Percent of a Number
What is 40% of 70
(You MUST show the proportion!)
What is 28
40/100 = x/70
75 is what percent of 150
(You MUST show the equation!)
What is 50%
75 = 150x
The memory card on Jimmys digital camera can hold about 520 pictures. Jimmy uses 18% while at a beach party, how many pictures did he take at the party? Round to the nearest hole number.And tenth.
(Solve any way you like)
What is 90
What is 120% of 75
(You MUST show the proportion!)
What is 90
120/100 = x/75
84 is 60% of what number
(You MUST show the equation!)
What is 140
84 = 0.6x
You use 43 muscles to frown. When you smile, you use 32% of these same muscles. About how many muscles do you use when you smile?
(Solve any way you like)
What is about 12 muscles
What is 65% of 186 (Round to the nearest tenth)
(You MUST show the proportion!)
What is 120.9
65/100 = x/186
What percent 0f 60 is 12
(You MUST show the equation!)
What is 20%
12 = 60x
Of the 60 books in a bookshelf, 24 are nonfiction. What percent of the books are nonfiction?
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What is 40%
What is 175% of 10 (Round to the nearest tenth)\
(You MUST show the proportion!)
What is 17.5
175/100 = x/10
What number is 5% of 46 (Round to the nearest tenth)
(You MUST show the equation!)
What is 2.3
x = 0.05 * 46
Roman had 2 red pencils in his backpack. If this is 25% of the total number of pencils, how many pencils are in his backpack?
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What is 8 pencils
What is 23.5% of 128 (Round to the nearest tenth)
(You MUST show the proportion!)
What is 30.1
23.5/100 = x/128
What number is 8.2% of 50 (Round to the nearest tenth)
(You MUST show the equation!)
What is 4.1
x = 0.082 * 50
Ruben bought 6 new books for his collection. This increased his collection by 12%. How many books did he have before his purchases?
(Solve any way you like)
What is 50 books