Question

60 is 3 times as much as 20. What kind of comparison is this?

Select one:

a. simple ratio, smaller as base

b. times difference, smaller as base

c. simple ratio, larger as base

d. times difference, larger as base

e. None of these

60 is 200% more than 20. What kind of comparison is this?

Select one:

a. simple difference, smaller as base

b. percent difference, smaller as base

c. simple difference, larger as base

d. percent difference, larger as base

e. None of these

60 is 2 times more than 20. What kind of comparison is this?

Select one:

a. simple ratio, smaller as base

b. times difference, smaller as base

c. valid simple ratio, larger as base

d. times difference, larger as base

e. None of these

4% is 50% less than 8%. What kind of comparison is this?

Select one:

a. simple difference, smaller as base

b. percent difference, smaller as base

c. simple difference, larger as base

d. percent difference, larger as base

e. None of these

4% is 0.5 times less than 8%. What kind of comparison is this?

Select one:

a. simple ratio, smaller as base

b. times difference, smaller as base

c. simple ratio, larger as base

d. times difference, larger as base

e. None of these

Six is ___ times as much as two

Select one:

a. two

b. three

c. 200%

Six is ___ times more than two

Select one:

a. two

b. three

c. 200%

Six is ____ times as much as eight

Select one:

a. 1.25

b. 0.75

c. 25%

Six is ____ % less than eight.

Select one:

a. 2.5

b. 0.25

c. 25

____ is 3 times more than 3.

Select one:

a. Six

b. Nine

c. Twelve

Six is three ________ two

Select one:

a. more than

b. times as much as

c. % more than

d. times more than

Six is 200 ________ two

Select one:

a. more than

b. times as much as

c. % more than

d. times more than

Six is 0.75 ______ eight

Select one:

a. less than

b. times as much as

c. % less than

d. times less than

Six is 25 ________ eight.

Select one:

a. % less than

b. times as much as

c. % more than

d. times less than

Six is three times __________ two.

Select one:

a. as much than

b. more than

c. less than

d. as much as

Suppose we are comparing 12% with 4% (where 4% is the base). How much is the simple difference?

Select one:

a. 8%

b. 4%

c. 8 percentage points

Compare 80% with 100% where 100% is the base. How much is the simple difference?

Select one:

a. 20 percentage points less

b. 20% less

c. 25% more

d. 20 percentage points more

Compare 100% with 80% where 80% is the base. How much is the percentage difference?

Select one:

a. 20 percentage points less

b. 20% less

c. 25% more

Suppose interest rates increase from 5% to 8%. How much is the increase as a percentage change?

Select one:

a. 3%

b. 3 percentage points

c. 60%

Suppose interest rates drop by 20% and then increase by 20%. How does the final rate compare with the original (How does the ending rate compare with the beginning rate)?

Select one:

a. final same as original

b. final bigger than original

c. final smaller than original

Answer 1

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1. a. Simple ratio, smaller as base

base is 20, larger number is 60, the simple ratio is 3

2. b. is correct. Percent difference , smaller as base

The difference is 200%, the base is 20.