In a class that has 25 students, suppose that 24 of them took their exam on a Monday and the average score (out of 100) for these 24 students was 73 points. A student with a Dean's Excuse took the exam on Wednesday. What score would this student need in order for the class average on the exam to change to 74 points?

Describe how you have used two topics from this chapter in your life outside of your math class during the past month.

Last year, at Haven's Pond Car Dealership, for a particular model of BMW, Jeep, and Toyota, one could purchase all three cars for a total of $140,000. This year, due to inflation, the same cars would cost $151,830. The cost of the BMW increased by 8%, the Jeep by 5%, and the Toyota by 12%. If the price of last year's Jeep was $7,000 less than the price of last year's BMW, what was the price of each of the three cars last year?

List five positive thoughts you can say to yourself that will help you approach word problems with a positive attitude. You may want to copy them on a sheet of paper and put it in the front of your notebook, where you can read them often.