Solving Percent Proportion

Shirley spelled 12 of her 15 spelling words correctly on the test.  What percent grade did Shirley get on the test?

• 40%

• 50%

• 80%

• 60%

A student made an 85% on a test with 25 questions. What is the number of questions that the student answered correctly? Round to the nearest whole number.

• 21 questions

• 22 qestions

• 23 questions

• 24 questions

There are 35 boys out for football. This is about 5% of the total enrollment. How many total kids are in the school?

• 30

• 350

• 700

• 1235

The Warriors made 7 out of 15 shots. What percent of shots do the Warriors MISS out of 15? Round to the nearest whole percent.

• 46%

• 53%

• 94%

• 75%

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%

The movie theater has 250 seats. 225 seats were sold for the current showing. What percent of seats are empty?

• 10%

• 20%

• 80%

• 90%

Solve for x 

• x = 16

• x = 28

• x = 1/26

• x = 26

Solve for x 

• x = 15

• x = 11

• x = 1/11

• x = 20

What is 20% of 75?

• 15

• 60

• 6

• 1.5

40% of what number is 36?

• 90

• 120

• 14.4

• 72