Percent
What is 25% of 42?
$10.50
What is a proportion?
When two different ratio or fractions equal the same number.
What is step 1 in solving proportions?
Jade can type 50 words a minute. At this rate, how many minutes will it take her to type 1500 minutes?
30 minutes
What is step 1 in solving proportions?
Write down the important numbers.
Abdiel earned $450 from his job. Taxes took out 5% of the total. How much money does Abdiel have now?
$427.5
If four pounds of candy cost $10, how many pounds of that candy can be purchased for $12?
4.8 or 4 4/5
What is step 2 in solving proportions?
Put the numbers that are in the same sentence or linked together into a fraction.
What is the definition of rate?
Comparing two numbers with different units.
What is step 2 in solving proportions?
Put the numbers that are in the same sentence or linked together into a fraction.
What is 38% of $78
29.64
What is step 3 in solving proportions?
Create another fraction to make sure that the same words are on the same row.
What is step 3 in solving proportions?
Create another fraction to make sure that the same words are on the same row.
If Kemora can make 2 pies with 6 apples. How many pies can he make with 15 apples?
5 pies
How do you change a percent into a decimal?
Move the decimal point 2 places to the left.
A department store is having a clothing sale. If a $35.00 pair of pants has a discount tag of 25% off, what is the best estimate of the sale price?
$26.25
Thomas observed that his friend blinked an average of three times every 15 seconds. How many times should his friend blink in 65 seconds?
13 times
What is step 4 in solving proportions?
Cross multiply the fractions then divide
The ratio of red fish to blue fish in a fish tank is 6 to 10. If there are 30 blue fish, how many red fish are in the fish tank?
18 red fish
What is the definition of rate?
Comparing two numbers with different units.
Tre'Davion took a survey and discovered that 38 out of 152 students in the seventh grade at her school have more than one pet. What percentage of the students have more than one pet?
25%
It takes Chase 40 minutes to walk 2.5 miles to the park. At this rate, how many minutes should it take him to walk 4 miles?
64 minutes
After you cross multiply the fraction, what do you do with the remaining number?
Divide it
At Jose's summer camp, there were 100 campers and 20 counselors. At this rate, how many counselors should the camp have for 160 campers?
32 counslors
What is a proportion?
When two different fractions are equal the same number.