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5.5 Problem Set343Calculator ProblemsSet up the following problems the same way you set up Problems 1–22. Then use a calculator to do the calculations.23. Salary Increase A teacher making $43,752 per year getsa 6.5% raise. What is the new salary?$46,595.8824. Utility Increase A homeowner had a $95.90 electric billin December. In January the bill was $107.40. Find thepercent increase in the electric bill from December toJanuary. (Round to the nearest whole number.)12%25. Soccer The rules for soccer state that the playing field must be from 100 to 120 yards long and 55 to 75 yards wide.The 1999 Women’s World Cup was played at the Rose Bowl on a playing field 116 yards long and 72 yards wide. Thediagram below shows the smallest possible soccer field, the largest possible soccer field, and the soccer field at theRose Bowl.Soccer Fields100 yd116 yd 120 yd55 yd72 yd 75 ydSmallest Rose Bowl Largesta. <strong>Percent</strong> Increase A team plays on the smallest field, then plays in the Rose Bowl. What is the percent increase in thearea of the playing field from the smallest field to the Rose Bowl? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.51.9%b. <strong>Percent</strong> Increase A team plays a soccer game in the Rose Bowl. The next game is on a field with the largest dimensions.What is the percent increase in the area of the playing field from the Rose Bowl to the largest field? Round tothe nearest tenth of a percent.7.8%26. Football The diagrams below show the dimensions of playing fields for the National Football League (NFL), theCanadian Football League (CFL), and Arena Football.100 ydFootball Fields110 yd153 yd365 yd50yd128 yd3NFL Canadian Arenaa. <strong>Percent</strong> Increase In 1999 Kurt Warner made a successful transition from Arena Football to the NFL, winning theMost Valuable Player award. What was the percent increase in the area of the fields he played on in moving fromArena Football to the NFL? Round to the nearest percent.276%b. <strong>Percent</strong> Decrease Doug Flutie played in the Canadian Football League before moving to the NFL. What was the percentdecrease in the area of the fields he played on in moving from the CFL to the NFL? Round to the nearest tenthof a percent.25.4%

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