Mastering Percentages Quiz

What does the % symbol mean?

• Per thousand
• Per hundred
• Per ten
• Per thousandth

How do you calculate a percentage?

• Multiply the part by the whole
• Divide the part by the whole
• Add the part to the whole
• Subtract the part from the whole

What is 0.75 as a percentage?

• 0.75%
• 7.5%
• 75%
• 750%

What is 3/5 as a percentage?

• 0.3%
• 0.6%
• 30%
• 60%

What is 20% of 80?

• 8
• 16
• 20
• 40

How do you calculate a discount?

• Multiply the original price by the discount percentage
• Divide the original price by the discount percentage
• Add the original price to the discount amount
• Subtract the discount amount from the original price

What is 15% of 80?

• 8
• 12
• 15
• 20

What is the percentage increase if the price goes from $80 to $100?

• 10%
• 20%
• 25%
• 30%

What is the percentage decrease if the price goes from $100 to $80?

• 10%
• 20%
• 25%
• 30%

What is the most common fraction equivalent to 50%?

• 1/2
• 1/4
• 3/4
• 1/5