Percents
A jacket originally cost $60. It was on sale for 20% off. What was the discount?
$12
3/4=15/x
x=20
Mrs. Reiff drinks 20 ounces of coffee in 2 days. How many ounces would she drink in 9 days?
90 ounces
A plane flew 16,000 feet above sea level. It went over a sink hole that was 300 feet below sea level. What was the distance between the plane and the sink hole?
16,300 feet
What gender is her baby?
Boy
Boots were on sale for 30% off. The original price was $90. What was the sale price?
$63
70/100=x/25
x=17.5
A train travels 350 miles in 4 hours. How far would it travel in 7 hours?
612.5 miles
An animal shelter has dogs of all different ages. Some of the ages are 4 years, 3 years, 9 years, 6 years, and 1 year. What is the average age for that group of dogs?
4.6 years
What coffee chain does she stop at most often before school?
Caribou
A movie ticket used to cost $12. The price increased by 15%. What is the new cost?
$13.80
40/50=x/80
x=64
Sam raked 3 bags of leaves in 18 minutes. If he continues to work at the same rate, about how long will it take him to rake 5 bags?
30 minutes
I=prt
A loan of $500 is being charged an interest rate of 3%. How much interest will be charged after 5 months?
$75
How many years has she taught at Jackson, including this year?
5
Popcorn at the movies used to cost $8.50. It increased to $10.03. What was the percent increase?
18%
x/45=100/80
x=56.25
There are 3 dogs for every 4 cats at an animal shelter. How many cats would there be if there were 24 dogs?
32 cats
Mrs. Reiff was grading math tests. For two days after school, she graded 20 tests each, another day she graded 25 tests, a fourth day she graded 30 tests, and on the final day, she graded 15 tests. What was the average number of tests that she graded each day?
22 tests
What is her husband's name?
Ben
A babysitter used to charge $3.00 per hour 20 years ago. Now they charge $15.00 per hour. What was the percent increase?
400%
62/x=80/56
x=43.4
Sonoma bikes 5 miles to Paige's house. On a map, they measure that distance as 1 cm. The same map shows that the mall is 3.5 cm from Paige's house. What is the actual distance between Paige's house and the mall?
17.5 miles
Peyton had $24 in her savings account. She went to Starbucks to visit friends 4 days in a row and ordered the same drink each time. When she checked her account, she was down to $ -3.40. How much did she spend in TWO days at Starbucks?
$13.70
What month is her birthday?
June