Solving Proportions as a Class

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There were 64 dogs and cats at the pet store. If 25% were cats, how many cats were at the pet store?

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16

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Vince has 52 yellow and green marbles. If 75% of the marbles are yellow, how many yellow marbles does Vince have?

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39

Front

The ratio of the number of blue fish to the number of red fish at a pet shop is 2 to 3. There are 30 blue fish at the pet shop. How many red fish are at the pet shop?

Back

45

Front

In a first-aid kit the ratio of large bandages to small bandages is 3 to 2. Based on this ratio, how many small bandages are in the kit if there are a total of 65 bandages?

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26

Front

Valerie and Jeremy were both running for class president. If there are 20 kids in the class and 70% votes for Valerie, how many students voted for Jeremy?

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6

Front

If Joey scored a 70% on a reading test and got 35 questions correct, how many questions total were there?

Back

50

Front

If there are 230 people in a room, how many would you expect to be left-handed?

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23

Front

An octopus can eat 26 clams in a month. At this rate, how many clams can the octopus eat in 12 months?

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312

Front

4 boys went fishing. They caught a total of 40 fish. If the ratio of catfish to bass is 5:3, how many catfish were caught?

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25

Front

I had 35 assignments for the week. The ratio of English assignments to the rest of the assignment was 2:3. How many assignments were NOT English?

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21