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100
32% of 4
What is 1.28
100

A marathon is a 26 mile run. If a marathon runner has run 19 miles so far, about what percent of the marathon has she completed?

about 73%

100

8 is 16% of what number?

50

100
Marcos earned $300 mowing lawns this month. He spent 27% of it. How much did Marcos spend?
What is $81
100

How do you convert a percent into a decimal?

Move the decimal to the left 2 times

200
45% of 432
What is 194.4
200

What percent is 11 out of 20?

55%

200

6 is 24% of what number?

25

200
Pirate Bay costs $35.95 a person but offers a 20% discount. How much of a discount is this?
What is $7.19
200

When finding the percent of a number,  (like what is 30% of 50) you... you change the percent into a decimal and then


 multiply by the whole number

300
65% of 186
What is 120.9
300

What percent is 15 out of 500?

3%

300

On a limo, 6 of the adults were wearing a blue shirt, which is 30%. How many adults were in the limo in all?

20 adults

300
Funtopia costs $29.75 a ticket but offers a 15% discount. How much of a discount is this?
What is $4.46
300

How do  you convert a fraction to a percent?

Divide, and then change the decimal to a percent

400
23% of 640
What is 147.2
400

In a survey of 300 people, 180 said they preferred vanilla ice cream to chocolate. What percent preferred vanilla?

60%

400

The teenager drove the family 9 miles, or 45% of the way to the store. How many miles did the family have to travel in all?

20 miles

400
Zoomland is $38.49 a ticket but offers a 25% discount. How much of a discount is this?
What is $9.62
400

What is 3/4 as a percent?

What is 1/4 as a percent?

75%

25%

500

At Slocomb 45% of the kids ride the bus, if there are 360 kids at the school, how many kids ride the bus?

162 students 

500

2.5 out of 10 is what percent?

25%

500

The boy ate 75%,or 15 pieces, of candy for Halloween. How many pieces of candy were in the bucket?

20 pieces 

500
Suppose there are 20 questions on a multiple choice test. If 25% of the answers are B, how many of the answers are not B?
What is 15
500

How do  you multiply with decimals?


3.2 (17.89)

Multiply like normal, and then count the number of place values behind each number...

so your answer would have 3 numbers behind the decimal

57.248

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