6th Grade Proportion Review

Write 14/20 as a percent. 

• 14.2%
• 70%
• 75%
• 56%

Write .506 as a percent.

• 5.06%
• 506%
• 50.6%
• 500.6%

Sarah earns $20 a day working after school. She spent 30% of her daily earnings on Monday. How much money did she spend on Monday? Use tape diagrams to solve.

• $1.40

• $6

• $0.60

• $14

200 children attended the school play. Of the total attendance, 40% were boys. How many girls attended the school play? Use cross products to solve.

• 800

• 180

• 80

• 120

Sarah solved the problem "What is 30% of 80?" Which way is the correct way to set up her proportion?

• x / 80 = 30/100
• 30/80 = x / 100
• x/30 = 80/100

A Chicago Cubs baseball cap costs $30. Michael has a coupon that will save him 30% of the price. How much money will Michael pay for the cap? Use cross products to solve.

• $9.00

• $22.00

• $21.36

• $21.00

Joey has 3 out of 20 coins in his collection. What percent does he have?

• 7%
• 15%
• 20%
• 30%

What percent is in color?

• 3%
• 30%
• 33%
• 300%

Last night, the Knicks made 12 free throws. If their free throw percentage is 75%, how many free throws were attempted? Use a tape diagram to solve.

• 9

• 11

• 13

• 16

Sarah’s Fitbit tells her she has completed 73% of her goal for number of steps taken today. If she has taken 5,840 steps, what is Sarah’s goal for the day? Use cross products to solve. (If your class didn't learn cross products..take an educated guess.)

• 4263

• 5867

• 8000

• 7830