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Activity #4: Solve each world problem. Use formulas when needed. Show all work.
1. In an athletic tournament, the British contestants won 4 more gold than silver medals and 1 less bronze than silver medals. They won a total of 27 gold, bronze, and silver medals. Find the number of each type of medal won.
2. At a year-end clearance sale, a $700 TV-set sold for $450. What was the discount on the original price?
3. In the fifth year, after investing $25,000 in Federal Bonds, a retired man received a check for $750 in interest. What interest rate did his money earn during the 5 years?
4. The temperature in Orlando was 95°F. Change this temperature to degrees Celsius. Round to the nearest degree.
5. The winner of a 14-mile race averaged 7.95 miles per hour (mph). To the nearest hundredth of an hour, how long did it take him to complete the race?
6. The perimeter of a rectangle is 172 centimeters. If the length of the rectangle is 14 centimeters more than the width, find its dimensions.
7. The distance across a round table through the center is 18 feet. Find its surface area to nearest feet. Use = 3.14
8. Find the measure of the angle whose supplement is 35° more than twice its complement.
9. (2x+10)° and (4x-6)° are vertical angles. Find the measure of each angle.
10. The teepees constructed by the Blackfoot Indians were cone-shaped tents made of long poles and animal hide, about 10 feet high and 15 feet across. Estimate the volume of a teepee with these dimensions.