Quiz 6.RP.3b/c

What percentage of the model is shaded?

• 1%

• 10%

• 99%

• 100%

Answer explanation

10 squares are shaded in the model. There are 100 total squares in the model. The fraction of the model shaded is 10/100. A percent, or percentage, is a special fraction that always has 100 as the denominator. Because the bottom of a percent is always 100, we don’t even write it. We remove the 100 and put a % instead. 10/100 = 10%.

Which percent is equivalent or equal to the fraction in the picture?

• 89%

• 100%

• 189%

• 11%

Answer explanation

A percent, or percentage, is a special fraction that always has 100 as the denominator. Because the bottom of a percent is always 100, we don’t even write it. We remove the 100 and put a % instead. 89/100 = 89%.

Which model is shaded to represent 23%?

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Answer explanation

23 squares are shaded in the model. There are 100 total squares in the model. The fraction of the model shaded is 23/100. A percent, or percentage, is a special fraction that always has 100 as the denominator. Because the bottom of a percent is always 100, we don’t even write it. We remove the 100 and put a % instead. 23/100 = 23%.

What is 12% of 40?

• 5

• 4.8

• 4

• 12

200 children attended the school play. Of the total attendance, 40% were boys. How many girls attended the school play?

• 800
• 180
• 80
• 120

What is 0.452 as a percent?

• 45.2%

• 4.52%

• 0.452%

• 452%

• 68%

• 75%

• 85%

• 0.85%

When we say percent it's like saying...

• "out of this world"

• "out of 100"

• "out of control"

• "out of sight"

Answer explanation

A percent, or percentage, is a special fraction that always has 100 as the denominator. The fraction 50/100 can also be read as 50 out of 100.

What is the PERCENT equivalent to .84?

• 84/100

• 65%

• 3%

• 84%

Write 283% as a decimal.

• 28.3
• 0.0283
• 2.83