5000 union members of a financially troubled company accepted a 17% pay cut. The company announced that this would save them approximately $108 million annually. Based on this information, calculate the average annual pay of a single union member Let the full salary of the union members be s. Since 17% is 0.17, We're given: 0.17s = 108000000 To solve this equation, we [URL='https://www.mathcelebrity.com/1unk.php?num=0.17s%3D108000000&pl=Solve']type it in our search engine[/URL] and we get: s = 635,294,117.65 Calculate the average annual pay of a single union member: Average Pay = Total Pay / Number of Union Members Average Pay = 635,294,117.65 / 5000 Average Pay = [B]127,058.82[/B]

A 10 ounce serving of energy drink contains about 190 mg of caffeine approximately how much caffeine is in a 25 ounce of energy drink? Set up a proportion of caffeine to ounces where c is the amount of caffeine in a 25 ounce drink: 190/10 = c/25 [URL='https://www.mathcelebrity.com/prop.php?num1=190&num2=c&den1=10&den2=25&propsign=%3D&pl=Calculate+missing+proportion+value']Type this proportion into the search engine[/URL] and we get: c = [B]475[/B]

A 12-ounce bottle of shampoo lasts Enrique 16 weeks. How long would you expect an 18-ounce bottle of the same brand to last him? Set up a proportion of ounces to weeks were w is the amount of weeks an 18-ounce bottle will last: 12/16 = 18/w We [URL='https://www.mathcelebrity.com/prop.php?num1=12&num2=18&den1=16&den2=w&propsign=%3D&pl=Calculate+missing+proportion+value']type this proportion in our search engine to solve for w[/URL] and we get: w = [B]24[/B]

A 128 ounce carton of milk states that there are 20 servings. How many ounces are in a serving? We divide 128 ounces by 20 servings to get ounces per serving: 128 ounces / 20 servings [B]6.4 ounces / serving[/B]

A ball is dropped from a height of 12 feet and returns to a height that is one-half of the height from which it fell. The ball continues to bounce half the height of the previous bounce each time. How far will the ball have traveled when it hits the ground for the fifth time? Take the top of the bounces one at a time: [LIST=1] [*]Ball is dropped 12 feet and it bounces up to 6 feet [*]Ball drops 6 feet back down and bounces up to 3 feet up [*]Ball drops 3 feet back down and bounces up to 1.5 feet up [*]Ball drops 1.5 feet down and bounces up to 0.75 feet up [*]Return down after Bounce 5 is 0.75 feet down [/LIST] [U]Total distance travelled:[/U] 12 + 6 + 6 + 3 + 3 + 1.5 + 1.5 + 0.75 + 0.75 [B]34.5 feet [MEDIA=youtube]OvDp4Y3vOPY[/MEDIA][/B]

A ball was dropped from a height of 6 feet and began bouncing. The height of each bounce was three-fourths the height of the previous bounce. Find the total vertical distance travelled by the all in ten bounces. The height of each number bounce (n) is shown as: h(n) = 6(0.75)^n We want to find h(10) h(n) = 6(0.75)^n Time Height 0 6 1 4.5 2 3.375 3 2.53125 4 1.8984375 5 1.423828125 6 1.067871094 7 0.8009033203 8 0.6006774902 9 0.4505081177 10 0.3378810883 Adding up each bounce from 1-10, we get: 16.98635674 Since vertical distance means both [B]up and down[/B], we multiply this number by 2 to get: 16.98635674 * 2 = 33.97271347 Then we add in the initial bounce of 6 to get: 33.97271347 + 6 = [B]39.97271347 feet[/B]

A large storage container is filled with 44.9 quarts of water. One quart of water is equivalent to 32 fluid ounces. How many fluid ounces of water are stored in the container? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. 44.9 quarts * 32 fluid ounce / quart = 1,436.8 if we found to the nearest whole number, we round up since 0.8 is greater than 0.5, so we get: [B]1,437 fluid ounces[/B]

A pound of coffee costs $14.99. What is the cost per ounce? 1 pound = 16 ounces. So we have: $14.99/16 ounces [B]$0.94 per ounce[/B]

A shipping service charges $0.43 for the first ounce and $0.29 for each additional ounce of package weight. Write an equation to represent the price P of shipping a package that weighs x ounces, for any whole number of ounces greater than or equal to 1. Set up the price function P(x) [B]P(x) = 0.43 + 0.29(x - 1)[/B]

Can you solve this word problem? The Wildgrove Middle School cafeteria goes through a lot of peanut butter. Currently, they have 120 ounces of regular peanut butter in stock. They also have 319 ounces of crunchy peanut butter. How many ounces do they have in total? [U]Calculate Total Peanut Butter Ounces[/U] Total Peanut Butter Ounces = Regular Peanut Butter Ounces + Crunch Peanut Butter Ounces Total Peanut Butter Ounces = 120 + 319 Total Peanut Butter Ounces = [B]439 ounces[/B]

cereal is on sale for 3.60 for a 9-ounce box. what is the price per ounce? price per ounce = Total cost / ounces price per ounce = 3.60/9 price per ounce = [B]$0.40[/B]

How much more expensive per ounce is a 15 ounce bottle of mango juice for $3.45 than a 32 ounce bottle of mango juice for $5.12? Using our [URL='http://www.mathcelebrity.com/betterbuy.php?p1=3.45&p2=5.12&q1=15&q2=32&pl=Better+Buy']better buy calculator[/URL], we get: [LIST] [*]15 oz price per ounce is $0.23 [*]32 oz price per ounce is $0.16 [*]Our answer is $0.23 - $0.16 = [B]$0.07[/B] [/LIST]

If 2 ounces goes into 100 gallons how many ounces is needed for 3000 gallons? Set up a proportion of ounces to gallons. We set o as the number of ounces for 3000 gallons. 2/100 = o/3000 Using our [URL='http://www.mathcelebrity.com/prop.php?num1=2&num2=o&den1=100&den2=3000&propsign=%3D&pl=Calculate+missing+proportion+value']proportion calculator[/URL], we get [B]o = 60[/B].

If a baby weighs 6lbs and14ozs how much does the baby weigh in ounces Since a pound = 16oz, we have: ounces = 6*16 + 14 ounces = 96 + 14 ounces =[B] 110[/B]

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Jill squeezed a lemon and got 4 ounces of lemon juice. She needs 32 ounces of juice for her party. How many lemons does she need? 32 ounces of juice / 4 ounces per lemon = [B]8 lemons[/B]

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Molly is making strawberry infused water. For each ounce of strawberry juice, she uses three times as many ounces of water as juice. How many ounces of strawberry juice and how many ounces of water does she need to make 40 ounces of strawberry infused water? Let j be the ounces of strawberry juice and w be the ounces of water. We're given: [LIST=1] [*]j + w = 40 [*]w = 3j [/LIST] Substitute (2) into (1): j + 3j = 40 Combine like terms: 4j = 40 [URL='https://www.mathcelebrity.com/1unk.php?num=4j%3D40&pl=Solve']Typing this equation into our search engine[/URL], we get: [B]j = 10[/B] From equation (2), we substitute j = 2: w = 3(10) [B]w = 30 [/B] This means we have [B]10 ounces of juice[/B] and [B]30 ounces of water[/B] for a 40 ounce mix.

Pound of strawberries for $4.00. What is the price, in dollars, per ounce of strawberries? 1 pound equals 16 ounces. So the pounds per ounce equals: $4.00/16 ounces Divide top and bottom by 16, we get: [B]$0.25 per ounce[/B]

Set up a proportion of ounces to calories: 6/396 = 1/x <-- x is the amount of calories in one ounce Run this through the [URL='http://www.mathcelebrity.com/prop.php?num1=6&num2=1&den1=396&den2=x&propsign=%3D&pl=Calculate+missing+proportion+value']proportion calculator[/URL]: [B]x = 66[/B]

Stella buys one carton of juice. The carton holds 130 fl oz. She fills 5 glasses with juice from the carton. Each glass holds 8 fl oz. How much fl oz is left in the carton? First, we find out how much juice was poured into glasses from the carton: Poured Juice Weight = Glasses of Juice * Ounces per glass Poured JuiceWeight = 5 * 8 Poured JuiceWeight = 40 Next, we subtract the poured out juice weight from the full carton weight to find out the leftover amount: Leftover Juice = Carton Weight when full - Poured Juice Weight Leftover Juice = 130 - 40 Leftover Juice = [B]90 oz[/B]

The distribution of actual weights of 8 oz chocolate bars produced by a certain machine is normal with µ=8.1 ounces and ?=0.1 ounces. A sample of 5 of these chocolate bars is selected. What is the probability that their average weight is less than 8 ounces? Calculate Z score and probability using [URL='http://www.mathcelebrity.com/probnormdist.php?xone=8&mean=8.1&stdev=0.1&n=5&pl=P%28X+%3C+Z%29']our calculator[/URL]: Z = -2.236 P(X < -2.236) = [B]0.012545[/B]

The weight of water is approximately 2 pounds 3 ounces per litre. How much will 8 litres of water weigh? First, convert 2 pounds 3 ounces to ounces. 16 ounces to a pound, so we have: 2(16) + 3 32 + 3 35 ounces for one liter For 8 litres, we have: 35 * 8 = 280 ounces Now, convert that back to pounds 280/16 = [B]17.5 pounds, or 17 pounds, 8 ounces.[/B]

There are 76 milligrams of cholesterol in a 3.2 ounce serving of lobster. How much cholesterol is in a 6 ounce serving? Let x equal the amount of cholesterol in milligrams for a 6 ounce service. Set up a proportion: 76/3.2 = x/6 Using our [URL='http://www.mathcelebrity.com/prop.php?num1=76&num2=x&den1=3.2&den2=6&propsign=%3D&pl=Calculate+missing+proportion+value']proportion calculator[/URL] by plugging that expression into the search engine, we get x = 142.5

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