Exploring Benchmark Fractions and Percents

What is the equivalent percentage of one whole?

• 100%

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

If a whole is partitioned into two equal parts, what percentage does each part represent?

• 100%

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

When a whole is divided into four equal parts, what percentage does each part represent?

• 50%

• 20%

• 10%

• 25%

What is the percentage equivalent of three-fourths?

• 25%

• 100%

• 75%

• 50%

If a whole is divided into five equal parts, what percentage does each part represent?

• 10%

• 20%

• 50%

• 25%

What is the percentage equivalent of three-fifths?

• 40%

• 60%

• 50%

• 80%

When a whole is divided into ten equal parts, what percentage does each part represent?

• 15%

• 10%

• 20%

• 5%

What is the percentage equivalent of two-thirds?

• 33.3%

• 50%

• 66.7%

• 75%

Why does 33 and one-third percent have a repeating decimal?

• Because 5 is not a factor of 100

• Because 3 is not a factor of 100

• Because 3 is a factor of 100

• Because 4 is not a factor of 100

If one grid is 50% shaded and another is 20% shaded, what is the difference in their shaded percentages?

• 30%

• 20%

• 40%

• 10%