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How much did the investor gain from selling his stock? 2008-03-01
From Julie:
An investor sold 35 shares of stock at 21 and 3/4 per share. The investor had purchased the stock for 18 and 1/2 per share. How much did the investor gain from selling his stock? Thank You in advance for your help
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
How many rolls of stock do I need to buy? 2008-01-16
From Dan:
How many rolls of stock do I need to buy?
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The rolls are 40" wide, 20" roll o.d., 4" core o.d., gauge is 0.008" I need to cut these master rolls in 6" strips (4" of waste per master roll) and I need 1,270,500 linear feet of this strip.

Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
Stock in a printing company 2005-08-12
From Tracy:
Sam and Mary each owned one-half stock in a printing company. Sam sold 2/3 of his stock to Mary. What fractional part of the printing business does Mary now own?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The volume of a stock tank 2005-03-13
From Cord:
I am a farmer and I have recently installed a new stock tank which is 1650" in circumference and 10' deep. How many gallons of water will it hold?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Is the tree a pine tree? 2001-10-27
From Kate:
Suppose Stock Brokers tell the truth 2/5 of the time, and 1/3 of the trees in a given forest are Pine. If 4 Stock Brokers say that a certain tree in that forest is Pine, what is the probability that the tree is indeed a Pine tree?
Answered by Penny Nom.
 
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