Benchmark Percents
Situations with Percents
% of __
__ of __ as a %
% of __ is __
100

What is 50% of 500?

100

100

Han made 42 cookies for a bake sale. 50% of the cookies are chocolate chip. How many cookies are chocolate chip?

21 cookies are chocolate chip

100

What is 20% of 80.

16

100

What percent of 20 is 15?

75%

100

4 is 25% of what?

16

200

What is 10% of 500?

50

200

Priya bought a pack of 12 pens. 25% are blue. How many pens are blue?

3 pens are blue

200

What is 150% of 84.

126

200

What percent of 170 is 68?

40%

200

100 is 10% of what?

1000

300

What is 100% of 500?

500

300

During batting practice, Bard hit 180 pitches and 25% of them were foul balls. How many foul balls did Bard hit?

45 foul balls

300
What is 5% of 420?

21

300

What percent of 20 is 25?

75%

300

70 is 14% of what?

500

400

What is 25% of 500?

125

400

40% of the students in Clare's class earned an A on the last test. If there are 30 students in Clare's class, how many students earned an A?

12 students earned an A

400

2% of 200

4

400

What percent of 50 is 12?

24%

400

81 is 225% of what?

36

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