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LongestBroadway Run. In January 2006, The Phantom of the Opera became the longest-running broadway show The bar
graph below lists the five broadway shows with the greatestnumber of performances as of January 9, 2006. Use the graph for
Exercises1-4.
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l. \.Vhatwas the total number of performancesof all five
perfbrmances
shows? i313,747
2. \Mhatwas the total number of performancesof the top
threeshows? 21,65Irrerfbrrnances
3. How many more performancesof ThePhantom of the
Opera were there than performances of A Chorus Line?
4. How many more performances of LesMisdrableswerc
there than performancesof Oh! Calcutta!?
1349perfbrmances
5. BoundariesBettueenCountries. The boundarybetween
mainland United Statesand Canadaincluding the Great
Lakesis 3987miles long. The length of the boundary
betweenthe United Statesand Mexico is 1933miles.
How much longer is the Canadianborder? 2054miles
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6. CaJfeine. Hershey's6-oz milk chocolatealmond bar
contains 25 milligrams of caffeine.A2o-oz bottle of
Coca-Colahas 32 more milligrams of caffeinethan the
Hershey bar. How many milligrams of caffeine does the
20-oz bottle of Coca-Colahave? 57 milligrams
Source: NationalCeographtc,"Caffelne,"by T. R. Reid,January2005
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7. Carpentry. A carpenterdrills 2 16 holes in a rectangular
array in a pegboard.There are 12 holes in each row.
How many rows are there? 18rows
B. Spreadsheets. Lou works as a CPA.He arranges
504 entries on a spreadsheetin a rectangulararray that
has 36 rows. How many entries are in each row?
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Bachelor'sDegree. The line graph below illustratesdata about bachelor'sdegreesawardedto men and women from 1970to
2003.Use this graph when answeringExercises9-12.
9. Find the total number of bachelor'sdegreesawardedin
1970and the total number awardedin 2003.
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t0. Determine how many more bachelor'sdegreeswere
awardedin 2003than in 1970. 556,187desrees
ll. How many more bachelor'sdegreeswere awardedto
women than to men in 2003? 202,345degrees
12. How many more bachelor'sdegreeswere awardedto
degrees
men than to women in 1970? 109,u78
Source:U.S.Departmentof Education
1 3 . MedirtrtMortgageDebt. The median mortgagedebt in
more than the median mortgagedebt
2004was $4B,3BB
in 1989.The debt in l9B9 was $39,802.\tVhatwas the
medianmortgagedebt in 2004? $uu,l90
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14. Olyntpicsin Athens. In the first modern Olyrnpicsin
Athens,Greece,in 1896,there were 43 events.In the
2004Summer Olympics,also in Athens,there were
258 more eventsthan in 1896.How many eventswere
there in 2004?
Source: USA Tadou(esearch:The OlympicCames:
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15. LongestRiuers. The longestriver in the world is the
Nile in Eg),ptat 4180mi. The longestriver in the United
Statesis the Missouri-Mississippi-Red Rock at 3710mi.
How much longer is the Nile? 470nri
oLtInterstates. Recently,speed limits on
L6. Speed,s
interstatehighwaysin manyWesternstateswere raised
from 65 mph to 75 mph. By how many miles per hour
were they raised? 10n.rph
Source: TimeAlmanac 2046
17. There arc 24 hr (hours)in a day and 7 days in a week.
How many hours are there in a week? l6u hr
18. There are 60 min in an hour and24 hr in a day.How
many minutes are there in a day? 1440min
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I9. Crossword The USA Todaycrossword puzzle is a
rectanglecontaining 15 rows with 15 squaresin each
row. Howmanysquares does the puzzlehave
altogether? 225squares
2O. Pixels. A computer screenconsistsof small
rectangular dots called pixels. How many pixels are
there on a screenthat has 600 rows with 800 oixels in
each row? 480,000pixels
21. RefrigeratorPurchase. Gourmet Deli has a chain of
24 restaurants.It buys a commercialrefrigeratorfor
eachstoreat a cost of$1019each.Find the total costof
the purchase. $24,456
22, MicrowauePurchase. BridgewayCollegeis
constructingnew dorms, in which each room has a
small kitchen. It buys 96 microwave ovens at $BBeach.
Find the total cost of the purchase.
23, "Seinfekl"Episodes. "Seinfeld" was a long-running
televisioncomedywith 177episodes.A local station
picks up the syndicatedreruns.Ifthe station runs
5 episodesper week,how many full weekswill pass
beforeit must start overwith past episodes?How many
episodeswill be left for the last week?
24. LaboratoryTestTu,bes. Alab technician separatesavial
containing 70 cc (cubic centimeters)of blood into test
tubes, each of which contains 3 cc of blood. How many
test tubes can be filled?How much blood is left over?
23 tcst tubes;I cc left over
35weeks;2 episodesleft over
25. AutomobileMileage. The 2005Hlrrndai TucsonGLS
gets 26 miles to the gallon (mpg) in highway driving.
How many gallonswill it use in 6136mi of highway
driving? 236gal
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26. At,ttomobileMileage. The 2005VolkswagenJetta
(5 cylinder) gets24 miles to the gallon (mpg) in city
driving. How many gallonswill it use in 3960mi of city
driving? 165gal
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Boeinglets. Use the chart below in Exercises27-32 to compare the Boeing 747 jetwirh its main competitor, the Boeing 777 iet.
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Costs(to fly one hour):
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$1816
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27. The nonstop flight distanceofthe Boeing 747 jetis how
much greater than the nonstop flight distance of the
Boeing777 jet? 3616mi
28. How much larger is the passengercapacityof the
29. How many gallonsof fuel are neededfor a 4-hour flight
of the Boeing 747? 12,804gal
30. How much longer is the Boeing 747 thanthe
Boeing777? 23 ft
3 1 . \Mhat is the total cost for the crew and fuel for a 3-hour
flight of the Boeing 747 jet? $14,445
32. \Atrat is the total cost for the crew and fuel for a 2-hour
flight ofthe Boeing 777 jet? $58e4
33. Car Payments. Dana borrows $5928for a used car.The
loan is to be paid off in24 equal monthly payments.
How much is each payment (excludinginterest)?
34, Loan Payments. A family borrows $7824to build a
$247
35. High SchoolCourt. The standardbasketballcourt used
by high school players has dimensions of 50 ft by 84 ft.
a) \Atrat is its area? 4200sq ft
b) What is its perimeter? 268ft
Boeing 747 jet than the passengercapacityofthe
Boeing 777 jet? 48 passengers
sunroom on the back of their home. The loan is to be
paid off in equal monthly paymentsof $163 (excluding
interest). How many months will it take to pay off
the loan? 48 mo
36. NBACourt. The standardbasketballcourtusedby
collegeand NBA playershas dimensionsof 50 ft by 9a ft.
a) \Mhat is its area?
b) \Mhat is its perimeter?
c) How much greater is the area of an NBA court than a
high school court? (SeeExercise35.) 500sq ft
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