Potpourri
Round 37,830.0666 to the nearest thousands
What is 38,000?
24 : 36 = x : 18
12
A beaker contained 4 liters of water. 2 liters of water was added. What was the ratio of the amount of water in the container at first to the amount of water that was added? (in simplest form)
What is 2 : 1?
50 cm of wire is bent to form a triangle in the ratio 1 : 2 : 2. What is the length of the shortest side?
What is 10 cm?
A school has 100 grade 6's, 120 grade 7's and 100 grade 8's. What is the ratio of grade 8's to grade 7's in simplest form.
5:6
What is 4/9 divided by 5/9
4/5
2/x = 8/48
12
Tom gave $200 to first grade and $300 to third grade. What is the ratio of the amount he gave to first grade to the total amount that he gave? (in simplest form)
What is 2 : 5?
The ratio of the number of students to teachers to administrators at New School is 13 : 6 : 1. There are 200 people at the school. How many more students than teachers are there?
What is 70?
51 cubic inches of dirt are mixed with 17 cubic inches of water. How much dirt is needed for 4 cubic inches of water?
What is 12 cubic inches?
Multiply 4 by 3/24.
What is 1/2?
1 to x = 14 to 42
3
A pie was cut in the ratio of 2 : 3. If the smaller piece weighed 40 g, how much did the whole pie weigh?
What is 100 g?
When building a fort, I need 20 kg of wood, 10 kg of nails, and 15 kg of bricks. What is the ratio of wood to bricks to nails in simplest form.
What is 4 : 3 : 2?
51 cubic cm of baking soda are mixed with 17 cubic cm of water. How much water is needed to make 80 cubic cm of the mixture?
What is 20 cubic cm?
Find the value of 417 - 123(3)
What is 48?
4/x =18/81
18
A bag of candy had 4 purple ones for every 15 blue ones. If the bag had 110 more blue ones than purple ones, how many purple ones were in the bag?
40 purple pieces
When building a fort, I need 20 kg of wood, 10 kg of nails, and 15 kg of bricks. How much wood do I need if my whole fort weighs 81 kg?
36 kg
Sarah drove 75 miles in two trips in the ratio of 3 : 2. How far did she drive on the second leg of the trip?
What is 30 miles?
Sam spend $200 on clothes. 1/4 was for shoes, 2/3 of the remainder was for sweaters, and the rest was for shirts. How much did Sam spend on shirts?
What is $50?
24 : 8 = 90 : x
30
Jo paid $28 less for Magic cards than Bob did. The ratio of the amount Jo paid to the amount Bob paid was 3 : 7 . How much did Bob pay?
$49
Three kids share an amount of marbles in the ratio of 4:3:2. If the smallest amount is 16 marbles, how many more marbles does the largest amount have?
What is 16 marbles?
The perimeter of a rectangle is 18 inches. It's width is 3 inches. What is the ratio of its length to its width in simplest form?
What is 2 : 1?