Nick bought jeans for 34.95 and a shirt for 24.95. The cashier said the total cost including 8.5% sales tax was 68.40. Are the cashiers steps correct?

Carly bought a new house for $125,000. the value of the house appreciates approximately 3.5% each year. what will be the value of the house after 10 years?

10 ! a train starts from grand city and travels toward belleville 388 miles away. at the same time, a train starts from belleville and runs at the rate of 47 miles per hour toward grand city. they pass each other 4 hours later. find the rate of the train from grand city.

Ametal rod needs to be 9 feet and 5.5 inches in length. the sections of the poles being used are each 1 foot and 10.5 inches long. how many 1ft 10.5in sections would be needed to complete the 9ft 5.5in metal rod? and how many inches of material will be left?