Percent of a Number

Percent of a #

100

40% of 70

28

200

15% of 100

15

300

150% of 20

30

400

160% of 35

56

500

132.5% of 16.6

21.995

Word Problems

100

OF means to?

Multiply

200

Mackenzie wants to buy a backpack that costs $50. If the tax rate is 6.5%, how much will she pay in tax?

$3.25

300

Mr. Sudimack earned a 4% commission on the sale of a new hot tub that he sold for $3755. How much did he earn?

$150.20

400

Suppose there are 20 questions on a multiple choice test. 25% of the answers are choice B - how many answers are NOT choice B?

15

500

In a recent year, 17.7% of households watched the finals of a popular reality series. There are 110.2 million households in the United States. How many households watched the finals?

about 19.5 MILLION

Decimals, Fractions, percents

100

Write 90% as a decimal

.9

200

Write .52 as a percent

52%

300

Write 23/100 as a percent

23%

400

write .11 as a fraction

11/100

500

write 25% as a fraction

25/100 or 1/4 or 2/8 or 3/12 or 4/16 or 5/20...etc

Miscellaneous

100

Percent is out of how much?

100

200

How do we convert percents to decimals?

Move the decimal, two spaces to the left.

300

Where is the decimal located in the percent 125%?

Behind the 5

400

How do we convert decimals to percents?

Move the decimal two spaces to the right

500

67.5% of 8.7

5.8725