Given that one Tunnel Boring machine could build 1,000 m of tunnel a month and the Tunnel is 50 km long, how fast could the Tunnel have been built using two Tunnel Boring machines if there had been no delays?
Answer(s): A
In one month, 2,000 m or 2 km of tunnel could be built with 2 machines.2 km / 1 month = 50 km/x;2x = 50;x = 25 months, or just over 2 years.
If Sara can read 15 pages in 10 minutes, how long will it take her to read 45 pages?
Answer(s): B
The relationship can be expressed as:15/10 = 45/x;15x = 450;x = 30.
Restaurant customers tip their server only 8 percent for poor service. If their tip was $3.70, how much was their bill?
The total amount of the bill is:3.70/x = 8/100;370 = 8x;x = $46.25.
If Leonard bought 2 packs of batteries for x amount of dollars, how many packs of batteries could he purchase for $5.00 at the same rate?
First set the relationship up and solve for the number of packs:x/2 = 5/packs;x(packs) = 10;packs = 10/x.
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