Introduction to Percentages

What is 65% of 80?

• 52

• 123

• 50

• 48

100% of 21 is

• 18

• 20

• 100

• 21

In a bag of skittles there are 24 candies. 6 red, 5 yellow, 4 green, 9 purple. What percentage of the candies are red?

• 25%

• 20%

• 16.67%

• 75%

Scott’s family has completed 60% of their road trip. They have traveled 72 miles. How many miles is the trip?

• 24

• 120

• 96

• 160

You buy a shirt and get a 20% discount on an 85$ shirt. What is the final cost?

• 60

• 65

• 68

• 70

Which amount is the largest?

• 45 %

• 12 %

• 0.36

• 40/100

Students at Appleton Middle School recently voted for a school mascot. The results are shown in the circle graph below. Which mascot received 30% of the votes?

• tiger

• stallion

• bull

• lion

Express 56% as a decimal.

• 0.056

• 5.6

• 0.56

• 0.0056

Express 0.08 as a percent.

• 0.08%

• 80%

• 8%

• 0.008%

What does percent mean?

• out of 100

• multiplied by 100

• add 100

• 100 out of...