Real Life Problems
Percent Proportions
Consumer Problems
Conversion Between Measurements
Figures and Angles
100
20 people go aboard the Spaceship Spectre. 4 people work in the cockpit. What percent do not work in the cockpit?
80%
100
What is 50% of 35?
17.5
100
Tax in Wisconsin is 5%. If you have dinner at Sanford Restaurant for 41.50, how much is your total? (Round to the nearest cent)
$43.58 (Tax rates and restaurant are accurate)
100
True or False: 7 miles in 10 minutes = 3.5 miles in 5 minutes.
True
100
Triangle 1: Leg 1= 5 in Leg 2= 7 Triangle 2: Leg 1= 20 in Leg 2= 28 Are these shapes similar?
Yes
200
3/8 of a pizza has pepperoni. What percent does not?
What is 62.5%?
200
What is 25% of 68?
17
200
Scrub, Scrub is having a sale. Everything is 30% off. If a plunger costs $4.50 and a container of wet wipes costs $3, how much do I save?
$2.25
200
If a paper clip weighs approximately one gram, estimate how many paper clips will be in a 0.5 kilogram box of paper clips.
500
200
Harold has a photograph that is 8 in. x 10 in. that he wants to print at a reduced size to fit into a frame that is 6 in. tall. What will be the dimensions of the new photograph?
6 x 7.5 inches
300
True or False: 48/60 = 4/5
True
300
What is 45% of 91?
40.95
300
Tickets to a football game cost $355 per ticket. If Billy buys 4 ticket plus a 6% tax, what is his total cost?
$1505.20?
300
As you travel along a highway you notice the mile markers and reflectors along the side of the road. There are 21 reflectors between the mile markers. If the reflectors are equally spaced, how many feet are between each reflector?
22
300
Rectangle 1: Side 1= 37 in Side 2= 46 Rectangle 2: Side 1= 112 in Side 2= 139 Are these shapes similar?
No
400
True or False $40/ 1 person = $1220/ 31 persons
False
400
What is 87% of 54?
46.98
400
Work Outside is having a sale: 34.5% off on everything. If John Doe buys a driving lawn mower for $452.50 and a rake for 12.25, with 5.5% tax, how much is his total price?
$490.31
400
If Pete drove 300 miles at a rate of 50 miles per hour, find the number of hours Pete traveled.
6
400
A building casts a 103-foot shadow at the same time that a 32-foot flagpole casts as 34.5-foot shadow. How tall is the building? (Round your answer to the nearest tenth.)
95.5 feet
500
One millimeter is one thousandth of a meter. If you are traveling 20 meters per 5 seconds on your skateboard, how fast have are you going in millimeters per second?
4000 mm/ second Put in that knowledge from science :)
500
What is 27.43% of 81? (Round to the nearest hundredth)
22.22
500
Complex Meals is marking up their prices by 15%. The original prices of Tim's meal are as follows: A calamari appetizer for $9.50, a plate of spaghetti for $11.25, cheesy garlic bread for $4.90, iced tea for $2.75, and a slice of chocolate mousse cake for $3.15. The tax rate is 5.5%, and for excellent service, Tim gives them a 17% tip. What is the total? (Round to the nearest cent)
$44.79
500
A car uses 18 gallons of gasoline to travel 558 miles. How far can the car travel on 12 gallons of gasoline?
372
500
One angle in an isosceles triangle is 88 degrees. What are the reflex angles of the other two angles?
314 degrees.
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