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Finding the Part
100
A pre-election survey showed that 3 out of every 5 citizens would vote in an election.
At this rate, how many people would be expected to vote if there are 16,000 citizens in a city?
9600 people
100
Study the table.
What percent is 18 out of 20, and why?
90% because 18÷20 = 0.90
100
In a class, 12 students like to play volleyball. If 30% of the students in the class like to play volleyball, how many students are in the class?
40
100
Alex has 300 videos in his collection. Of these, 24 are documentaries. What percentage of the videos in Alex’s collection are documentaries?
8%
100
Study the table.
What percent is 16 out of 25, and why?
64%; 16 ÷ 25 = 0.64 and 0.64 × 100 = 64.
200
If 2 inches on a map represents 75 miles, how many miles does 8 inches represent?
300
200
Four students shot free throws during recess.
Which student made 60% of his free throw attempts?
Jimmy
200
Mrs. Tart takes a survey in class. She discovers 60% of her students prefer using pens over pencils in class.
If 12 students in Mrs. Tart’s class prefer to use pens, how many total students are in Mrs. Tart’s class?
20
200
Maria took a math test last week. The table shows how many questions she answered correctly and incorrectly.
What percentage of questions did Maria answer correctly?
85%
200
Abby gave 60% of her toys to a local charity. If this represents 18 of Abby's toys, how many toys does Abby still have?
12
300
In Mr. Whitener’s class, 7 out of 35 students play middle school basketball. What percent of students in Mr. Whitener’s class play middle school basketball?
20%
300
Mrs. Long keeps 25 books on her shelf for her students to read. Six of the books are non-fiction.
What percentage of the books is non-fiction?
24%
300
In a bag of lollipops, 40% of the lollipops are grape flavored. There are 120 grape-flavored lollipops in the bag.
How many total lollipops are in the bag?
300
300
The chart shows students’ favorite juice flavors in Mr. Donovan’s classes.
What percentage of students prefer grape juice?
25%
300
Ms. Beal asks, “What percent of 800 is 504?” Thomas begins solving Ms. Beal’s problem by using the model shown.
If Thomas correctly solves Ms. Beal’s problem, what is the missing value?
63
400
Study the table.
Which equation shows how to find a percentage?
percent/100=part/whole
400
A clothing company that makes jackets finds that 66 out of 75 jackets are undamaged. What percent of the jackets are damaged?
12%
400
According to a survey, 25% of students at a particular school take the bus to school. A total of 200 students take the bus.
How many students attend this school?
800
400
The chart shows the favorite ice cream flavors of 6th graders at Fleming Middle School.
What percentage of 6th graders prefers vanilla ice cream?
40%
400
Lacy saves 45% of her paycheck. If Lacy’s paycheck is $680, how much does she save?
$374
500
In the United States, 16 out of every 20 cans are recycled. What percent of cans are recycled?
80%
500
Brandon’s neighbors pay him for mowing their yards. He is paid the same amount for each yard. Brandon charts the number of yards he mows and the amount he earns each week.
For Week 6, Brandon plans to mow 130% of the number he mowed in Week 1.
If he reaches his goal, Brandon will mow approximately _________________.
9
500
A container has dimes and nickels. There are 30 dimes in the container.
If 50% of the coins in the container are dimes, how many coins are in the container?
60
500
The graph shows a family's monthly expenditures on its house mortgage, food, fuel, and clothing.
What approximate percentage of the total expenditure is spent on fuel?
10%
500
Your school's newspaper budget is 160% of last year's. Last year's total budget was $2125. This year's budget is....
$3400