PSAT Math › How to find the part from the whole
In the 30-day month of January, for every three days it snowed, there were seven days it did not snow. The number of days in January on which it did not snow was how much greater than the number of days in January on which it snowed?
What is the remainder when 27 is divided by 6?
If a TV show is 45 minutes long, what fraction of the show is completed 5 minutes after it begins?
Kim weighs two-thirds as much as Jim. Jim weighs 50 pounds more than Tim. Together, Kim, Jim and Tim weight 430 pounds. How much do Jim and Kim weigh together?
There was a malfunction at a candy factory and the machines only put red, purple, and green candy into the bags. If 1/4 of the candies were red and 3/8 were green, how many purple candies were in the bag, if each bag can hold 16 pieces?
There are 60 ties on a rack in the department store. One-third are blue, two-fifths are green, and the remainder are red. How many red ties are on the rack in the department store?
A birthday cake is cut into 8 pieces. On the first night three pieces are eaten. On the second night, 20% of the remaining cake was eaten. On the third night, half of the remaining cake was eaten. How many slices were left to eat on the fourth night?
The above graph represents the results of a general election for mayor of Kingston.
If 6,239 people voted in the election, which is closest to the number of people who voted for Johns?
Mikey has one full box of cereal. On Saturday, he eats 1/3 of the the box. On Sunday he eats 2/3 of what is left. How much of the box is still left?
A pitcher is currently of the way full of water. If
ounces are poured out, then the pitcher would be
of the way full. How many ounces of water are in the pitcher before the
ounces are poured out?