ratio word problems
The space program has 18 astronauts in outer space and 16 astronauts on Earth. What is the ratio of the number of astronauts on Earth to the number of astronauts in outer space?
16:18
What percentage of 80 is 20
25%
What is 95% of $40?
38
Chad's town voted on a new speed limit. 20% of the 65 votes were in favor of the new speed limit. How many votes were in favor?
13
What’s the only even prime number?
2
A donut shop made 13 donuts with frosting and 37 donuts without frosting. What is the ratio of the number of donuts without frosting to the number of donuts with frosting?
37:13
What percentage of 28 is 21?
75
What is 80% of 20?
16
The city council voted on a new tax. The council has 60 members and 40% of the council members voted in favor of the new tax. How many members voted in favor of the tax?
24
What is March 14 known as? And WHY?
Pi Day - because it is written 3/14 which is the fraction representation of pi (3.14159...)
A donuts shop made 8 donuts with frosting and 42 donuts without frosting. What is the ratio of the number of donuts without frosting to the total number of donuts?
42:50
$250 is what percent of $500?
50%
What is 25% of 72
18
At Adam's Swimwear, 25% of the 48 swimsuit styles are bikinis. How many bikini styles are there?
12
Which number is greater: a googol or a quadrillion?
A googol. It represents 1 × 10100.
A car factory made 14 cars with a sunroof and 28 cars without a sunroof. What is the ratio of the number of cars without a sunroof to the number of cars with a sunroof?
28:14
15,000 is what percent of 20,000?
75%
What is 40% of 25
10
The art club had an election to select a president. 54 members voted in the election and 18 did not vote. What percentage of the members voted?
75%
What is a thousand billion?
A trillion
There are 8 pink beads and 18 purple beads on Kinsley's necklace. What is the ratio of the number of pink beads to the total number of beads?
8:26
4,200 is what percent of 7,000?
60%
What is 50% of 14
7
Carson's Diner offers its clients a choice of regular and diet soda. Last night, the diner served 65 regular sodas and 35 diet sodas. What percentage of the sodas served were regular?
65
What is the smallest prime number greater than 100?
101