PERCENT, RATE, BASE

The _____ is the total or the whole.

• Percentage

• Rate

• Base

• Part

Which of the following statements illustrates the formula for the part?

• Part is equal to the product of base and rate.

• Part is equal to the sum of rate and base.

• Part is equal to the quotient of rate divided by base.

What is 25% of 80?

• 30

• 20

• 40

• 15

Solve the word problem: If 40% of the students in a class are girls, and there are 30 students in total, how many girls are there?

• 12

• 15

• 20

• 8

Calculate 30% of 150.

• 50

• 60

• 75

• 45

Solve the word problem: If a shirt originally costs $40 and is now on sale for 20% off, what is the sale price?

• $25

• $30

• $35

• $32

What is 40% of 120?

• 100

• 48

• 80

• 60

If the rate is 6% and the base is 300, what is the percentage?

• 18%

• 25%

• 50%

• 12%

8 is 10% of what number?

• 80

• 64

• 40

• 32

What is the equivalent percentage of 1/5?

• 15%

• 5%

• 20%

• 50%