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

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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%