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7. Busketbullteumlost40%oIitsIirst40gumes,howmunyoIitsremuining20gumes,
mustitwintoruiseitswinningpercentugeto b5%

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i.i5 J.i6 5.0

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Answer:A2aIyzctlcprobIcm1 irst.
Iirst !oi2t:40o1 tlc 1 irst40 gamcsvas Iost.1lcy Iosti6 gamcs(0.40x40)o1 tlc 1 irst40
gamcs,vliclaIsomca2stlcyvo24gamcs.
Scco2'!oi2t:1lcrcarcstiII0gamcsIc1 ttopIay.AtotaIo1 60gamcsovcr-aII.
1lir'!oi2t:1lctcamm;stvi265o1 tlctotaIgamcpIayc'or65o1 60gamcs,vliclis
atotaIo1 Jgamcsvo2.1lcyaIrca'yvo24gamcsi2tlc1 irst40gamcs,sotlco2Iy 2cc'to
vi2i5gamcstomakctlcir vi22i2g65.

8. 1hesumoI3numbersis4,iItheIirstnumberis3/5oIthesecondnumberundthe
secondnumberis4/3oIthethird.Vhuturethethreenumbers?

i.0,44,J0 J.i5,40,J5 5.4,40,J0

.4,J0,J5 4.,4,J0

ong5olution:WcarcIooki2g1 ortlrcc2;mbcrs.Lctx,y,a2'zbctlc 1 irst,scco2'a2'tlir'

2;mbcrs. Yo; lavc J ;2k2ov2s, mca2i2g yo; lavc to co2str;ct J cq;atio2s 1 rom tlc vor'
probIcmtosoIvctlcit.

Lq;atio2i: xyz-4

Lq;atio2: x-

Lq;atio2J: y-

1o soIvc o2c ;2k2ov2, yo; 2cc' to makc a o2c cq;atio2 o;t o1 tlc J cq;atio2s. Lcts say vc
va2t to soIvc 1 or x. 1lc 2cxt stcp is to 1 i2' a vay to rcIatc y a2' z to x i2 cq;atio2 i ;si2g
cq;atio2a2'J.

Lq;atio2:Crossm;ItipIyi2gtogctyi2tcrmso1 x: y-

Lq;atio2J:Crossm;ItipIyi2gtogctzi2tcrmso1 y: z-

S;bstit;ti2gyi2cq;atio2togctzi2tcrmso1 z: z-

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x ; y-

(4) ; y-40

Looki2gattlccloiccsitisobvio;stlattlca2svcriscloicc5,yo;'o2tlavctosoIvc1 orz.

5hort5olution:
Iirst:LIimi2atctlccloiccs.J2;mbcrsslo;I'a'';pto4.
i. 044J0-4 OK
. 4J0J5-8 O1OK

J. i540J5-0 O1OK

4. 4J0-4 OK
5. 440J0-4 OK
Yo;o2IylavcJcloiccsIc1 t.
Scco2':1csttlcrcmai2i2gcloiccs.1lci
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2;mbcrslo;I'bctlrcc-1 i1 tlo1 tlc
2'
2;mbcr.
i. 0slo;I'bctlrcc-1 i1 tlo1 44;44(

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J. 4slo;I'bctlrcc-1 i1 tlo1 40;40(

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. A certuin elevutor hus u muximum weight cupucity oI 1, 300lbs.I 5 employees

withunuverugeweightoI120lbs.enteredtheelevutorwithuboxweighing250lbs.
Howmuchistheudditionulweight?

i.450 J.45 5.500

.J50 4.550

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10.nonebugoIchickenIeedsthereure24chickenseutingitin45duys.nhowmuny
duysdo15chickensconsumetheIeeds?

i.60 J.7 5.64

.0 4.80

Answer: 1lisprobIcm is a tricky o

2
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2
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1

probIcms Iikc tlis. 1lis is my 1 avoritc. 1lis typc o1 probIcms arc vork rcIatc', tlis is caIIc'
ma2-'aysorma2-lo;rsprobIcm.AstotlisprobIcm,itisclickc2-'aysprobIcm.

4(45)clickc2-'ays-i5xclickc2-'ays

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11.1wo plunes truvel Irom opposite direction. Plune A truvel 70 kph Irom one
directionundPluneBtruvelIromoppositedirectionuttheruteoI 0kph.Ithe
distunceisb40km.nhowmunyhoursthetwoplunesintersect?

i.i J.J 5.5

. 4.4

5olution:Yo;2cc'to'ravtliso2c,i2or'crtoa2aIyzcitbcttcr.1vopIa2csmcctatsomcpoi2t
aIo2g tlc640km. Wlicl mca2s tlat i1 yo; a'' tlc 'ista2cc o1 !Ia2c A at tlattimc totlat o1
!Ia2cB,yo;IIgct640km.

70t0t-640 ; i60t-640 ; t-4lo;rs

12.

1heretwoplunesIlyintwodirectionsoneisIlyingIorustdirectionwiththeruteoI
300kph und other is Ior Vest direction with the rute oI 3b0 kph. n how muny
minutesiItheyure bb0kmupurt?

i.60mi2. J.0mi2 5.i50mi2.

.i0mi2 4.i00mi2
1lis isj;statrick q;cstio2. 1lca2svcr isobvio;s. !2o2c lo;r,tlcyIIbc660kmapart. a2y

cxami2crsvo;I'2ot1 i2islrca'i2gtlcprobIcmbcca;sctlcyvo;I'tli2k1 romtlcstarttlattlc
probIcmislar '.

13.I2/3oIemployeesoIucompunyurewomenundoItheremuiningemployeesure
murriedundtheresture buchelors.VhutisthetotulnumberoIemployees?

i.J J.J8 5.5

.4 4.3b

5olution:
Statcmc2ti:/Jarcvomc2,vliclaIsomca2si/Jarcmc2
Statcmc2t:o1 tlcmc2arcmarric',vliclaIsomca2so1 mc2arcbaclcIor
Statcmc2tJ:arcbaclcIor,vlicliso1 tlcmc2pop;Iatio2.Wliclmca2stlattlcrcarco2Iy

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vo;I'bcitimcsJ,vliclisJ6.

14.indthesquureoIthenumberinthenumberserieswhichuppeursmostoIthetime.

7 J 4 5 6 i 7 J 7

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.6 4.J6

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15.AmunboughttenbullpensutP25.00euchundIivewulletutP50.00euchundthe
lustisthreetowelsutP70.00euch.VhutisthesmullestumountoImoneysohecun
buyullitems?

i.!650.00 3.P750.00 5.!850.00

.!700.00 4.!800.00

1lctotaIitcmsa'';pto!7i0(501 ori0baIIpc2s,501 or5vaIIctsa2'i01 orJtovcIs)

1b.1he merchundiser bought 55 copies oI books cost P3, 300.00 und udd six copies
more.HowmuchshouldhepuyIorullthebooks?

i.!J,J80.00 3.P3,bb0.00 5.J,Ji0.00

.!J,J60 4.!J,0.00

17.1he showing oI themovie sturts ut b:18P.M., undit will lust ut 8:05.Howmuny

minutesdoesthemovieshowed?

i.i0J J.i07 5.i57

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18.1hreeticketsoImusiculconcertcostP714.HowmuchudozenoIticketscost?

i.!,46 3.P2,b4 5.4,J5

.!,46 4.!J,6

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cloiccsvitliori'ozc2,o2IycloiccJ viIIgivc;savloIc2;mbcr,tlcrc1 orc,itm;stbctlc
a2svcr.

1.1he length oI rectungulur lot is one less thun twice its width. I the perimeter is
1
b
cm.
,
whutisthewidthoIthelotincentimeter?

i.i 3.3 5.5

. 4.4

L-W-i LW-i6
(W-i)W-i6
4

W-W-i6
W 6W-i8 ; W-J

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20.1hewidthoIu rectungulurlotis Xmetersunditslengthis5metersmorethunits

width. I its dimensions ure decreused by 2 meters, then its ureu will decreuse
by__________.

i.4sq.m

3.4x+bsq.m 5.2o2co1 tlis
.x

(x-6

)sq.m4.xJsq.

SOLI1!O:Skctcltlcrccta2gIc

Origi2aIArca-LW-(X5)X
L-X5 Origi2aIArca-X

5X

cvArca-(L-)(W-)-(XJ)(X-)
W-X cvArca-X

X-6

ccrcasc-OrigcvArca

ccrcasc-X

5X(X

X-6)
ccrcasc-X

5XX

-X6

ccrcasc-4X6sq.m.

21.1woplunesXundure180milesupurtundmovingIromoppositedirectionutu
ruteoI 20und 30 milesper hour respectively. How muny milesis covered bythe
slowerplunewhentheyintersect?

i.50miIcs J.0miIcs 5.80miIcs

2.72miles 4.60miIcs

5olution: Si2cc tlc viIIj;st i2tcrscct cacl otlcr, tlci80 mi. viIIj;stbc 'ivi'c'by tlc tvo
pIa2cs.Wcca2;scratioa2'proportio2,tlc'ista2cccovcrc'byXviIIbc/5o1 tlci80mi.a2'
YviIIbcJ/5o1 tlci80mi./5o1 i80-7mi.

i80miIcs

A(0mi/lr) B(J0mi/lr)

ogic:
i. 1lcvloIc'ista2cci80mi.viIIbccovcrc'byAa2'B.attlcratco1 ABor50mi/lr.
. Si2cco2IyAs'ista2ccvasaskc',0o;to1 tlc50mi/lrratcvascovcrc'byA.


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22.1helengthoIunenvelopeis 241/5cm..1hreeholesut111/5cm.Apurturepluced
utthecenteroItheenvelope.HowIurupurtisthesideoItheenvelopetotheIirst
holeincentimeter?

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.7/i0 4.ii/i0

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ii/i0 ii/i0

4i/5=-ii/i0

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23.4%oI510lbs.OIseuwuterissult.Howmuchpurewuteristobeextructedtomuke
itcontuin17%sult?

i.0Ibs. J.J7Ibs. 5.0Ibs.

2.30lbs. 4.i07.iIbs.

5olution:
4o1 5i0bsissaIt,mca2i2g,0.4IbsarcsaIt.

Wlc2vo;I'0.4IbssaItbci7o1 tlcScaWatcr
A2svcr:0.4/0.i7-vlc2tlcScaWatcr isi0Ibs.

Question:Hovm;clp;rcvatcristobccxtractc'tomakcitco2tai2i7saIt
Answer:5i0i0Ibs-J0Ibs.

24.1hepopulutionoIthepresenttimeis 20%lessthunthepreviouspopulution.Ithe
presentpopulutionis 4,000.Vhutisthepreviouspopulution?

1.5,000 J.4,00 5.8,000

.5,00 4.5,800

5olution:
0.8X-4,000 X-4,000/.8-5,000

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