Benchmark Fractions and Percents

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What is 1 as a percent?

• 1%

• 100%

• 10%

• 1000%

What is a benchmark percent?

• A required percentage in all subtraction problems.

• A required percentage in all addition problems.

• Common percentages that we can measure or judge against, when measuring, comparing or ordering other fractions such as 10%, 25% or 50%.

• Common fractions that we can measure or judge against, when measuring, comparing or ordering other fractions such as 1/4, 1/2, or 3/4.

A student earned an 80% on a math test that had 20 problems.  How many problems on the test did the student answer correctly?

• 20

• 4

• 16

• 12

There are 36 teachers that work in a school.  On Friday, 29 teachers were present.  What percent of the teachers showed up for work? (Round to the nearest tenth)

• 50%

• 80.6%

• 75.7%

• 80%

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

• 20%

• 40%

• 60%

• 80%

A class is 55% girls and has 20 girls.  How many boys are in the class?

• Not enough information

• 9 boys

• 16  boys