When it opened on Monday morning, a local delicatessen had 26.8 pounds of salami. During the week, it received a shipment of 84.9 pounds of salami. Also during the week, it used 42.8 pounds of salami in sandwiches and sold 34.2 pounds in bulk to retail customers. How much salami remained at the end of the week?
Q. 2Nelda Brown borrowed 1,420 for 120 days to buy some new furniture for her office. At the due date, Nelda repaid a total of 1,448 . What was the exact simple interest rate (365-day year) that she paid on the loan? (To nearest 1/10 of a percent.)
Q. 3To promote good employee health, the cafeteria at a corporation serves many fresh vegetables. It bought 21.4 pounds of celery, 33.2 pounds of carrots, 8.6 pounds of radishes, 12.8 pounds of broccoli, and 52.6 pounds of lettuce. What was the total weight of the vegetables purchased?
Q. 4Oliver Douglas opened a repair shop for computer printers. Most of his loans were long term, but he got a short term loan of 2,645 for office supplies at a rate of 8.25 exact simple interest (365-day year). On the due date, Oliver repaid a total of 2,680.87 . What was the length of the loan period? (To the nearest day.)
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Q. 5An office administrator finished word processing a two-page letter and its envelope in 13.8 minutes. He entered page one of the letter in 5.9 minutes and entered page two in 4.8 minutes. Compute the time that he spent printing the letter and preparing the envelope. (i.e., not entering the two pages of text).
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