Question

1. clint is in study hall reading the hunger games. after 20 minutes, he is on page 151. after 45 minutes, he is on page 181. how many pages had clint read prior to study hall?
2. alaina is selling wreaths and poinsettias for her chorus fundraiser. wreaths cost $27 each and poinsettias cost $20 each. if she sold 15 poinsettias and made $543, how many wreaths did she sell?

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate revenue from poinsettias

$\text{Revenue from poinsettias} = 15 \times 20 = 300$

Step2: Find revenue from wreaths

$\text{Revenue from wreaths} = 543 - 300 = 243$

Step3: Calculate number of wreaths sold

$\text{Number of wreaths} = \frac{243}{27} = 9$

Step1: Find pages read in 25 minutes

$181 - 151 = 30$ pages

Step2: Calculate reading rate per minute

$\text{Rate} = \frac{30}{25} = 1.2$ pages/minute

Step3: Find pages read in 20 minutes

$\text{Pages in 20 min} = 20 \times 1.2 = 24$

Step4: Calculate starting page

$\text{Starting page} = 151 - 24 = 127$

Answer:

9

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