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What simple interest rate will Susan need to secure to make $2,500 in interest on
a $10,000 principal over 5 years? - CORRECT ANSWER-5%
A study reported that in a random sampling of 100 women over the age of 35
showed that 8 of the women were married 2 or more times. Based on the study
results, how many women in a group of 5,000 women over the age of 35 would
likely be married 2 or more times? - CORRECT ANSWER-400
John is traveling to a meeting that is 28 miles away. He needs to be there in 30
minutes. How fast does he need to go to make it to the meeting on time? -
CORRECT ANSWER-56 mph
If Steven can mix 20 drinks in 5 minutes, Sue can mix 20 drinks in 10 minutes, and
Jack can mix 20 drinks in 15 minutes, how much time will it take all 3 of them
working together to mix the 20 drinks? - CORRECT ANSWER-2 minutes and 44
seconds
,If Sam can do a job in 4 days that Lisa can do in 6 days and Tom can do in 2 days,
how long would the job take if Sam, Lisa, and Tom worked together to complete
it? - CORRECT ANSWER-1.09 days
If Lynn can type a page in p minutes, what piece of the page can she do in 5
minutes? - CORRECT ANSWER-5/p
If Sally can paint a house in 4 hours, and John can paint the same house in 6 hour,
how long will it take for both of them to paint the house together? - CORRECT
ANSWER-2 hours and 24 minutes
Employees of a discount appliance store receive an additional 20% off of the
lowest price on an item. If an employee purchases a dishwasher during a 15% off
sale, how much will he pay if the dishwasher originally cost $450? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Sale Price = $450 - 0.15*$450 = $382.50, Employee Price = $382.50 -
0.2*$382.50 = $306
The sales price of a car is $12,590, which is 20% off the original price. What is the
original price? - CORRECT ANSWER-$12,590 = Original Price - 0.2*Original
Price = 0.8*Original Price, Original Price = $12,590/0.8 = $15,737.50
Solve the following equation for A : 2A/3 = 8 + 4A - CORRECT ANSWER--2.4
,If Leah is 6 years older than Sue, and John is 5 years older than Leah, and the total
of their ages is 41. Then how old is Sue? - CORRECT ANSWER-8
Alfred wants to invest $4,000 at 6% simple interest rate for 5 years. How much
interest will he receive? - CORRECT ANSWER-$1,200
Jim is able to sell a hand-carved statue for $670 which was a 35% profit over his
cost. How much did the statue originally cost him? - CORRECT ANSWER-$670 =
Cost + 0.35*Cost = 1.35*Cost, Cost = $670/1.35 = $496.30
The city council has decided to add a 0.3% tax on motel and hotel rooms. If a
traveler spends the night in a motel room that costs $55 before taxes, how much
will the city receive in taxes from him? - CORRECT ANSWER-17 cents
A student receives his grade report from a local community college, but the GPA
is smudged. He took the following classes: a 2 hour credit art, a 3 hour credit
history, a 4 hour credit science course, a 3 hour credit mathematics course, and a
1 hour science lab. He received a "B" in the art class, an "A" in the history class, a
"C" in the science class, a "B" in the mathematics class, and an "A" in the science
lab. What was his GPA if the letter grades are based on a 4 point scale? -
CORRECT ANSWER-3.0
, Simon arrived at work at 8:15 A.M. and left work at 10: 30 P.M. If Simon gets paid
by the hour at a rate of $10 and time and ½ for any hours worked over 8 in a day.
How much did Simon get paid? - CORRECT ANSWER-$173.75
Grace has 16 jellybeans in her pocket. She has 8 red ones, 4 green ones, and 4
blue ones. What is the minimum number of jellybeans she must take out of her
pocket to ensure that she has one of each color? - CORRECT ANSWER-13
If r = 5 z then 15 z = 3 y, then r = - CORRECT ANSWER-y
If 300 jellybeans cost you x dollars. How many jellybeans can you purchase for 50
cents at the same rate? - CORRECT ANSWER-150/x
Lee worked 22 hours this week and made $132. If she works 15 hours next week
at the same pay rate, how much will she make? - CORRECT ANSWER-$90
If 8x + 5x + 2x + 4x = 114, the 5x + 3 = - CORRECT ANSWER-33