Percentages
What is 25% of 40?
10
What is 5 divided by 2/3?
15/2
Gavin Newsom is running for President against Mr. Clarence. If Gavin receives 3 votes for every 1 vote that Mr. Clarence receives, what is the ratio of Mr. Clarence's votes to Gavin's?
1 : 3
If Mark can run 15 miles in 135 minutes, how long would it take him to run 1 mile?
9 minutes
What is the largest Ocean on Earth?
Pacific Ocean
50% of 'what number' is 19
38
What is two-fifths divided by one and one half?
4/15
A youth group is having their spring picnic. To make coleslaw salad, they need 3 pounds of mayonnaise for every 4 pounds of cabbage. What is the ratio of mayonnaise to cabbage, if they currently have 18 pounds of mayonnaise?
18 : 24
If a store sells 3 bags of peanuts for $18, what is the unit rate of dollars per bag of peanuts?
$6 per bag
What is the largest country on Earth by land area?
Russia
Brett colors 25% of all the shapes on his paper. If he colors 6 shapes, how many shapes are on his paper?
24 shapes
The recipe requires 1/2 a cup of flour for every batch of cookies. How many batches can be made with five and a half cups of flour?
11 batches
If there are 3 Liters of ginger ale for every 18 ounces of juice, how many ounces of juice are there if Mr. Clarence has 9 Liters of ginger ale?
54 ounces
Aaron needs 24 inches of copper wire. If the wire is only sold in centimeters and 1 inch = 2.54 cm, how many centimeters of wire does Aaron need? (calculator needed)
60.96 cm
Who is responsible for the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War?
President Abraham Lincoln
Jason buys a video game for $40. He then resells the game for 30% less than what he bought it for. How much did he resell it at?
$28
If ten friends want to split two and a half pizzas evenly, how much of each pizza will each friend get?
5/20 or 1/4 of a pizza each
Sam uses 3 cups of water for every 1 cup of cornstarch to make jello. If he uses 15 cups of water, how much cornstarch will he need?
5 cups of cornstarch
A box of 72 candles costs $18, how much would one candle cost? (calculators needed)
$0.25
What organelle is known as the 'powerhouse of the cell'?
Mitochondria
'what number' is 60% of 70?
42
What is four and two-thirds divided by three fourths?
56/9
or
6 2/9 ("six and two-ninths")
Angel can write 6 pages in 4 minutes, while Jordi can write 9 pages in 6 minutes. Who writes at a faster rate?
Tied, both write at 36 pages for every 24 minutes
or
3 pages every 2 minutes
Rommel runs 10 blocks in 7 minutes, how many blocks does he run in 35 minutes?
50 blocks
What is the English term used to describe the main character of a story?
Protagonist