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Lou Ann spends $50 per month for a bus and subway pass. She estimates that if she bought a car, she would spend $105 per month on car payments, $70 per month for parking, $80 per month for gasoline and upkeep, and $75 per month for insurance. About how much does she save per month by using public transportation?
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| | A) | $280 |
| | B) | $330 |
| | C) | $380 |
| | D) | $1,375 |
| | E) | Not enough information is given. |
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Mr. Levin sells a load of firewood for $65. He charges an additional $20 if he also stacks the wood. Of the 70 loads he delivered in October, he stacked 18. Which of the following expressions represents the amount he earned in October?
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| | A) | (65 – 20)(70 – 18) |
| | B) | (65)(70) + (65 + 20)(18) |
| | C) | (65 – 20)(70) + (20)(18) |
| | D) | (65)(70 – 18) + (20)(18) |
| | E) | (65)(70) + (20)(18) |
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Marco works from 5:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. on Mondays and Wednesdays. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, he works from 3:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. How many hours does he work each week?
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| | A) | 37 1/2 |
| | B) | 30 |
| | C) | 17 |
| | D) | 15 |
| | E) | 7 1/2 |
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A plane flies the 700 miles from Atlanta to Detroit in 1 1/4 hours. What is the plane’s average air speed, in miles per hour?
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| | A) | 560 |
| | B) | 575 |
| | C) | 585 |
| | D) | 609 |
| | E) | 700 |
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Roy bought $34.15 worth of materials at the hardware store. A sales tax of 6 percent was added on. What was the final cost?
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| | A) | $34.15 |
| | B) | $34.26 |
| | C) | $35.86 |
| | D) | $36.20 |
| | E) | Not enough information is given. |
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A study shows that a contractor employs 6 times as many men as he does women, with a total work force of 490. How many men does the contractor employ?
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| | A) | 70 |
| | B) | 157 |
| | C) | 245 |
| | D) | 420 |
| | E) | Not enough information is given. |
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One window washer working alone can wash the windows of a certain building in 15 hours. His partner can do the job in only 10 hours. To the nearest half-hour, how many hours would they need to do the job working together?
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| | A) | 6 |
| | B) | 6 1/2 |
| | C) | 7 |
| | D) | 7 1/2 |
| | E) | 8 |
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Frank sees an ad for fertilizer on sale for $9.95 a bag. He wants to fertilize his back lawn, which is a rectangular area 60 feet by 110 feet. How many bags are needed for his lawn?
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| | A) | 1 |
| | B) | 2 |
| | C) | 3 |
| | D) | 5 |
| | E) | Not enough information is given. |
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A new roll of insulated electrical wire has 200 feet of wire. Mr. Saunders needs pieces that are 6 1/4 feet long. How many full pieces of this length can he cut from the roll?
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| | A) | 8 |
| | B) | 30 |
| | C) | 32 |
| | D) | 300 |
| | E) | 365 |
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A rental store charges a fine of 25 percent of the usual full-day rental rate for each hour that an item is late. Ryan rented a rototiller for one day for $40. He returned it 3 hours late. How much was his total bill for the rental and the fine?
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| | A) | $30.00 |
| | B) | $40.00 |
| | C) | $40.25 |
| | D) | $40.75 |
| | E) | $70.00 |
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