Finding a Percent of a Quantity

There are 15 pieces of fruit in a bowl and 6 of them are apples. What percentage of the pieces of fruit in the bowl are apples?

• 0.06%

• 0.4%

• 6%

• 40%

Lin’s family has completed 70% of a trip. They have traveled 35 miles. How far is the trip?

• 24.5 miles

• 50 miles

• 59.5 miles

• 200 miles

What is the fraction for the decimal 0.6?

• 1/6
• 6/100
• 3/6
• 3/5

What is 92% of 250?

• 245
• 230
• 255
• 244.33

Write 188% as a decimal.

• .188
• 18.8
• 1.88
• 1.18

For a company picnic, Jesse ordered a box of fresh-baked gingerbread cookies and sugar cookies. The box included a total of 65 cookies, and 20% of them were gingerbread. How many gingerbread cookies did Jesse get?

• 130 gingerbread cookies
• 13 gingerbread cookies
• 12 gingerbread cookies
• 20 gingerbread cookies

A team of students lined up dominoes on the gym floor. Of the 100 dominoes they used, 60% fell over. How many dominoes fell over?

• 50 dominoes
• 60 dominoes
• 6 dominoes
• 16 dominoes

A telephone poll asked people whether they like playing golf. Of the 5,000 people polled, 80% like playing golf. How many people said they like playing golf?

• 4,000 people
• 800 people
• 400 people
• 8,000 people

At a company meeting, there were 50 people in attendance. 60% of them were managers. How many managers were in the meeting?

• 30 managers
• 16 managers
• 40 managers
• 25 managers

Johnny's Tea Shop has caffeinated tea and decaffeinated tea. The tea shop served 68 teas in all, 51 of which were caffeinated. What percentage of the teas were caffeinated?

• 75%
• 51%
• 68%
• 7.5%