A grocery store had 76.4 pounds of chicken in refrigeration on ...

[piesebel]

A grocery store had 76.4 pounds of chicken in refrigeration on Friday morning. During the day, customers purchased 48.9 pounds, and 8.8 pounds were waste and thrown away. Calculate the number of pounds that were left on Friday night.

Question 2

Rick Morrow is willing to lend modest amounts of money to his employees for short terms at 9 ordinary simple interest (360-day year). In May, one employee borrowed some money for 30 days. In June, she repaid the loan plus 6.30 interest. Compute the amount that the employee had borrowed.

[mistyjohnson]

Answer to Question 1

48.9 + 8.8 = 57.7 pounds gone; 76.4 - 57.7 = 18.7 pounds remaining

Answer to Question 2

P = I  (RT) = 6.30  (0.09  30/360) = 840

[piesebel]

Great answer, keep it coming

[kusterl]

Excellent