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Question 1067680: Martha and Jayne have been offered $100 if they can clean out a garage in under 3 hours. Martha can
clean the garage in 4 hours and Jayne can clean the garage in 6 hours. Working together, can they
clean the garage in time to make $100?
Daniella and Carl leave home at 7 am, heading in opposite directions for work. Daniella usually
spends 30 minutes biking to work while Carl needs only 20 minutes to walk to work. Carl's average speed
is 10 miles per hour slower than Daniella's average speed. If they work 7.5 miles apart, what is the
average speed, in miles per hour, for each person?
Putting together snacks for a party, Erica combines a lowfat trail mix with a very tasty higher fat
candy mix. How much of the 10% fat trail mix should she mix with 6 ounces of the 40% fat candy mix to
get a 15% fat party mix?
Charles borrowed a total of $45,000 from his mom and a bank to start a food delivery business.
The bank charged the equivalent of 5% simple interest. His mom charged a much better rate
equivalent to 1% simple interest, but made him promise to call more often. If the total interest
after 1 year was $1450, determine the amount Charles borrowed from his mom and the bank.
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