Percent Unit Rate

What is 50% of 60?

• 10

• 30

What is 10% of 80?

• 8

• 75

Which symbol indicates percent?

• $

• ^

• %

• #

During the last week, a local museum had 1,650 visitors. Of the people who visited the museum, 58% of the visitors were adults, 18% were teenagers and 24% were children.

How many teenagers visited the museum last week?

HINT: Turn the percentage of teenagers into it's decimal form, then multiply it by the total number of visitors.

• 396

• 297

• 957

• 990

12 is what percent of 24?

HINT: Look at the problem in the picture for an example.

• 25%

• 50%

• 60%

5 is what percent of 20?

HINT: Look at the problem in the picture for an example.

• 25%

• 50%

• 60%

The original price of a sweater was $28. During a store-closing sale, a shopper saved $7 on the sweater.

What percent discount did she receive?

HINT: Take the amount of money saved and divide it by the original price, then multiply by 100.

• 75%

• 50%

• 25%

• 12%

What is 35% of 140?

HINT: Turn the percentage into it's decimal form, then multiply it by the other number.

• 100

• 49

• 23

What is 120% of 70?

HINT: Turn the percentage into it's decimal form, then multiply it by the other number.

• 84

• 75

• 54

Here is a tape diagram that shows how far two cars traveled.

What percent of the blue car's distance did the yellow car travel?

HINT: If the blue car's TOTAL distance traveled was 100%, what percent did the yellow car travel when comparing it to the blue car's distance?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%