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Container A and container B have leaks. Container A has 800 ml of water, and is leaking 6 ml per minute. Container B has 1000 ml, and is leaking 10 ml per minute. How many minutes, m, will it take for the two containers to have the same amount of water?

• A. 100

• B. 120

• C. 150

• D. 180

The cost to purchase a song from iTunes is $0.99 per song. To purchase a song from Napster, you must be a member. The Napster membership fee is $10. In addition, each purchased song costs $0.89. How many downloaded songs, d, must be purchased for the monthly price of Napster to be the same as iTunes?

• A. 5

• B. 10

• C. 15

• D. 20

UPS charges $7 for the first pound, and $0.20 for each additional pound. FedEx charges $5 for the first pound and $0.30 for each additional pound. How many pounds, p, will it take for UPS and FedEx to cost the same?

• A. 10

• B. 15

• C. 20

• D. 25

Cingular's plan charges $39.99 per month with additional minutes costing $0.45. Verizon's plan costs $44.99 with additional minutes at $0.40. How many additional minutes, a, will it take for the two plans to cost the same?

• A. 100

• B. 150

• C. 200

• D. 250

Container A has 200 L of water, and is being filled at a rate of 6 liters per minute. Container B has 500 L of water, and is being drained at 6 liters per minute. How many minutes, m, will it take for the two containers to have the same amount of water?

• A. 50

• B. 60

• C. 70

• D. 80

A twelve inch candle and an 18 inch candle are lit at 6pm. The 12-in. candle burns 0.5 inches every hour. The 18 inch candle burns two inches every hour. At what time will the two candles be the same height? Let h represent the number of hours.

• A. 8pm

• B. 9pm

• C. 10pm

• D. 11pm

Bill weighs 120 pounds and is gaining ten pounds each month. Phil weighs 150 pounds and is gaining 4 pounds each month. How many months, m, will it take for Bill to weigh the same as Phil?

• A. 6

• B. 8

• C. 10

• D. 12

On Saturday, you bowl at Mar Vista Bowl, where renting shoes costs $2 and each game bowled is $3.50. On Sunday, you bowl at Pinz where the shoe rental is $5 and each game bowled is $3.25. If you spent the same amount each day, how many games, g, were bowled?

• A. 5

• B. 10

• C. 15

• D. 20

You are seeking to be emancipated from your parents. You are looking for an apartment. There are two final choices. Apartment A has a $1000 security deposit and costs $1200 each month. Apartment B has a $1500 and costs $1175 each month. How many months, m, will it take for the costs to be the same?

• A. 6

• B. 8

• C. 10

• D. 12