Topic 3-3 Quizziz

Which of the following CANNOT be used to solve a percent problem?

• part = percent X whole

• whole = percent X part

When converting a decimal to a percent, you ...

• multiply by 100 and add a % sign.

• divide by 100 and add a % sign.

When converting percent to a decimal, you ...

• multiply by 100 and drop the % sign.

• divide by 100 and drop the % sign.

What is 23% of 65?

• 13.75

• 14.95

• 15.95

• 16

What percent of 90 is 54?

• 0.06

• 0.6

• 60%

• 167%

14 is 12.5% of what number?

• 1.12

• 11.2

• 112

• 1120

A salesperson starts working 40 hours per week at a job with two options for being paid. Option A is an hourly wage of $19. Option B is a commission rate of 8% on weekly sales.

How much does the salesperson need to sell in a given week to earn the same amount of money with each option?

• $9,500

• $4,750

• $760

• $320

Match the word problems to the correct equation:

Miguel got 22 questions correct on his quiz that had 40 questions on it. What percentage of questions did he get right?

In a survey of 500 voters, 430 said they would vote for the same candidate again. What percent of the voters would vote the same way again?

The local newspaper has letters to the editor from 40 people. If this number represents 5% of all the newspaper's readers, how many readers, r, does the newspaper have?