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There are 5 Pastoral Regions in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles (OL Angels, San Fernando, San Gabriel, San Pedro, Santa Barbara). Each region represents 1/5 of the total Archdiocese. What percentage does each region represent of the total Archdiocese?
Convert the fraction to a percent.
1/5 = 0.20
Each region represents 20% of the Archdiocese.
During the 1980s, there were 13 staff members of HFGS. Of those, 4 were religious sisters. What percentage of those were lay teachers?
Step 1: Subtract to find the number of lay teachers. Step 2: Use the percent formula.
Percent = 9/13
About 69.2% of the staff were lay teachers during the 1980s.
The Los Angeles Dodgers won 65% of their games in a season. If they played 162 games total, how many games did they win?
0.65 × 162
About 105 wins
A pair of wireless headphones costs $120 on Amazon.
They are currently 25% off during a sale.
What is the sale price of the headphones?
Calculate 25% of $120:
0.25 × 120 = $30
Subtract:
Sale price = 120 − 30 = $90
When was Mickey Mouse created?
By whom?
Mickey Mouse was created in 1928. He debuted in the animated short film "Steamboat Willie."
Walt Disney
There are 195 countries currently listed in the world. Top-10 countries with the largest number of Roman Catholic population in 2025 are: Brazil, Mexico, Philippines, USA, DR Congo, Italy, France, Columbia, Spain, Argentina. What percent of the world’s countries are represented in this top 10 list?
Percent = (Part/Whole) x 100
10/195 x 100 = 5.13%
About 5.13% of the world’s countries are represented in the Top 10 Catholic countries.
Hypothetically, students come from various cities: Glendale (78), Burbank (32), Pasadena (40), Los Angeles (10), Simi Valley (8), Glendora (12). What percentage of students come from Glendora?
Step 1: Find the total number of students. Step 2: Use the percent formula for Glendora.
Percent = (12/180) x 100
About 6.67% of students come from Glendora
Stephen Curry made 273 three-pointers in a regular NBA season of 82 games. On average, how many three-pointers did he make per game?
Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
273 ÷ 82
3.3 three-pointers per game
Marisa buys a used car listed at $6,800. She has to pay an 8.5% sales tax on top of the price.
What is the total cost of the car including tax?
Calculate Tax:
0.085 × 6,800 = $578
Add:
Total cost = 6,800 + 578 = $7,378
What are the three separate but equal branches of the government of the USA? Who are the heads of those branches?
LEGISLATIVE: run by Congress
EXECUTIVE: run by President
JUDICIAL: run by Judges
There are 252 cardinals in the Catholic Church. However, only 135 of them are eligible to vote for the next pope, as they are under the age of 80. What percentage of cardinals are not currently eligible to vote for the next pope?
Step 1: Subtract to find the number of ineligible cardinals. Step 2: Use the percent formula.
Percent = (117/252) x 100
About 46.4% of the cardinals are not eligible to vote for the next pope.
Hypothetically, there are 17 faculty and staff at HFGS. There are 187 students enrolled. The TK class has 13 students, 1 teacher, and 1 TA. What percentage of the total HFGS population is part of the TK class?
Step 1: Find the total HFGS population. Step 2: Find the TK class total. Step 3: Use the percent formula.
Percent = (15/204) x 100
About 7.35% of the HFGS population is part of the TK class.
In the 2024 MLS season, LAFC scored 68 goals and allowed 45 goals.
What is the ratio of goals scored to goals allowed? Simplify your answer.
Then express the difference as a percentage: What percent more goals did they score than they allowed?
Ratio = 68:45 → simplified to (68 ÷ 1, 45 ÷ 1) = 68:45 = 1.51:1
Difference = 68 - 45 = 23
Percent more = (23 ÷ 45) × 100
51.1% more goals scored
Luis earns $3,200 per month after taxes.
If he decides to tithe 10% of his net monthly income to his church, how much money will he tithe over the course of a year?
Calculate monthly tithe:
10% of $3,200 = $320 per month
Calculate month to year:
Yearly: 320 × 12 = $3,840
What happened on August 11, 2001 in the USA?
First terrorist attack on US soil.
There are 37,302 diocesan and religious-order priests in the United States: 25,706 are diocesan priests, and 11,596 are religious-order priests (Jesuits, Dominicans, Franciscans, etc.). What percentage are diocesan priests?
Use the percent formula:
(25706/11596) x 100 = 0.6895
About 69% of priests in the United States are diocesan priests
Hypothetically, there are 178 students enrolled at HFGS. In the 8th grade class of 29 total students, there are 14 who classify as Asian / Filipino; in 7th grade, there are 12; in 6th, there are 9; in 5th, there are 13. What percentage of the entire school identifies as Asian/Filipino?
Step 1: Add the number of Asian/Filipino students. Step 2: Use the percent formula.
Percent = (48/178) x 100.
About 27% of the students at HFGS identify as Asian/Filipino
At the 2024 Olympics, Team USA sent 613 athletes.
Of those, 284 were women and 329 were men.
If 38% of the athletes won at least one medal, approximately how many women and how many men won medals (assuming the percentage is evenly distributed across genders)?
Total medalists = 0.38 × 613 ≈ 233
Percentage of women: 284 ÷ 613 ≈ 0.463
Percentage of men: 329 ÷ 613 ≈ 0.537
Women medalists ≈ 0.463 × 233 ≈ 108
Men medalists ≈ 0.537 × 233 ≈ 125
Amira takes out a $12,000 student loan for college.
She will pay back the loan in monthly payments over 10 years, with a fixed 5% annual interest rate.
Estimate her total repayment amount, including interest, if interest is calculated simply (not compounded).
Formula: I = P x r x t
12000 x 0.05 x 10 = $6000 interest
Add Principal to Interest
12000 + 6000 = $18,000 total Repayment
Who created the iPhone? When?
Steve Jobs
January 2007.
According to a Pew Research Center Religious Landscape Study (2014), 65% of the surveyed population identified as "Christian" (5,113,400) in Los Angeles County. Of these, 32% identified as "Catholic." Approximately how many Catholics are there in LA County?
Calculate 32% of 5,113,400.
0.32 x 5,113,400 = 1,636,288
Approximately 1,636,288 Catholics live in Los Angeles County.
HFGS was founded in 1925. Hypothetically, each year, approximately 30 students graduate from 8th grade. 83% attend local Catholic high schools. How many students graduate from 8th and attend a Catholic high school?
Step 1: Find how many years have passed since 1925. Step 2: Find the total number of graduates over 100 years. Step 3: Use percent formula.
0.83 x 3000
Approximately 2,490 students have graduated from HFGS and gone on to attend Catholic high schools since 1925.
A college football team plays 12 games in a season.
In the first 7 games, they scored an average of 28 points per game.
In the next 5 games, they scored an average of 35 points per game.
What was their overall average points per game for the full season?
First 7 games: 7 × 28 = 196 points
Next 5 games: 5 × 35 = 175 points
Total: 196 + 175 = 371 points over 12 games
Average: 371 ÷ 12 ≈ 30.9 points per game
Jordan is planning a 5-day vacation. Here’s his daily budget and one-time costs:
Hotel: $110/night
Meals: $45/day
Gas (round trip): $130
Theme park ticket: $85
What is the total cost of his trip?
Daily costs:
Hotel = 110 × 5 = $550
Meals = 45 × 5 = $225
One-time costs:
Gas = $130
Ticket = $85
Total = 550 + 225 + 130 + 85 = $990
What is the most played Disney song ever?
Idina Menzel's "Let It Go," is reported to be Disney's most streamed song globally, resulting in more than $2.9 million