Percentages

Percent Word Problems

100

Last month a car dealership sold 80 cars. Of all the cars sold, 15% of them were red. How many cars that were sold were red?

12

200

Of all the students that Mikey surveyed, 30% said they play basketball. If 21 students play basketball, how many students did Mikey survey?

70

300

The area of Ms. Anderson's office floor measures 120 feet. She puts down carpet that covers 40% of the floor. What is the area of Ms. Anderson's floor not covered by the carpet?

72 feet

Ratios to Percent's

300

Write the ratio 1 to 8 as a fraction.

1/8

400

Write 1 to 8 as a decimal.

0.125

500

Write 1 to 8 as a percent.

12.5%

Solving Percent

300

67% of 180 =

120.6

400

____% of 400 = 104

26

500

55% of ____ = 11

22

Together Question!

500

Shade 30% of the whole grid.

6 squares

Percent Word Problems

300

There are 14 apples and 26 oranges in a picnic basket. What fraction and percent of the fruit in the basket is oranges?

13/20 = 65%

26/40 = 65%

400

An artists uses 18 colors on an art palette to paint a picture. This is 72% of all the colors on the pallete. How many colors are on the artist's palette?

25 colors

500

Shamus owes his parents $162. He pays them 60% of the 42 dollars he earns as a soccer referee each week. How many weeks will it take Shamus to pay back all of the money he owes his parents?

6 weeks