Find a Percent

The regular price of a scooter is $65.50. It is on sale for $52.40. What is the percent decrease from the regular price to the sale price of the scooter?

• 35%

• 25%

• 30%

• 20%

Lacey bought a new purse that originally cost $25 and is on sale for $15. Find the percent of change in the price in the purse.

• Decrease of 40%

• Decrease of 10%

• Decrease of 30%

• Decrease of 20%

The attendance for the basketball game was estimated to be 15,000 people but 12,500 people actually attended. What was the percent error?

• 16.67%

• 20%

• 2500%

• 80%

An archaeologist estimated that a fossil was 520 years old. It was actually 500 years old. What was the percent error?

• 4%

• 20%

• 3.8%

• none of these

Change .98 into a percent.

• 98%

• 9.8% 

• 980%

• .98%

A garden has 10 tulips, 4 rose bushes and 6 sunflowers. What percent of the garden is tulips? 

• 10%

• 20%

• 100%

• 50%

What is 2/5 as a percent? 

• 40%

• .40

• 25%

• 50%

Tom saves 50% of his paycheck. If his pay is $148, how much will he save?

• $148

• $70

• $50

• $74

Ken got 6 out of 24 questions correct on a test. What is his grade? 

• 6%

• 25%

• 50%

• 33%

Convert 6% to a decimal

• .06

• .6

• 6.0

• 60