Word Problems
Joe knows a 4-pound turkey breast will feed 8 people. If 15 people are coming to Joe’s home for dinner, at this rate how many pounds of turkey breast will be need?
7.5 pounds
Complete the conversion: The fraction 1/4 is equivalent to the decimal ______ and the percent ______%.
0.25 and 25%
Lucy got 75% of the questions correct on her math test. If there were 24 questions, how many did Lucy get correct?
18 questions
The ratio of a drawing to an object is 6 cm : 40 cm. If the length of the drawing is 36 cm, what is the actual length of the object
240 cm (DOUBLE POINTS!!)
What song does Will sing to himself in the Upside Down?
"Should I Stay or Should I Go" by The Clash
Macy is making lemonade for a birthday party. The directions say to use 3 cups of water for every ½ cup of lemonade mix. How much lemonade mix will Macy use to make lemonade with 45 cups of water?
7.5 cups (DOUBLE POINTS!!)
Convert the decimal 0.8 to a fraction in simplest form and its equivalent percentage.
4/5 and 80%
Twenty percent of the 7th grade students like football. If there are 340 students in the 7th grade, how many like football?
68 students like football (DOUBLE POINTS!!)
Solve the proportion: 30 is to 100 as 90 is to ?
300
What does Dustin name his pet demodog in season 2? Triple points for the full name!
Dart (D'Artagnan)
After exercising, Tim’s heartrate was 25 beats in 6 seconds. What is Tim’s heartrate per minute?
250 beats per minute
Sarah successfully answered 17 out of 20 questions on her math quiz. What percentage of the questions did she answer correctly?
85% (DOUBLE POINTS!!)
10% of people who enter the contest will win. If 400 people have entered the contest, how many will win?
40 will win
Stan had 15 apples and gave 10 to his sister. If he had 21 apples and wanted to give the same percentage to his sister, how many apples should she get?
14 apples
Where do Steve and Robin work in season 3?
Scoops Ahoy (DOUBLE POINTS!!)
A tree casts a shadow 8 meters long. At the same time, a building 64 meters tall casts a shadow 16 meters long. To the nearest meter, what is the height of the tree?
32 meters (DOUBLE POINTS!!)
A survey found that 35% of students prefer reading over other hobbies. Write the fraction of students who prefer reading in simplest form, and then write that fraction as a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredth.
7/20 and .35
Ms. Jones had 48 students pass the first test. If 96% of students passed the test, how many total students does Ms. Jones have?
50 total students
What is the unit rate of 232 people in 8 classrooms?
29 people per classroom (DOUBLE POINTS!!)
What is the name of Erica's character in DnD?
Lady Applejack
A cooler of drinks has 5 bottles of water for every 3 sodas. If there are 120 drinks in the cooler, how many are sodas?
45 sodas
David ran 5/6 of a mile, while Emily ran 0.85 of a mile. Convert David's distance to a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredth, and then state who ran the longer distance.
.83 and Emily
There are 75 pieces of fruit in a bowl and 36% of them are strawberries. How many strawberries are in the bowl?
27 strawberries (DOUBLE POINTS!!)
Jenna is paid an hourly rate. One week she earned $157.50 by working 30 hours. If she works 35 hours the next week, how much will she earn?
$183.75
Complete the sentence: "The silver cat eats when ______________"
blue meets yellow in the west (DOUBLE POINTS!!)