Solving Using Percent Ratios

In a class of 25 students, 40% of the students have a pet. How many of the students have a pet?

• 8

• 10

• 15

• 62

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Katrina drinks 10 fluid ounces of water for every 20 minutes of exercise. At this rate, how many fluid ounces of water does Katrina drink for 60 minutes of exercise?

• 10

• 20

• 30

• 120

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Guillermo finished 4 math problems. These problems represent 20% of the assigned math problems. What is the total number of math problems Guillermo was assigned?

• 20

• 30

• 40

• 50

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At a restaurant, the ratio of cheeseburgers ordered to hamburgers ordered is 5:3. If 60 hamburgers are ordered, how many cheeseburgers are ordered?

• 20

• 36

• 50

• 100

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Mylie’s math test had 40 problems. Of these problems, 15% were word problems. How many word problems were on Mylie’s math test?

• 6

• 15

• 26

• 30

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Trisha typed 200 words in 4 minutes. At this rate, how many words could Trisha type in 15 minutes?

• 250

• 400

• 500

• 750

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In Ronna’s class, the ratio of girls to boys is 2:3. If there are 12 boys in Ronna’s class, how many girls are in Ronna's class?

• 6

• 8

• 12

• 18

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As a part of a survey, 300 girls were asked to name their favorite sport. The results showed that 24% of the girls named bowling as their favorite sport. How many of the girls in the survey named bowling as their favorite sport?

• 72

• 80

• 96

• 140

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Of the 250 sheep in a flock, 34% are white. What is the number of white sheep in the flock?

• 34

• 68

• 85

• 125

The ratio fo plain donuts to chocolate donuts in a donut shop is 13:7. There are 104 plain donuts. How many chocolate donuts are there?

• 42

• 47

• 56

• 64

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