Scaling to Solve Percent Problems

A student earned a grade of 80% on a math test that had 20 problems. How many problems on this test did the student answers correctly?

• 25 problems
• 16 problems
• 18 problems
• 9 problems

A baseball pitcher won 80% of the games he pitched. If he pitched 35 ballgames, how many games did he win?

• 28 games

• 50 games

• 35 games

• 30 games

The Royals softball team played 75 games and won 55 of

them. What percent of the games did they win? (round to

the nearest tenth)

• 70%

• 60%

• 73.3%

• 75.3%

24 is what percent of 60?

• 40%

• 20%

• 65%

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Find the percent of the number.

120% of 33

• 120% of 33 is 41.2

• 120% of 33 is 39.6

• 120% of 33 is 38.4

• 120% of 33 is 37.8

Find the percent of the number.

75% of 48

• 75% of 48 is 28.

• 75% of 48 is 36.

• 75% of 48 is 24.

• 75% of 48 is 32.

The tail of the spider monkey is 64% of the length shown. What is the length of its tail?

• The length of the spider monkey’s tail is 34.8 inches.

• The length of the spider monkey’s tail is 36.6 inches.

• The length of the spider monkey’s tail is 35.2 inches.

• The length of the spider monkey’s tail is 33.6 inches.

Find the percentage for 3 out of 5.

• 35%
• 50%
• 60%
• 70%

Michael spent $210 on school supplies and books. This amount was 30% of his savings. How much was his savings?

• $700
• $63
• $630
• $763

A waitress recieved a 15% tip. If her tip was $8.25 how much was the bill?

• $1.23
• $55
• $16.50
• $1.24