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A baker sells a dozen donuts for $3.99.
The cost to make three donuts is $0.45. How much is the total profit on 5-dozen donuts?

  1. $17.70
  2. $13.20
  3. $2.19
  4. $10.95

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Multiply $0.45 (the cost of making 3 donuts) by 4 to find the cost of making a dozen donuts: $0.45 × 4 = $1.80.
Then multiply the cost of making a dozen donuts by 5 to determine the cost per 5 dozen: $1.80 × 5 = $9.00.
Next, multiply the selling price per dozen times 5, the number of dozens sold: $3.95 × 5 = $19.95. Finally subtract the cost of making 5-dozen donuts from the price the baker sells them for to determine the profit:
$19.95 ­ $9.00 = $10.95.



Your piggy bank contains $19.75 in dimes and quarters. There are 100 coins in all.
How many dimes are there?

  1. 25
  2. 30
  3. 35
  4. 40

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

Let x equal the number of dimes. Then 100 ­ x represents the number of quarters.
There is $0.10x in dimes and $0.25(100 ­ x) in quarters.
0.10x + 0.25(100 ­ x) = 19.75
0.10x + 25 ­ 0.25x = 19.75
­0.15x = ­5.25
x = ­5.25/­0.15
x = 35



A bricklayer charges $8 per square foot to lay a patio.
How much would it cost for the bricklayer to lay a 12-foot × 16-foot patio?

  1. $960
  2. $192
  3. $224
  4. $1,536

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

First determine the square footage of the patio: 12 feet × 16 feet = 192 square feet. Then multiply this number by the cost per square foot to determine what the brick layer charges:
192 × $8 = $1,536.



Terry earns three times more per hour than Tim. Tim earns $2 more per hour than Angie. As a group they earn $43 per hour.
What's Angie's hourly wage?

  1. $7.00
  2. $8.00
  3. $9.00
  4. $10.00

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Let x equal Angie's hourly wage. x + 2 would then represent Tim's hourly wage, and 3(x + 2) would represent Terry's hourly wage.
x + (x +2) + 3(x +2) = 43
x + x + 2 + 3x + 6 = 43
5x + 8 = 43
5x = 35
x = 35/5
x = 7






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