Henry is making a corn grits-recipe that calls for .25 cup of corn grits for every .5 cup of water. How much water will he need if he
uses 1.5 cups of corn grits? Hint: Write a proportion, then cross
multiply and divide by the other number.

Shiny white dental insurance costs $258 per year. approximately one-third of insured people need a filling, which averages $110 each. 80% of insured people get a preventive check-up each year, and the average cost of this visit is $95. if you consider shiny white’s income and expenses, what is the expected value of each insured customer?

Jordan rides his bike 6 7/15 miles every day to deliver newspapers and to go to and from school. if his ride to and from school is 4 3/10 miles, how many miles is the trip to deliver newspapers? 1 1/3 1 1/6 2 1/6 2 4/5

You are remodeling your kitchen. you’ve contacted two tiling companies who gladly told you how long it took their workers to tile of a similar size jim completed half the floor in 8 hours. pete completed half of the other floor in 7 hours. if pete can lay 20 more tiles per hour than jim, at what rate can jim lay tiles