Converting
Ratios
% of a whole number
Word problem percentages
Word problem ratios
100

Convert decimal into percentage

0.72

72%

100

There are 10 white marbles and 5 blue marbles. What is the ratio of white to blue marbles?

10:5

100

20% of 70

14

100

John bought 25 balloons. 7 balloons are red. What is the percentage of balloons that are red? 

28%

100

The ratio of boys to girls is 1:2, if there's 12 boys how many girls are there?

24

200

Convert percentage into decimal

117%

1.17

200

Write 2 equivalent ratios to 3 / 4.

Many answers are possible.

Ex : 12/16, 16/20

200

52% of 200

104

200

A container contains 60 liters of cooking oil. Last month mother used 35% of cooking oil. How many liters of cooking oil are left in the container? 

39 liters

200

The ratio of apples to oranges is 2:3, if there's 30 oranges how many apples are there?

20

300

Convert percentage into fraction

48%

12/25

300

There are 2 red blocks, 3 orange blocks, and 4 black blocks. What is the ratio of all to black blocks?

9:4

300

65% of 220

143

300

A headphones are priced at 920 Baht. A discount of 15% is given. How much do you need to pay for headphones?

782 Baht

300

There are some peanuts and almonds in a packet. The proportion of peanuts is 2/3 of the total number of nuts in the packet. 

What proportion of nuts in the packet are almonds 

1/3

400

Convert fraction into percentage

3/5

60%

400

Which ratio is different from the others? 

a) 1 : 7 b) 2 : 5 c) 4 : 10 d) 8 : 20

a) 1 : 7

400

22% of 350

77

400

The price tag on flash drive is 590 Baht. The flash drive is sold for 413 Baht. What is the percentage discount? 

30%

400

The number of stamps that Ming has is 11/5 of the number of stamps that Fiona has. If Ming has 22 stamps, how many stamps does Fiona have?

10 stamps

500

Convert percentage to fractions in its simplest form 

35 %

7/20

500

Jodi, Kyle, and James have different toys. Jodi has 7 dolls, Kyle has 15 marbles, and James has 8 cars. Write the ratio of toys Kyle has to total toys

15:30

500

96 % of 50 ?

48

500

There were 1300 people at a concert. 1/2 of them were women. 46% of them were men and the rest were children. How many children were there at the concert?

52 children

500

There are 3 times as many novels as comic books in a bookstore. If there are 2480 books altogether, how many comic books are there in the bookstore?

 

620 comic books