Finding the Percentage
A test has 50 questions. Jozcelin gets 90% correct. How many questions does she get correct?
45 questions correct
75% of the buses have arrived. 48 have arrived. How many buses are there in all?
64 buses
40 students are in the class. 18 students go on the field trip. What percent go on the field trip?
45% go on the field trip.
Ray gets 12 hits for 15 times at bat. What percent of the time does Ray get a hit?
80% of the time
Find the percentage. 52% of 50 is _____.
26
Duke plays 60 basketball games. They win 30%. How many did they win?
18 won
80% of the students vote. 48 students vote. How many students are there in all?
60 students
The total distance is 52 miles. Tyler drives 13 miles. What percent of the distance does he drive?
25% of the distance is traveled.
Sixty percent of the people sampled in a school survey prefer vanilla ice cream. If 84 of the people prefer vanilla, then how many people were surveyed?
140 people surveyed
12.6 is 28% of what number?
45
25 students are tested. 20% do very well. How many do very well?
5 do very well
Lucas loses 32% of his watches. Lucas loses 24 watches. How many watches did he have to begin with?
75 watches
Xavier attempts 84 shots. He makes 63. What percent of the shots does he make?
75% of the shots are made.
If 70% is a passing grade, then how many questions do you need to answer correctly on a 40-question test to pass?
28 questions
Change the fraction to a percent. 3/4
75%
Amaree earns $150 per week. She receives a 20% raise. How much money is the raise?
$30.00
8 students did not go on a trip. 16% did not go on the trip. How many students are there in all?
50 students
Linda's allowance is $12. She spends $7.80. What percent does she spend?
65% is spent.
Mrs. B. makes 85% of her shots from the foul line. How many foul shots will she make out of 60 attempts?
51 foul shots
Is this a proportion? 6/8 = 9/12
Yes; 72 = 72
35 students are in class. 60% are girls. How many are girls? How many are boys?
21 girls; 14 boys
Nichelle saves 20% of her salary. She saves $16 per week. What is her weekly salary?
$80.00
620 automobiles have be to inspected. 527 pass inspection. What percent do NOT pass?
15% do not pass.
18 boys and 27 girls are in a class. What percent of the class are boys? What percent of the class are girls?
40% are boys; 60% are girls
Find the missing number in a proportion. x/7 = 24/84
2