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#Math - solving #proportion word problems for similar figures and for finding percents
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1
Map scale 1 in: 3 mi. How far apart are two cities that are 4 in apart on the map?
12 miles
1.5 miles
12 inches
1.5 inches
2
A tiger eats 15% of his weight. If a tiger eats 75 pounds of food, how much does it weigh?
500 pounds
1,125 pounds
112.5 pounds
5000 pounds
3
Yara received a 6% raise at work. If she was making $52,000, how much
more
will she earn now?
$86,600
$3,120
$34,600
$55,120
4
A 15ft statue casts an 18ft shadow. How long is a 10 ft elephant's shadow standing next to it?
8 feet
10 feet
12 feet
12.5 feet
5
Gloves are discounted 3/10 off. If they gloves were $25, how much is the sale price?
$8.30
$17.50
$42.50
$7.50
6
360 visitors ride a roller coaster in 3 hours. At this rate, how many ride it in 7 hours?
171 people
120 people
2520 people
840 people
7
# of students decreased to 90% of last year. There were 1,500. How many are there now?
150 students
1,666 students
1,350 students
6 students
8
A 64 in woman has shoulder width of 16 in. How tall is a woman with shoulder width of 18.5 in?
11.84 inches
72 inches
74 inches
46.25 inches
9
Sally's soccer team played 25 games and won 17. What percent did her team win?
75%
17%
80%
68%
10
A club has 50 members. 60% must be present to vote. How many members must be present?
83 members
20 members
30 members
25 members
11
12% of students speak Spanish. If 36 students speak Spanish, how many are there in total?
300 students
330 students
33 students
432 students
12
Ann runs 5 mi in 30 min. Sam runs two miles more, at the same rate. How many min does he run?
42 minutes
25 minutes
35 minutes
40 minutes
13
If Sally used a 15% off coupon and she saved $3, how much was her price before the coupon?
$25
$18
$20
$45
14
A color of paint is 30% yellow. Raul used 72 oz of yellow. How many oz were there in total?
24 ounces
300 ounces
216 ounces
240 ounces
15
Tom increases his gas mileage by 14%. He currently gets 30 mpg. What will his
new milage
be?
46 miles per gallon
4.2 miles per gallon
214 miles per gallon
34.2 miles per gallon
