Percent of a Number
Find each number. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.
5% of 40
2
Find each number. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.
What number is 25% of 280
70
Write an equation for each problem. Then solve. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.
Find 45% of 50.
p = 0.45 x 50; 22.5
Find each number. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.
600% of 7
42
Find each number. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.
What percent of 240 is 32?
13.3%
Write an equation for each problem. Then solve. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.
75 is what percent of 300?
75 = n x 300; 25%
Going into a recent election, only about 62% of people old enough to vote were registered. In a community of about 55,200 eligible voters, how many people were registered?
34,224 people
Find each number. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.
54 is 25% of what number?
216
Write an equation for each problem. Then solve. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.
16% of what number is 2?
2 = 0.16 x w; 12.5
Find each number. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.
1.5% of 25
0.4
Mudrik installed a device on his car that guaranteed to increase his gas mileage by 15%. He currently gets 22 miles per gallon. How much will the gas mileage increase after installing the device?
3.3 mi per gal
Jonas and Norma’s restaurant bill comes to $23.40. They are planning to tip the waiter 15% of their bill. How much money should they leave for a tip?
$3.51
A local college recently reported that enrollment increased to 108% percent of last year. If enrollment last year was at 17,113, about how many students enrolled this year? Round to the nearest whole number.
18,482 students
The number of students at Marita’s school decreased to 98% of last year’s number. Currently, there are 1,170 students. How many students were there last year? Round to the nearest whole number.
1,194 students
The Briarwood Middle School chess club has 55 members. 22 of the members are in seventh grade. What percent of the members of the chess club are in seventh grade?
40%