Show:
Ratios
Percent, Fractions, and Decimals
Percent of a Whole Number
Tables and Patterns to Find Percent
Potpourri
100
What is the ratio 42:28 in simplest form?
3:2
100
What is 36% as a decimal and as a fraction in simplest form?
0.36, 9/25
100
In a taste test, 25% of people preferred JIF peanut butter to other brands. If 120 people took part in the test, how many preferred JIF?
30 people
100
Five out of 25 students are absent at a school. Create and fill in a table to determine what percent of the students are absent. Hint: Count by 25's
5/25 = 10/50 = 15/75 = 20/100 = 20% of students
100
What 42% as a decimal and simplified fraction?
0.42; 21/50
200
If there are 18 cats, 12 dogs, and 3 rabbits at an animal shelter, what is the ratio of dogs to total animals in the shelter? Be sure to simplify.
4:11
200
What is 1/3 as a decimal and as a percent?
0.33, 33.3%
200
4,500 people called in to vote for a countdown on a radio station. 52% voted for the #1 song. How many people voted for this song?
2,340 people
200
A hockey player attempted 20 shots and made 6 of them. What percent of the shots did he make? Make a table to determine the answer. Hint: Count by 20's
6/20 = 12/40 = 18/60 = 24/80 = 30/100 = 30%
200
What is 80% of 150?
120
300
Write three other ratios equivalent to 35:40.
7:8, 70:80, 700:800
300
What is 4/25 as a decimal and as a percent?
0.16, 16%
300
What is 71% of 912?
647.52
300
A baseball player was up to bat 40 times and got 16 hits. What percent of the times at bat did he get a hit? Create a table and use patterns to find the answer. Hint: Multiply and divide the total times at bat until you get 100 in the last spot on your table.
16/40 = 8/20 = 40/100 = 40% of the time
300
The ratio pepperoni to mushrooms on a pizza is 3:4. Give two ratios equivalent to this one.
9:12, 6:8, 30:40, etc.
400
In Lauren's art box, there are 52 crayons, 44 markers, and 30 colored pencils. What is the ratio of crayons to colored pencils in simplest form? Markers to all of the coloring utensils?
26:15, 22:63
400
What is 0.55 as a percent and as a simplified fraction?
55%, 11/20
400
Miss Horbol bought her cat Milo 20 toys. He somehow managed to hide 95% of them and they are nowhere to be found. How many toys did Milo NOT hide?
2 toys - 5% of them
400
The weather report states that rain fell on 9 out of 30 days last month. On what percent of the days last month did it rain? Create and a table and use patterns to find the answer. Hint: Multiply and divide the total number of days by different numbers until there are 100 days total
9/30 = 3/10 = 30/100 = 30%
400
9,480 people attended an Indians' game. 50% of the people bought food from the concession stand. How many people bought food at the game?
4,740 people
500
Give three ratios equivalent to 49:63
7:9, 70:90, 700:900
500
What is 3/8 as a percent and as a decimal? Hint: 1/8 is 12.5%
37.5%, 0.375
500
On Saturday, Chipotle had 1,024 customers. 25% of customers bought chips and guacamole to go with their meal. How many customers bought chips and guac?
256 customers
500
Out of the past 15 days, Christine has gone running 12 times. What percent of the days has Christine gone running? Create a table and use a pattern to find the answer. Hint: Multiply and divide the total days by numbers until there are 100 days total
12/15 = 4/5 = 80/100 = 80%
500
18 out of 40 people at the grocery shore buy something from the bakery. What percentage of people buy something from the bakery? Create a table and use a pattern to determine the answer.
18/40 = 9/20 = 45/100 = 45%