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Section 2.6 Quiz 4.8 |
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An independent contractor is resurfacing a parking lot. He charges his customer $320 per day ($320/day) for asphalt cost. If the contractor actually uses 20 tons per day (ton/day), what price is he charging his customer for the asphalt (in units of $/ton)? |
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A car traveling 50 miles per hour (mi/hr) has a fuel efficiency of 12.5 miles per gallon (mi/gal). How fast does it consume fuel (in units of gal/hr)? |
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A company produces salt by evaporating sea water. The concentration of salt in sea water is 2.5 kg/m3. How much sea water do they need to evaporate (in units of m3/day) to produce salt at a rate of 2,000 kg/day? |
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