Percent Study Guide

An oil company drilled several wells. Fifty wells, or 25%, produced oil. What was the total number of wells that were drilled?

• 50
• 100
• 125
• 200

Four different stores are selling the same item at different prices and with a variety of discounts as shown below. Which store will give you the cheapest price. You have to figure out how much you would pay for the item at each store.

• Store 1

• Store 2

• Store 3

• Store 4

In Will’s garden, 71 out of 200 plants have developed seeds. Which is closest to the percent of his plants that have developed seeds?

• 20%
• 25%
• 35%
• 70%

Amber works at a store and gets an employee discount. A skirt costs $50, and she pays $40 with her discount. How much is Amber’s employee discount?

• 10%
• 20%
• 25%
• 40%

Mei-Li uses 3 drawers in her dresser to store shirts. She uses 1 drawer to store socks. Which value represents the percentage of the drawers in the dresser that Mei-Li uses for shirts?

• 100%

• 75%

• 50%

• 25%

Jessica has driven exactly 90% of the distance to her friend's home. Which statement about this trip could be true?

• Jessica has driven exactly 40 miles out of a total of 360 miles.
• Jessica has driven exactly 270 miles out of a total of 360 miles.
• Jessica has driven exactly 360 miles out of a total of 400 miles.
• Jessica has driven exactly 396 miles out of a total of 400 miles.

What is 80% of 80?

• 16
• 60
• 64
• 100

Ezra made 96 cupcakes for a bake sale at his school. Of the 96 cupcakes, 58 are chocolate and the rest are vanilla. What percent of the cupcakes are vanilla? Round answer to the nearest percent.

• 38%
• 40%
• 60%
• 62%

Allie’s Bakery has 36 parking spots in front of the store. Eleven of the parking spots are currently empty. What percent of the parking spaces, rounded to the nearest percent, are filled with customer cars?

• 23%
• 31%
• 69%
• 77%

Out of 600 seniors at a local high school, 60% went on the senior trip. At the hotel, one room was reserved for every 4 students. How many rooms were reserved for the students?

• 90 rooms
• 150 rooms
• 250 rooms
• 360 rooms