12/16
Hailey climbed 3,150 feet in 4 hours. Assuming she climbs at a constant rate, how many feet did she climb per hour?
787.5 feet per hour
Pacin decided to sell her books at a garage sale. After she sold 43 books, she had 103 books left.
How many books did Pacin have to sell in total? Solve by writing an equation.
𝑥 − 43 = 103
Pacin started with 146 books.
Georgie has a bushel basket of apples to sell at her fruit stand. 1 out of every 5 cannot be sold because they are not ripe yet. What percent of her apples are not ripe?
Fraction of apples not ripe = 1 out of 5 = 1/5
Convert that fraction to a percent:
1/5 = 0.2
0.2 x 100= 20%
20% of apples are not ripe.
Carla owns a coffee shop that also serves a variety of baked goods. This frequency chart shows how many baked goods she sold last month.
Donut------- 215
Muffin-------194
Bagel--------376
Pastry-------148
How many more donuts did Carla sell than pastries last month?
How many baked goods did Carla sell in all?
215 - 148 = 67
215 + 194 + 376 + 148 = 933
67 donuts
933 baked goods
Lizzet decided to sell her books at a garage sale. After she sold 43 books, she had 103 books left.
How many books did Lizzet have to sell in total? Solve by writing an equation.
𝑥 − 43 = 103
Lizzet started with 146 books.
Cho went to the toy store and bought 6 toys for the donation drive. She spent a total of $60.30 on all the toys. Assuming each toy cost the same amount, how much does one toy cost?
$10.05 per toy
Karl collects Pokemon cards. He had 246 cards. He received new cards for his birthday. He now has 282 cards.
How many Pokemon cards did Karl receive for his birthday. Solve by writing an equation.
246 + x = 282
Karl received 36 cards.
Sean spelled 13 out of 20 words correctly on his spelling test. Write his test score as a percent.
Total words = 20
Correct words = 13
Fraction correct = 13/20
13/20 = 0.65
Sean’s test score is 65%
Odin and his sister Olivia are having a disagreement. Olivia says that there are no other fractions that are equivalent to 12/16 but Odin does not agree. Who is correct?
Odin is correct. Several fractions are equivalent to 12/16 such as 6/8 and 3/4 . It can be easily reduced.
Four friends went to lunch and decided to split the bill evenly. They each paid $14.
How much was the total bill? Solve by writing an equation.
𝑥/4 = 14
The total bill was $56
Lucia walked on the treadmill for 36 minutes after school. At the end of her workout, she has walked for 2 1/4 miles. If she has walked at a constant rate, how long does it take her to walk each
16 minutes per mile
Deon was offered $9 per hour to babysit. Mr. Patel paid him $45 at the end of the night.
How many hours did Deon babysit for? Solve by writing an equation.
9x = $45
Deon babysat for 5 hours.
Darlene wants to buy the Martian Invaders video game. The video game price is $100. Darlene has a coupon for 25% off. What is the price of the game with the coupon?
Original price = $100
Discount = 25% of $100
0.25 x 100= 25
100-25= $75
Price of the game after the coupon is $75
Raiden made trail mix to take on a hike. He used 0.56 pounds of peanuts, 0.89 pounds of raisins, and 1.35 pounds of cashews. How many pounds of trail mix did Raiden make?
0.56 + 0.89 = 1.45
1.45 + 1.35 = 2.8
2.8 pounds
Ulbert collects Pokemon cards. He had 246 cards. He received new cards for his birthday. He now has 282 cards.
How many Pokemon cards did Karl receive for his birthday. Solve by writing an equation.
246 + 𝑥 = 282
Ulbert received 36 cards.
The Johnson family drinks 29 gallons of water in 4 weeks. Assuming they drink water at the same rate per week, how much water did they drink per week?
7.25 gallons per week
LeMonte works in a bakery and made a large batch of chocolate truffle cookies. He packaged 100 of the cookies for special orders. When he was finished, he had 26 left to sell in the shop.
How many chocolate truffle cookies did he make? Solve by writing an equation.
x - 100 = 26
He made 126 cookies
Chloe's teacher gave her a science test with 25 questions on it. She scored 80% on the test. How many questions did she answer incorrectly?
80%×25=
0.8×25=20
25−20=5
5 questions
Jen bought 85 bricks to place around her garden. Each brick weighs 3.2 kg. How many kilograms do the bricks weigh all together?
85 × 3.2 = 272
272 kilograms
Roselyn was offered $9 per hour to babysit.
Mrs. Patel paid her $45 at the end of the night.
How many hours did Roselyn babysit for? Solve by writing an equation.
9𝑥 = $45
Roselyn babysat for 5 hours.
Dorian is going to give each person in his class a fidget toy with a holiday card. The toys are sold in packages of 4. Dorian has 44 classmates in his 8th grade class.
How many packages does he need to purchase? Solve by writing an equation.
4x = 44
Dorian needs to buy 11 packages of fidgets toys.
Carter's football team played 10 games this season. They won only 20% of their games. How many games did Carter's team lose?
Total games = 10
They won 20% of their games.
20%×10=
0.2×10=2 games won
10-2= 8
Carter's team lost 8 games.
Of the cookies in Charlie’s Cookie Shop, 1/2 are chocolate chip and 3/8 are peanut butter. What fraction of the cookies are either chocolate chip or peanut butter?
1/2= 4/8
4/8 + 3/8 = 7/8
7/8 of the cookies
Ashley works in a bakery and made a large batch of chocolate truffle cookies. She packaged 100 of the cookies for special orders. When she was finished, she had 26 left to sell in the shop. How many chocolate truffle cookies did she make?
Solve by writing an equation.
𝑥 − 100 = 26
She made 126 cookies.