Word Problems

Question 1

Basic Word Translations

Answer 1

Question 2

Price Per Item

Answer 2

Question 3

The Profit Equation

Answer 3

• Profit = Total Revenue - Total Cost
  or
• Profit = Total Revenue - [Total Fixed Costs + Total Variable Costs]

Question 4

Simple Interest

Answer 4

1. Simple Interest = Principal x Rate x Time

Question 5

Compound Interest

Answer 5

• A = future value
• P = principal
• r = rate of interest
• n = number of times per year interest is compounded
• t = time in years

Question 6

Linear Growth Formula

Answer 6

Question 7

Consecutive Integers

Answer 7

Can be expressed as
* x
* (x+1)
* (x+2)
* (x+3)
* (x+4)
* (x+n)

Question 8

Consecutive Even or Odd Integers

Answer 8

Can be expressed as:
* x
* (x+2)
* (x+4)
* (x+6)
* (x+8)
* (x+2n)

Question 9

Consecutive Multiples of Integers

Answer 9

Consecutive multiples of 5 can be expressed as:
* x
* (x+5)
* (x+10)
* (x+15)
* (x+20)
* (x+5n)