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  1. A store sold 120 items. Total revenue was $840 and total cost was $600. What was the profit per item?

    Answer: $2.00

    Total profit = $840 − $600 = $240. Profit per item = $240 / 120 = $2.00.

  2. The sum of two numbers is 45 and their difference is 9. What is the product of the two numbers?

    Answer: 486

    x + y = 45 and x − y = 9. Adding: x = 27; y = 18. Product = 27 × 18 = 486.

  3. A recipe serving 4 people calls for 2.5 cups of flour. How many cups are needed to serve 10 people?

    Answer: 6.25

    Scale factor = 10/4 = 2.5. Flour needed = 2.5 × 2.5 = 6.25 cups.

  4. A car gets 32 miles per gallon and gas costs $3.80 per gallon. What is the gas cost for a 240-mile trip?

    Answer: $28.50

    Gallons needed = 240/32 = 7.5. Cost = 7.5 × $3.80 = $28.50.

  5. The speed of sound is approximately 1,125 feet per second. What is this in miles per hour? (1 mile = 5,280 feet)

    Answer: 767

    1,125 × 3,600 / 5,280 = 4,050,000 / 5,280 ≈ 767 mph.

  6. A container is 2/5 full. After 18 more liters are added, it is 4/5 full. What is the capacity of the container?

    Answer: 45

    (4/5)C − (2/5)C = 18 → (2/5)C = 18 → C = 45 liters.

  7. A painter finishes a house in 6 days; his apprentice takes 9 days alone. How many days will they take working together (round to the nearest tenth)?

    Answer: 3.6

    Combined rate = 1/6 + 1/9 = 5/18. Time = 18/5 = 3.6 days.

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