Easy Percents
Percents, Decimals and Fractions
Percent of a Number
Percentage Word Problems
Probability
100
Write the percentage as a fraction in simplest form. 25%
1/4
100
write each decimal as a percentage and a fraction 0.04 and 0.55
4% and 1/25 55% and 11/20
100
10% of 70 is ________
7
100
Ms. Pearson had a flower garden. In the spring she planted 100 seeds. Of the seeds planted, 35% were pansies. How many pansies did Ms. Pearson plant?
35 pansies
100
determine whether each event is impossible, unlikely, equally likely, likely or certain. (pick the closest one) School will be in session during the month of October.
certain 100%
200
Write 75% as a fraction in simplest form.
3/4
200
write each fraction as a percent and a decimal 3/10 and 5/8
0.3 and 30% 0.625 and 62.5%
200
15% of 20 is _______
3
200
Tabitha planted an evergreen tree in her front yard. It was 12 feet tall. The next year it was 20% taller. How much taller, in feet, was the evergreen tree in Tabitha’s yard?
2.4 ft
200
determine whether each event is impossible, unlikely, equally likely, likely or certain. (pick the closest one) One of two equally matched people will win a game of Tug-of-War.
equally likely 50%
300
Margaret looked at the juice box her mom packed in her lunch. The box said it was 10% real fruit juice. What percent of the drink was not real fruit juice?
90%
300
order each group of numbers from least to greatest. 25%, 0.24, 1/5
1/5, 0.24, 25%
300
Find 42% of $1.00
$0.42
300
Mr. Lloyd had 32 students in his 6th grade class. Of those students, 75% were boys. How many boys were in the class? How many girls were in the class?
24 boys 8 girls
300
Adila was eating jelly beans. Suppose there is a 70% chance the next jelly bean she picks will be red. Write this probability as a fraction in simplest form and as a decimal
7/10 and 0.7
400
One serving of cereal contains 25% of the daily recommended amount of calcium. How many servings of cereal would someone need to eat to get 100% of the daily recommended amount of calcium?
4 servings
400
Dillon asked 50 students at school what type of music they preferred. He found that 2/5 of the students preferred rock music. What percent of the students preferred rock music?
40%
400
Sandra recorded the lengths of her frog’s three best hops: 25 cm, 30 cm and 15 cm. The total distance her frog hopped is what percent of a meter? hint: there are 100 cm in a meter
70%
400
Carter went to the store to buy a new keyboard. He found last year’s model on sale for 15% off the original price, which was $199.00. a)How much was the discount on the keyboard? b)How much is the new price of the keyboard?
a)$29.85 b)$169.15
400
Dave surveyed 40 students to see which flavor of ice cream they preferred. Thirty percent chose strawberry, 0.2 chose chocolate and 1/2 chose vanilla. List the flavors from least popular to most popular.
chocolate, strawberry, vanilla
500
A room has the following guidelines: ◆ 30% of the room is the bed. ◆ 24% of the room is the dresser. ◆ 20% of the room is the desk. What percent of the room is left over?
26%
500
order the following numbers from least to greatest 1.2, 130%, 1 1/4
1.2, 1 1/4, 130%
500
What percent of 1 meter is 56 centimeters? (hint: there are 100 cm in a meter)
56%
500
Mikayla took her friends to lunch. The bill came to $24. She left a 15% tip. a. Find the amount of money left for the tip. b. How much did Mikayla spend on lunch, including the tip?
a) $3.60 b) $27.60
500
List the probabilities below from least to greatest. 0.4, 45%, 3/8
3/8, 0.4, 45%