A piece of fabric is cut into three sections so that the first is three times as long as the second and the second is three times as long as the third. What part of the entire piece is the smallest section ?
A rectangular lot 50 feet by 100 feet is surrounded on all sides by a concrete walk 5 feet wide. Find the number of square feet in the surface of the walk.
The average height of five men is 68 inches. If one man is 70 inches tall and three others have an average of 67 inches, the height of the fifth man, in inches, is
A word processing operator typed 44 words per minute. After practice, the operator's speed increased to 55 words per minutes. By what percent did the operator's speed increase?