Lesson 12: Percentages and Tape Diagrams | Unit 3: Unit Rates and Percentages

Multiple Choice

On a weekend, Priya walked 10 km and Tyler walked 8 km. What percentage of Priya’s distance did Tyler walk?

• 75%
• 80%
• 70%
• 90%

Multiple Choice

On a weekend, Priya walked 10 km and Tyler walked 8 km. What percentage of Tyler’s distance did Priya walk?

• 125%
• 80%
• 90%
• 150%

Draw

There are 40 chairs in a meeting room. 25% of the chairs are folding chairs. Draw a tape diagram to represent the percentage. Use this diagram to find the number of folding chairs in the meeting room.

Open Ended

There are 70 students in the school band. 40% of them are sixth graders. How many band members are sixth graders? Explain or show your reasoning.

Open Ended

There are 70 students in the school band. 20% of them are seventh graders. How many band members are seventh graders? Explain or show your reasoning.

Open Ended

There are 70 students in the school band. The school’s drama club has 110% as many students as the band. How many students are in the drama club? Explain or show your reasoning.

Multiple Choice

There are 80 kids in a gym. 75% are wearing socks. How many are not wearing socks?

• 20

• 30

• 40

• 60

Multiple Choice

There are 90 kids in the band. 20% of the kids own their own instruments. How many kids own their own instruments?

• 18

• 20

• 22

• 24

Multiple Choice

There are 90 kids in the band. 80% of the kids rent their instruments. How many kids rent instruments?

• 72

• 18

• 80

• 90

Multiple Choice

There are 90 kids in the band. What percentage of kids rent their instruments?

• Only 10 kids rent their instruments.
• All kids rent their instruments.
• Insufficient information to determine the percentage.
• 70% of kids rent their instruments.