Brad is 49 years old and has his retirement savings in a 401(k). if he makes $82,500 annually, what is the maximum percentage of his income that he can contribute to his 401(k) plan per year? (the current maximum contribution limit is $16,500.)

Afruit stand has to decide what to charge for their produce. they need $10 for 4 apples and 4 oranges. they also need $15 for 6 apples and 6 oranges. we put this information into a system of linear equations. can we find a unique price for an apple and an orange?

Acaterer charges $500 plus $30 per guest to cater a wedding. walt and traci don't want to spend more than $8000 on catering. write and solve an inequality in terms of the number of guests, g, that can be invited. a) 30g ? 8000; g ? 267 b) 500g < 8000; g < 16 c) 500 + 30g < 8000; g < 250 d) 500 + 30g ? 8000; g ? 250

8litres of paint can cover 129.6 m². how much paint is required to paint an area of 243m²?