Use proportion to solve the following problem.

the water rate for a city in north carolina is $1.32 per 741 gallons of water used

a) how much is the water bill if a resident of the city uses 40,000 gallons?
b) how many gallons of water can a customer use if the water bill is exceed $150?

Agrain trader buys the following amounts from three suppliers: 3,200 pounds, 5,100 pounds and 700 pounds. what is the total weight of his purchase?

When you arrive at the lake, your friend realises he hasn’t got any swimming trunks. you need to ride to a sports shop. the sports shop is 8350 metres away. how many metres is it to cycle there and back?

Acompany manufactures large valves, packed in boxes. a shipment consists of 1500 valves packed in 75 boxes. each box has the outer dimensions 1.2 x 0.8 x 1.6 m and the inner dimensions 1.19 x 0.79 x 1.59 m. the boxes are loaded on a vehicle (truck + trailer). the available capacity in the vehicle combination is 140 m3. each valve has a volume of 0.06 m3. - calculate the load factor on the box level (%). - calculate the load factor on the vehicle level (%). - calculate the overall load factor (%).