Q7:
Before a certain tire is used, 40 percent of its total weight consists of tread. If during a lifetime of use, 50 percent, by weight, of the tire’s tread is lost and no other parts of the tire is lost, what per cent of the tire’s total remaining weight consists of the remaining tread?
A. 55%
B. 20%
C. 25%
D. 30%
E. 35%
Q5:
The sides of a square region, measured to the nearest centimeters, are 6 centimeters long. The least possible value of the actual area of the square region is
A. 36.00 sq cm
B. 35.00 sq cm
C. 33.75 sq cm
D. 30.25 sq cm
E. 25.00 sq cm
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Q11:
A certain company that sells only cars and trucks reported that revenues from car sales in 1997 were down 11 percent from 1996 and revenues from truck sales in 1997 were up 7 percent from 1996. If total revenues from car sales and truck sales in 1997 were up 1 percent from 1996, what is the ratio of revenue from car sales in 1996 to revenue from truck sales in 1996?
A. 1 : 2 B. 4 : 5 C. 1 : 1 D. 3 : 2 E. 5 : 3
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