Vocabulary
Fraction/Decimal/Percent
Percent of a Quantity
Finding the Whole
Word Problems
100

A ratio that compares a number to 100.

Percent

100

Express 1/2 as a percent

50%

100

20% of 180 is what number?

36

100

85% of ______ is 136

160

100

Mrs. Benitez earns $3,400 ever month. She spends 25% of her earnings on rent. How much does she spend on rent?

$850

200

Two equivalent ratios create a ________________.

Proportion

200

Express 9% as a decimal.

0.09

200

What number is 48% of 725?

348

200

45% of _______ is 108.

240

200

Of the 800 people at a concert, 42% of them are adults. How many adults are at the concert?

336 adults

300

When a discount is given, it must be ____________

from the cost

subtracted

300

Express 320% as a mixed number in decimal form.

3.2

300

4% of 200 is what number?

8

300

20% of _______ is 163

815

300

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

$24.50

400

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

Sales tax

400

88% expressed as a fraction in simplest form.

22/25

400

90% of 1,215 is what number?

1,215

400

35% of ________ is 105

105

400

On a test Bryson made a grade of 95%.  If there were 20 questions on the test, how many did Bryson get correct?

19

500

A percent of the total sales earned by a waiter.

tip

500

Express 1/6 as a percent. (rounded to the nearest tenth)

16.7%

500

150% of 220

330

500

45% of _____ is 150. (Write answer as mixed number)

333 1/3

500

The amount of water in a bottle is reduced by 85% to 120 milliliters. How much water was originally in the bottle?

800 mL