Math Problem Statement

Your tuition as a full-time student is $1,150.00 per quarter and your financial aid is $1,350.00 per quarter. If tuition increases 9% next year will your current financial aid be enough to cover the costs of tuition?

Solution

Let's go through this problem step-by-step:

  1. Current Tuition and Financial Aid:

    • Current tuition per quarter: $1,150.00
    • Current financial aid per quarter: $1,350.00
  2. Tuition Increase:

    • Tuition is expected to increase by 9% next year.
    • To calculate the increased tuition, we multiply the current tuition by 1.09 (which accounts for the 9% increase): New Tuition=1,150×1.09=1,253.50\text{New Tuition} = 1,150 \times 1.09 = 1,253.50
  3. Comparing Financial Aid to New Tuition:

    • New tuition amount: $1,253.50
    • Current financial aid: $1,350.00
    • Since $1,350.00 (financial aid) is greater than $1,253.50 (new tuition), financial aid will be enough to cover the tuition costs.
  4. Calculating the Remaining Amount:

    • Remaining financial aid after covering tuition: Remaining Amount=1,3501,253.50=96.50\text{Remaining Amount} = 1,350 - 1,253.50 = 96.50
    • Therefore, you will have $96.50 left over after covering tuition.

Summary

  • Answer for Box 1: Yes, financial aid will be enough.
  • Answer for Box 2: 96.50

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Additional Questions for Practice

  1. What would the remaining amount be if tuition increased by 10% instead of 9%?
  2. If financial aid also increased by 5%, what would be the new remaining amount?
  3. How much financial aid would be needed to cover tuition if the tuition increase were 15%?
  4. What percentage increase in financial aid would be necessary to have $200 left over after tuition costs?
  5. How much more financial aid would be needed if tuition increased by 20%?

Tip:

When working with percentage increases, multiplying the original amount by 1+percentage increase as a decimal1 + \text{percentage increase as a decimal} quickly gives you the new amount.

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Math Problem Analysis

Mathematical Concepts

Percentage Increase
Basic Arithmetic Operations

Formulas

New Amount = Original Amount × (1 + Percentage Increase)

Theorems

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Suitable Grade Level

Grade 9-12