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.
120 pounds
C.
233 pounds
D.
350 pounds
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2.
You leave your house traveling 60 mph. After you have driven 25 miles, your mother leaves the house traveling in the same direction. What speed must your mother travel to catch up to you 5 hours after she leaves?
A.
60 mph
B.
55 mph
C.
65 mph
D.
not possible
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3.
A chemistry experiment calls for a 25% solution of copper sulfate. Juanita has 20 milliliters of 15% solution. How many milliliters of 35% solution should she add to obtain the required 25% solution?
A.
15 milliliters
B.
20 milliliters
C.
23 milliliters
D.
17 milliliters
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4.
Hakan has 50 milliliters of a 10% acid solution. How many milliliters of 45% acid solution should he add to create a 35% acid solution?
A.
100 milliliters
B.
78 milliliters
C.
125 milliliters
D.
97 milliliters
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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.
40 miles per hour
B.
44 miles per hour
C.
46 miles per hour
D.
48 miles per hour
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