Perfect Squares
92
81
x/3 = 6/18
x=1
Galaxy Comics has a special deal this month. When a customer buys 3 comic books, they receive 2 action figures with their purchase. Juan bought all 9 comic books from his favorite series, The Mighty Master.
How many action figures did Juan receive with his purchase?
6 action figures
50% as a fraction
1/2
Who is Mrs. Taggart's favorite Avenger?
Captain America
122
144
5/x = 15/48
x=16
Michael's mom loves Bright Scents candles. A 4-inch candle will burn for 8 hours. Michael bought his mom a 10-inch candle for Mother's Day.
If Bright Scents candles all burn at the same rate, how many hours will the 10-inch candle burn?
20 hours
.75 as a fraction
3/4
What month is Mrs. Taggart's birthday?
April
152
225
2/5 = x/30
x = 12
Once a month, volunteers from the Green Sea Club clean up litter at the beach. Last month, the volunteers picked up 8 pounds of trash in 4 hours. This month, the same group of volunteers will spend 3 hours picking up trash.
If they pick up trash at the same rate, how many pounds of trash should the volunteers pick up this month?
6 pounds
2/5 as a decimal
.4 or .40
How many school days are left? (Get within 10 and it counts!)
70
172
289
10/50 = 40/x
x = 200
Ariana picked 21 cups of ripe strawberries from her garden. She plans to use all of the strawberries to make strawberry jam. Her recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar for every 7 cups of strawberries.
How much sugar does Ariana need to use?
6 cups of sugar
.05 as a percent
5%
What is Mrs. Taggart's favorite holiday?
Thanksgiving
182
324
4/12 = 2/x
x = 6
Every summer, Kendra plants a vegetable garden in her yard. Last year, she planted 6 rows of tomatoes and 8 rows of peppers. Kendra wants to keep the same ratio this year, but she only plans to plant 3 rows of tomatoes.
How many rows of peppers will Kendra plant this year?
4 rows
3/8 as a percent
37.5%
In what state was Mrs. Taggart born?
New Jersey