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  1. Pi R Squared

    Hi,

    Last year the annual premium on a certain hospitalization insurance policy was 408$ and the policy paid 80% of any hospital expenses incurred .If the amount paid by the insurance policy last yr was equal to the annual premium plus the amt of hospital expenses not paid by the policy, what was the total hospital expenses last yr ???

    x = total hospital expenses

    amount paid = premium + amount not paid
    .80x = 408 + .20x
    .60x = 408
    x = 680$ < ==ANSWER

    For 1979 the average home heating cost in the central region of country R was the same as the average cost for the entire country . For 1980 the average cost of the central region increased by 260$ per home, an increase of 25 percent over 1979. If for 1980, the avg cost for the entire country increased 22 percent what was the average increase in cost per home for country R

    260$ = 25% increase from 1979 cost in region R
    260 = .25x
    x = 1,040$ <=1979 cost in region R and in entire country

    If the country’s cost increased by 22% in 1980, then the increase was 22% of 1,040 or .22 x 1,040 = 228.80$ <==ANSWER

    Car x and y were traveling together on a straight road at a constant speed of 55 miles per hour when car x stopped for 5 minutes .IF car y continued to travel at 55 mph how many minutes will it take car x traveling at 60mph to catch up with car y ??

    5/60 hour x 55mph = 55/12 miles traveled by car y

    d + 55/12. . . d
    ————– = —–
    . . 60 . . . . . 55

    55(d + 55/12) = 60d

    55d + 3025/12 = 60d

    3025/12 = 5d

    3025 = 60d
    . . . . . . ._
    d = 50.416 <==ANSWER

    What is the total number of positive integers that are less than 100 and that have no positive factor in common with 100 ?

    3, 7, 9, 11,
    13, 17, 19, 21,
    23, 27, 29, 31, Do you see the pattern?
    33, 37, 39, 41,
    43, 47, 49, 51,
    53, 57, 59, 61,
    63, 67, 69, 71,
    73, 77, 79, 81,
    83, 87, 89, 91,
    93, 97, 99

    There are 39 positive integers that are less than 100 that have no positive factor in common with 100. <==ANSWER

    I hope that helps!! :-)