Fractions to Percentages
Can the ratio be a fraction?
What's the ratio?
TOTAL OUTCOMES
100

The percentage of two-fifths

2/5 = 0.4 

x100

=40%

100

There are 6 hexagons to 12 stars

No we cannot put the comparison of hexagons to stars as a fraction. 6:12 

100

There is 21 bouncy balls, 6 basketballs and 10 footballs.

what is the ratio of footballs to bouncy balls?

10:21

100

2 Six-sided dice are rolled, what is number of total outcomes?

36= 6x6

200

The percent of 3289/5239 

3289 / 5239 = 0.62779

x100 = ~63%

200

There is 54 sweaters in Marissa's closet to the 787 total items 

Yes, 54:787 and 54/787, 54 sweaters is part of the whole closet of 787 items.

200

There is 67 piranha, 32 puffer fish and 76 penguins in a zoo. What is the ratio of puffer fish to piranha?

32:67

200

If there was a spinner with 8 sections and we rolled a six-sided die, what is the total number of outcomes?

48 = 8 x 6

300

The overall mark of my neuroscience test was seventy-two over ninety-five  

72/95 = 0.75789

x 100 = 75.789% --> 76%

300

There six circles in comparison to all the 18 shapes.

Yes 6:18, 6/18. A circle is a shape and is therefore part of the whole of 18 shapes.

300

There are 15 iPhone, 7 Samsung phones, 3 other phone brands. What is the ratio of Samsung phones to the whole?

7:25

300

We flip a coin 5 times. What is the total number of outcomes?

2x2x2x2x2 = 32

400

The percentage of 5/2399

5/2399= 0.0020840175

x 100 = 0.21%

400

Jessica bought 35 bananas and 6 oranges and 12 apples

No, this is a grocery receipt, not comparing quantities to the whole. 35:6:12

400

There are 222 monkeys, 4 lions and 18 zebras in the jungle. What is the ratio of monkeys to the all the animals in the jungle?

222:244

400

We roll 6 six-sided dice, what is total number of outcomes?

6x6x6x6x6x6 = 46,656

500

Statistics Canada collected 29800 surveys from the province of Alberta and 307837 from BC, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. What is the percent of AB surveys to the other 3 provinces?

29800/307837 = 0.0968

x 100 = 9.68%


500

There is 4,444,277 habitants in Alberta and 41,012,563 habitants in Canada

Yes, the habitants of Alberta, 4,444,277 are part of the whole population of Canada

500

There are eighteen Nike knockoffs and seventy- two legit Nike pairs of sneaker. What is the ratio of Nikes to knockoffs?

72:18

500

We roll 3 six-sided dice and one 10-sided die and spin a wheel with 3 sections. What is the total number of outcomes?

6x6x6x10x3=6,480