Percent Basics
What is 25% written as a decimal?
0.25
What is 20% of 50?
10
25 is 50% of what number?
50
Which is greater: 40% or 2/5?
They are equal
A shirt costs $40 and is 25% off. How much is the discount?
$10 off
Write 60% as a fraction in simplest form.
3/5
Find 15% of 80
12
18 is 30% of what number?
60
A class made 18 out of 30 baskets. What percent is that?
60%
A $60 game is on sale for 20% off. What is the sale price?
The game is $48
Which is greater: 35% or 3/10?
35% (0.35 > 0.30 or 35% > 30%)
Find 35% of 60
42 is 70% of what number?
60
Team A wins 12 of 20 games. Team B wins 18 of 30 games. Which team has the higher winning percentage?
They are equal (60%)
A student scored 36 out of 45 on a quiz. What percent did they earn?
80%
Write 0.72 as a percent.
72%
Find 12% of 250
30
96 is 80% of what number?
120
Compare 42 out of 60 and 32 out of 40.
42/60 = 70%, 32/40 = 80%. Therefore, 42/60 < 32/40
A recipe needs 30% of a 200-gram bag of chocolate chips. How many grams are needed?
60 grams
A price of 150% means what compared to the original price?
One and a half times the original amount (the entire cost plus an additional 50%)
Find 7.5% of 160
12
27 is 15% of what number?
180
Which is greater: 45% or 7/16?
45% > 7/16 since 7/16 = 43.75%
A phone costs $240 after a 20% discount. What was the original price?
$300