Percent Equation and Proportion

26 is 5% of what number?

• 3

• 5

• 25.95

• 520

15 out of 25 boys chose to go swimming at camp. What percent is that?

• 15%

• 20%

• 45%

• 60%

Joey has 3 out of 20 coins in his collection. What percent does he have?

• 7%

• 15%

• 20%

• 30%

A person ate 2400 calories in a day. Of these, 36% came from fat. How many calories came from fat? 

• 984

• 830

• 1142

• 864

What is 40% of 230?

• 92

• 9200

• 9.20

• 575

 Shirley spelled 12 of her 15 spelling words correctly on the test.  What percent grade did Shirley get on the test?

• 40%

• 50%

• 80%

• 60%

What is 5% of 60?

• 300

• 3

• .03

• .3

Which equation matches:
What number is 10% of 20?

• 0.10(20) = a 

• a = 10(20)

• a = 0.10(20)

Which equation matches:
3 is what percent of 600?

• 3(600) = a 

• 3 = p ÷ 600

• 3 = p(600)

The movie theater has 250 seats. 225 seats were sold for the current showing. What percent of seats are empty?

• 10%

• 20%

• 80%

• 90%