1.
Hamburger costs $1.50 per pound and soy costs $1.00 per pound. The school cafeteria uses 50 more pounds of soy than hamburger and spends $350 a week. How much soy does the school use?
A.
170 pounds
B.
233 pounds
C.
350 pounds
D.
120 pounds
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2.
A brand of grape drink that is 25% grape juice is mixed with another brand that is 75% grape juice. The result is 7 gallons of grape drink that is 35% grape juice. How much of the brand that is 25% grape juice was used?
A.
7 gallons
B.
1.4 gallons
C.
6 gallons
D.
5.6 gallons
Hint
3.
A person biking uphill travels 15 miles in 1hour.
The same person biking downhill travels 15 miles
in
hour. Find this person's average speed.
A.
20 mph
B.
30 mph
C.
15 mph
D.
22.5 mph
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4.
At a candy shop, plain candy covered chocolate costs $2.95 per pound, while candy covered chocolate with almonds costs $4.95 per pound. How many pounds of plain candy covered chocolate should be mixed with 3 pounds of candy covered chocolate with almonds to obtain a mix that sells for $3.95 per pound?
A.
2 pounds
B.
3.5 pounds
C.
3 pounds
D.
2.5 pounds
Hint
5.
Xenxang drove 60 miles to visit his daughter. On the way to his daughter's house the trip took 1 hour and 15 minutes. On the way back from his daughter's house the trip took 1 hour and 30 minutes. Rounded to the nearest mile per hour, what was Xenxang's average speed for the round trip?
A.
44 miles per hour
B.
40 miles per hour
C.
46 miles per hour
D.
48 miles per hour
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