Other Ratios and Rates - Basic Arithmetic
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In a football game, a team won 
out of the 
games they played. What is the ratio of their wins to their total number of games played?
In a football game, a team won
The team has won 5 games.
The number of played games is 25.
Therefore, the ratio of winnings to the total is:
The team has won 5 games.
The number of played games is 25.
Therefore, the ratio of winnings to the total is:
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A soccer team wins 
out of their 
games. What is their win to loss ratio?
A soccer team wins
Since the soccer team has won 8 out of 10 games, they have 8 winning games and 2 losing games.
Therefore, their win to loss ratio is:
This ratio can be reduced to:
Since the soccer team has won 8 out of 10 games, they have 8 winning games and 2 losing games.
Therefore, their win to loss ratio is:
This ratio can be reduced to:
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A diving team swims in 
competitions, and wins 
overall competitions. What is their lose to win ratio?
A diving team swims in
A diving team that wins 6 competitions out of 10 will have 6 winning meets and 4 losing meets. Therefore, their lose to win ratio is:
This can be reduced to:
A diving team that wins 6 competitions out of 10 will have 6 winning meets and 4 losing meets. Therefore, their lose to win ratio is:
This can be reduced to:
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The sales tax rate at your favorite clothing store is 
. You buy a shirt for 
and a hat for 
. What is the total amount, including tax, that you pay for your purchases?
The sales tax rate at your favorite clothing store is
First, you want to figure out the total cost of your purchase by adding up the price of all the items you are buying:
Then, you find the tax you will pay on this total by taking 7% of $35:
You add the cost of your purchase plus the tax to find the total amount that you have to pay:
First, you want to figure out the total cost of your purchase by adding up the price of all the items you are buying:
Then, you find the tax you will pay on this total by taking 7% of $35:
You add the cost of your purchase plus the tax to find the total amount that you have to pay:
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Joe takes home a 
commission of his total sales at the furniture store. Yesterday he sold one 
chair and two 
chairs. How much money did he make from commission yesterday?
Joe takes home a
First you find the total amount of sales that Joe made yesterday by adding the cost of each item he sold:
Joe sold $20,000 worth of furniture yesterday. He makes 15% commision, so we find 15% of 20,000:
Joe made $3,000 from commission yesterday.
First you find the total amount of sales that Joe made yesterday by adding the cost of each item he sold:
Joe sold $20,000 worth of furniture yesterday. He makes 15% commision, so we find 15% of 20,000:
Joe made $3,000 from commission yesterday.
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Sara has a weekly salary of 
. This week she sells six 
lamps and takes 
of those sales as her commission. What is the total amount of money she makes this week?
Sara has a weekly salary of
First you find the total amount of sales that Sara made this week by selling six lamps at $200 a piece:
Sara gets a 6% commission on her sales, so next you find what 6% of 1,200 is:
So, Sara makes $72 from commission this week. However, we can't forget about the $500 weekly salary she also gets! We add her week's commission plus weekly salary to find the total amount she makes during this particular week:
First you find the total amount of sales that Sara made this week by selling six lamps at $200 a piece:
Sara gets a 6% commission on her sales, so next you find what 6% of 1,200 is:
So, Sara makes $72 from commission this week. However, we can't forget about the $500 weekly salary she also gets! We add her week's commission plus weekly salary to find the total amount she makes during this particular week:
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Maggie works on an 
commission rate. After one great sale, she makes 
from commission alone. How much was the sale?
Maggie works on an
We can interpret the information given in the question as "150 is 8% of some number, or whatever amount Maggie's sale is." We can turn this sentence into algebra by calling "some number" x:
From here, we solve for x by isolating it on one side of the equation:
Maggie's sale was $1,875.
We can interpret the information given in the question as "150 is 8% of some number, or whatever amount Maggie's sale is." We can turn this sentence into algebra by calling "some number" x:
From here, we solve for x by isolating it on one side of the equation:
Maggie's sale was $1,875.
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Waitress Kelly sold 
worth of food to her tables on Saturay night. If she made 
in tips that night, what was her overall tip percentage? Round your final answer to the nearest tenth.
Waitress Kelly sold
From the information given in the question, we can ask ourselves the following question- $120 is what percent of $670? We can turn this into algebra by calling "what number" x:
From here, we solve for x by isolating it on the right side of the equation:
Rounding to the nearest tenth gives us 17.9, so the final answer is 17.9%.
From the information given in the question, we can ask ourselves the following question- $120 is what percent of $670? We can turn this into algebra by calling "what number" x:
From here, we solve for x by isolating it on the right side of the equation:
Rounding to the nearest tenth gives us 17.9, so the final answer is 17.9%.
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