Are these right then I'm done for the day
11) A snail can move 3 inches in 2 minutes. At this rate, how many feet can it move in 6 hours?
C. 45
12) Patios can be made by mixing cubic meters of ash, stones, and wood chips in the ratio 5:7:3. How much stones is needed to make 45 cubic meters of patio?
A. 24
13) A aluminum bar 3 feet long weighs 12 pounds. What is the weight of a similar bar that is 3 feet 4 inches long?
B. 13.33 LBS
14) If the ratio of plums to peaches to kiwis is 10:4:5, how many plums are there if the total number of fruits is 190?
C. 104
15) The ratio of girls to boys is 1:2 and that there are 22 boys, what is the number of girls?
B. 44
16) A certain ore contains 21 percent gold. How much ore (in tons) is needed to obtain 882 tons of gold?
D. 1852
17) Scientists were studying snakes by catching, tagging, and releasing 77 snakes. A month later, the scientists come back and catch 11 snakes, of which 7 are tagged. Assuming that the catch is representative, how many snakes are there?
B. 49
18) If a real estate agent receives 17 percent of the selling price of each house he sells, then what would the agent make if the house sells for $180,000?
A. $72941
19) If Deb cleans a 9100 square foot building for a total of $306.00, what is the amount Deb gets paid for a building half that size? (Hint: You will need to calculate the square footage of the building before you set up the ratio.)
D. 4397
20) Ann weighs 259 pounds but is only 5 feet 3 inches tall. Betty is 6 feet tall. How much would you expect Betty to weigh if they have the same height/weight ratio?
A. 226.62 LBS
4 answers
Abbi
and Chloe
and AvaMorganStar
and Nyema
and Anonymous
259 pounds (72 inches/63 inches) = ?
In 19 you made the same mistake, smaller should be less but they may be trying to trick you. What do they mean by size? If the length and width are half and the height the same, the area is 1/4 of 9100 and the cost is (1/4)($306). The question is not clear.
That makes no sense at all. How on earth did you get it?
I am out of here, have grand kids to help.