Percentages

The city council voted on a new tax. The council has 20 members and 20% of the council members voted in favor of the new tax. How many members voted in favor of the tax?

• 16 council members 
• 4 council members 
• 20% of the members 
• 100

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Bonnie took a history test and scored 21 out of 84 correct. What percentage did she get right?

• 25%
• 75%
• 4%
• 21%

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

A factory made 125 packs of gum. 32% of the packs contained mint-flavored gum. How many packs of mint gum did the factory make?

• 85 packs 
• 32 packs
• 40 packs 
• 40%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A test has 20 questions. If Peter gets 80% correct, how many questions did Peter get correct?

• 4 correct
• 16 correct
• 4%
• 25 correct

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

In a school, 25 % of the teachers teach basic math. If there are 50 basic math teachers, how many teachers are there in the school?

• 150 teachers 
• 5 teachers 
• 50 teachers 
• 200 teachers 

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

24 students in a class took an algebra test. If 18 students passed the test, what percent do not pass?
*HINT* Find out how many did not pass the class before you start! 

• 25%
• 75%
• 75 students
• 24 students

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

There are 42 teachers that work in a school.  On Friday, 29 teachers were present.  What percent of the teachers showed up for work? 

• 50%
• 69%
• 55%
• 80%

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

There are 32 students in a class.  Nine of those students are women.  What percent are men? (Round to the Nearest Tenth)

• 71.9%
• 73.5%
• 32%
• 32.9%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Sandals are on sale for 30% off. The original price of one pair of sandals is $30. What is the new cost of sandals after the discount?

• $4.50
• $21.00
• $9.00
• $11.60

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

There are 4 trombones out of 25 instruments in the POMS band. What percent of the instruments are trombones?

• 4%

• 20%

• 16%

• 25%

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6