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Was His Name Rosie?
If this riveter was paid $.026 for each of the first thousand rivets and $.0014 additional bonus per rivet for the next thousand, how much would he get for his week's work if this bonus increased 42% for each thousand or part of a thousand thereafter? Solution: Source: W.C. Eddy's Wartime Refresher in Fundamental Mathematics, 1945, p. 29-30 |
A riveter in a West Coast yard reported that in one week's time he had exceeded his hourly quota by the following percents: