Percent Proportions

Bill is in a class of 15 boys and 35 girls. What percent of the class are girls?

• 30%

• 20

• 70%

• 35

The students in Jamal's grade voted to select a guest speaker. 30% of the students voted for a famous athlete. If there are 80 students in Jamal's grade, how many students voted for the athlete?

____ students

At Aiden's Swimwear, there are 27 board short styles and 33 other types of swimsuit. What percentage of the swimsuit styles are board shorts?

Write your answer using a percent sign (%).

At the craft store, Clare bought a bag of green and red marbles. She received 4 green marbles and 16 red marbles. What percentage of the marbles were green?

Write your answer using a percent sign (%).

There are 234 empty seats and 366 occupied seats on a train. What percentage of the seats on the train are empty?

Write your answer using a percent sign (%).

A company took a survey about its new product. Of the 800 people surveyed, 27% liked the new product. How many people liked the new product?

____ people

The students of SFMS are collecting cans for the canned food drive. So far, they have brought in 65% of their goal amount. They have brought in 520 cans. How many total cans do they hope to collect? Use an equation to solve.

• 520 cans

• 799 cans

• 800 cans

• 1470 cans

You are charged a 6% sales tax in your state. If you purchase a new bicycle and pay $27 in sales tax, what is the purchase price of the bicycle?

• $22.22

• $450

• $1.62

• $259

Bill is in a class of 23 girls and 27 boys. 40% of the students in the class take the bus to school. How many students take the bus to school?

• 15
• 20
• 30
• 35