Percent Population Problems

The school photography club has 36 seventh-grade students. There are 180 students in seventh grade.  What percent of the seventh graders belong to the photography club?

• 2%

• 5%

• 20%

• 25%

120% of what number is 72?

• 120

• 60

• 75

• 100

A population of a small town was 8,000 people last year. This year, the population increased by 12.5%. What is the new population?

• 8,900

• 9,000

• 9,100

• 9,500

About 0.6% of the US population is allergic to peanuts. If a summer camp has 4,000 campers, how many would you expect to be allergic to peanuts?

• 0.6

• 6

• 2.4

• 24

What is 55% of 900?

• 49

• 495

• 4950

• .495

What percent of 8 is 6?

• 75%

• .75%

• 750%

• 7%

On a math test, Jeremy missed 19 points out of 100 possible. What percent of the points did he earn?

• 19%

• 81%

• 91%

• 100%

What is 16% of 50?

• 8

• 80

• 800

• 8000

In a school, 25 % of the teachers teach basic math. If there are 50 basic math teachers, how many teachers are there in the school?

• 150 teachers 

• 5 teachers 

• 50 teachers 

• 200 teachers 

24 students in a class took an algebra test. If 18 students passed the test, what percent do not pass?
*HINT* Find out how many did not pass the class before you start! 

• 25%

• 75%

• 75 students

• 24 students