Percents and Measurements

Mrs. West taught 120 science students last year.  Of these, 25% earned an A in her class.  How many students earned an A?

• 95
• 60
• 30
• 25

Joe answered 17 out of 20 questions correctly on his test.  What percent  of the questions did Joe answer correctly?

• 17%
• 57%
• 85%
• 97%

Charlie sold a car for $7800.  If he earned 12% of the selling price as  profit, how much profit did Charlie earn?

• $650
• $936
• $6600
• $7788

Fifty percent of the students in a class are boys.  There are 15 boys in  the class.  How many total students are in the class?

• 15
• 30
• 50
• 75

Cory knows that 16 tablespoons are the same as 1 cup.  He needs to measure 3  cups, but all he has is a tablespoon.  How many tablespoons should Cory use?

• 3 tablespoons
• 16 tablespoons
• 38 tablespoons
• 48 tablespoons

A can of tomato soup contains 8 ounces of soup.  One ounce is equal to 28.35  grams.  How many grams are in the can of soup?

• 28.35 grams
• 226.8 grams
• 204.8 grams
• 283.5 grams

There are 4 cups in a quart and 4 quarts in a gallon.  How many cups are in a  5-gallon jug of water?

• 80 cups
• 60 cups
• 24 cups
• 16 cups

An architect builds a model of a building that is 50.8 centimeters long.  One inch  equals 2.54 centimeters.  What is the length of the model in inches?

• 129 inches
• 53.34 inches
• 48.28 inches
• 20 inches

Erika has three 25-yard long pieces of ribbon.  She needs to cut pieces that are 22  inches long.  What is the greatest number of 22-inch pieces that she can cut from  the 3 ribbons?  (36 in = 1 yd)

• 163 pieces
• 122 pieces
• 40 pieces
• 4 pieces

Ms. Miller's class took a test. What percent of students made a 100?

• 5%
• 15%
• 25%
• 30%