Oh my gosh, can anyone help me with math please?

China
March 3, 2009 11:18pm CST
1. Suppose that the population of a city was 1000 at the beginning of one year. If the population increased by 10% that year and by 7% the following year, what was the population at the end of two years? 2. You need to put carpet in a room that measures 12 feet by 18 feet at a cost of $27 per square yard. How much will the carpet cost? 3. A sign on a rising mountain road says that it has a grade of 20%. What is the slope of the road?
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• China
4 Mar 09
i can give you the answers, but i am confused about why so many student have difficult with math. 1.1000*(1+10%)*(1+7%) 2. (12*3)*(18*3)/27 3. 0.2