If Radhika adds these two numbers and represents the sum on an abacus, and if the beads on the ten's place are 2 and the beads on the one's place are 5, how many beads will be there on the hundreds place?

You’re ordering more thread for blue jeans co. you usually purchase from ted’s threads, which sells 12 thread spools for $27. you recently received a notice from wade's wares that says you can buy thread from them for $2.30 each for the first 2 dozen and $2 a spool thereafter. you need to order 5 dozen spools. what percentage can you save by going with wade’s wares?