Percent and Ratios

There are 18 girls and 12 boys on the swim team. What fraction and percentage of the team is made up of boys?

• 1/5 and 20%

• 2/5 and 40%

• 3/10 and 30%

• 2/5 and 40%

A student spelled 92% of the words on a spelling test correctly. If the test had 25 questions, how many words did the student spell correctly?

• 20

• 21

• 22

• 23

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Noelle used 17 lemons to make lemonade. This was 85% of all the lemons she bought. How many lemons did Noelle buy?

• 20

• 22

• 24

• 25

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Micah's bill for dinner was $35.50. He left the server an 18% tip. How much money did Micah leave for the tip?

• $6.39

• $6.40

• $6.41

• $6.42

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Kendra earns $70 per week mowing lawns. She saves 60% of the money she earns each week. How many weeks will it take Kendra to save enough money to buy a game system that costs $210 including tax?

• 3 weeks

• 5 weeks

• 6 weeks

• 7 weeks

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Dimitri scored 44% of the points in a two-person basketball game against another team. His partner scored the rest of the points. If Dimitri scored 22 points, how many points did his partner score?

Dimitri and his partner scored a total of ______ points during the game, so his partner scored ______ points.

• Dimitri and his partner scored a total of 50 points during the game, so his partner scored 28 points.

• Dimitri and his partner scored a total of 60 points during the game, so his partner scored 38 points.

• Dimitri and his partner scored a total of 40 points during the game, so his partner scored 18 points.

• Dimitri and his partner scored a total of 100 points during the game, so his partner scored 56 points.

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

There are 550 people at the school carnival.

Part A: If 385 of the people are students, what percentage of the people at the school carnival are students?

Part B: If 30% of all the people at the carnival are on a ride, how many people are on a ride?

• Part A: 70%, Part B: 165 people

• Part A: 60%, Part B: 150 people

• Part A: 70%, Part B: 155 people

• Part A: 50%, Part B: 165 people

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Write the ratio 5 to 8 as a decimal.

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

Write the ratio 5 to 8 as a percent.

27% of 140= _______

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C