Fraction Decimal and Percent Word Problems

Convert the percent 20% to a fraction.

• 1/5

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

All percents are out of ______?

• 10

• 100

• 1000

• 0

What percent of the square is orange?

• 1/2 %

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

What would be a reasonable estimate of the percent of the circle colored green?

• 1%

• 33%

• 50%

• 75%

What percent is shaded yellow?

• 1/4 %

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

Martin's class has 28 students in it. 25% of those students are home sick today. How many students are home sick?

• 7 home sick

• 4 home sick

• 12 home sick

• 21 home sick

Valerie answered 28 problems on her test correctly. If Valerie correctly answered 80% of the problems on the test, then how many total problems were on the test?

• 22 problems

• 25 problems

• 35 problems

• 36 problems

The hockey team won 39 out of the 52 games it played this year. What percent of the games did the team win?

• 30%

• 75%

• 67%

• 60%

Shirley spelled 12 of her 16 spelling words correctly on the test. What percent grade did Shirley get on the test?

• 70%

• 50%

• 75%

• 60%

In the Central City Grand Prix the car club participates in a race each year. This year 40% of the cars finished the race. If there was 30 cars in the race, how many cars finished the race?

• 10 cars finished

• 21 cars finished

• 12 cars finished

• 8 cars finished