A restaurant had 18.6 pounds of pork on Wednesday morning and ...

[strangeaffliction]

A restaurant had 18.6 pounds of pork on Wednesday morning and received 20.9 pounds on Wednesday. On Thursday morning it had 9.8 pounds on hand. How many pounds did it use on Wednesday?

Question 2

Kyle Winston borrowed 4,00 . for 90 days. At the due date, he paid 75 interest and repaid all of the principal. What was the ordinary simple interest rate (360-day year) that was charged on the loan? (To nearest 1/10 of a percent.)

[Mholman93]

Answer to Question 1

18.6 + 20.9 = 39.5 pounds; 39.5 - 9.8 = 29.7 pounds

Answer to Question 2

R = I  (PT) = 75  (4,00 .  90/360) = 0.075 = 7.5

[strangeaffliction]

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[covalentbond]

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