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Mathematics Problem Solving
Volume 5, Number 16, January 18, 2000
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1. Eighty percent equals 4/5. Francine got 80% on her last math test. There were five questions. How many questions did she get right?
2.
Twenty-five percent equals 1/4. We have a rule that when our Cooking
Club members vote on a new rule, at least 25% of the members must be
present. There are 18 members in our club. How many members must be
present in order for us to have a legal vote?
3. At our
last Cooking Club meeting, 50% of the members were present. We voted to
have a Valentine’s Day party. Only two members voted against
the proposal. How many members voted to have the party?
4. All the
students at Reagan Elementary School voted in a poll about school
uniforms. Twelve percent were for school uniforms; Seventy-one percent
were opposed to the idea. The rest were undecided. __________ percent
were undecided.
5. There are 400 students at Reagan Elementary school. Based on the poll, how many of them say that they are in favor of school uniforms?
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