Percent Proportion

In a school election, Candidate A received 65% of the total votes. If there were 400 votes cast, how many votes did Candidate A receive?

• 260

• 615

• 140

During a sale, a pair of shoes is discounted by 20%. If the original price of the shoes is $80, what is the sales price?

• $96

• $16

• $64

A basketball team won 70% of their games in a season. If they played 40 games, how many games did they win?

• 12

• 28

• 57

A student scored 72% on a math test. If the test had 50 questions, how many questions did the student answer correctly?

• 36

• 14

• 30

The population of a town is 5,000 people. If 20% of the population are children, how many children are there in the town?

• 1,200

• 1,000

• 4,000

Last year, a student earned a score of 80 on their end of year math test. This year, the student improved their score to 92. What is the percent increase in the student's score?

• 20%

• 12%

• 15%

The price of a video game was originally $60. During a sale, the price was reduced to $45. What was the percent decrease in the price of the game?

• 25%

• 33%

• 15%

The price of a concert ticket increased from $50 to $65. What was the percent increase in the ticket price?

• 30%

• 23%

• 15%

The weight of a watermelon decreased from 20 pounds to 16 pounds due to evaporation. What was the percent decrease in the watermelon's weight?

• 40%

• 25%

• 20%

Last year, a store sold 500 units of a product. This year, they sold 450 units of the same product. What was the percent decrease in the number of units sold?

• 10%

• 11%

• 50%