Growth and Decay Factors Answers

Find the sale price when the original price is $68.00 and the discount rate is 38%.a.$2.58c.$42.16b.$25.84d.$65.42

Suppose that during the 1990s, the population of a certain country was increasing by 1.7% each year. If the population at the end of 1993 was 5.4 million, what was the population at the end of 1994?a.91,800 peoplec.5,400,000 peopleb.5,612,879 peopled.5,491,800 people

After receiving a discount of 7.5% on its bulk order of notebooks, John's Office Supply pays $7400. What was the price of the order before the discount?a.$7955c.$8000b.$6845d.$7215

The number of male students at the local college increased by 250 more male students than the year before. Given that the number of male students that attended college the year before was 25,000, determine the growth factor. a. 1.01 c. 1.001 b. 1.10 d. 1.11 Please select the best answer from the choices provided

You invested into a content management company that specializes in peer to peer networks four years ago with a stock value of $56.30 a share. Today, a single share of the company is worth $32.21. Given this information, determine the decay factor for the four year period and round your answer to the hundredth place.a.57.0c.570b.0.57d.1.57

You started to plan for your retirement 2 years ago by investing into a individual retirement account (IRA). You deposited $2,520 dollars over the two year period and your money grew to $2,850 over that same period. Determine, by what percent, did your money grow by for the two year period. Round your answer to the nearest percent. a. 1.13% c. 13% b. 1.3% d. 130% Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Your town has seen a steady decrease of job opportunities by the amount of 10% every year. If the number of jobs available at the end of last year was estimated at 350,000, then how many jobs will there be by the end of the following year?a.45,000c.35,000b.385,000d.315,000

Midtown Antiques has found that sales have decreased 5% from last year. Sales this year are $108,665. To the nearest dollar, find the amount of last year's sales.a.$115,384c.$114,374b.$114,384d.$114,284

On a test of 80 items, Ariel got 59 correct. What percent were correct?a.73.75%c.135.59322%b.1.3559322%d.0.7375%

A sale is taking place at your local sporting goods store. The store has advertised that all items in the store will be 10% off. If you spend a total of $150.32, determine the amount you would have spent had there not been a sale. Round your answer to the nearest cent.a.$167.02c.$156.58b.$163.54d.$165.35