Scribd
Upload
10 views

MTexam2part2

The document covers topics related to rates and percentages, including conversion between fractions, decimals, and percentages, as well as unit rate calculations across various scenarios. It also presents a series of word problems that require solving for rates, percentages, and unit costs in real-life contexts. The exercises aim to enhance understanding of mathematical concepts related to rates and percentages.

Uploaded by

Gracia Ratna
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
10 views

MTexam2part2

The document covers topics related to rates and percentages, including conversion between fractions, decimals, and percentages, as well as unit rate calculations across various scenarios. It also presents a series of word problems that require solving for rates, percentages, and unit costs in real-life contexts. The exercises aim to enhance understanding of mathematical concepts related to rates and percentages.

Uploaded by

Gracia Ratna
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 5

Math :RATE and PERCENTAGES

I. CONVERSION

Complete the following table. Use the simplest form of the fraction

FRACTION DECIMAL PERCENT


3/5
0.64
55%
0.16
17/100
0.35
28%
62.5%
3.25
450%

II. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING TABLE OF RATE

1.

Kilometers 6 72
Minutes 5 20
Unit rate is … km/min

2.

Months of subscription 5 9
Cost $35 $84
Unit rate is … dollar/month

3.

Pitchers 2 10
Cups 9 27
Unit rate is … cups/ pitcher
4.

Books 96 144
Boxes 4 6
Unit rate is … books/box

5.

Metres 15 40
Seconds 4 6
Unit rate is … m/s

III. WORD PROBLEM

Solve the following word problems

1. Mrs Tan needs 84 oz of frosting to make 14 cakes. How much frosting does she
need in order to make 70 cakes?

2. In order to get a secretarial job, a person has to be able to type 100 words per
minute.

Janice can type 4800 words in an hour. Is she eligible to get the job? Why or why
not?

3. A car driver covered 225 miles in 5 hour. At the same rate, if he went from city
A to city B with a distance of 900 miles, how many hours did he need?

4. Mom asks Janice to buy some apples in the supermarket. The apples are sold in
packs. A pack of 8 apples costs $2.40, a pack of 15 apples costs $4.20, and a pack
of 24 apples costs $7. Find the cost of the apple on each pack and select the
cheapest price for an apple for Janice.
5. Cheryl wants to subscribe to TeenFlix. There are three subscription plans
available: 5 months for $19, 9 months for $34, and 12 months for $46. Find the
best rate that Cheryl should choose.

6. Morgan scored 41 points in 3 games. How many points would you expect him
to make in an 11 game season. Unit rate __________points/game Points in 11
games________

7. Pira drives 825 miles to California. The trip takes him 17 hours. He uses 38
gallons of gas on the trip, which costs him $125. • Find his speed. • Find his gas
mileage.(mile per litre) • Find the unit price he paid for gas.

8. In a party, 10 soft drinks are required for every 12 guests. If there are 252
guests, how many soft drinks is required?

9. A toy normally costs $450. It is discounted now and after the discount, it
becomes $360. What is the percentage of the discount?

10. A big cat park has lions, tigers, and cheetahs. 2/5 of the big cats are lions and
3/10 of them are tigers. What percentage are cheetahs?

11. In a fruit survey, 300 students choose their favorite fruit out of apples,
bananas, and watermelon. 150 choose bananas and 90 choose watermelon. What
percentage of students choose watermelon?
12. A bag contains some red, blue and yellow balls. 32% of the balls are blue and
44% are red. If there are 150 balls in the bag, how many are yellow?

13. A piece of jewelry contains 72% gold. If the jewelry weighed 160g, how much
gold would there be?

14. A survey of 1250 trees in a small wood showed that 32% were oak trees, 26%
were birch trees and the remainder were pine trees. How many pine trees were
there?

15. A toy helicopter costs $64 before sales tax. If the sales tax is 5%, how much
would it cost to buy?

16. Janice scores 80% overall in two tests. Both tests had 35 marks. In the first
test, she got 27 marks.
What mark did she get in the second test?

17. Manchester United has lost 12 games out of 40 games and got draw 15% of
the games. How many games has it won?

18. Devin went shopping for a new scooter. He bought one on sale for 15% off its
regular price of $140. If sales tax is 8% after the discount, what was the total cost
of the scooter?

19. 40% of the students in a class joined the Art Club. 20% of the remaining
students joined the Dance Society. The rest joined the choir. If 108 more students
joined the choir than the Dance Society, how many fewer students joined the Art
Club?

You might also like