Percent Problems
A percent is always out of...
What is "100"?
Formula for Percent Error
What is "(Actual - Measurement)/Actual * 100)"
What are the three steps to solving this type of problem?
What is:
"% to decimal, price x decimal, price +/- amount"?
What method is used to solve proportional relationships?
What is "butterfly method" or "cross-multiplying"?
How do you spell your math teacher's name?
A student scored a 80% on a 35 question test. How many questions did they get right? How many wrong?
What is
"Right: 28, Wrong: 7" ?
Calculate the percent error given that an actual length is 15 cm and a person's measurement was 20 cm
What is "33%"
Ms. Huynh spent $205.60 at Target. If the sales tax is 6%, what was her final bill?
What is "$217.94"?
A student writes 5 paragraphs in 30 minutes. How long does it take him to write 1 paragraph?
How many students are in our class?
What is "16"?
Adam picked 75 strawberries. Ashley picked 60% more than Adam. How many did Ashley pick?
What is "120"?
An object has a mass of 35.0 grams. On Anthony’s balance, it weighs 34.85 grams. What is the percent error of his balance?
What is "0.43%"
The family went out to eat at Chilles. If there bill was $58.65 and they gave their server a 15% tip, how much did they pay altogether?
What is "$67.45"?
A marathoner ran 26 miles in 3 hours. What is their running speed?
What is "8.66 miles per hour"?
What is the most used social media app?
Clare bought 85 stickers. Chase bought 60% less than Clare. How many stickers do they have altogether?
What is "119"?
Patrick estimated he would need 45 minutes to get ready for the first day of school, but he only needed 40 minutes. What is the percent error for his estimate?
Mark and his three friends ate out at Applebee’s. Their bill totaled $52.35. If they left the server a 20% tip, how much would each person pay splitting the bill evenly?
What is "$15.71"?
Jones runs 2 miles in 15 minutes. What is his running speed?
What is "8 miles per hour" or "7.5 minute mile?
Which languages does Ms. Huynh speak?
What is "English, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Mandarin"?
A student received a 87/95 on their exam. What percent did they get wrong?
What is "8.4%"?
Brandon estimated that he would spend $35 on his ticket and snacks at a baseball game with his friends. Happily, he only spent $28. What is the percent error for Brandon's estimate?
What is "25%"?
Macys is having a one-day 35% off special. If Sara bought $124.50 worth of items, what would the final bill total be if 7% tax was applied after the discount?
What is $86.59"?
A track is 10 miles long. It took Vera 115 minutes to run it. What is her running speed?
What is "11.5 minute mile" or "5.2 miles per hour"?
What city is Ms. Huynh from?
What is "Huntington Beach"?