| 1. To order meat to be grinded at the meat
factory costs 1/10 of the meat as the fee. If you need 2 pounds
of meat, how much meat will the meat factory have to grind? |
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| 2. Charles sold two-thirds of his candy
bars for 44 cents each. He has 12 left for sale in his store. How
much money does Charles have from those bars already sold? |
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| 3. If after 31 games in chess, the winner was ahead
18 points, how many points does the loser have? Assume a win is
worth 1 point and a tie or loss is worth no points. |
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| 4.You purchased one pound of candy for $7. At what
price do you need to mark the candy for sale in your candy shop,
if you wish to offer a 48% discount to your customers, but you need
to earn a 56% profit on the original cost? |
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| 5. Tickets for the opening day basketball game are
available for $18 in advance or $34 if purchased on the day of the
game. During half-time it is announced that 2155 tickets were sold.
If you find out that they had revenues of $60502 for the game, how
many tickets were sold in advance? |
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| 6. 23% of the seniors at a high school
failed pre-calculus. If 1138 students failed pre-calculus, how many
seniors are at this high school? |
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| 7. Jill is paid $991 per week, plus also receives
15% commission on sales made during the week. If Jill recives a
$3965.35 paycheck this week, how much did Jill have in sales? |
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| 8. Zane has four times more money invested
at 9% than in another bank where 6% is earned for the year. If Zane
earned $5040 in interest for the year, how much does Zane have invested
at 9% ? |
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| 9. At $4.47 per hour, what is the least
amount of full hours needed to work to earn at least $240? |
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| 10. Zane can paint a room in 5 hours. Terry
can paint a room in 6 hours. How long will it take both of them
to paint a room together? |
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