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100
39 is 5% of what number?
780?
100
In a survey, 75% of the people polled said they would vote in the election. How many people were polled if 375 said they would vote in the election?
500
100
Write the following fraction written as a percent.
5/10
50%
100
18% of 50 is what number?
Use the percent proportion to solve
9
100
Add.
-17 + 18
1
200
What is 55% of 134? Do not round.
73.7
200
Brandon answered 48 out of 60 questions correctly on his test. What was Brandon's score as a percent?
80%
200
The following percent written as a decimal
23%
0.23
200
45% of what number is 27?
Use the percent proportion to solve
60
200
Multiply. Simplify your answer.
(8/5)(15/12)
2
300
83.7 is what percent of 186?
45%
300
70 out of the 550 questions on a standardized test are math questions. What percent of the test is mathematics, rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent?
12.7%
300
The following fraction written as a percent
5/8
62.5%
300
29 is what percent of 40?
Use the percent proportion to solve.
72.5%
300
Simplify.
3(6 + 18 - 5)
57
400
15.5 is what percent of 35?
44%
400
There are 460 students enrolled at Freedom Academy. 40 percent of the students are male. How many males attend Freedom Academy?
184 students
400
This visual written as a percent.
60%
400
65% of the school donated to the shoe drive. If there are a total of 500 students in the school, how many people donated shoes?
Use the percent proportion to solve.
325 people
400
Find the value of X.
8/6 = 12/x
x = 9
500
What is 12.5% of 42?
5.25
500
In order to make a profit, a retailer sells dresses at 130% of the price she paid for them. A dress in the shop is priced at $78.95. How much did the retailer pay for it?
$60.73 ($78.95 is 130% of what number?)
500
240% is what as a decimal?
2.4
500
98% of 19 is closest to which number below
2 or 17
17
500
The length on a map is 6 in. from one town to another. If the scale is 2 in. to 5 mi., how far are the towns away from each other in real life?
15 mi.