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15. It took Thomas 25 minutes longer to do his math homework than to do his French
homework. He spent a total of 2.25 hours on both subjects. How much time did he spend
on math?
16. Jesse earns $6 an hour babysitting for his younger brother. His mom gave him $71 last
week. This included his babysitting money and his $20 allowance. How many hours did
Jesse babysit?
17. Carol and Cathy are each saving money for a vacation. Carol started with $25 and saves
$7.50 a week. Cathy started with $10 and saves $10 a week. When will they have saved
the same amount?
18. One weekend Bill earned 3 times as much as Jim. Tom earned $5 more than Jim. In all,
they earned $60. How much did each earn?
19. The Maxwell children have hired a caterer to provide food for an anniversary party for their
parents. The caterer has quoted a price of $96 per person and is asking for an advance
payment of one-fourth of the total bill. If the advance payment is $1200, how many guests
are invited to the party?
20. Three children each contributed toward a birthday present for their mother. The oldest
contributed three times as much as the youngest, while the second oldest contributed 50
cents more than the youngest. If the present costs $10.50, how much did each contribute?
21. At a school game, student tickets were 50 cents each and adult tickets were $1 each. If
the total receipts from 900 tickets were $500, how many tickets of each kind were sold?
22. A salesman sold 200 pairs of slippers. Some were sold at $6 per pair and the remainder
were sold at $11 per pair. Total receipts from this sale were $1600. How many pairs of
slippers were sold at $6 each?
23. At a recent job fair, there were
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as many inquiries about jobs in health care as in
electronics and 50 less inquiries about teaching as electronics. A reported 430 inquiries
were made about all three fields. How many inquiries were made about teaching?
24. TriCity Taxi Company charges $3 for the first mile and $0.20 for every tenth of a mile
thereafter. If your trip is measured in tenths of a mile, how far can you ride in a TriCity Taxi
for $12.
25. Adam can rent an apartment in the city and walk to work for $615 per month. He can rent
an apartment in the suburbs for $500 per month and take the train to work for $5 per day.
How many days will he have to work per month to make either choice equal financially?
26. A company needs a faster computer to enhance its e-business capabilities. The computer
can be purchased for $1890 or rented for $900 plus $90 per month. What is the maximum
number of months the computer could be kept so that it is cheaper to rent than to buy?
