Exam 3: Ratio, Proportion, and Percent

Mr.Singh needs to buy an airline ticket from Air Canada for C$1 480. How much would it cost him in Indian rupees? Use Table 3.2 on page 120 to answer the question.

Solve: : = : t

A Canadian tech company planning on building a call center got a quote from an Indian company for Rs. 5.5 million with an exchange rate of 1 CAD to 51.9600 INR (Indian rupees). The tech company also got a quote from a Pakistani company for Rs. 8 million with an exchange rate of $1CAD to 81.0756 PKR (Pakistani rupees). Which quote is cheaper, in CAD?

Lakeridge Health Oshawa is a 423 beds hospital with 463 doctors and 4058 staff comprised of nurses and technologists. It is planning to open another 35-bed wing. Assuming the same proportionate staffing levels, how many more doctors will need to be hired?

Solve: x : = 1 :

Zhang confronted the teacher about marking his exam wrong. After going through it, his teacher bumped his mark up by 25% to an 81/84. What was his original mark?

Salem purchased a shirt for US$20 from the Niagara outlet mall in Buffalo on his credit card. The actual transaction on the statement shows a value of C$22.45. It also includes 2.5% commission. Calculate the exchange rate used by the bank on the statement?

Solve: n : 6 = 24 : 42

Total 2013 residential tax rate in Toronto is 0.7457653%. It is expected to increase by 3% in 2014. What will be the 2014 residential tax rate in Toronto?

A discount brokerage house charges a fee of 2 3/4%. If its fee on a stock purchase was $757, what was the amount of the purchase?

Betty calculated her 2011 taxable income to be $133 450. How much federal income tax should she report if she is in the top tax bracket, which is taxed at $26 879.92 plus 29% of income over $127 021?

Zara sells $4,000 worth of goods in a month and earns $280 in commission. What is her commission rate?

Sales at Pat's Flower Shop decreased in September 12.5% from August. If September sales amounted to $25 200.00, calculate the August sales.

What percent less than $145.04 is $98.67 (round to nearest integer)?

What is the rate percent if the base is 88 and the percentage is 65?

225% of what amount is $310?

Solve: 2.50 : 1.25 = k : 4.4

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?

A sales representative's orders for July were 16 2/3% less than her June orders, which amounted to $151 120. a)How much were the sales rep's orders in July? b)By what amount did her orders decrease?

Find the unknown term and round to 4 decimal places: 4 : 17 = x : 61