Part and Whole Proportions

What is 37.5% of 40?

• 18

• 25

• 15

• 20

Manny B. Messy drops a bag of 25 chocolate chip cookies and breaks 12 of them. What percentage of the cookies did messy Manny break?

• 52% of the cookies

• 50% of the cookies

• 48% of the cookies

• 54% of the cookies

80% of students at Booksbeme Middle School say they love using proportions to solve percentage problems. If 520 students love using proportions, how many total students are there at the middle school?

• 475 students

• 660 students

• 535 students

• 650 students

A comparsion of boys to total students in the class is a ratio that compares _____.

• part to whole.

• ratio

• sum

• difference

A comparison of boys to girls in the class is a ratio of ______.

• part to part

• percent

• proportion

• product

Florence earned $175 babysitting. If she saved 60% of the money that she earned babysitting, then how much money did she save?

• $60

• $100

• $105

• $115

There are 380 seats on a plane and 76 of the seats are filled with passengers. What percent of the plane is full?

• 76%

• 2%

• 20%

• 38%

There are 120 employees in a warehouse. If 36 of the employees are female, then what percent of the employees are female?

• 10%

• 20%

• 30%

• 36%

In a school election, the winner got 144 votes. If 180 students voted, then what percent of the votes did the winner get?

• 75%

• 80%

• 83%

• 87%

Hannah earns $4,800 each month. Her apartment rent costs $1,200 per month. What percent of Hannah’s monthly income does she use to pay her apartment rent?

• 25%

• 75%

• 22%

• 78%