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. 233 pounds B. 120 pounds
    C. 170 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. 55 mph B. not possible
    C. 60 mph D. 65 mph
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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. 17 milliliters
    C. 20 milliliters D. 23 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. 125 milliliters B. 100 milliliters
    C. 97 milliliters D. 78 milliliters
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  5.   At a bulk store, lollipops cost $1.95 per pound and jawbreakers cost $1.25 per pound. How many pounds of lollipops should be added to 4 pounds of jawbreakers to make a mixture that costs $1.45 per pound?
    A. 1.5 pounds B. 1.8 pounds
    C. 1.6 pounds D. 2 pounds
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