QUESTION: 105

One gallon of soft drink is made of 40% orange juice and 60% water, how many additional gallons of orange juice must be mixed in to make the orange juice 60% of the soft drink?

0.5
1
1.25
1.5
2

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Use the average formula to solve the following equation:
. X=0.5 gallon.

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A merchant gets a 5% discount on each meter of fabric he buys after the first 2,000 meters and a 7% discount on every meter after the next 1,500 meters. The price, before discount, of one meter of fabric is $2, what is the total amount of money the merchant spends on 4,500 meters of fabric?

$8,617
$8,710
$8,810
$8,835
$8,915

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

The price of the first 2,000 meters of fabric is $2 = $4,000. The price of the next 1,500 meters is 95% of $2 = $1.9 = $2,850. The price of the last 1,000 meters is 93% of $2 = $1.86 = $1,860. The total amount spent is: $4,000+$2,850+$1,860=$8,710.

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QUESTION: 107

On a summer camp, 25% of the campers paid $120 each, 35% paid $80 each and the rest paid $65 each. What percentage of the total amount paid came from the campers who paid $80?

18%
21%
26%
33.3%
37.5%

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Take 100 campers as an example to work with, 25 paid $120 =$3,000 total, 35 paid $80 = $2,800 total, and 40 (the rest) paid $65 = $2,600. The total amount paid is $8,400. The amount paid by the campers who paid $65 is .

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QUESTION: 108

A snail, climbing a 20 feet high wall, climbs up 4 feet on the first day but slides down 2 feet on the second. It climbs 4 feet on the third day and slides down again 2 feet on the fourth day. If this pattern continues, how many days will it take the snail to reach the top of the wall?

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

The snail climbs 2 feet every 2 days, hence, on the 16th day he is 16 feet up the wall. The snail needs only the 17th day to climb 4 feet more and reach the top of the wall.

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