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Practice Question 1easyProblem Solving

A company's revenue increased by 15% in the first quarter and then decreased by 10% in the second quarter. If the company's revenue was $200,000 at the beginning of the first quarter, what was the revenue at the end of the second quarter?

$207,000

$209,000

$210,000

$211,000

$213,000

Practice Question 2easyProblem Solving

$207,000

$209,000

$210,000

$211,000

$213,000

Practice Question 3easyProblem Solving

A laboratory technician is preparing a solution by mixing two chemicals, Chemical X and Chemical Y. The technician uses 400 milliliters of Chemical X, which is 30% active ingredient, and 600 milliliters of Chemical Y, which is 50% active ingredient. What is the percentage of active ingredient in the final mixture?

38%

40%

42%

44%

46%

Practice Question 4easyProblem Solving

A company's revenue increased by 20% from Year 1 to Year 2, and then decreased by 15% from Year 2 to Year 3. If the revenue in Year 1 was $500,000, what was the revenue in Year 3?

$510,000

$520,000

$530,000

$540,000

$550,000

Practice Question 5mediumProblem Solving

A company's revenue increased by 20% in the first quarter and then decreased by 25% in the second quarter. If the final revenue after both changes was $1.44 million, what was the original revenue before these changes? (Note: A common mistake is to assume the net change is simply 20% - 25% = -5%.)

$1.40 million

$1.44 million

$1.50 million

$1.60 million

$1.80 million

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