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100

At a carnival, there are 8 boys for every 3 girls waiting in line to climb the rock wall.

What is the ratio of girls to boys?

3 girls to 8 boys

3:8

3/8

100

What is 40% of 30?

12

100

What is the value of 1,608 ÷ 103 ?

1.608

100

I bought 2 toy cars for $1.25 each and 3 toy trucks for $1.70 each. How much did I spend?

$7.60

200

A cookie jar has 2 M&M cookies for every 5 chocolate chip cookies. 

What is the ratio of chocolate chip cookies to total cookies in the jar?

5 chocolate cookies to 7 total cookies

5 to 7

5:7

5/7

200

25% of marbles in a bag are red. What is the fraction of red marbles in that bag?

1/4

200

Solve for x

2x = 36

x = 18

200

Jennifer went to lunch. Her bill was $12. If she tips 20%, how much did she leave for tip?

$2.40

300

Jackie is making bouquets for a wedding. There are 5 tulips for every 2 roses. 

The ratio of __________  to _________ is 5:2.

tulips to roses

300

60% of students in Mr. Johns' class are boys. If there are 30 students in class, how many are boys?

18 boys

300

Write the algebraic expression for 3 times the sum of a number and 5.

3(n +5)

300

A motorcycle can go 50 miles using one gallon of gas. About how many gallons of gas will be used to go 150 kilometers?

 (Note: 1 mile is approximately 1.6 kilometers.)

2 gallons

400

Kara's necklace contains 3 red beads for every 2 white beads in a necklace. If her necklace contains 20 beads, how would you determine how many red beads are in her necklace?

3/5 x 20

400

45 iPhone users have the calculator app on their phone. If there are 60 iPhone users in the store, what percentage of them have the calculator app on their phone?

75%

400

Simplify

7– 24 ÷3 + 26

67

400

If Jeff had 10 pieces of candy, and Jamal had 6 pieces of candy, and Kris had 8 pieces of candy, how much would each person get if they combined the candy and divided it evenly among themselves?

8 pieces of candy each

500

In Justin's neighborhood, there are 4 dogs for every 1 cat. If there are 40 cats and dogs in the neighborhood, how many of them are dogs?

100 points bonus - How many are cats?

32 dogs

bonus: 8 cats

500

If 45% of a number, n, is 225, what is 74% of n?

370

500

Solve for a

9.5 - 2.8 + a = 20.2

a = 13.5

500

If Tim travels 20 miles in 4 hours, traveling at a constant speed, how far will he have traveled in the first 30 minutes?

2.5 miles

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