Math Workshop 5-4-20

At a certain movie theater, the ratio of length to width of the movie screen is 16 : 9. If the length of the screen is 90 feet, then, to the nearest foot, how many feet is its width?

• 51

• 83

• 97

• 160

The table above shows the number of gallons of fuel used by two drivers, Mark and Daniel, during two different car trips on the same highway. If the two drivers have the same model cars that get the same miles per gallon on the highway then, to the nearest mile, m, how many miles was Daniel's trip?

• 206

• 225

• 242

• 275

In a small U.S. city, the ratio of people to cars is approximately 1.85: 1. If 12,100 people live in the city, to the nearest 100 cars, approximately how many cars are in the city?

• 5,680

• 6,451

• 6,541

• 6,892

When David arrived in the country of Georgia, he exchanged $165 of United States (US) currency for 385 Georgian Laris. When he is ready to return to the US, he has 147 Laris left. Assuming the exchange rate is the same, how many US dollars is that worth?

• $88

• $74

• $63

• $92

In one country, residents were asked to name their primary language. The ratio of residents who said French to those who said Punjabi was 110 to 7. If there were 7,260,000 residents who said French, about how many thousands of residents said Punjabi?

• 502

• 462

• 525

• 425

A baker at a successful bakery makes three types of cupcakes: vanilla, red velvet. and double chocolate. On Wednesday, he made 18 vanilla cupcakes, which was 17% of the total amount of cupcakes he made. How many total cupcakes did the baker make on Wednesday?

• 35

• 54

• 106

• 94

A college writing seminar increased its size by 50% from the first to the second day. If the total number of students in the seminar on the second day was 15, how many students were in the class on the first day?

• 10

• 8

• 23

• 30

If 3.8 billion gallons of water are used for domestic use per day, approximately how many gallons of water are used for irrigation per day?

• 1 billion

• 118 billion

• 152 billion

• 380 billion

A construction crew was made up of 8 men and the rest women. If 40% of the crew were men, how many people were in the crew?

• 20

• 18

• 24

• 32

A movie fanatic has amassed a giant collection of home movies, some on DVD and others in the older VHS cassette mode. If the fanatic has 308 movies on DVD, which comprises 31.3% of the total collection, how many total movies are in the collection?

• 96

• 212

• 676

• 984