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Your company insures snow removal operations. Premiums for the past 3 years were $1,142, $1,791, and $2,003. What was the total premium?
$4,936.00
Roasted coffee beans retain approximately 3/5 of their initial weight. What percent do they retain?
60%
A restaurant served 12 cups of coffee between 7:20 and 7:40 a.m. At this rate, how many cups per hour?
36 cups per hour
A photo shop made 17, 21, 19, 21, and 19 prints on five weekdays. About how many prints per day on average?
19
A diner customer gives you $20 to pay a $12.19 check. How much change should you give?
$7.81
Nails cost $0.80 per pound including tax. A customer purchases 5 3/4 pounds. What is the total charge?
$4.60
You processed 200 medical claims in 40 hours. At a constant rate, how many minutes per claim?
12
A factory table shows: Row 1: 45 total, 43 good, 2 bad; Row 2: 43 total, 43, 0; Row 3: 45 total, 42, 3; Row 4: 44 total, 39, 6. Which row has an error?
Row 4: is 45
You need 175 subjects per group for 3 groups in a clinical trial. How many subjects should you recruit?
525
One dress needs 4 1/8 yards of silk and another needs 3 5/8 yards. How much silk is needed in all?
7 3/4
Parking costs $0.50 per hour or $4 per day. You park 7 hours a day for 5 days. What is the least you will pay?
$17.50
A concrete mold holds 186 cubic feet. Concrete is sold in cubic yards. How many whole cubic yards must you order?
6.89 is 7
Toner cartridges cost $90 each, with an $8 recycling refund per cartridge. Your office uses and recycles 14 annually. What is the annual expense?
$1,148
A 1/2-inch wrench is slightly too large. Wrenches increase in 1/16-inch steps. What size should you try next?
7/16
A data-entry project is 15% complete after 6 days. At the same rate, how many MORE days are needed to finish?
34
A circular flower garden is 18 feet in diameter. What is its approximate area in square feet?
254 square feet
A paralegal worked 5 hours daily for 3 days. The client paid $50 per hour, and the paralegal earned $30 per hour. How much did the firm make after wages?
$300.00
A basketball player made 1,213 free throws out of 1,507 attempts. About what percent did the player make?
80%
You can paint 17 small planters in 5 days or 12 large planters in 5 days. How many days for 50 small and 24 large?
25
A chemist wants to convert fluid ounces into cups. Which formula is correct?
A. cups = 0.125 × fluid ounces
B. cups = 8 ÷ fluid ounces
C. cups = 8 × fluid ounces
D. cups = 8 + fluid ounces
E. cups = fluid ounces − 8
A