1. Pat is a teacher who works as a musician on weekends. Here is part of his tax worksheet: Wages from teaching: $43,871.82
Wages from music jobs: $15,873.00
Dividends:
$350.70
Interest:
$470.56
What is Pat's total income?

Adriana sold 50 shares of a company’s stock through a broker. the price per share on that day was $22.98. the broker charged her a 0.75% commission. what was adriana’s real return after deducting the broker’s commission? a. $8.62 b. $229.80 c. $1,140.38 d. $1,149.00

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An electrician cuts a 136 foot long piece of cable. one piece is 16 feet less than 3 times the length of the other piece. find the length of each piece