- A retailer originally bought 50 equally priced phones for a total of z
dollars. If he sold each phone for 25% more than he paid for it, then in
terms of z, how much was each phone sold for?
A 50 z
B 40 z
C 54 z
D 45 z
E 62.5z
- Sam has y tapes, which is three times as many as Bob and half as many
as Tom. In terms of y, how many tapes do Sam, Bob, and Tom have
combined?
A 32 y
B 52 y
C 73 y
D 3 y
E 103 y
- A basketball team averaged z points per game for q games. If the team
scored 100 points its next game, what was the team’s average in terms of z
and q?
A z + 100q
B zqq + 100 + 1
C zq + 100q
D (^) q + 1zq
E z + 100q + 1
- If a + abb = 2, then what is a in terms of b?
A b – 2 2 b
B (^) b + 2^2 b^
C (^) b^2 – 2b^
D (^2) bb – 2
E b + 2 2 b
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