Ratios Rates Proportions Fractions, Decimals, and Percents Word

Ratios
Rates
Proportions
Fractions,
Decimals,
and
Percents
Word
Problems
200
200
200
200
200
400
400
400
400
400
600
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600
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800
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1000
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1000
Simplify the ratio and express it in two other
forms:
12 to 24
Answer
1 and 1:2
2
Simplify the ratio and express it in two other
forms:
16 shoes to 4 sandals
Answer
4:1 and 4
1
Simplify the ratio and express it in two other
forms:
15 miles : 6 miles
Answer
5 to 2 and 5
2
Simplify the ratio and express it in two other
forms:
52
4
Answer
13:1 and 13 to 1
Simplify the ratio and express it in two other
forms:
3 days : 6 weeks
Answer
1 to 2 or 1
2
Write as a unit rate. Remember to simplify.
$18 for 3 dinners
Answer
$6 per dinner
Write as a unit rate. Remember to simplify.
150 miles in 3 hours
Answer
50 miles per hour
Write as a unit rate. Remember to simplify.
75 books for $3
Answer
25 books for $1
Write as a unit rate. Remember to simplify.
115 miles on 5 gallons
Answer
23 miles per gallon
Write as a unit rate. Remember to simplify.
$10 for 40 students
Answer
$0.25 per student
Solve the proportion. (Find the missing #)
12
3
e
1
Answer
e=4
Solve the proportion. (Find the missing #)
3
8
12
k
Answer
k = 32
Solve the proportion. (Find the missing #)
12
5
n
100
Answer
n = 240
Solve the proportion. (Find the missing #)
t
80
56
20
Answer
t = 224
Solve the proportion. (Find the missing #)
16
b
128
40
Answer
b=5
Find an equivalent decimal for 22%
Answer
0.22
Find an equivalent decimal for 600%
Answer
6
Find an equivalent percent for 0.505
Answer
50.5%
Order from greatest to least
35
0.7
2
100
3
Answer
0.7 > 2 > 35
3 100
Order from least to greatest
250%
2.4
27%
Answer
27% < 2.4 < 250%
In the phrase Happy Birthday,
what is the ratio of letters in the word "Happy"
to letters in the word "Birthday"?
Answer
5:8
5 to 8 5
8
There are half a dozen mice in a cage. What is
the ratio of legs to ears in simplest form?
Answer
2:1
2 to 1
2
1
Matthew has a roll of tickets that he can use for
any ride at the fair. He uses 15% of his roll to
ride the roller coaster and 0.05 of the roll to
ride the merry-go-round. For which ride did
he use more tickets?
Answer
Roller Coaster
Stacey entered her birdhouse in the arts-andcrafts competition at the fair. Thirty-two
percent of the entries won blue ribbons, 2/5
were awarded red ribbons, and 0.28 won
green ribbons. Which color ribbon was
awarded most?
Answer
Red Ribbon
The class found that, on average, a local
landfill contains about twice as much
construction waste as industrial waste. If
these wastes together account for 9% of total
landfill waste, about what percent of total
landfill waste is made up of construction
waste?
Answer
6%