Simplifying Fractions
If there are 6 boys and 3 girls, what is the ratio of girls to boys in lowest form?
1:2
Simplify: 16:4
4:1
Find the perimeter of a square yard that has green grass, a side measuring 10 feet, and a dog named Baxter who lives there.
40 feet
4 + 2(8^2 -4) - 20/2 =
114
Solve for x to make these proportional: 5/6 = x/36
x = 30
5*2 + 10 -3 * 5^2 =
-55
Simplify: 144:60
12:5
What is the area, in square feet, of a trapezoid whose height is 6 inches and bases have lengths of 2 feet and 3 feet?
15 feet squared
5*4 (10*2) + 6 =
406
Last week Bill earned $210 for a 30-hour week. What was his pay rate? What would he have earned for a 40-hour week?
Pay rate = $7/hour In a 40-hour week Bill would have earned $280.