Word Problems
There are 15 pieces of fruit in a bowl and 6 of them are apples. What percentage of the pieces of fruit in the bowl are apples?
40%
65/100
.65
1/2
50%
5 divided by 4
5/4
How many thirds are in 3 and 2/3?
11
How many hours would it take you to walk to school (1.5 miles away) if you were walking at the rate of 3 hours per hour?
9/100
.09
1/4
25%
4 divided by 5
4/5
20% of Menon's books are comic books. If Menon has 52 comic books, how many books does he have all together?
260
Lin's family has completed 70% of a trip. They have traveled 35 miles. How far is the trip?
50 miles
140/100
1.4
5/4
125%
30 divided by 12
30/12
A journalist surveyed 20% of a group of 100 people and 80% of another group of 500 people. What percentage of the total number of people did the journalist survey?
70%
Samantha runs 5 laps around a track in 6 minutes. How many minutes per lap is that?
1 minute and 12 seconds (1 1/5 min)
3/4
.75
6.2/10
62%
12 divided by 30
12/30
How many fifths are in 1.8?
9