#1) A gold bracelet that sells for $320 is on sale for 40% off. One way to find the amount by which the regular price is reduced is to multiply $320 by

Question

a) 3/10
b) 2/5
c) 3/5
d) 5/8

#2) A triangle can have sides whose lengths are 9 cm, 16 cm, and
a) 7 cm
b) 8 cm
c) 25 cm
d) 26 cm

Answer 1

1. 40%/100% = 40/100 = 2/5.

2. The largest side should be less than the sum of the two smaller sides:
9cm, 16cm, and 8cm.

16 < 9 + 8.