Understanding Percents
Relating, Percents, Fractions and Decimals
More than 100, Less than 1
Percent of a Number
Mystery
100
Sarah is reading her favorite book. She shaded a grid to show how much she has read so far. What percent of the grid is shaded?
50%
100
Joe ate 3/5 of his lunch. What percent of his lunch did he eat?
60%
100
Billy is saving money for a new gaming console. Billy calculates that his starting amount is 0.5% of the total amount he wants to save. What is 0.5% written as a decimal.
0.005
100
What percent of 40 is 5?
12.5%
100
Which of the following are equivalent to 150%? Select all that apply.
150
1012
111
114
1.50
1.50
200
All percents are out of what special number?
100
200
Most U.S households spend about 8% of their income on entertainment. What is 8% as a fraction, in simplest form.
2/25
200
0.7% of what number is 35?
5000
200
20 is 40% of what number?
50
200
If there are 220 students in the school, how many students are in the 5th grade?
41.8 students are in the 5th grade, or approximately 42 students.
300
What percent of the figure is shaded?
37.5%
300
Fraction -
Decimal - 0.75
Percent -
What is 0.75 as a percent and fraction?
Percent - 75%
Fraction - 75/100 = 3/4
300
A store increased the price of a jacket by 120%. If the original price was $50, how much is the price increased by and what is the new price?
Price increased by $60, the new price is $110.
300
Paula weeded 60% of her garden in 12 minutes. How many minutes will it take her to weed all of her garden?
20 minutes
300
A study found that 12% of dog owners brush their dog’s teeth. Of 578 dog owners, how many would be expected to brush their dog’s teeth?
69 dog owners