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*final jeopardy*
100

Mr. Johnston strolled 40 miles in 5 hours and then meandered 60 miles in 10 hours. How much faster was his first rate?

2 mph

100

what is 0.72 as a percentage?

72%

100

solve for x:

4 1/5 x = 6

x = 10/7

100

what is 1% of 1.34 ?

0.0134

200

When the score was announced, 480 fans were happy. If 3360 fans attended the game, what fraction of the fans were happy when the score was announced?

1/7

200

what is 3/5 as a percentage?

60%

200

solve for x:

2 4/5 x = 5

x = 25/14

200

what is 110% of 1.34 ?

1.474

300

Three fourths of the fans did not wear blue. If 1000 fans attended the game, how many wore blue?

250

300

two and one fourth of 2 1/3 is what number?

21/4

300

solve for x: 

18x + 14 = 27

x = 13/18

300

what is the area of a circle with radius 100m?

10,000pi m-or- 31,400 m2

400

When the siren sounded, 440 were seen walking in the forest. If the other 360 were not seen, what fraction of the total was seen?

11/20

400

three and one third of what number is 4 1/2 ?

27/20

400

solve for x: 

4 1/3 x - 5/8 = 1 5/24

x = 11/26

400

Mrs. Clark ate 11/15 of the 7 1/2 hot dogs with mustard and mayo. Mrs. Holton at the rest with sauerkraut. How many hot dogs did Mrs. Holton eat?

2

500

Mr. Olivier has 5% as many hairs today as he did when he was in high school. If he has 2,000 hairs today, how many hairs did he have in high school?

40,000

500

what decimal part of 720 is 420?

0.583333333....

500

solve for x:

2 1/2 x - 2 1/4 = 3 2/5

x = 113/50

500

What is the surface area of a cube whose edges are 5 inches long?

150 in3

500

1/3(2 1/3+6 1/2)-7/24

191/72