Problem Solving with Percents Test Review

A zoo has 6 emperor penguins.  This makes up 10% of all the penguins at the zoo. How many penguins live at the zoo?

• 100

• 84

• 60

• 36

Sydney bought her lunch 3 of the 20 school days in December. Which value is equivalent to the fraction of the school days Sydney bought her lunch?

• 0.23

• 15%

• 17%

• 0.13

The bird exhibit at the zoo has 48 birds living in it. If 25% of the birds are Kingfishers, how many of the birds in the exhibit are Kingfishers?

• 12

• 24

• 36

• 64

A florist offered a 20% discount on the regular price of a dozen roses. The amount of the discount was $8. What is the regular price of the dozen roses?

• $20

• $28

• $30

• $40

A plumber charges an extra service fee of 10.5% of the total cost of plumbing repair expense. What decimal is equivalent to 10.5%?

On Wednesday, there were a total of 400 visitors at a museum. 240 of those visitors were children ages 5-11. What percentage did the group of children represent?

• 40%

• 50%

• 60%

• 70%

On Monday, 45% of the customers at a fast-food restaurant ordered their food to-go. If 90 customers ordered their food to-go, how many customers ate their food at the restaurant?

• 135

• 110

• 150

• 200

There are 80 meerkats in a colony. 40% of the meerkats are male. How many of the meerkats are male?

• 40

• 32

• 24

• 20

A furniture store spent 24% of their annual profits on advertising. Which fraction of the annual profits did the store spend on advertising?

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Marcus walked to school on 14 of the 20 school days in February. Which value is equivalent to the fraction of the school days in February that Marcus walked to school?

• 70%

• 0.07

• 0.142

• 56%