The first descended to 86 feet below the cave opening. The second descended 22 feet less then the first. What expression can be used to represent how far the second climber descended?

How many times greater is the 5 in the thousands place than the 5 in the tens place in the number 465,952?

If a car factory checks 360 cars and 8 of them have defects, how many will have defects out of 1260?

Jasmine wants to use her savings of $1,128 to buy video games and music CDs. The total price of the music CDs she bought was $72. The video games cost $43 each.

A rectangular piece of cardboard, 8 inches by 14 inches, is used to make an open top box by cutting out a small square from each corner and bending up the sides. What size square should be cut from each corner for the box to have the maximum volume?

What is the full number of pi?

At the beginning of the year 2002, Sarah put $250 in a savings account. The bank agrees to pay Sarah 3% interest on her total savings at the end of each year including the interest added to the account.

The length of a rectangle is 3 inches more than its width. If the length and width are each increased by 2 inches, the perimeter of the rectangle becomes 66 inches. If x is the width of the rectangle, find its length and width.

A loan of $1000 is to be paid back, with interest, at the end of 1 year. Aft er 3 months, a partial payment of $300 is made. Use the US Rule to determine the balance due at the end of one year, considering the partial payment.

How many hours would someone who earns $6.75 per hour have to work to earn $104.63?

A 1200 kg car rolling on a horizontal surface has speed v = 50 km/h when it strikes a horizontal coiled spring and is brought to rest in a distance of 2.2 m. What is the spring stiffness constant of the spring?