1. A politicians's support grew from 42% to 60%. What is the change in percentage points?

What percent (relative) change is this? Round your answer to the nearest percent.

2. You want to put a 5 inch thick layer of topsoil for a new 30 ft by 34 ft garden. The dirt store sells by the cubic yards. How many cubic yards will you need to order? The store only sells in increments of 1/4 cubic yards.

3. You read online that a 15 ft by 20 ft brick patio would cost about $2,275 to have professionally installed. Estimate the cost of having a 22 by 30 ft brick patio installed

4. It takes a hose 3 minutes to fill a rectangular aquarium 11 inches long, 12 inches wide, and

13 inches tall. How long will it take the same hose to fill an aquarium measuring 29 inches by 32 inches by 33 inches?

5. Washington, DC is 373 miles from Statesville, NC. If you wanted to drive there, how long would it take you driving on interstates with an average of 65 mph? Suppose your car gets 31 miles per gallon on the interstate and gas costs $3.9/gallon. How much will it cost you to drive to Washington, DC?

6. Find a unit rate: Joel ran 1500 meters in 6 minutes, 5 seconds.

7. How many miles will a person run during a 7 kilometer race?

8.How many seconds are in 20 years?

9. You are really excited to have found a Puch Maxi Moped from the mid Eighties, and the spring weather is making you want to get out and ride it around. It doesn't run on straight gasoline, you have to mix the oil and gas together in a specific ratio of 2.4 fl. oz. of oil for every gallon of gasoline. You have 2 quarts of gas. How much oil should you add?