Please help me solve these, I tried but get the wrong answer. 12) A reservation clerk worked 8.55 hours one day. She spent twice as much time entering new reservations as she did verifying old one's and a half as much time calling to confirm reservations as verifying old one's. How much time did she spend entering new reservations? A.2.85hrs B.1.9hrs C.3.8hrs D.7.6hrs 13) A paint mixture contains 48 gallons of base for every gallon of color. In 1176 gallons of paint, how many gallons of color are there? A.588 gal B.24 gal C.1152 gal D.392 gal 14) A high school graduating class os made up of 445 students. There are 97 girls more girls than boys. How many boys are in the class? A.445 boys B.271 boys C.97 boys D.174 boys 15) A baseball team played 165 complete games lasr season. They had 17 fewer wins than losses. How many games did the team win? A.91 B.165  C.74  D.17  16) A paint mixture contains 46 gallons of base paint for every gallon of color. In 1786 gallons of paint, how many gallons of color are there?  A.595 gal B.893 gal C.38 gal D.1748 gal

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12) A reservation clerk worked 8.55 hours one day. She spent twice as much time entering new reservations as she did verifying old one's and a half as much time calling to confirm reservations as verifying old one's. How much time did she spend entering new reservations?

A.2.85hrs B.1.9hrs C.3.8hrs D.7.6hrs

13) A paint mixture contains 48 gallons of base for every gallon of color. In 1176 gallons of paint, how many gallons of color are there?

A.588 gal B.24 gal C.1152 gal D.392 gal

14) A high school graduating class os made up of 445 students. There are 97 girls more girls than boys. How many boys are in the class?

A.445 boys B.271 boys C.97 boys D.174 boys

15) A baseball team played 165 complete games lasr season. They had 17 fewer wins than losses. How many games did the team win?

A.91 B.165  C.74  D.17 

16) A paint mixture contains 46 gallons of base paint for every gallon of color. In 1786 gallons of paint, how many gallons of color are there? 

A.595 gal B.893 gal C.38 gal D.1748 gal

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