Problem #1: Percentages
On our trip we will spend money on five major categories:
Food, Lodging, Gasoline, Tickets and Other (Miscellaneous).

Using the chart below, calculate our total amount spent for the first week and then determine the percentage spent on each major category.
      Food   Lodging   Gasoline   Tickets   Other  
  Mon   $50.00   $45.00   $95.00       $10.00  
  Tues   $40.00   $45.00   $83.00   $55.00   $20.00  
  Wed   $29.00   $55.00   $37.00   $65.00   $10.00  
  Thurs   $80.00   $55.00   $45.00   $70.00      
  Fri   $31.00   $85.00       $40.00      
  Sat   $44.00       $81.00   $89.00   $40.00  
  Sun   $56.00   $75.00   $100.00       $30.00  
  Sub-Totals                      
  % by category                      




Problem #2: Proportion


Using the total amount spent on gasoline in problem #1,
calculate the cost per gallon of gas using the following figures:

a.) the total miles for the week equals 5400 and
b.) the vehicle got an average of 21 miles to the gallon.



Problem #3: Percent Change
Using the data given below, find the percent change between the ticket pricing of different stadiums. For example compare the 1st stadium to the 2nd stadium. Then the 2nd to the 3rd. Keep going on until you get to the 10th one. Remember to label if it has increased or decreased and to show your work.
  Stadium   Ticket Price   % Change   Increase/Decrease  
  #1   $60.00   -----   -----  
  #2   $91.00          
  #3   $66.00          
  #4   $84.00          
  #5   $130.00          
  #6   $78.00          
  #7   $50.00          
  #8   $73.00          
  #9   $70.00          
  #10   $79.00          




Problem #4: Indirect Measurement


Sometimes during innings there are trivia questions on the scoreboard.
One question that may come up is the following:

What is the height of the left-field foul pole?


Note: Earlier that inning they showed the statistics of the left fielder who was 6 1/2 feet tall.
His shadow is 10 feet long.
Knowing that the foul pole casts a shadow about 15 times longer than the left fielder's shadow,
What is the height of this foul pole?



Problem #5: Word Problem
The total price for the tickets in California is $321. The price in San Francisco is the cheapest. Los Angelos is the second cheapest with a price of $4 more than San Francisco. Then its San Diego at $3 more than Los Angeles, then followed by Anaheim with a plus $5 difference over Los Angeles. Oakland is the most expensive price of $6 greater than Anaheim.
What are the prices for tickets at all the California stadiums?




Extra Credit


Assume the following hypothetical problem:
We arrive at Arizona stadium on Tuesday only to have the game rained out. On Wednesday we are scheduled to be in San Diego for a 7:00 o'clock game. This is a 322 mile trip. The next night (Thursday) we need to be in Oakland for a 7:35 start. This trip is 485 miles. Using a very popular theorum, and the diagram to the right, calculate the miles it would take to get back to Arizona from Oakland. Then tell me if the game was at 1:05 pm the following day (Friday), and we drove an average of 65 miles an hour, could we get back in time for the Diamondback Game that Friday?
Note: We will leave Oakland at 11pm after the game and also rest for 4 hours during the night.