Percent Proportions

Out of 50 students, 17 want pepperoni pizza, 19 want sausage pizza and the rest want a supreme pizza. What percent of the students want a supreme pizza?

• 14%

• 28%

• 72%

• 38%

Maria took her math test today and got 76% of her questions correct. If there were 25 questions on the test, how many question did she get correct?

• 17

• 18

• 19

• 21

The fundraising committee has set a goal to sell enough candy bars to help pay for the refreshments at the school prom. They have already sold 161 candy bars. This represents 35% of their overall goal. How many candy bars in all would meet their goal?

• 520

• 435

• 420

• 460

The following drink were sold at the football game last Saturday: lemonade 45, fruit punch 31, bottled water 47, and iced tea 27.

What percent of the drink sales came from lemonade and iced tea combined?

• 48%

• 42%

• 54%

• 46%

Jose found the car he wants to purchase on sale this weekend at a dealership. HE can buy the car for 65 perct of the original price of $8,400. How much is the sale price of the car this weekend?

• $5,040

• $5,460

• $5,680

• $6,520

Brian is working on his college degree at the University of Houston. He has already completed 48 hours, which is 40% of the total number of hours he will need to graduate. How many total hours will Brian need to graduate?

• 104 hours

• 120 hours

• 126 hours

• 140 hours

Out of 800 students enrolled in a recreational soccer program, 32% are sixth graders. How many students in the program are sith graders?

• 240

• 320

• 768

• 256

In a poll of 650 city residents, 4% did not support building a new park. How many residents polled did not support building a new park?

• 260

• 40

• 26

• 162

There are 450 students at a middle school. In a survey, 90 of the students chose math as their favorite subject. What percentage of students chose math as their favorite subject?

• 9%

• 2%

• 20%

• 0.2%

A community center with 700 members has 56 teenage members. What percentage of the members are teenagers?

• 56%

• 8%

• 5.6%

• 80%