Understanding Percentages

Understanding Percentages

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

6th - 7th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary purpose of the percent symbol in everyday life?

To denote a subtraction

To represent a division operation

To show a multiplication factor

To indicate a fraction of a whole

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is a percentage technically defined?

A number compared to 50

A number compared to 100

A number compared to 10

A number compared to 1000

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an equivalent representation of 7%?

7/100

7/10

70

0.7

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the pizza example, what fraction represents one slice out of the whole pizza?

1/2

1/5

1/4

1/3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you convert a fraction like 1/4 into a percentage?

Divide by 100

Multiply by 10

Multiply by 100

Divide by 10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step in finding what percentage 7 is of 25?

Multiply 7 by 25

Divide 25 by 7

Multiply 25 by 100

Divide 7 by 25

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

After dividing 7 by 25, what is the next step to find the percentage?

Divide by 100

Multiply by 100

Subtract 100

Add 100

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