A passenger train traveled 120 miles in the same amount of time it took a freight train to travel 70 miles. The rate of the freight train was 30 miles per hour slower than the rate oft the passenger train. Find the rate of the passenger train.

Fanny mendelssohn manages all the magazines and paperback books at a local grocery store. she prices many paperbacks to sell at $7.99. the cost to the store is $5.29. what is the markup rate on a paperback book, based on its cost?

Astore has clearance items that have been marked down by 60%. they are having a sale, advertising an additional 55% off clearance items. what percent of the original price do you end up paying?

Questions 7-8. use the following table to answer. year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 cpi 201.6 207.342 215.303 214.537 218.056 224.939 229.594 232.957 7. suppose you bought a house in 2006 for $120,000. use the table above to calculate the 2013 value adjusted for inflation. (round to the nearest whole number) 8. suppose you bought a house in 2013 for $90,000. use the table above to calculate the 2006 value adjusted for inflation. (round to the nearest whole number)