Solving Percent Problems

L8.3 Solving Percent Problems

Practice and Problem Solving

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1. 22 students is

% of 55.

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2. 24 red marbles is 40% of

marbles.

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3. 15% of $9 is $

.

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4. 12 is

% of 200.

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5. Yesterday, Bethany sent 60 text messages. She said that 15% of those messages were to her best friend. How many text messages did Bethany send to her friend yesterday?

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6. In a survey, 27% of the people chose salads over a meat dish. In all,

81 people chose salads. How many people were in the survey?

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The sales tax on a $350 computer is $22.75. Find the sales tax rate.