6.5B Proportion

60% of the animals at a pet shop are dogs. If there are 42 dogs at the shop, then how many animals are there altogether?

A painter has finished painting 45% of a really long fence. If she has painted 90 feet so far, how long is the entire fence?

• 80 ft

• 200 ft

• 80 ft

• 300 ft

As part of a survey, 300 girls were asked to name their favorite sport. The results showed that 12 of the girls named bowling as their favorite sport. What percentage of the girls in the survey named bowling as their favorite sport?

• 4%

• 12%

• 25%

• 0.04%

 Shirley spelled 12 of her 15 spelling words correctly on the test.  What percent grade did Shirley get on the test?

• 40%
• 50%
• 80%
• 60%

The ratio used to find percent is...

• part/whole = %/100
• part/whole = 100 / %
• whole/part= %/ 100

A garden has 10 tulips, 4 rose bushes and 6 sunflowers. What percent of the garden is tulips? 

• 10%
• 20%
• 100%
• 50%

What is 50% of 350?

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6.5.B

20% of 30 is what number?

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6.5.B

Brittany stole 3 bases in 5 attempts in baseball. What percent of bases did she successfully steal?

• 35%

• 0.60%

• 60%

• 6%

Julie found that 10 out of 50 dogs liked short walks. What percent of the dogs did not like short walks?

• 2%

• 20%

• 5%

• 0.2%