1. Your math marks decreased by 60% from the first quiz to the second quiz. If your marks in the third quiz were identical to those in the first quiz, by what percent did your marks increase from the second quiz to the third quiz ?   60%   100%   140%   150%   250%   Hint Hint       2. If p = q + 1/2, q = 3r + 1/2, and r = 5s + 1/3, what does s equal in terms of p?   (p − 1)/5   (p − 2)/15   (p + 1)/15   (p − 2)/5   (p − 1)/15   Hint       3. Three-fourths of the fruits in a basket are peaches, and one-tenth of the remaining fruits are plums. If the rest are apples, what percent of the fruits in the basket are apples?   7.5   15   20   22.5   30   Hint       4. An employer wishes to distribute a total of $35,000 among four of his employees. What is the largest amount an employee will get if the money is distributed among them in the ratio of 1:2:3:4?   $3,500   $5,000   $7,000   $14,000   $20,000   Hint       5. The arithmetic mean (average) of 9, 29 and y is 19. What is the value of y?   59   47   19   39   57   Hint       6. What is the smallest of five consecutive odd integers whose sum is S?   (S + 20)/5   5S − 20   (S + 12)/5   (S − 20)/5   5S + 20   Hint       7. If 6y − 4z = 47 and y + 11z = 2, what is the average (arithmetic mean) of y and z?   4.5   7   3.5   9   5   Hint