. See attached file for full problem description.

    David rented a truck for one day.

    David rented a truck for one day. There was a rental fee of $20.99 , and there also was a charge of 19 cents for each mile. David paid $49.30 when he returned the truck. For how many miles did he drive the truck?

    Dilution and Percentages Problem

    A restaurant manager has 2 liters of white wine that is 12% alcohol. How many liters of grape juice should he add to get a drink that is 10% alcohol? I've got it this far but, can's break it down farther. Can you break it down and explain how you did it? 2(0.12) + x(0)= 0.10(2 + x)

    Financial Accounting

    1) What are the differences among valuation, depreciation, amortization, and depletion? Is it appropriate to calculate depreciation using two different methods? Why or why not? Which depreciation method gives you the highest depreciation expense in the first year? Why? 2) Why would you use the percentage of sales method of ca

    Financial Accounting - Exercise 8.6A

    PROBLEM 8.6A Effects of Inventory Errors on Earnings The owners of Hexagon Health Foods are offering the business for sale. The partial income statements of the business for the three years of its existence are summarized below. (see attached) In negotiations with prospective buyers of the business, the owners of Hexagon