Percent Concepts
What is 100?
Which value has the higher percent?
25% of 50
20% of 75
What is 20% of 75?
The ratio table shows the number of police officers needed to patrol the highways. How many highways can 16 officers patrol?
Officers Highways
6 3
8 4
12 6
16 ?
What is 8 Highways?
An approximate calculation often based on using benchmarks or compatible numbers.
What is a estimate?
What is a Health Inspector?
The drama club invited 450 people to the end of the year party. 315 people accepted the invitation. What percent of the people accepted the invitation?
What is 70%?
A school planted a garden to provide fresh food to their town. In 9th grade, there were 216 volunteers out of a total of 300. In 10th grade, there were 110 volunteers out of a total of 250. Which grade has a greater percent of volunteers?
What is 9th grade?
20% of a number is 10. What is the number?
What is 50?
A rate or ratio per 100
What is a percent?
These people oversee all transportation services.
What is a Transportation Director?
Jim, is a vet, he gets 200 calls to rescue cats. This is 25% of the total calls that Jim receives in a month. How many total calls does Jim receive in a month?
What is 800 calls in a month?
In 2013, there were 15 students out of 40 who had jobs. In 2014, there we 25 students out of 75 who had jobs. Which year had a greater percent of students with jobs?
What is 2013?
The letter n represents the same value in three of the equations. Which equation does not belong?
1. 5 x n = 30
2. 7 x n = 35
3. 3 x n = 18
4. 6 x n = 36
What is 7 x n = 35?
A number that names equal parts of a whole
What is a fraction?
These people use percent to analyze election data and determine voter turnout by demographic.
What is a political scientist?
320 people Graduated from Memorial High School last year. 30% fewer people graduated from Memorial this year. How many people graduated this year?
What is 224 people?
What is 58%?
The number of parking spots (p) is 20 times the Area (a).
What is p = 20 x a?
The standard or reference point against which something can be measured, compared or assessed
What is a benchmark?
These people are responsible for making speeches short and simple.
What is a speech writer?
Mrs. Davis is finishing her basement. Her budget for the basement was $700 dollars. She ended up spending 45% more than she originally planned to spend. What did Mrs. Davis end up spending on her basement?
What is $1,015?
A bride looks at two different venues for her up coming wedding. The west venue has 16 out of a total 80 lights that are broken. The east venue has 18 out of a total of 120 lights that are broke. Which venue should the bride choose for her wedding?
What is the East venue?
g = 40 x h
What is 600 gallons?
A letter or symbol that represents a quantity in an expression or an equation
What is a Variable?
These people are in charge of a campaign's budget.
What is a campaign manager?