1 and 2 step problems
Recipe calls for a 1/2 bag of choc chipss to make 5 dozen cookies. How many are needed to make 20 dozen?
2
What is 20% of 80?
16
At a concert a band plays 7 "sets" and each set lasts 15 min. How long does it take the band to play all 7 sets?
105 min
Flowers cost $2 each and you want to send a flower to 6 friends. How much would it cost?
$12
7 of 25 students in a class have a birthday in October. What percentage of the class has a birthday in October?
28%
If 4/5=5/x, the x=?
25/4
If 12 nee dohs cost $30, what is the cost of 1 nee doh?
$2.50
A library has a total of 1,260 books. If 40% of the books are fiction, how man of the library books are fiction books (real number)?
504
Shelby earns a total of $520 each week at her job. If 20% of her pay is withheld for taxes and there no other deductions, what is Shelby's take home pay each week?
$416
Alana's sweet tea recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar for 64 ounces of tea. How much sugar would be in a 12 ounce glass of sweet tea?
3/32 cup
Peyton has a recipe that calls for 2 2/3 cups of wheat flour and 1 1/5 cups of rye flour. What is the total amount of flour needed (in cups)?
3 13/15 cups
Grayson averages 25 seconds per word to complete a word search. How many min does it take him to complete a word search with 20 words (fraction)?
8 1/3 min
It cost Jonathan 31 cents per sq ft to build a shop in his backyard. How much does it cost to build 180 sq ft?
$55.80
Big T ate 60 hot dogs in 12 minutes time during a contest. What is the average speed (per min) that he ate the hot dogs?
5 hot dogs per min
On a road map, 1 5/8 inches represent 10 miles. How many miles does 2 1/4 inches represent? (fraction)
180/13
Rodney has a tree near his house that loses an average of 80 leaves an hour. How many hours does it take the tree to lose 1,680 leaves?
21
Buckle is offering a 25% off sale on jeans. How much would a pair of jeans cost that are regular $30?
$22.50
If Jason earns $352 in 16 days of work, how much does he earn in 117 days at this rate?
$2,574
30 students tried out for the soccer team, but only 6 of them were selected to play on the team. What percentage of the students that tried out made the team?
20%
How much would you save on a new set of headphones that cost $18 if they were on sale at 15% off?
$2.70
3 white handkerchiefs cost $2.29. How much will a dozen cost?
$9.16
50 ft of electrical wire cost $4.80, then $10.80 would buy how many feet?
$112.50
How much would you save if you buy a $42 book on sale for 25% off?
$10.50
Riley does 1/5 of a job in 6 min. At this rate, what fraction of the job will be done in 10 min?
1/3
It takes 40 sq ft of plastic to cover a picnic table. How many sq ft of plastic is needed to cover 16 tables?
640