Word Problems
Aphrodite traveled 50 leagues in 5 days. Then, she doubled her rate. How long would it take her to travel 180 leagues?
What are 9 days?
Convert 14% to a fraction in simplest form.
Convert 0.957 to a percent
What is 95.7%?
(-7)+ (4) + (-11) +15 - (-12)
What is 13?
Solve (make sure to balance!): -3x + 5 = -22
What is x = 9?
The ratio of black cars to white cars in the parking lot was 13 to 9. If there are 182 black cars, how many white cars are there?
What are 126 white cars?
The number of 7th graders is 28. This is only two-sevenths of the entire school population. How many students are in the entire school?
What are 98 students?
Convert 3/7 to a percent (round to nearest tenth of a percent)
What is 42.9%?
4(-3) + 2(-5) - (-9)
What is -13?
Evaluate: -xy + y2 if x = (-2) and y = (-4)
What is 8?
The picture frame was 7 square inches. What is the area of the picture frame in square feet? (round to nearest thousandths)
What is 0.049 square feet?
If the shorter pyramid is 560 feet tall, and this is only 3/4 of the height of the taller pyramid, how tall is the taller pyramid?
What is 720 feet?
The sales tax rate is 8%, and Ms. Zhang bought a pair of shoes for $52. How much was the sales tax on the shoes?
What is $4.16?
4 - (-3)[7 + (-4)] - (-9)(5)
What is 58?
Solve (make sure to balance!): -12y - 47 = -65 (leave solution as simplest fraction or decimal)
What is y = 3/2 or 1.5?