Application of Percents

A food pantry received 12 boxes of rice. This is 30% of their weekly donation goal. How many boxes of rice does the pantry still need to meet its weekly donation goal?

• 40

• 45

• 50

• 55

There are 600 seats in the university’s auditorium. The student life committee sells tickets for 520 seats the next variety show. What percent of the seats are still available?

• 13%

• 23%

• 53%

• 43%

Five out of every eight albums that Latrell owns are jazz. What percentage of his music collection is jazz?

• 62.5%

• 16.75%

• 26.3%

• 86.5%

At Pizza Pi, 9% of the pizzas made last week had extra cheese. If 27 pizzas had extra cheese, how many pizzas in all were made last week?

• 96 pizzas

• 300 pizzas

• 250 pizzas

• 88 pizzas

What is 30% of 50?

• 16

• 16.3

• 17.4

• 15

The organization sent out 640 invitations to a fundraiser. Of those invited 416 attended. What percent of the people invited attended the fundraiser?

Change 32% into a decimal.

• 32

• 3.2

• .32

• .032

Cost of a sled: $99.50 Markup: 95%

What percentage would you pay for this sled with the markup?

Write your answer as a decimal.

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

Cost of a comic book: $3.95 Markup: 20%

What percentage would you pay with a 20% markup?

Write your asnwer as a decimal.

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

What percentage would you pay with the markup? Write your answer as a decimal.

Mathematical Equivalence

ON