Teriq Lovell- Holligan Friday, July 16, 2021

Section A- Profit and Loss

1. One of these gamer's chairs costs $580. It is resold to make a 20% profit.

a. What is the profit?

b. What is the selling price?

2. This tennis racket costs $95 on Amazon. Ray sells it and makes a 10% profit.

a. What is his profit?

b. What is the selling price?

3. This antique chess set originally costs $650. It is sold online and makes a 40% profit.

a. Calculate the profit.

b. Calculate the selling price.

4-6. Complete the table below:

Cost Price Loss% Loss Selling Price

$ 500 55% ____ ______

$2400 15% ____ ______

$3200 60% ____ ______

Section B- Averages (Calculating an Unknown Value)

Example:

The average of four numbers is 18. Three of the numbers are 24, 14 and 21. Find the fourth number.

Step 1: Multiply by the total amount of numbers

18 x 4 = 72

Step 2: Add the values given

24 + 14 + 21 = 59

Step 3: Subtract

72 - 59 = 13

1. The average of three numbers is 50. Two of the numbers are 32 and 58. What is the third number?

2. After working four days, Kayla made an average of $120. On three of those days she made $96, $145 and $130. How much did she make on the fourth day?

3. Kyle spent an average of 52 minutes studying after three days. On day one he studied for 45 minutes and on day two he studied for one hour and 10 minutes. For how long did he study on day 3? (Give your answer in hours and minutes.)

4. The average of all the values below is 65. Find the value marked x.

72, 68, 50 , x.

Section C- Word Problems

Section D- Comprehension

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