Percent and Whole

Samuel took a test with 40 questions on it. He got 22 questions wrong on his test. What is the percent of the questions she got wrong?

• 45%

• 55%

• 32%

• 95%

Paul wants to buy a shirt for his brother for Christmas. The regular price of the shirt is $20. There is a 40% discount in the entire store. How much is the discount on the shirt?

• $50 discount

• $8 discount

• $12 discount

• $6 discount

75 students received a coupon. These students represent 5% of the total students at Seven Lakes JH. How many total students attend Seven Lakes JH?

• 1,600 students

• 1,000 students

• 1,500 students

• 1,200 students

Jason saved 30% of the money he got for his birthday. If he saved $12, how much money did he get for his birthday?

• $40

• $80

• $25

• $50

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 fruit stand’s most popular fruit is strawberries, which account for 35% of their total sales. If they usually sell $70 worth of strawberries each day, what would their usual total daily income be?

What is the percent of the shaded region in the figure? (Hint: It might help to write as a fraction first)

• 60%

• 12%

• 40%

• 8%

In the school election James ran against Ben for secretary.  James received 75% of the votes.  If 240 students voted, how many votes did James receive?

• 175
• 160
• 153
• 180

Caroline took a math test and answered 19 questions correctly and 6 questions incorrectly. What percent of the questions did she answer correctly?

• 76%

• 66%

• 24%

• 54%

What Percent of the image is shaded?

• 3%

• 30%

• 33%

• 300%