Third year. What was the amount of the dollar decrease in the property price during the second year

 
 
All of the furniture for sale at Al’s Discount Furniture is offered 
for less than the manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP). 
Once a year, Al’s holds a clearance sale. If Jamie purchased a 
certain desk during the sale, did she get a discount of more than 
50% of Al’s regular price for the desk? 
(1) Al’s regular price for the desk is 60%, rounded to the nearest 
percent, of the MSRP of $2000. 
(2) The sale price was $601 less than Al’s regular price for the 
desk. 

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8.
 
 
The total cost of producing item X is equal to the sum of item X's 
fixed cost and variable cost. If the variable cost of producing X 
decreased by 5% in January, by what percent did the total cost of 
producing item X change in January? 
(1) The fixed cost of producing item X increased by 13% in 
January. 
(2) Before the changes in January, the fixed cost of producing 
item X was 5 times the variable cost of producing item X. 

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@AlijonovSirojiddin 
9.
 
 
Of all the attendees at a dinner party, 40% were women. If each 
attendee arrived at the party either alone or with another attendee 
of the opposite sex, what percentage of the total number of 
attendees arrived at the party alone? 
(1) 50% of the male attendees arrived with a woman. 
(2) 25% of the attendees arriving alone were women. 

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10.
 
 
What is 35 percent of 
b
a
?
(1) b is 200 percent of a. 
(2) 50 percent of b is a. 

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