Percentages Problem

Jenna exercises for 50 minutes. She spends the first 23 minutes running, and the rest walking. What percentage of time was spent running?

• 46%

• 23%

• 50%

• 67%

Convert to a percent: 52/200

• 26%

• 20%

• 25%

• 30%

Convert to a percent: 0.1365

• 1.365%

• 13.65%

• 136.5%

• 1365%

Ricky practice free throws. He takes 113 shots and makes 96 of them. What percent of shots did Ricky make?

• 85%

• 17%

• 81%

• 96%

Ricky practice free throws. He takes 113 shots and makes 96 of them. What percent of shots did he miss?

• 85%

• 15%

• 17%

• 20%

Out of 21 kids in the class, 5 of them play on the soccer team. What percentage of kids are on the soccer team?

• 21%

• 5%

• 24%

• 76%

Out of 21 kids in the class, 5 of them play on the soccer team. What percentage of kids are NOT on the soccer team?

• 5%

• 21%

• 24%

• 76%

Out of 14 beaches on the island, 5 are public beaches and the rest are private beaches. What percent of the beaches are private?

• 64%

• 75%

• 14%

• 90%

In a survey of 233 children, 124 prefer chocolate over vanilla cake. What percentage prefer chocolate cake?

• 53%

• 80%

• 62%

• 48%

In a survey of 233 children, 124 prefer chocolate over vanilla cake. What percentage prefer vanilla cake?

• 53%

• 40%

• 62%

• 47%