18) A ceramics workshop makes wreaths, trees, and sleighs for sale at Christmas. A wreath takes 3 hours to
prepare, 2 hours to paint, and 9 hours to fire. A tree takes 15 hours to prepare, 3 hours to paint, and 4
hours to fire. A sleigh takes 4 hours to prepare, 17 hours to paint, and 7 hours to fire. If the workshop has
111 hours for preparation time, 82 hours for painting, and 113 hours for firing, how many of each can be
made?
A) 8 wreaths, 5 trees, 3 sleighs B) 5 wreaths, 3 trees, 8 sleighs
C) 3 wreaths, 8 trees, 5 sleighs D) 9 wreaths, 6 trees, 4 sleighs
19) Three shrimp boats supply the shrimp wholesalers on Hilton Head with fresh catch. The Annabelle takes
50% of its catch to Hudson’s, 20% to Captain J’s, and 30% to Mainstreet. The Curly Q takes 40% of its catch
to Hudson’s, 40% to Captain J’s, and 20% to Mainstreet. The SloJoe takes 30% of its catch to Hudson’s, 40%
to Captain J’s, and 30% to Mainstreet. One week Hudson’s received 238.4 pounds of shrimp, Captain J’s
received 208.2 pounds, and Mainstreet received 158.4 pounds. How many pounds of shrimp did each boat
catch?
A) Annabelle 169 lbs, Curly Q 231 lbs, SloJoe 205 lbs
B) Annabelle 231 lbs, Curly Q 205 lbs, SloJoe 169 lbs
C) Annabelle 205 lbs, Curly Q 231 lbs, SloJoe 169 lbs
D) Annabelle 205 lbs, Curly Q 169 lbs, SloJoe 231 lbs
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
20) To raise money, a group of three friends is each trying to sell 100 candles. Each friend has a package
containing the same number of tapers, votives, and tealights. The tapers sell for $6.00 each, the votives sell
for $1.50 each, and the tealights sell for $0.75 each. Maya sold all of the candles to raise $431.25, Lorrin sold
all of the tapers and tealights to raise $378.75, while Sara sold all the votives, all the tealights, and half of
the tapers to raise $251.25. How many of each type of candle did each package contain?
21) Meisha has $25,000 that she wants to invest. She invests it in accounts paying 12%, 7%, and 6% simple
interest. The account paying 12% is a higher–risk account, so she wants the amount in that account to be
half of the amount she has in the account paying 6% simple interest. If her annual interest is $1945, how
much is invested at each rate?
22) Lexie wants to have an income of $9000 per year from investments. To that end she is going to invest
$90,000 in three different accounts. These accounts pay 7%, 10%, and 14% simple interest. If she wants to
have $10,000 more in the account paying 7% simple interest than she has in the account paying 14% simple
interest, how much should go into each account?
23) Craig, Jenni, and Jade go to a store having a sale on workout gear. Craig buys three pairs of socks, two
T–shirts, and one pair of shorts for $35.90. Jenni buys four pairs of socks, three T–shirts, and three pairs of
shorts for $71.35. Jade buys one pair of socks, four T–shirts, and 2 pairs of shorts for $59.30. What is the
price of each item?
24) A health shop owner made trail mix containing dried fruit, nuts, and carob chips. The dried fruit sells for
$5.50 per pound, the nuts sell for $7.50 per pound, and the carob chips sell for $8.50 per pound. The shop
owner mixed 50 pounds of the trail mix and sells it for $6.70 per pound. If the amount of nuts is five
pounds more than the amount of carob ships, how much of each item was used for the trail mix?
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