Mastering Profit and Ratios

If a product costs $50 and is sold for $80, what is the profit margin?

• 50%

• 37.5%

• 25%

• 10%

A company incurs a loss of $200 on an investment of $1000. What is the loss percentage?

• 15%

• 10%

• 20%

• 25%

If the ratio of boys to girls in a class is 3:2, how many boys are there if there are 20 girls?

• 30

• 25

• 40

• 15

A recipe requires a ratio of 2 parts sugar to 3 parts flour. If you have 6 cups of flour, how much sugar do you need?

• 4 cups of sugar

• 2 cups of sugar

• 6 cups of sugar

• 3 cups of sugar

A business has total revenue of $5000 and total expenses of $3000. What is the profit margin?

• 40%

• 20%

• 60%

• 50%

If a stock was purchased for $150 and sold for $120, what is the loss percentage?

• 15%

• 25%

• 30%

• 20%

The ratio of cats to dogs in a shelter is 4:5. If there are 45 dogs, how many cats are there?

• 30

• 40

• 50

• 36

If a car travels 60 miles in 1 hour, what is the ratio of distance to time?

• 60:1

• 60:2

• 120:1

• 30:1

A store sells an item for $90 after a 10% discount. What was the original price?

• 100

• 80

• 110

• 95

If a company has a profit of $1500 on sales of $10000, what is the profit margin as a percentage?

• 20%

• 25%

• 10%

• 15%