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Yesterday, Bob earned $50 mowing lawns. Today, Bob
earned 60% of what he earned yesterday mowing lawns.
How much money did Bob earn mowing lawns today?
Ans: $30
The band, chorus, and theater group at a local high school
agree to hold a joint bake sale to raise money. The profits
from the bake sale will be split evenly among the three
groups. If the total profit from the bake sale is $864, how
much money will the band and theatre groups combined
receive?
Ans: $576
Aaron sells apple pies for $10 each. Bob sells beverages for
$1 each. If Aaron sells 23 apple pies and Bob sells 17
beverages, what is the total in sales for both products
combined?
Ans: $247
A mountain trail is 12.1 miles long. If a hiker walks along the
trail at a rate of 1.96 miles per hour, in approximately how
many hours will the hiker walk the entire trail?
Ans: 6
John's gross pay for last month was $4,687.24. If $421.78 was
deducted from John's gross pay, how much take-home pay
did John earn this past month?
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Ans: $4,265.46
A women's clothing store sells the following articles of
clothing for the following prices:
Blouse: $14 each
Skirt: $16 each
Dress: $25 each
Pantyhose: 2 pairs for $3
Socks: $7
Jennifer goes to the store on a day when the store has a 20%
off sale on all skirts. If Jennifer buys 2 skirts, 1 dress, and 4
pairs of pantyhose, how much money does Jennifer have to
pay?
Ans: $56.60
Last month, Roger's checking account had a balance of
$347.20. Since then, Roger deposited his paycheck of
$563.89 and withdrew $478.53. What is Roger's checking
account balance now?
Ans: $432.65
A $20,000 car depreciates every year until the car's only
value is the metal and parts. If it takes the car 15 years to lose
all value besides the metal and parts, and the metal and parts
are worth $755, which of the following equations can
correctly be used to determine the value of the car at T years
after the purchase of the car?
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Ans: -1283T + 20,000
In one classroom, 12.5% of the students own at least one pet.
If there are 32 students in the classroom, how many students
do not own any pets?
Ans: 28
In a box of marbles, the ratio of red marbles to total marbles
is 2:5. The ratio of green marbles to total marbles is 3:10. If
the marbles that are neither red nor green are blue, how
many blue marbles are in the box if there are 40 marbles in
the box?
Ans: 12
The table below illustrates the amount of money Justin was
paid as well as the amount of money deducted from Justin's
paycheck for each month. What was Justin's total take-home
pay for the months described in the table below?
Month, Pay, Deductions
June ,$2,478.37, $314.12
July, $2,381.19, $307.04
August, $2,503.20, $314.86
Ans: $6,426.74
Effective immediately: police officers shall obey all __Q1___
orders given by a superior officer. If an order is not
understood, it is the ___Q2___ of the officer to obtain
clarification from the superior officer. Officers who are given
orders which appear unlawful or in conflict with previously
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