Percent Application

1

100

What is 25% of 172

43

200

What is 28% of 2800

784

300

Of the 300 pencils in a cup, 38% have no eraser. What is the total number of pencils in the cups that have no erasers? A. 114 B. 338 C. 186 D. 262

114 pencils have no erasers

400

Ms. Liu bought a new video game for $69.98. The sales tax is 8%. what is closest to the amount of tax for this video game? what is closest to the total amount Ms. Liu will pay for this video game including tax?

$6 is closest to the amount of tax for this video game 76 is closest to the total amount Ms. Liu will pay for this video game including tax

500

Four people were working on their math homework. The amount each person finished before dinner is shown below. 19%, 0.25, 4%, 1/5 Which list shows the amount each person finished before dinner in order from greatest to least? A. 4%, , 18%, 0.4 B. 0.4, 18%, , 4% C. 4%, 0.4, , 18% D. 0.4, 18%, 4%,

4%, 19% , 1/5 , 0.25,

2

100

What percent of 30 is 6?

20%

200

What percent of 20 is 8?

40%

300

Target offers a 15% discount on all items in the store. If the original price of a sweater is $120, how much will it cost after the discount? A. $102 B. $135 C. $138 D. $18

It will cost $102 after discount

400

What is the value of the following expression? 16 + (24 – 3 x 6) – 9 A. 9 B. 24 C. 13 D. 115

13

500

At basketball practice Mr. Reyes attempted 20 free throws and made 15 of them. What fraction represents the ratio of free throws Mr. Reyes made to the free throws he attempted? F. 3/4 G. 4/5 H. 4/3 J. 5/4

3/4

3

100

20% of what number is 7?

35

200

70% of what number is 63?

90

300

Jaime sent out 450 text messages to friends. Of the friends he texted, 90 texted him back. What percent of Jaime's friends texted him back? F. 80% G. 15% H. 20% J. 5%

20%Jaime's friends texted him back

400

Jessica bought a 24 ounce bottle of shampoo for $2.50. She used 20% of the shampoo last weekend. Which of the following is closest to the cost of the shampoo she used? A. $0.50 B. $0.25 C. $0.75 D. $1.00

$0.50is closest to the cost of the shampoo she used

500

Chris has a box that contained comic books. 53% of the comic books in the box were Batman. Based on these results, which statement could be true? A. Chris has 200 comic books, 100 were Batman B. Chris has 110 comic books, 53 were Batman C. Chris has 500 comic books, 265 were Batman D. Chris has 350 comic books, 70 were Batman

Chris has 500 comic books, 265 were Batman

4

100

What is 10% of 55?

5.5

200

There are 1250 students in the middle school. Of this number, 30% are in sixth grade. How many students are in sixth grade?

What is 375 students

300

12 teachers represents 40% of the teachers at SWMS. How many teachers are at SWMS? F. 4.8 G. 30 H. 52 J. Not here

30 teachers are at SWMS

400

Dominick has 5 bags. He placed 18 pieces of candy in each bag. Each bag contains gum. About 60% of the candy is Kit Kat bars. Which of the following is closest to the number of pieces of candy that are Kit Kat bars? A. 8 B. 60 C. 54 D. 90

54pieces of candy that are Kit Kat bars

500

Kevin drives from 15 to 30 miles each week. He drives about 30% of the amount going to work. Which of the following is a reasonable estimate of the amount of miles he will drive to work in the next 2 weeks? F. 30 G. 15 H. 45 J. 5

15 miles is a reasonable estimate of the amount of miles he will drive to work in the next 2 weeks

5

100

Justin is making 20 gallons of pink paint. He used 8 gallons of red paint and the rest is white paint. What percent of the paint is white paint? F. 24% G. 16% H. 40% J. 60%

60%

200

Mr. Jackson spent a total of $60 on the sport cards listed below. • 5 football cards for $3 each • 7 baseball cards for $5.50 each • 1 basketball card for $6.50 What percent of the $60 did Mr. Jackson spend on football cards? A. 15% B. 25% C. 10% D. 35%

25% of the $60 did Mr. Jackson spend on football cards

300

A total of 20 students made posters. Each student made 3 posters. If 55% of these posters were green, how many green posters would there be? A. 55 B. 44 C. 33 D. 22

There would be 33 green posters

400

Mark answered 60% of the questions on his science test correctly. If there are 40 questions on the test, how many did Juan NOT answer correctly? F. 6 G. 16 H. 24 J. 20

Juan answered 16 questions wrong

500

Last month caned coke cost $1.25 for a 16 ounce bottle. This month it is on sale for $0.75 for a 16 ounce bottle. What is the percent decrease in the price of this bottled water? F. 25% G. 50% H. 75% J. 40%

40% decrease in the price of this bottled water.