Word Problems
15 is 75% of what?
20
Students were surveyed about their pets. Below are the results. What is the ratio of dogs to other pets?
Dogs: 15
Cats: 12
Birds: 2
15:14
On a bike you travel twenty miles in four hours. What is the unit rate of miles per hour?
5 mi/hr
Killiana paid 12.50 for 10 drinks. How much could she expect to pay for 30 drinks?
37.50
Change 12% to a decimal.
0.12
75% of 25 is what?
18.75
Luis ran 26 miles in 4 hours, what is his rate in miles per hour?
6.5 miles per hour
A plane can travel 50 miles in 1/2 an hour. At this rate, how many hours will it take the plane to travel 400 miles?
4 hours
25% of my class made a 4 in math. If there are 52 students, how many have a 4?
13
Change 0.23 to a percent.
23%.
If a plane travel 250miles in 2 hours, what is its constant speed?
125 miles per hour
Name an equivalent ratio for 1:3
3:9
Bob runs 4 laps around a track in 10 minutes. How many minutes per lap is that?
2.5 minutes per lap
Joe's family has completed 60% of a trip. They have traveled 30 miles. How far is the whole trip?
50 miles
Change 0.3 to a fraction and a percent.
3/10 and 30% or 30/100 and 30%
There are 12 pieces of fruit in a bowl and 9 of them are apples. What percentage of the pieces of fruit in the bowl are apples?
75% are apples
What are two equivalent ratios for 14:9
Multiply or divide by ___
MJ did 105 math problems in a week. What was his unit rate per day if he did the same number of problems each day?
105/7 = 15
When the 6th grade was surveyed, it was reported that 60% of the students spent at least 1 hour on homework. If there are 320 students, how many students spend over an hour on homework?
192 students
Savannah completed 12 out of 20 problems she had for homework. What percentage does she still need complete?
40% (she has already completed 60%)
If there are 120 blue snow cones and 70% have sprinkles, How many of them have sprinkles?
84 of them have sprinkles
There are 9 children in a class who take the bus to school, and there are 15 total children in the class. What percentage of the children take the bus to school?
60%
At 11:15 you start driving. You drive eighty miles and end at 1:15. What is the unit rate of miles per hour?
40 mi/hr
Erick paid $121.50 for 3 concert tickets. David paid $146 for 4 concert tickets. Who got the better deal? Make a guess first!
40.50 vs. 36.50 ()
I recently bought a jersey for 70% off the original price! Great deal, I know. If it was originally $60, how much did I pay for it?
$18