A farmer wants to find the best time to take her hogs to market. The current price is 84 cents per pound and her hogs weigh an average of 80 pounds. The hogs gain 5 pounds per week and the market price for hogs is falling each week by 2 cents per pound. How many weeks should she wait before taking her hogs to market in order to receive as much money as possible?

At the start of the school year,the ratio of boys to girls in drama club is 5 to 3.After Winter Break, 6 girls join the drama club so the number of boys in the club is equal to the number of girls in the club .How many more girls need to join the club to make the ratio of  boys to girls3 to 5

Mason works at a part-time job earning $1010 every two weeks. Mason’s expenses are $750 a month for rent and utilities, $51 a month for her cell phone, $350 a month for food, $35 a week for entertainment, $310 a month for her car loan payment, and $130 every two weeks for miscellaneous expenses. How long will it take Mia to save $2000 for a vacation? Round your answer to the nearest month.

Mr. and Mrs. Wagner are getting ready to drive across the US from Philadelphia, PA to Los Angeles, CA over five (5) days. The TOTAL distance is approximately 3,000 miles. The average price of gasoline is $4.10 per gallon. They plan to stay in a hotel four (4) nights. They are budgeting $50 per day per person to cover the cost of three (3) meals per day each. If the average cost of a hotel stay per night is $85 plus 18% hotel tax, estimate the total cost of their hotel stays. Round to the nearest hundredths. Do NOT include the $ in your answer.