Percents
Cassidy’s family has completed 50% of a trip. They have traveled 35 miles.
How far is the total trip?
70 miles
Identify the equivalent ratio of 1:3. A) 3:6 B) 2:6 C) 4:9 D) 2:9
What is B) 2:6 ?
A scooter traveled 2 miles in 10 minutes. At this rate, it would travel ________ miles in 45 minutes.
What is 9 miles?
Fruit Salad recipe 1 calls for 2 cups of blueberries and 1 cup of strawberries. Fruit Salad recipe 2 calls for 4 cups of blueberries and 1 cup of strawberries. Recipe _______ calls for a higher ratio of blueberries to strawberries.
What is recipe 2?
Identify the unit rate for 33 chairs in 3 rooms.
What is 11 chairs per room?
Misk’s family has completed 90% of a trip. They have traveled 81 miles.
How far is the total trip ?
90 miles
What is 20% of 40?____
8
Edward ate 15 hotdogs in 3 minutes. At this rate, it would take him __________ minutes to eat 75 hotdogs.
15 minutes
Identify the unit rate for 19 lawns in 4 hours.
What is 4.75 lawns per hour?
During a basketball practice, Mila attempts 30 free throws (30 = 100%). She makes 18 of them. What percent does Emily make?
18/30 = 0.6 = 60%
She made 60% of her shots!
What is 15% of 60? ____
9
Michelle can mow 12 lawns in 4 hours. At this rate, it she could mow ______ lawns in 10 hours.
30 lawns
For every 3 Trivia questions Emily answers incorrectly, she gets 10 correct. For every 4 questions Griffin answers incorrectly, he gets 12 correct. If they were playing each other, _____________ would have a higher ratio of incorrect to correct answers.
Who is Griffin?
Identify the unit price for 244 Jolly Ranchers for $34.42. Round to the nearest cent.
What is about $ 0.14 per Jolly Rancher.
There are 20 pieces of fruit in a bowl (20 = 100%) and 6 of them are apples.
What percentage of the pieces of fruit in the bowl are apples?
30% of the fruit are apples!
Which weighs more: a watermelon that weighs 9 kilograms or a baby that weighs 8 pounds? Explain your reasoning. Hint! 1 pound is about 0.45 kilograms.
A baby that weighs 5 pounds would be heavier! The watermelon would be 3.6 pounds.
April stapled 14 packets in 3 minutes. At this rate, it will taker her ______ minutes to staple 35 packets.
What is 7.5 minutes?
Josh bought a 10 pack of chocolates for $4.55. Using a unit rate, determine how much it would cost Josh for 15 chocolates. Round to the nearest cent for your final answer.
What is $6.83?
During a band rehearsal, Sophie attempts 40 notes (40 =100%). She makes 14 of them. What percent does Sophie make?
14/40 = 0.35 = 35%
Sophie made 35% of her notes! She's getting better!
Evelyn runs 4 laps around a track in 5 minutes.
a. How many minutes per lap is that?
b. How many laps per minute is that?
c. If Lin runs 20 laps at the same rate, how long does it take her?
b. 5/4 of a minute per lap (or 1.25 minutes)
c. 25 minutes for 20 laps
Select all of the trips that would take 3 hours.
A. Drive 60 miles per hour between Mankato and Bemidji, which are 180 miles apart.
B. Walk 3 miles per hour to school, which is 1.5 miles away.
C. Take a train going 80 miles per hour from Albany to New York City, which are 160 miles apart.
A
Rob can buy 15 brownies for $7.75 or 25 brownies for $14.57. Using unit rates, determine which deal is a better buy.
What is 15 brownies for $7.75?