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100

In a restaurant, Chad tracked the number of children and adults that came in over an hour. During that time, 12 children and 30 adults came in the restaurant. What is the ratio of adults to children that came into the restaurant? SIMPLIFY if you are able to

5 to 2, or 5:2, 5/2

100

Sean has to read a book during summer break. He read 144 pages in 3 hours on the way to his grandma's house. If Sean reads at the same pace, how long will it take Sean to finish his 264-page book?

5.5

100

Adam is a team leader for a packing and moving company. Today, his team packed 105 boxes in 5 hours. What was his team's packing rate, in boxes per hour?

21 boxes per hour

100

Emily sold 148 boxes of cookies for a fundraiser. If she sold 80% of the total number of boxes sold for the fundraiser, how many total boxes of cookies were sold for the fundraiser?

185

100

Given that 100 centimeters is equal to 1 meter, convert 360 centimeters to meters.

3.6 meters

200

Over the past month, a hairstylist has had 35 female clients and 15 male clients. What is the ratio of male clients to female clients for this hairstylist?

3 to 7; 3:7; 3/7

200

Sandra is traveling 20 mph on her bicycle. After 3 hours, how far will she have traveled?

60 miles

200

A group of volunteers has been collecting toys to deliver to a local charity. Over the last 3 days, the volunteers have collected 189 toys. What has been their collection rate, in toys per day?

63 toys per day

200

Peggy was taking a timed 80-question test. She was able to correctly answer 70% of the questions but had to skip the rest. How many questions did Peggy answer correctly?

56

200

Given that 100 centimeters is equal to 1 meter, convert 4.3 meters to centimeters.

430 

300

A fish tank has 8 goldfish, 6 tetras, 4 snails, and 3 platies. What is the ratio of tetras to platies?

2 to 1; 2/1 or 2:1

300

How long will it take an emperor penguin to swim 27 miles if it is swimming 9 mph?

3

300

Mr. Sonny's science class is calculating the average number of blinks per minute. Jan blinks 85 times in 5 minutes. What is her blinking rate, in blinks per minute?

17 blinks per minute

300

If 25 is 40% of a value, what is that value?

62.5

300

Given that 12 inches is equal to 1 foot, convert 132 inches to feet

11

400

Luca has a box of dog toys. There are 3 bones, 4 balls, and a stuffed animal. What is the ratio of balls to stuffed animals?

4 to 1; 4:1; 4/1

400

In a soccer league, the ratio of boys to girls is 4 to 6. There are a total of 50 players in the soccer league. Determine how many girls play in the soccer league

30

400

Which of the following is a better buy: 

Benny's Sandwiches: 4 sandwiches for $5.00

ABC Sandwiches, Inc.: 2 sandwiches for $3.00

Sandwich Hut: 1 sandwich for $2.00  

sandwhich hut

400

If 36 is 90% of a value, what is that value?

40

400

Given 3 feet is equal to 1 yard, convert 5 yards to feet

15 feet

500

Luca has a box of dog toys. There are 3 bones, 4 balls, and a stuffed animal. What is the ratio of bones to all toys?

3/8; 3 to 8; 3:8

500

In a fish tank, the ratio of goldfish to guppies is 2 to 4. There are a total of 12 fish in the fish tank. Determine the number of goldfish in the fish tank

4

500

Which of the following is a better buy

Lara's Boutique: 4 dresses for $64

The Dress Shop: 5 dresses for $75

Marge's Dresses: 8 dresses for $160

The Dress Shop

500

A cotton candy vendor has 18 cones of blue cotton candy to sell. If the blue cotton candy is 50% of the total number of cones, how many total cotton candy cones does he have?

36

500

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