Percent Proportions Setup

 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%

In the Central City Grand Prix, out of 30 cars that started the race, 12 of them finished. What percent of the cars finished the race?

• 20%
• 40%
• 60%
• 80%

You are assigned 32 math questions for homework. You complete 87.5% of these before dinner. How many questions do you have left to to do after dinner?

• 7
• 4
• 28
• 20

How do you set up percent proportions?

• (part/whole) = (%/100)
• (%/part) = (100/whole)
• (part/part) = (whole/whole)
• (whole/part) = (%/100)

What percent of 50 is 20?

• 40%
• 25%
• 2.5%
• 4%

Eric earned 60 points on his last test. If there were 75 possible points, what was his percent grade?

• 20%
• 40%
• 60%
• 80%

Sarah earns $20 a day working after school. She spent 30% of her daily earnings on Monday. How much money did she spend on Monday?

• $1.40
• $6
• $0.60
• $14

34% of what number is 51?

• 69
• 71
• 150
• 196

What percent of 145 is 29?

• 2%

• 3%

• 18%

• 20%

The movie theater has 250 seats. 225 seats were sold for the current showing. What percent of seats are empty?

• 10%
• 20%
• 80%
• 90%