Fractions to Percentage
Percent of
Real World Examples
1 plus or minus
100

3/4

What is 75%

100

20% of 20

What is 4?

100

At a malt shop 18/34 of the malts sold were chocolate. What percent of the malts sold were chocolate?

What is 53%?

100

Increase 93 by 14%

What is 106.02?

200

19/18

What is 105.6%

200

15% of 95

What is 14.25?

200

At a dinner with 2 pals you all decide to split the tip evenly. If the bill in total was $45.06 with a 20% tip how much should each person be leaving? 

What is $3.00

200

Decrease 843 by 87%. 

What is 109.59?

300

What is 20% as a fraction in lowest terms. 

What is 1/5?

300

50% of 42

What is 21? 


300

A plant was 46 centimeters tall. After a month it had grown 7% taller. How tall was the plant after a month?

What is 49.22 cm.


46* (1+0.07) 

300

Increase 14 by 65% and then decrease the answer by 13%. 

What is 20.097?

400

 57/75 

76%

400

64.5% of 135

What is 87.075?

400

Paul makes a base monthly salary of $1500. As a vendor, he must sell $19000 worth of items per month. He also makes a 6% commission on all sales beyond the monthly quota. If Paul sold $26600 worth of items this month, what is his total salary for the month including base salary and commission to the nearest dollar?

What is $1956.00?

400

Find the number that when increased by 45% you get 71.05.

What is 49?

500

9546/45

212.13%

500

14 is what percent of 45?

What is 31.1%

500

Find the number that when decreased by 14% produces 1945. 

What is 2161.628?