Percent as Part

60% of the animals at a pet shop are dogs. If there are 42 dogs at the shop, then how many animals are there altogether?

In the school election James ran against Ben for secretary.  James received 75% of the votes.  If 240 students voted, how many votes did James receive?

• 175

• 160

• 153

• 180

Caroline took a math test and answered 19 questions correctly and 6 questions incorrectly. What percent of the questions did she answer correctly?

• 76%

• 66%

• 24%

• 54%

There are 10 girls and 15 boys in French class. What percent are girls?

• 40%

• 60%

• 75%

• 66 ⅔%

Eric earned 60 points on his last test. If there were 75 possible points, what was his percent grade?

• 20%

• 40%

• 60%

• 80%

Write a percent to represent the shaded portion of the model. (Hint: you might write it as a fraction first)

• 16%

• 42%

• 64%

• 80%

A painter has finished painting 45% of a really long fence. If she has painted 90 feet so far, how long is the entire fence?

• 80 ft

• 200 ft

• 80 ft

• 300 ft

There were 160 people in a school cafeteria. Fifty percent of them had pizza and the rest had chicken. How many students had chicken?

• 180

• 160

• 130

• 80

800 balloons were made to use for a water balloon fight. They used 160 of the balloons on the opponents. What percent of the balloons were used on the opponents?

• 20%

• 40%

• 10%

• 15%

Angela made 90% of the 50 free throws she attempted.  How many free throws did Angela make?

• 10

• 27

• 41

• 45