Percentages in Real Life

There are 25 students in the class. 36% of the students ate hot dogs for lunch. How many students ate hot dogs?

24 out of 30 students plan to watch the Super Bowl. What percent of students plan to watch the Super Bowl?

What is 40% of 230?

• 92

• 9200

• 9.20

• 575

72 is what percentage of 150?

• 22%

• 45%

• 54%

• 48%

What percent of 20 is 14?

At the craft store, Stanley bought a bag of yellow and purple marbles. He received 60 marbles in all. 42 of the marbles were yellow. What percentage of the marbles were yellow?

• 7%

• 18

• 70%

• .7

A pair of jeans costs $34.00. You have a coupon for 30% off the regular price. What is the sale price of the jeans after you use your coupon?

Mathematical Equivalence

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A skateboard is on sale with a 25% discount. The original price was $120.

Find the sale price.

Last week, the price of oranges at the farmer's market was $1.75 per pound. This week, the price decreased by 20%. What is the price of oranges this week?

Mathematical Equivalence

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This year, a herd of bison had a 10% decrease in population. If there are 540 bison in the herd this year, how many bison were there last year?

Mathematical Equivalence

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