Find the Percent Lesson

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes what a percent represents?

• The number of parts out of 100

• The total amount in a group

• The difference between two numbers

• The average of several values

Multiple Choice

A candy store sells 20 varieties of candy. Out of these 20 varieties, 12 varieties contain chocolate. What percent of the total number of varieties of candy contain chocolate?

• 60%

• 50%

• 40%

• 80%