Ratios
Solving Proportions
Sales Tax
Discount
Proportion Word Problems
100
Write 6 girls to 8 boys as a ratio in 3 ways.
6/8, 6 to 8, 6:8
100
x/6 = 6/9
What is 4?
100
Joe buys a shirt for $15 with a sales tax of 6%. How much did he pay altogether?
What is $15.90?
100
How much would you pay on an item that costs $30 with a discount of 25%?
What is $22.50?
100
Anna earns $12 in 3 hours. How much does she make in 5 hours?
What is $20
200
Write 10 limes to 6 lemons as a ratio in 3 ways.
10:6, 10/6, 10 to 6
200
Solve for x. x/2 = 9/6
What is 3
200
What is the total amount paid for a stereo that costs $99.50 with 8% sales tax.
What is $107.46?
200
Mike bought a computer for $330 with a discount of 30%. How much did Mike pay for his laptop after the discount was applied?
What is $198?
200
Ramon gets 10 points in 4 games. How many does he get in 6 games?
What is 15 points
300
Write 32 new to 43 used cars three different ways.
32/43, 32 to 43, 32:43
300
Solve for x. x/6 = 8/12
What is 4
300
You go to buy a new flat screen TV. It costs $299. You pay a sales tax of 5.5%. How much do you pay altogether for the TV? (Round to the nearest cent)
What is $315.45
300
You go to buy a new flat screen TV. It costs $299. You receive a discount of 15%. How much do you pay altogether for the TV? (Round to the nearest cent)
What is $254.15?
300
Henry reads 8 pages in 6 minutes, then he reads 4 pages in how many minutes?
What is 3 minutes
400
Write 10 people for 2 vans three different ways.
10/2, 10:2, 10 to 2
400
Solve for x. 6/10 = 18/x
What is 30
400
Sales tax is 6% in Ohio. You buy an iPod for $110, what was the total amount that you would pay?
What is $116.60
400
A backpack cost $28 with a 25% discount, what is the price of the back pack?
What is $21
400
Julia texts 60 words in 4 minutes, then she texts 45 words in how many minutes?
What is 3 minutes
500
Write 4 miles for every 7 minutes three different ways.
4 to 7, 4:7, and 4/7
500
Solve for x. 3/8 = 15/x
What is 40.
500
A shirt cost $15 with a sales tax of 6.5%. How much does the shirt cost altogether?
What $15.98?
500
A pair of shoes cost $45 with a 45% discount. How much are the shoes?
What is $24.75
500
Ms. Curtis students 25 hours for 2 tests, and studies 100 hours for how many tests?
What is 8 tests.