Percent of a Quantity Easy
90% of 100
90
A boy's weight when he was in 5th grade was 80 pounds. By the time he was in 7th grade his weight had increased by 30%. How many pounds did he gain from 5th grade to 7th grade?
24 pounds
Yakelin had 25 hair clips. 7 of them were blue and the rest were purple. What percent of the hair clips were purple?
72%
78% of 95
74.1 or 74.10 or
74 1/10
15% of a number is 180. Find the number.
1200
Lynden grows 14 centimeters in sixth grade. This is 10% of his height at the beginning of sixth grade. How tall was Lynden a the beginning of sixth grade?
140 centimeters.
50% of 12
A boy's weight when he was in 5th grade was 80 pounds. By the time he was in 7th grade his weight had increased by 30%. How much did he weigh in 7th grade?
104 pounds
Angel had $60. He spent $36 on a pair of shoes and the rest on a shirt. What percent of the money did he spend on the shoes?
60%
68% of $2,800
$1,904
40% of _____ is 180
450
Kate spends 25% of her allowance on candy. If she spends $8 on candy, how much was her total allowance?
$32
25% of 16
4
The price of a new car was $22,800 in April. The price of the car was reduced by 5% in May. By how much was the price of the car reduced? How much was the car in May?
The car's price was reduced by $1,140. In May it costs $21,660.
Angel had $60. He spent $36 on a pair of shoes and the rest on a shirt. What percent of the money did he spend on the shirt?
40%
250% of 24
60
25% of ____ is 195
780
Santino earns a 2% commission for all the cars he sells. If he receives, $3,750 in commission, what is the dollar amount of his sales?
$187,500
30% of 600
180
There are 1,200 people at a concert 55% of the people are adults. The remaining people are children. How many children are at the concert?
540 children
There were 320 girls and 180 boys at a playground. What percent of the children were girls?
64%
120% of 37.5
45
150% of ____ is 70
105
Mariyah donates 5% of her salary to charity. If she donates, $285, how much is her salary?
$5,700
45% of 780
351
Avery earned $1000. She earned 35% of it by babysitting. Of the remaining amount she earned 80% of it mowing lawns. The rest was given as a gift. How much money did she earn as a gift?
35% of $1000 is $350.
The remaining is $650.
80% of $650 is $520.
$650 - 520 = $130.
She earned $130 as a gift.
Jordan spent $36 and had $12 left. What percent of his money did he spend?
75%
400% of 11.25
45
75% of ____ is 230
306 2/3
Shelly Brown receives a royalty of 8% on the sales of her book. If she receives, $11,000, what is the dollar amount of the book sales?
$137,500