Converting Percentages to fractions and decimals
**Word Problems
Quantities
***More World Problems
% of $
100
What is 50% as a "benchmark fraction" (simplified fraction) and as a decimal?
1/2
and
0.50 or 0.5
100
Tommy answered 24 out of 30 questions correctly on a test. What was his percentage?
24 is the part and 30 is the whole so
24/30 = 0.8 =
80%
100
What is 10% of 100mL?
10mL
100
Mr. Alverson drove 140 miles in 2 hours. Mrs. Alverson drove 200 miles in 3 hours.
Who drove the fastest?
What was each person's rate? (Round to the nearest "tenth" if needed)
Mr. Alverson's rate was 70 mph
Mrs. Alverson's rate was 66.7 mph
Mr. Alverson drove the fastest.
100
A store runs a sale where you pay 80% of the regular price.
How much will you pay for shirt that has a regular price of $25?
$20
200
What is 25% as a "benchmark fraction" AND as a decimal?
1/4
0.25
200
Mrs. Ice is 5 feet 6 inches tall. (That is 5 1/2 ft.)
How many total inches tall is she? (1 ft = 12 in)
66 inches
200
What is 25% of 80 skittles?
20 skittles
200
A ship captain is mapping a trip and wants to know the distance the ship will travel over certain time intervals.
Assuming that the ship travels at a constant speed, what is its speed?
Look for the "1 hour" - It says it goes 33 miles in 1 hour so the speed is 33 mph
200
A store runs a sale where you pay 70% of the regular price.
How much will you pay for shoes that have a regular price of $50?
$35
300
What is 183% as a:
FRACTION, MIXED NUMBER and a DECIMAL?
Fraction: 183/100
Mixed Number: 1 and 83/100
Decimal: 1.83
300
Mrs. Brooks runs 5 laps in 8 minutes.
A. How many "LAPS per minute" is that?
B. How many "MINUTES per lap is that?
A. 5/8 laps per minute (0.625 laps per minute)
B. 8/5 minutes per lap (1.6 min. per lap)
300
16 is 20% of what number?
You can use a double number line diagram, tape diagram, or equivalent ratios to solve
80
300
Marty’s family has completed 60% of a trip. They have traveled 45 miles. How far is the trip?
75 miles
300
A store runs a sale where you pay 90% of the regular price.
How much will you pay for jacket that has a regular price of $125?
$112.50
(don't forget to add the ZERO because it's money)
400
What is 75% as a "benchmark fraction" and as a decimal?
benchmark fraction: 3/4
decimal: 0.75
400
Kelsey counted out ten Skittles. If 4 of them were orange, what percentage of Skittles were orange?
40% were orange Skittles
400
What percent of 70kg is 24.5kg?
35%
400
Select all of the trips that would take 3 hours.
1.Drive 70 miles per hour between Acworth, GA and Trussville, AL which are 210 miles apart.
2.Walk 6 miles per hour to school, which is 2 miles away.
3.Take a train going 80 miles per hour from Birmingham to Atlanta, which are 240 miles apart.
1. 210 miles divided by 70mph = 3 hours
3. 240 miles divided by 80mph = 3 hours
2 is not: 2 miles divided by 6 mph = 1/3 hour
400
A store runs a sale where you pay 75% of the regular price.
How much will you pay for a Apple Airpods Pro that has a regular price of $250?
$187.50
(wrong if you forget the 0 at the end when it's money)
500
What is 5 3/4% as a decimal?
5.75% first and then move the decimal 2 places to the LEFT:
Answer: 0.0575
500
Ryan made an 85% on his math test. If there were 16 problems, how many did he get correct?
13.6 correct
500
83.5% of what number is 676 g?
564.46g
500
Which weighs more:
a cat that weighs 3.5 kilograms or a dog that weighs 6 pounds? Explain your reasoning.
Note: 1 pound is about 0.45 kilograms.
If a cat weighs 3.5 kg, it weighs 6.75 lb.
A dog weighs 6 lb. so the CAT weighs more!
OR
If a dog weighs 6 pounds, it weighs 2.7 kg.
The cat weighs 3.5 kg, so the CAT weighs more
500
A store runs a sale where you pay 65% of the regular price.
How much will you pay for Trek bike that has a regular price of $1,199?
$779.35