Taking a Percent of a Number

What is 1% of 400?

What is 150% of 40?

Cary's dad gave her $20.00 to spend on shoes at the mall. Cary spent 85% of the money on one pair of shoes. How much money does Cary's dad get back from his $20.00?

Martin's class has 28 students in it. 25% of those students are home sick today. How many students are home sick?

• 4 students

• 11 students

• 13 students

• 7 students

28 is 70% of what number?

• 35

• 40

• 50

• 55

6% of 125

• 75

• 75

• 750

• 7.5

Caroline took a math test and got 19 out of 25 questions correct.  What percent of the questions did she answer correctly?

• 76%

• 66%

• 24%

• 54%

160% of what number is 32? (Hint: You're finding the whole)

• 20

• 21

• 22

• 23

40 children from an after-school club went to the movies. This is 25% of the children in the club. How many children are in the club?

• 10 children

• 160 children

• 200 children

• 900 children

Mrs. Patric bought a package of 15 expo markers. 20% of them were black the others were blue. How many expo markers were blue?

• 3

• 5

• 7

• 9