USC Automobile Ownership Automobile Ads Applications Algebra Problems

Assignment # 15. Chapter 4. Automobile Ownership4-1. Automobile Ads Applications
Notes:
Most teenagers cannot wait to get their own set of “wheels.” New cars
are expensive, so for most people, their first car is a used car. You can
buy used cars from a dealer or by looking at the classified ads in the
newspaper or on the Internet.
Automotive ads online and in print media use abbreviations to save
space and lower the cost of the ad. Take a look at a classified ad section
in a newspaper or online and see how many of the abbreviations you
understand.
Words such as mint and immaculate are often used to describe cars in
excellent condition. A car with many options is often listed as loaded.
The thousands of miles the car has been driven is abbreviated as K. An
ad that says “34K” tells you that the car has been driven a total of 34,000
miles. All of the options have an abbreviation. In the table at the right.
Example 1
Kerry purchased a used car for $7,400 and had to pay 8½% sales tax. How much
tax did she pay?
Solution
To find the sales tax, multiply the price of the item by the sales tax rate,
expressed as a decimal. Recall that 8½% can be written as 8.5%, and when
changed to a decimal is equivalent to 0.085.
8½% = 8.5% = 8.5/100 = 0.085
7,400 X 0.085 = 629
Kerry must pay $629.00 in sales tax. This money goes to the state when you
register the car, not the seller of the car. Be sure you consider the sales tax
expense on a car you are planning to purchase. It can be thousands of dollars on a
new car.
Example 2.
The cost of an automobile ad is determined by its length. John plans to sell his car
and places a five-line ad in an auto enthusiasts’ publication. The publication
charges $31 for the first two lines and $6 per extra line to run the ad for 1 week.
What will John’s ad cost to run for 2 weeks?
Solution
a) Subtract to find the number of lines over two lines.
5 lines – 2 lines = 3 extra lines
b) Multiply 3 by $6 to find the cost of the extra three lines.
3 extra lines X $ 6 = $ 18
c) Add the publication cost to the extra lines to find the cost of running the ad
for 1 week.
$ 31 + $ 18 = $ 49
d) Multiply by 2 to get the cost for the 2-week ad.
$ 49 X 2 = $ 98
Answer: The ad will cost $98.
Assignment # 15. Chapter 4. Automobile Ads
1.- Samantha purchased a used car for $4,200. Her state charges 4% tax for
the car, $47 for registration, $50 for a new title certificate, and $35 for a state
safety and emissions inspection. How much does Samantha need to pay for
these extra charges, not including the price of the car?
2.- Ralph placed a classified ad to sell his used SUV for $18,500. After two
weeks, he didn’t sell the SUV, and the newspaper suggested lowering the price
5%. What would the new price be if Ralph reduced it according to the
suggestion?
3.- Leslie placed this ad in the Collector Car Monthly.
a. If the publication charges $48 for the first three lines and $5 for each extra line, how
much will this ad cost Leslie?
b.
Ruth buys the car for 8% less than the advertised price. How much does she pay?
4.- The North Shore News charges $19.50 for a 2-line automotive ad. Each
additional line costs $7. How much does a 6-line ad cost?