Fractions, Decimals,
Percentages
Ratios and rates
Algebra
Equations
Ms. Ewings
problem solving
100

Express 2/5 as a decimal

0.4

100

Simplify the ratio 10:15

2:3

100

4a+9a-a

12a

100

Solve x+12 = 17

x=5

100

A glass of water has an ice cube floating in it. When the ice melts, does the water level go up, down, or stay the same?

Stays the same.
Floating ice already displaces its melted volume.

200

A student scores 0.68 on a test. Write this score as a percentage.

68%

200

A drawing of a butterfly is made to a scale of 1 : 10.
On the drawing, the butterfly’s wingspan is 3 cm.
What is the butterfly’s actual wingspan in real life (in cm)?

30 cm

200

If x=6

evaluate 2x+3

x=15

200

4+x=-8

x=-12

200

You enter a dark room with one match, a candle, a kerosene lamp, and a fireplace. What do you light first? 

The match

300

A jacket costs $120. It is on sale for 30% off.
What is the sale price?

$84

300

A car travels 180 km in 3 hours.
What is the speed in kilometres per hour?

60km/hour

300

Simplify

3a x 2b

6ab

300

Solve

5x=35

x=7

300

How tall am I?

174cm

400

A student spends  2/5 of their time on homework, 0.35 of their time on sport, and the rest on free time.
What percentage of their time is free time?

25%

400

A mixture of cordial and water is made in the ratio 

2 : 9.
If you have 20 mL of cordial, how much water is needed

90 mL

400

Collect like terms

2a+4b+7a-3b

9a+b
400

Solve

3x+7=25

x=6

400

A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. 

How much does the ball cost?

If the ball were 10c, the bat would be $1.10 and the total $1.20. So it must be 5c + $1.05 = $1.10.

500

A phone is reduced by 20% in a sale, and the new price is $640.
What was the original price of the phone?

$800

500

Three workers share $480 in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5.
How much money does each worker receive?

$96

$144

$240

500

In the following expression list all the coefficiants


6a-7b+c-4

6

-7

1

500

A movie ticket costs $12 each plus a $5 booking fee.
If the total cost is $53, how many tickets were bought?

x=4

500

How many months have 28 days

All of them