Exam 3: Ratio, Proportion, and Percent

$14.35 is 1/3% of what amount?

After a reduction of 33 % of the marked price, an article was sold for $412.00. What was the marked price?

Overhead cost of a fan belt is three-eighths of total cost and labour cost is one-third of overhead cost. If labour cost is $15, what is the total cost of the fan belt?

In Manitoba, a car was sold for $21 500.55 including 5% GST and 7% PST. How much was the provincial sales tax on the car?

Overhead content in an article is 37 1/2% of total cost. How much is the overhead cost if the total cost is $72?

160% of what amount is $200?

What amount is 8 1/3% less than $84?

A Clothing company has found that, based on past experience, $17.50 must be spent on labour costs for every $13.25 spent on materials. If a budget of the year 2005 is set at $231 875.00 for materials, calculate the amount that must be budgeted for labour.

Sean, Paul and Wallis decide to buy a property, agreeing to share profit in a ratio of : : , which is in the same ratio as they spent on the property. If they end up making $20000.00, calculate how much each should receive from the sale of the property.

Calculate the value of x: :x = :

$75 is what percent of $50?

What percent less than $90 is $81?

A law firm has 3 partners. The first partner owns of the business, the second partner owns of the business and the third partner owns of the business. The business is worth $1.5 million dollars. A new partner is introduced who contributes an additional $300,000 and owns of the total value of the new business. What are the new values for the first to the third original partners?

In Victoria, a car was sold for $19 621.60 including 12% HST. How much was the harmonized sales tax on the car?

The cost of a unit is made up of $7.25 direct material cost, $4.75 direct labor cost, and $3.50 overhead. What is the ratio that exists between the three elements of cost?

What is 3/4% of $164.00?

350% of $15.00 is what amount?

63 is what percent of 45?

Solve: 7:5 = x:40

The cost of operating the Repair Department is to be allocated to four production departments based on the floor space each occupies. Department A occupies 1100 m; Department B, 660 m; Department C, 880 m; and Department D, 440 m. If the July cost was $24 000, how much of the cost of operating the Repair Department should each production department absorb?