QUESTION: 45

An accounting-firm employee is asked to shred 900 documents.
If he can shred documents at a rate of 7 per minute, the number of documents remaining after 11/2 hours of shredding is __________.

630
90
270
810

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

At a rate of 7 documents per minute, the employee can shred 630 documents in 90 minutes. How do you come up with that number? Multiply 7 by 90 (the number of minutes in 11/2 hours). Subtract 630 from 900 total documents to determine that after 11/2 hours of shredding, 270 documents remain.

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QUESTION: 46

A home stereo depreciates by 20% each year.
What's the value of a stereo, purchased new for $1,200, after two years?

$768
$693
$827
$654

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

The stereo depreciates $240 the first year (0.2 × 1200 = 240). Therefore, the value of the stereo after the first year is $1200 $240 = $960. The second year the stereo would depreciate by $192 (0.2 × 960). The value of the stereo after the second year is $960 $192 = $768.

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QUESTION: 47

Janet's old pickup truck can only reach a speed of 45 miles per hour.
If she drives at top speed, how long will it take her to reach a city 135 miles away?

3 hours
2 hours
4 hours
21/2 hours

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Divide the distance (135 miles) by the speed (45 miles per hour) to determine that Janet will take 3 hours to reach the city.

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QUESTION: 48

A blouse normally costs $18.50.
How much money is saved if the blouse is purchased at a 20% discount?

$1.85
$14.80
$4.50
$3.70

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Multiply the price of the blouse by the amount of the discount: $18.50 × 0.20 = $3.70.

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