Math 6 - Lesson 6.3B: Percent of a Quantity

What is 15% of 12 meters?

• 18 meters

• 1.8 meters

• 0.18 meters

• none of those

A park ranger finds that 35% of the park’s visitors stay at the campground. If 105 visitors stayed at the campground one day, how many visitors did the park have that day?

• 36 visitors

• 37 visitors

• 300 visitors

• none of those

Find the quantity represented by each percent: 45% of $360.

• $16.20

• $162

• $198

• $19.80

Find the quantity represented by each percent: 66% of 740 kilometers.

• 488.4 kilometers

• 48.84 kilometers

• 4,884 kilometers

• none of those

There are 1,500 students in a school. 65% of them are girls. How many girls are there in the school?

• 525 girls

• 98 girls

• none of those

• 975 girls

A school raises $4,000 for its new library. 36% of the money is used to buy reference books. How much money is used to buy reference books?

• $1,440

• $144

• $14.40

• $14,440

Ms. Galan spent 55% of her savings on a television that cost $550. How much money did she have in her savings before she bought the television?

• $450

• $302.50

• $1,000

• none of those

75% of a number is 354. Find the number.

• 265.5

• 47.2

• none of those

• 472

Ahyoka has 250 CDs. 10% are country, 70% are pop, and the rest are hip-hop. How many CDs are hip-hop?

• 25 CDs

• 50 CDs

• 175 CDs

• none of those

There are 820 people at a stadium. 65% of them are adults, 20% of them are boys, and the rest are girls. How many girls are there at the stadium?

• none of those

• 552 girls

• 287 girls

• 57 girls