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Unit price 3
A grocery store sells a bag of 6 oranges for $5.64. How much would it cost for 8 oranges?
Special sale
At a special sale, an article is sold at $32, which is 20% below the original cost. What did the article cost?
Suppose 9
Suppose that 14 inches of wire cost 42 cents. At the same rate, how much (in cents) will 48 inches of wire cost?
Sand castles
Hannah's sand castle measures 19 feet by 15 feet and has a perimeter of 68. Thomas's sand castle measures 8 yards by 6 yards. What is the difference between the two perimeters?
Inflation again
If the price of a commodity increases by 85%, by what percentage should consumption be reduced so that spending increases by only 48%?
Bags of sugar
After I had used 1/5 of a bag of sugar and then used 1/4 of what was left, I had 60 g of sugar remaining. How much did I start with?
Cement, sand, and gravel
Concrete tiles are made using buckets of cement, sand, and gravel mixed in a ratio of 1:4:6. How many buckets of gravel are needed for 4 buckets of cement?
Saving from salary
A man spends 65% of his salary and saves 525 euros/month. Find his monthly salary.
A retailer
A retailer buys an item for $2.16 and sells it for $2.70. What is the percent increase in price?
Becky
Becky saved P3,50 on a pair of shorts during a 25% off sale. What was the cost of the pair of shorts before the sale?
Sales 18
Sales in March decreased by 8% compared to February sales. If March sales reached P18,400., how much were the February sales?
Yd2 to ft2 unit conversion
If a room requires 25.4 square yards of carpeting, what is the area of the floor in units of ft2? (3 ft. = 1 yd.)
Grassland and goat
An unfenced piece of grassland is a right triangle ABC with AB = 4 m, BC = 8 m, and AC as the hypotenuse. A goat is tied to a 5-metre rope with its stake at point O, which is 2 m from side AB and 2 m from the extension of side BC beyond corner B. Then: 1.
A recipe 6
A recipe requires 2 cups of milk for every 3 cups of flour. If you use 8 cups of milk, how many cups of flour do you need?
A wholesale
A wholesale dealer purchased an item from a manufacturer for P2400 less 25% and 25% and sold the same item for P1620. Find the profit and the percent of the profit on cost.
Anthony's
Anthony's book cost $9.50. The tax rate is 7%; find the total cost of the book.
Pizza diameter
If an 18-inch pizza costs $16.99 and is cut into 12 slices, what is the cost per square inch?
A triangular
A triangular frame has sides that measure 15’-7",20’-4", and 26’-2". What is the total length of the three sides?
A race 2
In a race of 200 m, A can beat B by 31 m and C by 18 m. In a race of 350 m, by how many metres will C beat B?
The profit 5
A man buys 12 pens for €60 and sells them at 5 pens for €30. What is his profit percentage?

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