Question 1

Broadway Mazda usually spends half as much on radio advertising as on newspaper advertising, and 60% as much on television advertising as on radio advertising. If next year's total advertising budget is $160,000, how much (rounded to the nearest dollar) should be allocated to each form of advertising?

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Question 2

Calculate the missing value: Initial Value =?; Final Value = $75; Percent Change = 200%

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Question 3

A hockey arena has 2500 seats in the preferred red LOs near centre ice and 4500 seats in the less desirable blue LOs. At regular season prices, a sell-out would generate ticket revenue of $50,250 for a single game. Ticket prices are raised by 20% in the "blues" and 30% in the "reds" for the playoffs. Ticket revenue from a playoff sell-out would be $62,400. What are the ticket prices for the playoffs?

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Question 4

Calculate the missing value: Initial Value = 0.095; Final Value = 0.085; Percent Change =?

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Question 5

$100 is what percent more than $90?

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Question 6

Calculate the missing value: Initial Value = 135kg; Final Value = 35kg; Percent Change =?

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Question 7

Erin has invested in both an equity mutual fund and a bond mutual fund. Her financial advisor told her that her overall portfolio rose in value by 1.1% last year. Erin noted in the newspaper that the equity fund lost 3.3% last year while the bond fund rose 7.7%. To the nearest 0.1%, what percentage of her portfolio was in the equity fund at the beginning of the year?

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Question 8

A city's commercial construction by-laws require five parking spaces for every 100 square metres of retail rental space in a shopping centre. Four percent of the parking spaces must be large spaces for the physically handicapped. Of the remainder, there must be 40% more regular-size spaces than "small-car" spaces. How many parking spaces of each type are required for a 27,500 square metre shopping centre?

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Question 9

Calculate the missing value: Initial Value = 112g; Final Value =?; Percent Change = 112%

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Question 10

Calculate the missing value: Initial Value =?; Final Value = $75; Percent Change = -50%

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Question 11

Quality Grocer makes its own bulk "trail mix" by mixing raisins and peanuts. The wholesale cost of raisins is $3.75 per kg and the cost of peanuts is $2.89 per kg. To the nearest 0.1 kg, what amounts of peanuts and raisins should be mixed to produce 50 kg of trail mix with an effective wholesale cost of $3.20 per kg?

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Question 12

Fred has centralized the purchasing and recordkeeping functions for his three pharmacies in a single office. The annual costs of the office are allocated to the three stores. The Hillside store is charged $1,000 less than twice the charge to the Barnett store. The Westside store is charged $2,000 more than the Hillside store. What is the charge to the Westside store if the cost of operating the central office for a year is $27,600?

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Question 13

Calculate the missing value: Initial Value = $134.39; Final Value =?; Percent Change = -12%

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Question 14

Mr. and Mrs. Chudnowski paid $1,050 to fly with their three children from Winnipeg to Regina. Mrs. Ramsey paid $610 for herself and two children on the same flight. What were the airfares per adult and per child?

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Question 15

$100 is what percent less than $110?

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Question 16

Rory invested a total of $7,800 in shares of ABC Ltd. and XYZ Inc. One year later the investment was worth $9,310, after the shares of ABC had increased in value by 15% and the shares of XYZ were up 25%. How much did Rory invest in each company?

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Question 17

Steel is an alloy of iron and nickel. A steel recycling company has two piles of scrap steel. Pile A contains steel with 5.25% nickel content. Pile B contains steel with 2.84% nickel. The company has an order for 32.5 tonnes of steel containing 4.15% nickel. How much scrap steel should be taken from each pile for reprocessing?

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Question 18

Calculate the missing value: Initial Value = 0.11; Final Value = 0.13; Percent Change =?

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Question 19

Calculate the missing value: Initial Value = $95; Final Value = $100; Percent Change =?

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Question 20

Classic Homes has found from experience that there should be 40% as many two-bedroom homes as three-bedroom homes in a subdivision, and twice as many two-bedroom homes as four-bedroom homes. How many homes of each type should Classic build in a new 96-home subdivision?

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Quiz 2: Review and Applications of Algebra

Calculate the missing value: Initial Value =?; Final Value = $75; Percent Change = 200%

Calculate the missing value: Initial Value = 0.095; Final Value = 0.085; Percent Change =?

$100 is what percent more than $90?

Calculate the missing value: Initial Value = 135kg; Final Value = 35kg; Percent Change =?

Calculate the missing value: Initial Value = 112g; Final Value =?; Percent Change = 112%

Calculate the missing value: Initial Value =?; Final Value = $75; Percent Change = -50%

Calculate the missing value: Initial Value = $134.39; Final Value =?; Percent Change = -12%

Mr. and Mrs. Chudnowski paid $1,050 to fly with their three children from Winnipeg to Regina. Mrs. Ramsey paid $610 for herself and two children on the same flight. What were the airfares per adult and per child?

$100 is what percent less than $110?

Rory invested a total of $7,800 in shares of ABC Ltd. and XYZ Inc. One year later the investment was worth $9,310, after the shares of ABC had increased in value by 15% and the shares of XYZ were up 25%. How much did Rory invest in each company?

Calculate the missing value: Initial Value = 0.11; Final Value = 0.13; Percent Change =?

Calculate the missing value: Initial Value = $95; Final Value = $100; Percent Change =?

Classic Homes has found from experience that there should be 40% as many two-bedroom homes as three-bedroom homes in a subdivision, and twice as many two-bedroom homes as four-bedroom homes. How many homes of each type should Classic build in a new 96-home subdivision?