Percent Proportion

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

• 10%

• 20%

• 80%

• 90%

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?

• 200

• 400

• 600

• 800

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?

• 15

• 20

• 30

• 35

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?

• 20%
• 40%
• 60%
• 80%

No-Freeze antifreeze mixture contains 30% alcohol. How much alcohol is there in 15 quarts of No-Freeze?

• 4.5
• 6.5
• 8.5
• 10.5

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

• 20%
• 40%
• 60%
• 80%

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

• 12.5%
• 13%
• 87.5%
• 88%

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The hockey team won 63 out of the 84 games it played this year.  What percent of the games did the team win?

• 70% - an elephant
• 72% - a chair
• 75% - a short ladder
• 80% - a tall ladder

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Kate used a 30% off coupon to purchase a sweater. If she saved $14.40, what was the original price of the sweater?

• $45.20

• $48.00

• $52.40

• $54.00

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You are assigned 32 math questions for homework. You complete 87.5% of these before dinner. How many questions do you have left to to do after dinner?

• 7

• 4

• 28

• 20