Fraction, Decimal, and Percent Word Problems

There are 90 green and 60 blue jolly ranchers in a bag. Of these, 9 green and 3 blue were sour. What percentage of the bag is sour?

• 10%

• 8%

• 5%

• 15%

As part of a survey, 300 students were asked to name their favorite social media. The results showed that 12 students named Facebook. What percentage of the students is this?

• 4%

• 12%

• 25%

• .04%

A store offered a 20% discount off the regular price of shoes. The amount of the discount is $3. What is the regular price of the shoes?

• $15

• $6

• $9

• $18

Convert the fraction 7/10 to a percent.

• 7%

• 70%

• 0.07%

• 0.7%

Convert the fraction 3/4 to a decimal.

• 25

• 0.75

• 0.5

• 0.25

Convert the fraction 5/8 to a percent.

• 80%

• 75%

• 50%

• 62.5%

Convert the decimal 0.6 to a fraction.

• 3/5

• 1/2

• 4/5

• 2/3

Convert the decimal 0.25 to a percent.

• 2.5%

• 0.025%

• 0.0025%

• 25%

Convert the percent 75% to a fraction.

• 3/4

• 75/100

• 2/3

• 4/3

Convert the fraction 2/5 to a decimal.

• 0.2

• 0.5

• 0.4

• 0.3