Big Ideas 5.5 - 5.6

Writing Percents

100

Write 12.5% as a fraction or mixed number in simplest form

1/8

200

Write 180% as a fraction or mixed number in simplest form. 

1 4/5

300

Write 5/8 as a percent.

62.5%

400

Write 2 1/5 as a percent.

220%

500

Write 7/8 as a percent

87.5%

Find the Percent of a Number

100

20% of 90

what is 18

200

140% of 15

what is 21

300

17% of 40

what is 6.8

400

A worker at a clothing store earns a 15% commission on a sale of $75.00. How much is the commission?

What is $11.25

500

28.3% of 100

What is 28.3

Find the Whole given a Part and a Percent

100

4% of what number is 2?

what is 50

200

125% of what number is 30?

what is 24

300

25% of what number is 15?

What is 60

400

70% of what number is 105?

what is 150

500

35% of what is 28?

what is 80

Finding Percents Mentally

100

What is 10% of $50?

what is $5

200

What is 1% of $66?

What is $0.66

300

What is 20% of 250?

What is $50

400

What is 5% of $20

What is $1

500

What is 15% of $40

what is $6

Word Problems

100

A field goal kicker makes 4 of 5 extra points during a game. What percent of extra points were made?

What is 80%

200

Alice ran 30% of the distance that her friend Sarah ran. Sarah ran 6 miles. How far did Alice run?

What is 1.8 miles

300

This year a tree is 15 feet tall. That is 150% of it's height last year. How tall was the tree last year?

What is 10 feet

400

Sam got 17 out of 20 on his science test. What percent did he get WRONG?

What is 15% 

500

5.5% of the 600 students at a school are on the basketball team. How many students are on the basketball team?

What is 33 students