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Basic Proportion
Customary
Percent Proportion
Sales Tax, Discount, Tip
100

Turn 2/5 into a decimal

0.4

100

Pamela drove her truck 494 miles and used 19 gallons of fuel. She wants to know how many miles she can drive with 12 gallons of fuel. She assumes that her truck uses the same amount of gas per mile.

Answer---312 miles

100

How many feet are in 5 yards?

15 ft.

100

65% of students do not study prior to tests. If there are a total of 700 students, how many do not study for tests?

What is 455?

100

Sally purchased a school binder for $12.  The tax rate is 8%.  How much does the binder cost including tax?

$12.96

200

What is 4/5 as a percent?

80%

200

A boat travels 165 miles in 3 hours (with a constant speed). How much time will it take traveling 220 miles?

Answer---4

200

How many ounces are there in 20 pounds?

320 oz.

200

16 out of 20 people use debit cards instead of checks. What percentage like to use debit cards?

What is 80%?

200

You and your sister went to eat at Chili’s.  The bill cost $26.  You want to leave a 20% tip.  How much total money should you leave as a tip?


$5.20

300

I bought a winter coat that is on sale for 30% off. What is the discount percent as a decimal?

.3

300

Totsakan enlarged the size of a photo to a length of 28 in. What is the new width if it was originally 2 in long and 1 in wide?

Answer--- 14

300

Karen needs to convert 20 ounces into cups.

2.5 cups

300
There are 35 boys out for football. This is about 5% of the total enrollment. How many total kids are in the school?
What is 700?
300

The Adidas store offered a 25% discount off their t-shirts.  The original cost of the t-shirt was $25.  How much did they cost on sale?

$18.75

400

Express .12 as a simplified fraction. 



3/25

400

Jacob bought one bulb of elephant garlic for $2.29. How many bulbs can Stephanie buy if she has $12?

Answer ---5.24

400

A centipede is crawling at a speed of 4 inches per minute. How long will it take the centipede to crawl one yard?

9 min.

400
John got 17 out of 20 on his test. What percentage did he get correct?
What is 85%?
400

You ask your mom for a $40 sweatshirt.  The cost of the sweatshirt including tax was $43.40.  What was the tax rate?

8.5%

500

If 3 students out of 8 like vanilla ice cream, what is the percentage of student who DON'T like it?

62.5%

500

Sam used 16 loaves of elf bread on a 20 day hiking trip. He wants to know how many loaves of elf bread he should pack for a 31 day hiking trip if he eats the same amount of bread each day. (Round to Whole Number)

Answer---25 (24.8—rounding to 25)

500

The punch recipe called for 1 quart of cherry soda, 1 pint of grape juice, and 1 cup of orange juice. How many one cup servings will it make?

7 cups

500

There are 100 6th graders, 95 7th graders and 105 8th graders. What is the percent of 6th graders in the school?

What is 33%?

500

Journeys offered a 20% discount off the regular price of shoes.  The amount of the discount is $14.
What is the regular price of the shoes?


$70