Word Problems
75% of 150 is what?
112.50
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 20 miles in 4 hours. What is the unit rate of miles per hour?
5 mi/hr
Mya 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
22% of 25 is what?
5.5
The ratio of pants to shirts in your closet is 12:16. What is the simplified ratio of pants to shirts?
12:26= 6:13
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%.
120% of 115 is what?
138
Name an equivalent ratio for 1:3
3:9
Gabriel runs 4 laps around a track in 10 minutes. How many minutes per lap is that?
2.5 minutes per lap
Jordan's family has completed 50% of a trip. They have traveled 30 miles. How far is the whole trip?
60 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
A special cereal mixture contains rice, wheat and corn in the ratio of 2:3:5. If a bag of the mixture contains 3 pounds of rice, how much corn does it contain?
7.5
Alidi 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 9th 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
Nour completed 12 out of 20 problems he had for homework. What percentage does he still need complete?
40% (he has already completed 60%)
There are 15 blue snow cones out of a total of 150 colorful snow cones. What percent of the snow cones are NOT blue?
90%
Clothing store A sells T-shirts in only three colors: red, blue and green. The colors are in the ratio of 3 to 4 to 5. If the store has 20 blue T-shirts, how many T-shirts does it have altogether?
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
Shawn paid $121.50 for 3 concert tickets. Baran paid $146 for 4 concert tickets. Who got the better deal? Make a guess first!
$40.50 vs. $36.50 (Baran!)
I recently bought a dress for 55% off the original price! Great deal, I know. If it was originally $60, how much did I pay for it?
$33