1. Lois is making applesauce. Each batch she makes yields 3.25 quarts of applesauce. Lois already has 1.5 quarts. She would like to have a total of 14.5 quarts before she is finished for the day. How many batches of applesauce does Lois need to make?

First I subtracted 14.5-1.5=13.5 and I knew I needed to divide 3.25 and 13.5, but forgot how to.

2. A crayon factory can make 35 million crayons in 7 days. How many crayons can the factory make in one day?

7/35=5 The factory can make 5 crayons in one day.

3. Calculate 135% of 300

135/100=1.35 1.35*300=40.50

4. Solve the equation 2/3(x+7)=5

(2/3) (x)+(2/3) (7)=5 2/3*7/1=14/3 2/3x+14/3=5 2/3x+14/3-14/3=5-14/3 14/3-14/3=0 5-14/3 5=5/1 5-14/3=5/1-14/3=(5*3)-(14*1)=1/3

5. A 2.5 pound bag of white grapes costs $4.70. A 3.25 pound bag of red grapes costs $5.98. Which bag of grapes is a better deal?

$4.70/2.5 pounds=1.88 $5.98/3.25=1.84 The 3.25 pound bag of red grapes for $5.98 is the better deal.

6. What is the percent of change from 44 to 55?

55-44=11 11/44=c/100 100*11/44=c/100*100 100/1*11/44=1100/44=25 25=n

7. Jim has 38 bottles of water in 9 of x bottles and one pack that contains only 2 bottles. What is the value of x? (Hint: Set up a two-step equation.)

I don't know how to solve this. Help.

8. There are 240 employees in the company, of which 15% are women. How many men are there in the company?

15/m=240/100 240m=15 (100) 240m/240=1500/240 1500/240=25/4=6 1/4=625 There is 625% men in the company.

9. Out of 45 students, 29 go on a field trip. Which best represents the percent of the students who do not go on the trip?

A.16%
B.36%
C.64%---
D.84%

10. Addison read 25 pages of the book the first day. She continued to read 20 pages every day. The book has 245 pages. write an inequality for the least number of days Addison will finish the book.

I don't know how to solve this. Help.

12. Your neighbor pays $40 to have her lawn mowed and always adds a 15% tip. You and your friend decide to mow the lawn together and split the earning evenly. How much will each of you make?

15*40=500 500+40=540 540/2=270 You and your friend will each make $270.

13. Hannah has $482.75 in her savings account. She would like her account balance to be more than $1,250 before she buys a cell phone. Hannah plans to save $85.25 a month. how many months will it be until she can buy a cell phone? (Hint: Write and solve an inequality that represents this situation.)

First I subtracted 250.00-482.75=767.25 and I knew I needed to divide 85.25 and 767.25, but forgot how to.

14. Heidi buys shirts for $20 and resells for $24. What is the percentage of Heidi's mark up?

20/x=24/100 24x=20 (100) 24x/24=2000/24=250/3=83 1/3 250/3=250/3=83.333333=83% x=83%

15. A store pays a 6% commission on the first $500 in sales and 8% on sales over $500. Find the commission on an $800 sale.

I don't know how to solve this. Help.

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