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A student gave 2/3 of her cassette tapes to her friend. If she kept 24 tapes, how many did she give away?
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Two out of Three
One Third was kept by her The other two parts will be multiplied with the 24. 24 x 2 = 48 |
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A club has 4 Blue kites, 3 Green kites, and 3 Yellow kites. What proportion of the kites are blue?
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4 + 3 + 3 = 10
4/10 = 0.4 40 |
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A woman deposits $600 into an account that pays 5 1/4 interest per year. How much interest will she receive in one year?
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Remember 1/4 is the same as .25
So: 600 x 5.25 = 3150 3150 / 100 = 31.5 $31.50 |
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Water volume increases 9% when it freezes. If 180 cubic centimeters of water is frozen, by how many cubic centimeters will its volume increase?
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180 x 9 = 1620
1620 / 100 = 16.2 |
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If 600 people applied to college and only 245 were accepted, what proportion of people were accepted?
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245 / 600 = 0.4083
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A hiker follows a trail that goes from camp to lake. The hiker walks 8 miles north, and then 6 miles east. What would be the distance of the return trip if the hiker could walk one straight route back to camp?
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64 + 36 =100
100 /10 = 10 |
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A chef mixes his salt and pepper. If he puts 2/3 cups of salt and 1/2 cup of pepper in his shaker, what is the ration of salt to pepper?
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Cross multiply
2/3 and 1/2 =4 / 3 |
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A painter can paint 4 walls per hour. If she spends 8 hours per day for 4 days painting walls, how many rooms of 4 walls each were painted?
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4 x 8 = 32
32x 4 = 128 |
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How many floor boards 2 1/4 inches wide are needed to cover a floor 15 feet wide?
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Remember 12 inches = 1 Foot
12 x 15 = 180 180 / 2.25 = 80 |
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A boat takes 2 hours to travel 15 miles upriver against the current. If the rate of the boat in still water is 12 miles per hour, what is the rate of the current?
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15 / 2 = 7.5 miles
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A merchant borrowed $650 for one year and repaid the bank $682.50 at the end of the year. What was the interest rate on the loan?
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682.5 - 650 = 32.5
650 x .5.% = 32.5 |
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Ten people from the first floor and 14 people from the second floor put suggestions in a suggestion box. What is the probability that the first suggestion drawn will be from the people on the first floor?
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10 + 14 = 24
10/24 = 5/12 |
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On a map, 2.5 inches represents 300 miles. How many miles are represented by 6 inches?
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6/2.5 = 2.4
2.4 x 300= 720 |
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The length of a flag is 1.9 times its width. How long is the flag if its width is 5 feet?
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1.9 x 5 = 9.5
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A man has painted 1/5 of a tower. He started at the tower's base and is now 35 feet above the ground. How tall is the tower?
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35 x 5 = 175
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