Percents Is And Of Numbers

Andrew sold 60 baseball cards to a friend. This was 80% of Andrew’s total baseball card collection. How many total baseball cards were in Andrew’s collection?

• 80

• 75

• 72

• 48

Twenty-five percent of Mrs. Moore’s grandchildren are girls. Nine of her grandchildren are boys. How many grandchildren does Mrs. Moore have?

• 3

• 12

• 16

• 34

A group of students went to the movie theater.

· Eighteen of the students bought popcorn.

· The other 60% of the students bought candy.

How many students were in the group?

• 30

• 40

• 42

• 45

Cindy paid 25% of the original price for a sweater. If Cindy paid $8 for the sweater, what was the original price?

• $2

• $16

• $24

• $32

In a school cafeteria, 40% of the students buy lunch. Of those students, 15% also bring food from home. If 3 students buy lunch and bring food from home, how many students are in the cafeteria?

• 17

• 50

• 55

• 65

A man left his waiter a $10 tip that was 20% of his bill. How much was the man’s bill?

• $30

• $40

• $50

• $60

Sam is tallying the response cards for an upcoming dinner he is catering. The 27 cards requesting a vegetarian plate represent 4% of the total number of guests. About how many guests will be attending this event?

• 68

• 96

• 108

• 675

In a survey, of the students 7/20 chose math as their favorite subject. What percent of the students chose math?

• 7%

• 10%

• 35%

• 65%

Marci has a 20-ounce bag of walnuts. She will use 8 ounces of walnuts for a recipe. What percent of the bag will Marci use?

• 8%

• 16%

• 20%

• 40%

Ezra made 96 cupcakes for a bake sale at his school. Of the 96 cupcakes, 58 are chocolate and the rest are vanilla. What percent of the cupcakes are vanilla? Round answer to the nearest percent.

• 38%

• 40%

• 60%

• 62%