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Example Question #11 : Numbers And Operations
On Monday, Annie sold shirts and
necklaces in her shop. On Tuesday, she sold
shirts and
necklace. What is the ratio of shirts to necklaces that she sold on Monday and Tuesday?
First we need to find the total number of each item sold on the two days.
Next, set up a ratio.
The ratio can be reduced by removing a common factor, 2.
Our final answer is .
Example Question #12 : Ratio And Proportion
What is the simplest form of the ratio to
?
The ratio of to
can be reduced by dividing each value by
.
This gives us to
, or
, which is the correct answer.
Example Question #12 : Numbers And Operations
If I have 6 red marbles and 5 blue marbles, what is the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles?
To find a ratio, simply compare the desired ones to the undesired ones. Read the ":" sign as "to".
The desired ones are the red marbles while the undesired ones are the blue marbles.
Thus,
Example Question #13 : Numbers And Operations
I have 7 green marbles and 4 blue marbles in a bag. Find the ratio of blue marbles to green marbles.
To find a ratio, simply compare the number of desired to the number of undesired. Thus, I am comparing the number of blue to green. ":" means to. Therefore, our answer is:
Example Question #14 : Numbers And Operations
Simplify the following ratio:
In order to simplify the ratio, you need to find the greatest common factor of the two numbers. The greatest common factor of is
. If you reduce both numbers by
then it would be
.
Example Question #15 : Numbers And Operations
Example Question #16 : Numbers And Operations
What is 10% of 100?
10% of 100 is calculated by multiplying .10 by 100.
Example Question #17 : Numbers And Operations
What is 13% of 100?
13% of 100 is calculated by multiplying .13 by 100.
Example Question #18 : Numbers And Operations
Solve for x:
Multiply both sides by 3 to yield:
Example Question #4 : How To Find A Proportion
Brad is paid per hour at his current job. If a promotion would increase Brad's pay by
, what would Brad make per hour after a promotion?
per hour
per hour
To find of Brad's pay, multiply it by
(since
is the original number and
is twice that).
, which is the amount of the increase to Brad's pay. Add this increase to the original pay to get the new pay:
per hour.
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