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What is 26
What is the selling price of goods listed at P580 less discounts of 20%,12 1/2%, and 5.5%?
The tea
If the price of tea is increased by 20%, by how much percent must the consumption of tea be diminished so as not to increased the expenditure?
An inheritance
An inheritance of P1,500,000 will be divided in the following manner: Rene 2/5, Maria 2/5, and Martha 1/5. Find the amount each heir will inherit.
A rectangular 11
A rectangular plot of land has sides that are 1200 m long and 900 m wide. If a hectare (10000 m²) of the land costs R5200,00, the cost of the entire plot is:
Mrs. Clarke
Mrs. Clarke is teaching a 5th-grade class. She is standing 40 feet in front of Valeria. Sarah is sitting to Valeria's right. If Sarah and Mrs. Clarke are 50 feet apart, how far apart are Valeria and Sarah?
Temperature drop 5
The temperature outside currently is 32 degrees, dropping at an average rate of 4 degrees per hour. If the temperature continues to drop at this rate throughout the evening, what will the temperature be in 9 hours?
A mortgage
A mortgage company charges borrowers $3.50 plus 2% of the loan amount. What is the total charge to get a home loan of $190,000?
The price 6
The price of petrol is set to increase by 5% next month. If the current fuel price is R9,00 per liter, what will the new petrol price be next month?
Merly
Merly prepared the table for lunch. She put a place mat that measures 5 dm long and 3 dm wide; she placed a plate on it with a diameter of 3 dm. How many mats can be seen on the table?
A metre
A metre of lace trim costs $2.90. If Eric buys 3.2 meters of trim, how much will he have to pay?
128 USD
$128 is increased by 20%. Determine the new amount.
Bananas 5
A fruit vendor was able to sell 85% of his 80 kilograms of bananas. How many kilograms of bananas were sold?
Mowing lawn
Tara is mowing her lawn. She mows 3/5 of her 925-square-metre lawn before stopping to chat with a neighbour. How many square metres does Tara have left to mow?
Two chords 6
A chord PQ is 10.4 cm long, and its distance from the center of a circle is 3.7 cm. Calculate the length of a second chord RS, which is 4.1 cm from the center of this circle.
Compare offers
Which is the better offer: Three successive discounts of 10%, 10%, and 30% or Three consecutive discounts of 40%,5%, and 5%? Enter the answer as an A or B letter.
A fence
A fence is to be put around a paddy field. The four sides of the field are 135.37 meters,96.5 meters, 137.46 meters, and 148 meters. Find the total length of fencing.
A farmer 9
A farmer has 3 hectares of an orchard. ½ of the land is occupied by apples, ⅙ of the remainder is occupied by lemon trees, and tree tomatoes occupy the rest of it. Find the fraction of the land occupied by tree tomatoes.
Cutting paper
Jodi is cutting out pieces of paper that measure 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches from a larger sheet of paper that has an area of 1,000 square inches. What is the area of each piece of paper that Jodi is cutting out?
Single discount 3
What will be the single equivalent discount for successive discounts of 10%, 20%, and 15% on marked price?
Profit sharing
Three people, A, B, and C, started a business by investing Rs. 250000, Rs. 300000, and Rs.350000, respectively. Find the share of B out of an annual profit of Rs.187200.

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