9)
SOLVE THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION PROBLEMS.
A) IF THE PRICE OF A NEW CAR IS $36,570, WITH THE 6% SALES TAX INCLUDED IN THE
PRICE, WHAT IS THE PRICE OF THE CAR BEFORE TAX?
B) PRICING – A CONCERT PROMOTER NEEDS TO TAKE IN $380,000 ON THE SALE OF
16,000 TICKETS. IF THE PROMOTER CHARGES $20 FOR SOME TICKETS AND $30 FOR
OTHERS, HOW MANY OF EACH TYPE MUST BE SOLD TO YIELD THE $380,000?
C) SEAWATER PRESSURE – IN SEAWATER, THE PRESSURE p IS RELATED TO THE DEPTH
d ACCORDING TO 33p – 18d = 495 WHERE d IS IN FEET AND p IS IN POUNDS PER
SQUARE INCH. THE TITANIC WAS DISCOVERED AT A DEPTH OF 12,460 FEET. FIND THE
PRESSURE AT THIS DEPTH.