Solving Percentage Problems

Find the percentage for 3 out of 5.

• 35%

• 50%

• 60%

• 70%

75% of students in Grace's class are 60 inches or taller. If there are 20 students in the class, how many are 60 inches or taller?

• 15

• 5

• 7

• 12

Write .506 as a percent.

• 5.06%

• 506%

• 50.6%

• 500.6%

200 children attended the school play. Of the total attendance, 40% were boys. How many girls attended the school play?

• 800

• 180

• 80

• 120

Sixteen students in the school band play clarinet. Clarinet players make up 20% of the band. Use a bar model to find the number of students in the school band.

• 80

• 8

• 40

• 160

What is 25% of 200?

• 25

• 50

• 75

• 100

Solve the proportion.

• x = 16

• x = 5

• x = 24

• x = 48

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

• 10%

• 20%

• 80%

• 90%

A survey of 1,000 people was done by the New York Times. 80% of the people did not know the name of their representative in Congress. How many of the 1,000 people DID KNOW the name of the Congressman?

• 200

• 400

• 600

• 800

Bill is in a class of 15 boys and 35 girls. 40% of the students in the class take the bus to school. How many students DO NOT take the bus to school?

• 15

• 20

• 30

• 35