APPLICATIONS
- DIMENSIONS OF A HOUSE Find the length of
the house shown in the blueprint. - ROCKETS A Saturn V rocket was used to launch
the crew of Apollo 11 to the Moon. The first stage of
the rocket was 138 feet tall, the second stage was
98 feet tall, and the third stage was 46 feet tall. Atop
the third stage sat the 54-foot-tall lunar module and a
28-foot-tall escape tower. What was the total height of
the spacecraft? - FAST FOOD Find the total number of calories in
the following lunch from McDonald’s: Big Mac
(540 calories), small French fries (230 calories),
Fruit ’n Yogurt Parfait (160 calories), medium
Coca-Cola Classic (210 calories). - CEO SALARIES In 2007, Christopher Twomey,
chief executive officer of Arctic Cat (manufacturer of
snowmobiles and ATVs), was paid a salary of
$533,250 and earned a bonus of $304,587. How much
did he make that year as CEO of the company?
(Source: invetopedia.com) - EBAY In July 2005, the eBay website was visited
at least once by 61,715,000 people. By July 2007,
that number had increased by 18,072,000. How
many visitors did the eBay website have in
July 2007? (Source:The World Almanac and Book of
Facts,2006, 2008) - ICE CREAM In 2004–2005, Häagen-Dazs ice cream
sales were $230,708,912. By 2006–2007, sales had
increased by $59,658,488. What were Häagen-Dazs’
ice cream sales in 2006–2007? (Source:The World
Almanac and Book of Facts,2006, 2008) - BRIDGE SAFETY The results of a 2007 report
of the condition of U.S. highway bridges is shown
below. Each bridge was classified as either safe, in
need of repair,or should be replaced.Complete the
table.
24 ft 35 ft 16 ft 16 ft- IMPORTS The table below shows the number of
new and used passenger cars imported into the
United States from various countries in 2007. Find the
total number of cars the United States imported from
these countries.
1.2 Adding Whole Numbers 27Number of Number of
bridges outdated bridges Total
Number of that need that should number
safe bridges repair be replaced of bridges
445,396 72,033 80,447Country Number of passenger cars
Canada 1,912,744
Germany 466,458
Japan 2,300,913
Mexico 889,474
South Korea 676,594
Sweden 92,600
United Kingdom 108,576
Source: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade DivisionClothing/hair/make up $2,293
Ceremony/music/flowers $4,794
Photography/video $3,246
Favors/gifts $1,733
Jewelry $2,818
Transportation $361
Rehearsal dinner $1,085
Reception $12,470Line item Amount
Equipment $17,242
Utilities $5,443
Travel $2,775
Supplies $10,553
Development $3,225
Maintenance $1,075- WEDDINGS The average wedding costs for
2007 are listed in the table below. Find the total cost
of a wedding. - BUDGETS A department head in a company
prepared an annual budget with the line items
shown. Find the projected number of dollars
to be spent.
Source:Bureau of Transportation Statistics
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