Percents
Proportions
Mental Math
Literal Equations
Solving for x
100

3 is what percent of 9?

33%

100

1/2x = 3

x=6

100

7+5 = ?

12
100

y = 4 - x

Solve for x.

x = 4-y

100

2x + 4 = -18 - 9x

x= -2

200

What is 40% of 200?

80

200

120/x = 24

x=5

200

36-19 =? 

17

200

6y = 7+4x

Solve for x

x= (6y-7)/4

200

(x+4) - 3x = 1 + x

x=1

300

20% of what number is 16?

80

300
(x-2)/9 = 2/3

x=8

300

4*8 - 5 = ?

27

300

x/a = y/b

Solve for b

b = ay/x

300

0.25x + 0.1x = 9.8

x=28

400

Water is said to be 71% of the Earth's surface. The total surface area of Earth is roughly 197,000,000 square miles. How many square miles are covered in water?

139,870,000 square miles

400

(x+2)/5 = (2x-11)/7

x=23

400

(20-5)*4 + 7 = ?

67

400

(x+7)/(y-4) = 3

Solve for y.

y=(x+19)/3

400

1/2x + 1/3(x-6) = 5/6x +2

no solution

500

Mr. Lim teaches an algebra class. 60% are only children and 40% of them have siblings. Among those with siblings, 50% of them have more than 2 siblings. There are 4 students with 1 sibling. How many students are in the class?

20

500

A computer takes 15 minutes to download a 45-min TV show. How long will it take to download a 2-hr movie?

40 minutes

500

(80/5)*3 = ?

48

500

(rx+sx)/t = 6

Solve for x.

x=6t/(r+s)

500

A hairdresser is deciding where to open her new studio. If she chooses Studio A, she pays $1200 in rent and would charge $45/haricut. If she chooses Studio B, she pays $1800 in rent and would charge $60/haircut. How many haircuts would she have to give in one month to make the same profit at both studios?

40 haircuts