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On a certain high school athletic team, the ratio of freshmen to sophomores to juniors to seniors is 1:3:4:6. If there are 60 juniors on the team, how many students in total are on the team?
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In Dewey Elementary School, there are two second-grade classes: class A has 35 students and class B has 45 students. If 40% of the students in class A walk to school, and 80% of the students in class B walk to school, what percent of all the students in the second-grade at Dewey Elementary walk to school?
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If 20 percent of 3k is 6, what is 40 percent of k?
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At the close of the market on Monday, the price of a certain volatile stock was exactly $100.00 per share. By close of the day on Tuesday, the stock was 20% up from its start that day. By the close of the day on Wednesday, the stock was 10% up from its start that day. By the close of the day on Thursday, the stock was 30% down from its start that day. What was the price per share by the end of the day on Thursday?
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If the sales tax on a $12.00 purchase is $0.66, what is the sales tax on a $20.00 purchase?
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In 2004, Cindy had $4000 in a mutual fund account. In 2005, the amount in the same account was $5000. If the percent increase from 2004 to 2005 was the same as the percent increase from 2005 to 2006, how much did Cindy have in this account in 2006?
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At a certain farm the ratio of pigs to cows to chickens is 7:8:10. If the total number of pigs, cows and chickens is 300, how many chickens are there?
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At a certain store, one can buy 6 cans of juice for $8. How many cans of this same juice could one buy with $48?
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In Aldebaran Corporation, 35% of the managers have an MBA. If there are 42 managers with MBA, what is the total number of managers?
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If it takes Bill 8 minutes to peel 30 potatoes, how many potatoes can he peel in one hour?
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The price of a pair of sneakers was $80 for the last six months of last year. On January first, the price increased 20%. After the price increase, an employee bought these sneakers with a 10% employee discount. What price did the employee pay?
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If x\timesy$$\neq$$ , and 75 percent of x equals 125 percent of y , which of the following is true?
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A retailer purchases shirts from a wholesaler and then sells the shirts in her store at a retail price that is 80 percent greater than the wholesale price. If the retailer decreases the retail price by 30 percent this will have the same effect as increasing the wholesale price by what percent?
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If $5,000,000 is the initial amount placed in an account that collects 7% annual interest, which of the following compounding rates would produce the largest total amount after two years?
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If $$y=\frac{x}{5}$$ , then what is the ratio of 2*x to 3*y ?
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For a long time, the price of a certain console remained the same. Because of new tariffs, the price of this console increased by 50% last week, and stayed at this new level. This week, Amanda purchased the console with a 50%-off coupon. Amanda paid $240. What was the original price, before the last week's price increase?
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In a certain town in Connecticut, the ratio of NY Yankees fans to NY Mets fans is 3:2, and the ratio of NY Mets fans to Boston Red Sox fans is 4:5. If there are 300 baseball fans in the town, each of whom is a fan of exactly one of those three teams, how many NY Mets fans are there in this town?
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The numbers p and q are both positive. If p percent of 160 equals q percent of 40, then $$\frac{p}{q}$$ =
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0.25%=
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The length and width of a rectangular yard are 11 meters and 5 meters respectively. If each dimension were reduced by x meters to make the ratio of length to width 8 to 3, what would be the value of x?
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