Taxes on a group of factory buildings owned by some company amounted to $767,598 eight years ago. Taxes on the same buildings last year amounted to $1,359,114. Find the increase in taxes. 

Two splice plates are cut from a piece of sheet that has overall length of in. The plates are in. and in. long. How much material remains from the original piece if each saw removes in.? (Write a whole number, proper fraction, or mixed number)

An inventory worker counted 2 unopened boxes of washers. Each box contained 459 washers. What total number of washers will be shown on the inventory sheet?

If a car averages miles to a gallon of gas, how many miles can it travel on 14 gallons of gas? (Write your answer as a simplified fraction)

Fertilizer is used at the Tofu Soy Farms at the rate of 3.7 lb per acre. How much fertilizer should be spread on a 530-acre field? (Round to the nearest whole number as needed)

A blueprint requires four separate pieces of wood measuring , , , and How long a piece of wood is needed to cut these pieces if we allow  for waste?

What does the word catastrophic most likely mean in the sentence, “The Great Fire of London… was a catastrophic event that devastated much of the city”?

The teacher’s instructions were ambiguous, leaving the students unsure about what to do next. Some students thought they should write an essay, while others believed they were supposed to complete a project. As used in this passage, ambiguous most nearly means…

The following sentence has a blank indicating that something has been left out. Beneath the sentence are six words or phrases. Choose the word or phrase that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.  The narrator of the novel is ________, knowing everything about the characters, including their thoughts and hidden motives.  

The following sentence has a blank indicating that something has been left out. Beneath the sentence are six words or phrases. Choose the word or phrase that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.  The psychologist explained that solving puzzles can improve ________ skills, such as memory, reasoning, and problem-solving.