Question 1:
On 2 May 2000, a man borrowed a sum of money from a bank at 6.5% p.a. simple interest and on 2 September 2000, the interest amounted to $137.50. Calculate the amount of money he borrowed. Question 2: A fish merchant bought a container of fish for$36,000. He sold 1/2 of the fish at a profit of 20% and 1/6 of it at a loss of 10%. At what price must he sell the remaining fish in order to make a profit of 15% on the whole?

Question 3:
(a) A garrision has enough food to last for 24 days. How much longer will the food last if each individual ration can be reduced by 20%?

(b) By how much will each individual ration have to be reduced if hte food is to last 40 days?

Question 4:
A scouts' camp has enough food for 36 days. How long will the food last if each scout's ration is reduced in the ration 4:5?

Thanks!

2. Originally Posted by laser2302

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Question 2:
A fish merchant bought a container of fish for $36,000. He sold 1/2 of the fish at a profit of 20% and 1/6 of it at a loss of 10%. At what price must he sell the remaining fish in order to make a profit of 15% on the whole? He has$36,000 worth of fish, he sells half $36000\div2=13000$ at a 20% profit, $13000\times0.2=3600$

He has \$36,000 worth of fish, he sells a sixth $36000\div6=6000$ at a 10% loss, $6000\times -0.1=-600=$

So now we see how much profit he has so far $3600-600=3000$

So now we see how much profit he wants $36000\times0.15=5400$

So now we see how much more profit he needs to match his goal $5400-3000=2400$

Now we find out how much his remaining fish are worth $36000\times\left(1-\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{6}\right)=36000\times\frac{1}{3}=12000$

Now we divide the amount more he wants by the amount he has left $2400\div12000=0.2$

so he must sell the remaining fish at 20% profit