Proportional Reasoning Jeopardy!

%, Fractions, & Decimals (7.1.1.5)

100

What is 80% as a decimal? 

0.80 OR 0.8

200

Gillian is trying to organize her parent’s wrench set. The wrenches are labeled with fractions as follows: 3/8, 9/16, 1/4, 11/16, 5/8, 3/16, 3/4. Which of these could have been labeled 0.375?

What is 3/8?

300

What is 60% written as a fraction? (Multiple Correct answers) 

What is 3/5? What is 60/100? What is 30/50? What is 15/25? 

400

The weather forecaster said that the chance of rain today was 40%. Which of these shows another way to describe this number? 40/10, 10/25, 4.0, 0.04

What is 10/25?

500

Which number is equal to 7.5%? 3/4, 0.075, 0.75, 7.5

What is 0.075?

Ratios (7.1.2.5.)

100

If pencils are on sale for $1.50 for 10, how much would it cost for 7 pencils?

What is $1.05?

200

Paul types 37 words per minute. He needs to type a 5,000–word book report he wrote longhand before he can hand it in. About how long will it take him to type it out? A. 1 hour, 30 minutes B. 1 hour, 50 minutes C. 2 hours, 5 minutes D. 2 hours, 15 minutes

What is D?

300

For a cookie recipe, you need 4 cups of sugar for a batch of 24 cookies. To bake 42 cookies, how many cups of sugar do you need?

What is 7 cups?

400

The ratio of pings to pongs is 3:2. The ratio of pongs to plunks is 6:11. What is the ratio of pings to plunks? A. 2:11 B. 4:11 C. 9:11 D. 12:11

What is C?

500

The scale on the plans for a truck is 2 inch = 1 yard. If the length of the drawing of the truck is 8 2/3 inches, how long will the truck be when it is built? A. 11 feet B. 11 1/2 feet C. 12 feet D. 13 feet

What is D?

Percent of Change (7.2.2.2)

100

Miguel earns 8% sales commission. What is Miguel’s commission for a week in which his sales total $4,209?

What is $336.72?

200

What would be a reasonable estimate for the sale price of a $450.00 suit marked 40% off? A. $27.00 B. $180.00 C. $270.00 D. $410.00

What is C?

300

Joann increased her sales by $15,000 from the previous year. If her sales this year were $85,600, approximately what was her percent increase?

What is 21.2%?

400

A computer system originally cost $1,258.00. On Sunday, it will be put on clearance. The clearance price will be $850. What is the percent of decrease rounded to the nearest percent?

What is 32.4%?

500

A box of ceramic tile weighs 58 lb. This is 45% more than a box of plastic tile. Which would be a reasonable estimate of how much a box of plastic tile weighs? A. 26 lb B. 40 lb C. 84 lb D. 116 lb

What is B?

Multistep Problems

100

Last week, Mr. Gallant bought himself a car sized pumpkin spice latte for $90.25. If he has a $2 discount coupon and is then charged 5% tax, what is the final price? 

What is $92.66?

200

On vacation, Mr. Moody drove their sports car at a speed of 110km/h. If he traveled a distance of 425 km at this speed, how long did it take him? 

What is 3.86 hours?

300

If there are 265 calories in a slice of pizza, how many calories are in 3/4 of a slice? HINT: Convert the fraction to a decimal first! 

What is 198.75 calories? 

400

Oranges are on sale for $3 per dozen (12 oranges). They usually cost $5 per dozen (12 oranges). How much money is saved on each orange? 

Round to the nearest whole.  

What is $0.17?

500

It takes Roberto 3.25 hours to run a 10K race. If he keeps the same rate, how long will it take him to run a 3K race? A. 45 minutes B. 58.5 minutes C. 97.5 minutes D. 122.5 minutes

What is B?

RANDOM FACTS

100

What is Mr. Gallant's favorite fall drink? 

What is a pumpkin spice latte? 

200

How many years has Mr. Gallant been at Jack James? 

What is four years? 

300

What two things must always be shown to earn full marks? 

What are units and work? 

400

The background of Mr. Gallant's laptop background depicts the monstrous dragon goddess Tiamat. Name one of the five colours that her heads are. 

What is red / white / blue/ green / black? 

500

What is step 3 in how to solve a problem? (The poster that is always at the front of the room) 

What is ask a friend?