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Questions:

When she closed her account she had a total of $390.00. How much did she invest?

car in Philadelphia starts toward 1. ANYC at 40 miles an hour. Fifteen minutes later a car in NYC starts toward Philadelphia – 90 miles away – at 55 miles an hour. Which car is nearest Philadelphia when they meet? has 3 younger siblings, April, 2. Adam June and July. Which sibling is the oldest? Friedman invested her money 3. Mrs. in stocks. For every $1.50 she

many three-cent stamps are 4. How there in four dozen? sum of a two-digit number is 9. 5. The When the digits are interchanged, the number is decreased by 45. What is the number? 100 students surveyed, 28 had 6. Of neither a dog nor a cat, 18 had

invested, she got back $7.80.

both a dog and a cat, and 32 had a dog but not a cat. How many students had cats?

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6. 40 students had cats. (28+32=60 didn’t have cats. 100-60=40 have cats)

5. 72 (72–27=45)

4. Four dozen is four dozen regardless of the value of the stamps.

3. $75.00 (390÷7.8 = shares. 50x 1.50=$75.)

2. Adam

1. When they meet they are the same distance from Philadelphia.

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