Comparison Statements
Unit Rates & Equations
Solving Proportions
Missing Parts
Mixed Bag
100
Of the students in Ms. Burke’s third period math class, 16 are wearing athletic shoes, 10 are wearing boots, and 4 are wearing other kinds of shoes. What fraction of Ms. Burke's students are wearing boots? Reduce your answer.
What is 1/2
100
Donuts4U has donuts on sale at 12 for $5.40. What is the cost per donut?
What is $0.45
100
8/12 = 14/x
What is x = 21
100
At camp, Miriam uses a pottery wheel to make three bowls in 2 hours. Duane makes five bowls in 3 hours. At the same pace, how long will it take Duane to make a set of 12 bowls?
What is 7.2 hours.
100
A clock loses 3 minutes every 4 hours. At this rate, how many minutes will the clock lose in one day?
What is 18 minutes
200
In a comparison taste test of new ice creams invented at Moo University, 750 freshmen preferred Cranberry Bog ice cream while 1,250 freshmen preferred Coconut Orange ice cream. What percent of freshman preferred Coconut Orange ice cream? Round your answer to the nearest whole percent.
What is 63%
200
The fair’s train ride covers a distance of 3 miles in 20 minutes. What is the unit rate in minutes per mile? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
What is 6.7 minutes per mile.
200
12/16 = t/20
What is t = 15
200
Fasiz and Dale drive at the same speed along a road. Fasiz drives 15 kilometers in 32 minutes. How far does Dale drive in 10 minutes? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
What is 4.69 km
200
To make a fruit drink for 6 people, Yolanda mixed 1/2 liter of concentrate with 4.5 liters of water. How many liters of concentrate will Yolanda need to serve 20 people? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
What is 1.7 liters of concentrate
300
A town considers whether to put in curbs along the streets. The ratio of people who support putting in curbs to those who oppose it is 2 to 5. What fraction of the people oppose putting in curbs? Reduce your final answer.
What is 2/7.
300
At a local carnival you buy 50 tickets for $37.50. Write an equation relating the cost for purchasing any number of tickets. Let t = tickets and p = price A: t = 1.333p B: p = 1.333t C: t = 0.75p D: p = 0.75t
What is A: t = 1.333p or D: p = 0.75t. D is the preferred answer.
300
10/y = 6/21
What is y = 35
300
Kaitlyn wants to estimate the number of candies in a 2-pound (32-ounce) bag of chocolate-covered peanuts. She examines several 2-ounce packages of the same candy and counts 8 or 9 candies in each. How many pieces of candy can Kaitlyn expect to get in a 2-pound bag?
What is 136.
300
Joe drove for 5 hours and traveled a distance of 240 miles. How fare will he travel in 7.2 hours?
What is 345.6 miles
400
A recipe for a fruit smoothie drink asks for strawberries and raspberries. The ratio of strawberries to raspberries in the drink is 4 to 12. What percent of the berries are strawberries? Round your answer to the nearest whole percent.
What is 25%
400
In your basic rate equation, which variable is always multiplied by the coefficient? A: Independent or B: Dependent.
What is A: Independent
400
2.5/k = 5/12
What is k = 6
400
There are two doorways into the fun house. The doors are similar rectangles. The tall door is 9 feet high and 5 feet wide. The short door is 4 feet high. How wide is the short door? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
What is 2.2 feet
400
A experimental rocket travels at the rate of 50 miles every 2 seconds. How many minutes will it take the rocket to cover a distance of 7500 miles?
What is 5 minutes.
500
In the year 1990, $32,281,000 was spent on newspaper advertising while in the year 2000, $46,582,000 was spent. If the total money spent on advertising for newspaper, internet, tv, etc., was $215,226,000, what percent of the 2000 newspaper advertising dollars was the amount spent on newspaper in 1990? Round answer to the nearest whole percent.
What is 69%
500
At Shop-n-Save, 2-liter bottles of Orange Splash is 4 for $4.99. At Giant Eagle, a 1/2 liter bottles of Orange Splash is $2.29 per 8-pack. Which store offers the better buy? A - Shop-n-Save B - Giant Eagle
What is B - Giant Eagle
500
25/32 = x/18 Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
What is x = 14.1
500
On a sunny day a 5'5'' person casts a 4' shadow. A nearby tree casts a 12'3'' shadow. How tall is the tree in inches?
What is 2,388.75 inches
500
Janice wants to buy a new bike that costs $153. If Janice babysits for 5 hours for $42.50, how many more hours does she need to babysit in order to buy the bike she wants?
What is 13 more hours