Part Whole Percent Problems

125% is equal to ______ as a decimal?

• 1.25

• 0.125

• 0.0125

18% is equal to ______ as a decimal?

• 0.18

• 1.80

• 18.0

0.8 is equal to ______ as a percent?

• 8%

• 80%

• 0.8%

There were 36 students signed up to go on a fieldtrip. On the day of the trip, only 29 students were present. What percent of the students showed up for the field trip?

60% of the employees at a high school school work as teachers. There are a total of 420 employees. How many teachers work at the school?

A student earned a grade of 70% on a math test that had 10 problems. How many problems on this test did the student answer correctly?

A student answered 46 problems on a test correctly and received a grade 88%. How many problems were on the test, if all the problems were worth the same number of points?

David bought a car for 65% of the original price of $8500. What did he pay for the car?

Pamela bought a new jacket on sale for 30% off the original price. The original price was $45.71. What was the discount? What was the new sale price?

Shawna earns $550 per week. She gets 15% deducted for taxes. How much money does she pay in taxes each week?