QRB501 WEEK1 PROBLEMSET
Week One Problem Set
QRB 501
1. Solve for the unknown in the equation.
8A = 48
A = 6
2. Solve for the unknown in the equation.
B +7 = 12
B = 5
3. solve for the unknown in the equation.
B +8 = 16
B = 8
4. solve for the unknown in the equation
2A +4 = 18
A = 7
5. The Difference in Hours between Full Timers and the Part-Timers who work 2 hours a day is 2 working hours. How many hours per day do full timers work?
The number of full-time hours is 4
6. Last week at a festival, a man sold five times as many tie-dyed T-shirts as silkscreened shirts. He sold 222 shirts altogether. How many tie-dyed shirts did he sell?
The number of tie-dyed shirts is 185
7. The annual real estate tax on a duplex house is $20,889 and the owner sells the house after 7 months of the tax year. How much of the annual tax will the seller pay? How much will the buyer pay?
The seller will pay $12,185.25
The buyer will pay $8703.75
8. a company sold birdfeeders for $70.97 and have marked them up $36.22. What was the cost of the beaters? Use the formula S = C + M.
The cost of the feeders is $34.75
9. a company sold garden hoses at a reduced price of $7.68 and took an end of season marked down of $10.27. What was the original selling price of each house? Use the formula M = S - N, where M is the markdown, S is the original selling price, and N is the reduced price.
The original selling price of each hose is $17.95
10. The formula total cost = cost + shipping cost + holding costs is used to find the total cost of a business asset. The formula can be written in symbols as T = C + S + H. Solve the formula for C, the cost of the asset.
C = T - S – H
11. Write the decimal as a percent 0.31.
0.31 = 31%
12. Write the fraction as a percent. 7/5
7/5 = 140%
13. write the fraction as a percent. 5/900
5/900 = 5/9%
14. Identify the Rate, Base portion. What percent of 142 is 45.1?
The base is 142 and the portion is 45.1. The rate is not given
15. Use the appropriate form
QRB 501
1. Solve for the unknown in the equation.
8A = 48
A = 6
2. Solve for the unknown in the equation.
B +7 = 12
B = 5
3. solve for the unknown in the equation.
B +8 = 16
B = 8
4. solve for the unknown in the equation
2A +4 = 18
A = 7
5. The Difference in Hours between Full Timers and the Part-Timers who work 2 hours a day is 2 working hours. How many hours per day do full timers work?
The number of full-time hours is 4
6. Last week at a festival, a man sold five times as many tie-dyed T-shirts as silkscreened shirts. He sold 222 shirts altogether. How many tie-dyed shirts did he sell?
The number of tie-dyed shirts is 185
7. The annual real estate tax on a duplex house is $20,889 and the owner sells the house after 7 months of the tax year. How much of the annual tax will the seller pay? How much will the buyer pay?
The seller will pay $12,185.25
The buyer will pay $8703.75
8. a company sold birdfeeders for $70.97 and have marked them up $36.22. What was the cost of the beaters? Use the formula S = C + M.
The cost of the feeders is $34.75
9. a company sold garden hoses at a reduced price of $7.68 and took an end of season marked down of $10.27. What was the original selling price of each house? Use the formula M = S - N, where M is the markdown, S is the original selling price, and N is the reduced price.
The original selling price of each hose is $17.95
10. The formula total cost = cost + shipping cost + holding costs is used to find the total cost of a business asset. The formula can be written in symbols as T = C + S + H. Solve the formula for C, the cost of the asset.
C = T - S – H
11. Write the decimal as a percent 0.31.
0.31 = 31%
12. Write the fraction as a percent. 7/5
7/5 = 140%
13. write the fraction as a percent. 5/900
5/900 = 5/9%
14. Identify the Rate, Base portion. What percent of 142 is 45.1?
The base is 142 and the portion is 45.1. The rate is not given
15. Use the appropriate form