Mrs. Jones wants to know how long it will take an investment of $500 to earn $150 in interest if the yearly interest rate is 5.5%, paid at the end of each year.

An appliance salesman sets a goal to sell an average of 6 appliances per day for the first two weeks of his new job. the dot plot shows the number he sold each day during the first 13 days. what is the minimum number of appliances he must sell on the 14th day in order to reach his goal? a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8

Which equation and solution can be used to solve this problem? thirteen less than a number is sixteen. 13-n=16: add 13 to both sides. the answer is 29. n+13=16: subtract 13 from both sides. the answer is 3. n+16=13 subtract 13 from both sides. the answer is 3. n-13=16: add 13 to both sides. the answer is 29.

Jackie bought a bag of oranges. she used 3/8 of the oranges to make orange juice. she used 1/3 of the oranges to make a fruit salad. she put 1/8 of the oranges in a bowl on the table. she put 2/12 of the oranges in the refrigerator. a) jackie left more oranges on the table than she put in the refrigerator. b) jackie used fewer oranges to make orange juice than she left on the table. c) jackie put fewer oranges in the refrigerator than she used to make the fruit salad. eliminate d) jackie used more oranges to make a fruit salad than she used to make orange juice.