Practical Business Math Procedures
Practical Business Math Procedures
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781259540554
Author: Jeffrey Slater, Sharon Wittry
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Unitary Method
The word “unitary” comes from the word “unit”, which means a single and complete entity. In this method, we find the value of a unit product from the given number of products, and then we solve for the other number of products.
Speed, Time, and Distance
Imagine you and 3 of your friends are planning to go to the playground at 6 in the evening. Your house is one mile away from the playground and one of your friends named Jim must start at 5 pm to reach the playground by walk. The other two friends are 3 …
Profit and Loss
The amount earned or lost on the sale of one or more items is referred to as the profit or loss on that item.
Units and Measurements
Measurements and comparisons are the foundation of science and engineering. We, therefore, need rules that tell us how things are measured and compared. For these measurements and comparisons, we perform certain experiments, and we will need the experime…
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Ch. 5.1 - Write equations for the following (use the letter...Ch. 5.1 - Solve the following: B + 24 = 60 D + 3D = 240 12B...Ch. 5.1 - Write equations for the following (use the letter...Ch. 5.1 - Solve the following: B + 14 = 70 D + 4D = 250 11B...Ch. 5.1 - Prob. 1AHCh. 5.1 - Prob. 2AHCh. 5.2 - An L. L. Bean sweater was reduced $30. The sale...Ch. 5.2 - Kelly Doyle budgets of her yearly salary for...Ch. 5.2 - Micro Knowledge sells 5 times as many computers as...Ch. 5.2 - Susie and Cara sell stoves at Elliott’s...
Ch. 5.2 - Prob. 5PQCh. 5.2 - Prob. 6PQCh. 5.2 - Prob. 1EPQCh. 5.2 - Prob. 2EPQCh. 5.2 - Prob. 3EPQCh. 5.2 - Prob. 4EPQCh. 5.2 - Prob. 5EPQCh. 5.2 - Prob. 6EPQCh. 5.2 - Prob. 1AHCh. 5.2 - Prob. 2AHCh. 5.2 - Prob. 3AHCh. 5.2 - Prob. 4AHCh. 5.2 - Prob. 5AHCh. 5.2 - Prob. 6AHCh. 5.2 - Prob. 7AHCh. 5.2 - Prob. 8AHCh. 5.2 - Prob. 9AHCh. 5.2 - In 2016, Tony Rigato, owner of MRM, saw an...Ch. 5 - Prob. 1ECPCh. 5 - Solve the unknown from the following equations: LU...Ch. 5 - Solve the unknown from the following equations: LU...Ch. 5 - Prob. 4ECPCh. 5 - Prob. 5ECPCh. 5 - Solve the unknown from the following equations: LU...Ch. 5 - Solve the unknown from the following equations: LU...Ch. 5 - Prob. 8ECPCh. 5 - Prob. 9ECPCh. 5 - Solve the unknown from the following equations: LU...Ch. 5 - Prob. 11ECPCh. 5 - Prob. 12ECPCh. 5 - Jessica and Josh are selling Entertainment Books...Ch. 5 - Prob. 14ECPCh. 5 - Dots sells T-shirts ($2) and shorts ($4). In...Ch. 5 - Dots sells a total of 250 T-shirts ($2) and shorts...Ch. 5 - Prob. 17ECPCh. 5 - Prob. 18ECPCh. 5 - Prob. 19ECPCh. 5 - Prob. 20ECPCh. 5 - Solve the unknown from the following equations: LU...Ch. 5 - Prob. 22ECPCh. 5 - On a flight from Boston to San Diego, American...Ch. 5 - Prob. 24ECPCh. 5 - Bill’s Roast Beef sells 5 times as many sandwiches...Ch. 5 - Prob. 26ECPCh. 5 - Prob. 27ECPCh. 5 - Prob. 28ECPCh. 5 - Solve the unknown from the following equations: LU...Ch. 5 - Solve the unknown from the following equations: LU...Ch. 5 - Prob. 31ECPCh. 5 - Solve the unknown from the following...Ch. 5 - If Colorado Springs, Colorado, has 1.2 times as...Ch. 5 - Prob. 34ECPCh. 5 - Prob. 35ECPCh. 5 - Prob. 36ECPCh. 5 - Prob. 37ECPCh. 5 - Prob. 38ECPCh. 5 - Prob. 39ECPCh. 5 - Prob. 40ECPCh. 5 - Prob. 41ECPCh. 5 - Prob. 42ECPCh. 5 - Prob. 43ECPCh. 5 - Prob. 1PTCh. 5 - Prob. 2PTCh. 5 - Prob. 3PTCh. 5 - Working at Staples, Jill Reese and Abby Lee sold a...Ch. 5 - Prob. 5PTCh. 5 - Prob. 6PT
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