Percentage Word Problems Quiz

If 65 students represent 25% of the seventh-grade class, how many students are there in total?

• 200

• 260

• 240

• 300

What is the first step in solving a two-part percentage problem when you don't know the value of X?

• Add the percentage to X

• Divide by the percentage

• Set up an algebraic equation

• Multiply by the percentage

How do you express 30% as a decimal?

• 30.0

• 3.0

• 0.3

• 0.03

When using proportions to solve percentage problems, what is the first step?

• Add the numbers

• Divide the numbers

• Cross-multiply

• Subtract the numbers

In a proportion, where does the 'part' value go?

• It doesn't matter

• In the middle

• On the top

• On the bottom

What is the result of multiplying 750 by 0.76?

• 57

• 570

• 750

• 76

How do you round a percentage to the nearest tenth?

• Look at the hundredths place

• Look at the tenths place

• Look at the units place

• Look at the thousandths place

What is the first step in converting a fraction to a percentage?

• Multiply the numerator by 100

• Subtract the denominator from the numerator

• Add the numerator and denominator

• Divide the numerator by the denominator

If 88 students have brown hair out of 244, what percentage of students have brown hair?

• 36.1%

• 35.1%

• 34.1%

• 33.1%

What is the importance of moving the decimal point when dividing by 100?

• It doubles the number

• It makes the number smaller

• It has no effect

• It makes the number larger