Unit Rate
Proportion
Percent Proportion
Tax and Tip
Riddles
100
Jake is buying a pound of beef that costs $4. What is the unit rate?

$4 per pound

100

In the recipe of a lemonade 2 cups of sugar is needed for 3 lemons. How many lemons are needed for 6 cups of sugar?

9

100

What is 40% of 60?

24

100

 Sales tax is __________ to the price

Added


100

What has teeth but doesn't bite?

A comb

200

Dad drives 25 miles in 5 hours. What is the rate in miles per hour?

5 miles per hour


200

12      x

__ =____

18     36

Find x.

24

200

What is 50% of 80?

40

200

Find the tip amount only.  $20 lunch;  10% tip

$2

200

It’s raining at midnight, but the forecast for tomorrow and the next day is clear. Will there be sunny weather in 48 hours?

No- it won't be sunny because it's midnight

300

If Mike runs 10 miles in 2 hours, what is his average rate of miles per hour?

5 miles per hour

300

5       15

__ =____

25     x

Find x.

75

300

What is 100% of 35?

35

300

If there is a 6% tax to an $8.00 sunglasses, what is the total cost?

$8.48

300

You’ll find me in Mercury, Earth, Mars and Jupiter, but not in Venus or Neptune. What am I?

The letter R

400

A volleyball team is up by 20 points every 4 minutes of the game. What is the volleyball teams unit rate?

5 points per minute

400
If Shelby answered 9 answers correctly out of 10 questions on the quiz, how many questions correctly would he have answered on a test of 20 questions?

18

400

What percentage is 24 of 30?

80%

400

If there is a 9% tax to an $36.00 polo shirt, what is the amount of tax that will have to be added to the cost of the shirt?

$3.24

400

What do the numbers 11, 69, and 88 all have in common?

They all read the same way when placed upside down.

500

Joshua answered 15 homework questions correctly in 2 hours. How many questions could Joshua have answered in 1 hour?

7.5 questions per hour

500

If Jeremy made 12 baskets out of 36 tries, how many baskets could he have made out of 6 tries?

2 baskets

500

What percentage is 65 of 90?

72%

500

Find the tip amount only.  $150 lunch;  25% tip

$37.50

500

Where would you take a sick boat?

To the dock  (doc)