6th Grade Percent Review

Vocabulary

100

A ratio that compares a number to 100. It is said to be 'out of 100".

What is percent?

200

Two ways you compare ratios

What is part to part and part to whole?

300

The amount charged for borrowing money, or the amount of money earned from saving or investments.

Interest

400

Tax the government collects on certain items or services that people buy.

Sales tax

500

A percent of the total sales earned by a salesperson.

Commission

Fraction/Decimal/Percent

100

Express 1/2 as a percent

50%

200

Express 9% as a decimal.

0.09

300

Express 320% as a mixed number in simplest form.

3 2/10 or 3 1/5

400

88% expressed as a fraction in simplest form.

22/25

500

Express 8/32 as a percent and a decimal

What is 25 % and 0.25?

Percent of a Quantity

100

20% of 180

36

200

50% of 3 000

 1 500

300

4% of 200

8

400

90% of 1,350

1,215

500

150% of 220

330

Finding the Whole

100

50% of ______ is 100

50

200

20% of _______ is 20.

100

300

75% of _______ is 75

100

400

50% of ________ is 2 000

2 000

500

75% of _____ is 7 500

10 000

Word Problems

100

Mrs. Benitez earns $4 000. ever month. She spends 25% of her earnings on rent. How much does she spend on rent?

$1 000.

200

Amelie has 3 5/6 loaves of bread in her diner in Regina. The whole loaves are cut into 6 equal slices. To how many customers can Amelie serve a slice of bread?

23

300

A table costs $350. There is also a sales tax of 7%. How much will the tax cost?

$24.50

400

Sophia played a board game for 3 1/2 h. 

Geoff played the same board game for 37/12 h. Who played for longer?

Sophia

500

Ravi got 18 out of 20 on a math quiz. Karla got 85% on the math quiz. Whose mark is greater? How do you know?

Ravi's mark is greater. Percent is "out of 100" therefore 20 x 5 = 100 and if you times 18 by 5 you get 90%.