Percent Sense
Fraction/Decimal/Percent
Percent of a Quantity
In class
Word Problems
100

"percent" means

per 100

100
Express 1/2 as a percent
50%
100

10% of 180

18

100

What is Mrs. Bransen's favorite animal?

Giraffe

100

Mrs. Benitez earns $600 ever month. She spends 25% of her earnings on rent. How much does she spend on rent?

$150

200

Express as a percent: 8 out of 10 people love pizza

80%

200
Express 9% as a decimal.
0.09
200

25% of 88

22

200

Do I have a window in my room?

Yes, but no windows to the outdoors ;)

200

Of the 800 people at a concert, 75% of them are adults. How many adults are at the concert?

600 adults

300

True or false: 60% or elephants are afraid of mice means exactly 60 elephants are afraid of mice. If false provide a counterexample.

False - examples vary.

300

Express 320% as a a decimal.

3.2

300

5% of 120

6

300

What is Mrs. Bransen's favorite food?

Donuts..... especially chocolate raised with sprinkles.... yummm

300

A table costs $350. There is also a sales tax of 1%. How much will the tax cost?

$3.50

400

I rolled a pair of dice many times and got snake eyes on 7% of the rolls. What percent were not snake eyes?

93%

400

88% expressed as a fraction in simplest form.

22/25

400

90% of 61

54.9

400

What time did we go to lunch?

11:15

400

Howard opens a savings account with a deposit of $800. The bank will pay him 2% interest per year. How much interest will he receive at the end of 2 years?

$32

500

A survey says 22% of twelve year-olds go to bed before 9pm. What is the smallest possible number of twelve year-olds who participated in the survey?

50

500

Express 17/25 as a percent

68%

500

150% of 220

330

500

What time did school start this year?

7:55

500

The amount of water in a bottle has 120 oz in it. Joe drinks 80% of it. How much is left in the water bottle?

24 mL

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