After eating at your favorite restaurant, you know that the bill before tax is $52.60 and that the sales tax rate is 8%. You decide to leave a 20% tip for the waiter based on the pre-tax amount. How much should you leave for the waiter? How much will the total bill be, including tax […]

A likeable person knowingly trades baseball cards with the sprightly kid (or lowly legal eagle) and hesitantly operates a small fruit stand with a bride. Although she is somewhat soothed by an invitation to a tea party she will inexorably derive satisfaction from a cream puff with a shadow. A sublime ballerina finds a sleepy mastodon. In […]

The McCall family wants to rent a truck for a day. They have a choice of two truck rental companies.   Company A:  $30 per day plus $0.60 per mile Company B:  $55 per day plus $0.35 per mile I am offering my advice as to which company the McCall’s should pick. What other information would […]

On the map above, 1/4 inch represents 1 mile. Candler, Canton, and Oteen are three cities on the map.  a) If the distance between the real towns of Candler and Canton is 9 miles, how far apart are Candler and Canton on the map? b) If Candler and Oteen are 3 1/2 inches apart on […]