Mastering Percent Calculations

What does a percent represent in terms of comparison?

• Comparison to 10

• Comparison to 1

• Comparison to 100

• Comparison to 1000

If you consume the entire Hershey bar, what percent of the bar have you eaten?

• 75 percent

• 100 percent

• 25 percent

• 50 percent

How much is 50% of 25 in the Hershey bar model?

• 12.5

• 18.75

• 6.25

• 25

What is 75% of 25 in the Hershey bar model?

• 18.75

• 25

• 12.5

• 6.25

What mathematical operation is implied by 'of' in percentage calculations?

• Addition

• Division

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

How do you convert 82 percent to a decimal?

• 0.082

• 82

• 8.2

• 0.82

What is 122% of 50?

• 12.2

• 122

• 50

• 61

If a percentage is more than 100%, what does this imply about the result?

• It is zero

• It is more than the base number

• It is equal to the base number

• It is less than the base number

What is 24.2% of 8?

• 1.936

• 2.42

• 24.2

• 0.242

What is 140% of 70?

• 100

• 140

• 70

• 98