Proportions and Percent Proportions

The Mayflower started with 150 passengers. It lost 60% due to illness. How many people remained?

• 60

• 90

• 100

• 15

Wayne asked 150 students if they liked Dr. Pepper. If twenty two percent said they do not like Dr. Pepper. How many do like Dr. Pepper?

• 128

• 172

• 117

• 33

If the Rockets won 16 out of 20 games played. What percentage did the Rockets win?

• 20%

• 80%

• 16%

• 75%

The largest plate of Spaghetti weights 1500 pounds. If a group eats 1.5% of it, how many pounds did they consume?

• 22.5 pounds

• 225 pounds

• 150 pounds

• 15.0 pounds

Sally (Ms. Hunts dog) ate 12% of the Thanksgiving turkey which was about 3 pounds. How many pounds of turkey did Sally eat?

• 0.5 pounds

• 0.36 pounds

• 1 pound

• 1.5 pounds

12 people in a group of 48 did not watch the Taylor Swift documentary on Netflix. What is the percentage of people who did watch the documentary?

• 25%

• 75%

• 48%

• 12%

What is 18 percent of 36?

• 6.48

• 12

• 29.52

• 64.8

What percent of 50 is 20?

• 40%

• 25%

• 2.5%

• 4%

What is 20% of 75?

• 15

• 60

• 6

• 1.5

Austin got 72% of the questions correct on his last math quiz. If there were 25 total questions, how many did he answer correctly?

• 4

• 72

• 18

• 12