Percent and Ratio Flashcards
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An item priced at $60 is discounted 15%. What is the discount amount?
Answer: $9
15% of $60 = 0.15 × 60 = $9.
The ratio of teachers to students is 1:20. If there are 5 teachers, how many students are there?
Answer: 100
5 × 20 = 100 students.
What is 200% of 35?
Answer: 70
200% means twice, so 2 × 35 = 70.
A savings account grows from $400 to $440. What is the percent increase?
Answer: 10%
The $40 gain divided by $400 equals 0.10, or 10%.
If 4 workers build a wall in 6 days, what is the ratio of workers to days?
Answer: 2:3
4:6 reduces to 2:3 by dividing both by 2.
60 students took a test and 45 passed. What percent passed?
Answer: 75%
45 ÷ 60 = 0.75, which is 75%.
A drink mix uses water and concentrate in a 5:2 ratio. For 35 ounces of water, how much concentrate is needed?
Answer: 14 ounces
Each part is 35 ÷ 5 = 7, so concentrate = 2 × 7 = 14 ounces.