NUMBERS, PERCENTS AND APPLYING PERCENTS STUDY GUIDE

Find the equivalent values missing from the table for each value given.

e

f

g

h

d

c

b

a

2/5

15%

0.40

0.35

10%

0.15

1/10

7/20

Match. Find each percent or number. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.

• 35.2%

• What percent of 318 is 156?

• 16.7%

• What percent of 68 is 5?

• 7.4%

• What percent of 144 is 24?

• 49.1%

• What percent of 984 is 593?

• 60.3%

• What percent of 264 is 93?

Mt. McKinley, in Alaska is 20,320 feet tall. The height of Mt. Everest is about 143% of the height of Mt. McKinley. Estimate the height of Mt. Everest. Round to the nearest thousand.

• 29,000 ft

• 30,000 ft

• 28,000 ft

Adelaide Island, in Antarctica has an area of 1400 square miles. The area of Alexander Island is 1193% as great as that of Adelaide Island. Estimate the area of Alexander Island. Round to the nearest hundred.

• 16,600 square miles

• 16,700 square miles

• 16,500 square miles

Match. Find each number. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.

• 49.1

• 26 is 53% of what number?

• 405.6

• 17 is 8% of what number?

• 212.5

• 73 is 18% of what number?

• 228.7

• 215 is 94% of what number?

Match. Find the percent increase or decrease to the nearest percent.

• 80%

• 91 to 44

• 52%

• 15 to 27

• 343%

• 7 to 31

• 83%

• 41 to 75

Match. Find the percent increase or decrease to the nearest percent.

• 21%

• 38 to 46

• 233%

• 24 to 80

• 74%

• 94 to 53

• 44%

• 85 to 22