Percent of a number
15% of 110 cars in the parking lot were yellow. How many were yellow?
16.5
At the party, 80 cookies were eaten, which is only 25% of the cookies. What was the total amount of cookies?
320
Fractions → Decimals
9/12
0.75
Fractions → Decimals
14/25
0.56
9 out of 15 is what percent?
60%
The students ate 75% of 260 cookies. How many cookies did they eat?
195
A theater has sold 70% of the tickets for an upcoming show. If it has sold 63 tickets so far, how many tickets are left? (hint: find the total first.)
27 left
Fractions → Percents
3/10
30%
Fractions → Percents
2/5
40%
7 out of 20 is what percent?
35%
28% of 575 marbles were green. How many were green?
161
A baseball team won 90% of their games last season. If they won 144 games, then how many games did they play during the entire season?
160
Decimals → Percents
0.38
38%
Decimals → Percents
0.2
20%
Paul asked 200 people what their favorite fruit was. 80 said it was bananas, 95 said it was apples, and the rest said it was some other fruit. What percent likes bananas the best?
40%
Your class has 28 students. If 25% of them play soccer, how many students play soccer?
7
A rain barrel is 65% full. If there are 26 gallons of rain water in the barrel, how many gallons of water can the whole barrel hold?
40 gallons
Percents → Decimals
56%
.56
Percents → Decimals
44.3%
0.443
A parking lot that has 520 spaces was filled with 390 cars. What percent of the parking lot was full?
75%
6% of 95
5.7
A store is having a sale where winter clothes are 60% of the original price. A sweater is on sale for $30. What was the original price of the sweater?
$50
Percents → Fractions Simplified.
50%
1/2
Percents → Fractions Simplified.
135%
1 7/20
A marathon is a 26 mile run. If a marathon runner has run 12 miles so far, what percent of the marathon has she completed?
46.2%