Percents in Real Life

A softball team won 95% of 120 games. How many games is that?

At Big City School, 4,248 students ride the bus to school. If this number is 90% of total school enrollment, then how many students are enrolled?

If 12 out of 21 students in a class are girls, then, to the nearest percent, what percent of the class is composed of girls?

A tool that is regularly $18.50 is on sale for 20% off. How much is taken off for the sale?

Which of these real life situations could be represented by a percent?

• Cell phone/computer power

• Test/quiz scores

• Sales tax

• Discounts

If a water tank holds 500 liters and is currently 60% full, how many liters of water are in the tank?

• 300 liters

• 200 liters

• 400 liters

• 100 liters

A store is having a 30% off sale. If an item originally costs $70, how much is the discount?

• $21

• $49

• $30

• $50

Dan made 85% of his free throws. If he took 45 shots, how many did he make?

• 40 shots

• 85 shots

• 7 shots

• 38 shots

If you have a 15% off coupon and an item costs $200, how much will you pay after using the coupon?

• $170

• $180

• $30

• $150

A population of 2,000 animals decreases by 10% due to migration. How many animals are left?

• 1,800

• 1,900

• 2,100

• 1,000