Quiz about Percent Proportions

Question 1

What percent of 50 is 20?

Accepted Answer

40%

Answer

25%

Answer

2.5%

Answer

4%

Question 2

78 is what percent of 450?

Accepted Answer

17%

Answer

5%

Answer

.17

Answer

18%

Question 3

What is 40% of 230?

Accepted Answer

92

Answer

9200

Answer

9.20

Answer

575

Question 4

The movie theater has 250 seats. 225 seats were sold for the current showing. What percent of seats are empty?

Accepted Answer

10%

Answer

20%

Answer

80%

Answer

90%

Question 5

A survey of 1,000 people was done by the New York Times. 80% of the people did not know the name of their representative in Congress. How many of the 1,000 people knew the name of the Congressman?

Accepted Answer

200

Answer

400

Answer

600

Answer

800

Question 6

Bill is in a class of 15 boys and 35 girls. 40% of the students in the class take the bus to school. How many students do not take the bus to school?

Accepted Answer

30

Answer

15

Answer

20

Answer

35

Question 7

In the Central City Grand Prix, out of 30 cars that started the race, 12 of them finished. What percent of the cars finished the race?

Accepted Answer

40%

Answer

20%

Answer

60%

Answer

80%

Question 8

Eric earned 60 points on his last test. If there were 75 possible points, what was his percent grade?

Accepted Answer

80%

Answer

20%

Answer

40%

Answer

60%

Question 9

On an 88 question test, Phil missed 11 questions. What is his exact grade for that test?

Accepted Answer

87.5%

Answer

12.5%

Answer

13%

Answer

88%

Question 10

30 is what percent of 40?

Accepted Answer

75%

Answer

50%

Answer

25%

Answer

100%

Question 11

You are purchasing a T.V for $990 T.V with 9% sales tax. What is the final price of the T.V.?

Accepted Answer

$ 1,079.10

Answer

$ 1881.00

Answer

$ 1079.00

Answer

$ 1,709.1

Question 12

Vicky made some purchases at the Sunflower Market. She bought strawberries for $3.50, carrots for $2.25 and a bouquet of flowers for $9.95. If sales tax is 5%, what will Maria pay altogether

Accepted Answer

$16.49

Answer

$16.48

Answer

$15.70

Answer

$16.50

Question 13

Hank is buying a house for his pigeons, it costs $2,900.00.  The sales tax rate is 6%.  Hank has $3000.00 saved.  How much more money will Hank need to buy his pigeon house?

Accepted Answer

$74.00

Answer

$174.00

Answer

$3074.00

Answer

$17,400.00

Question 14

The number of people signed up for a bus trip increased from 32 to 45. What is the percent increase? Round to the nearest percent.

Accepted Answer

41%

Answer

52%

Answer

42%

Answer

45%

Question 15

The regular price of a scooter is $65.50. It is on sale for $52.40. What is the percent decrease from the regular price to the sale price of the scooter?

Accepted Answer

20%

Answer

35%

Answer

25%

Answer

30%

Question 16

A shoe sales associate earned $300 in August. In September she earned 8% more than she did in August. How much did she earn in September?

Accepted Answer

$324

Answer

$164

Answer

$256

Answer

$404

Question 17

Find the percent increase. Round to the nearest percent.
From $5 to $8

Accepted Answer

60%

Answer

40%

Answer

55%

Answer

65%

Question 18

Last year, there were 380 students at Woodland Middle School. This year, the student population will increase by 5%. what will be the school's increased student population?

Accepted Answer

399 students

Answer

19 students

Answer

456 students

Question 19

Amanda increased the amount of protein she eats every day from 48 g to 54 g. By what percentage did Amanda increase the amount of protein she eats?

Accepted Answer

12.5%

Answer

11.1%

Answer

88.9%

Answer

112.5%

Question 20

A seat turtle made 460 dives in 12 hours. At this rate, how many dives did the sea turtle make in 3 hours?

Accepted Answer

115

Answer

153

Answer

120

Answer

165

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