Author Question: A restaurant had 18.6 pounds of pork on Wednesday morning and received 20.9 pounds on Wednesday. On ... (Read 179 times)

strangeaffliction · **on:** Jun 24, 2018

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 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 24, 2018

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