Percent Proportions

Kelly ate 3 apples. This represents 50% of the bag of apples. How many apples were originally in the bag?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Approximately what percent of the rectangle below is shaded?

• 25%

• 33%

• 50%

• 67%

What is 40% of 120?

• 32

• 40

• 48

• 60

Kenton completed 30% of a 90-page reading assignment. How many pages did he read?

• 24

• 27

• 30

• 33

Solve the proportion.

• x = 16

• x = 5

• x = 24

• x = 48

Match the keywords that represent different parts of the percent proportion:

• Of

• Percent

• %

• Whole

• Is

• Part

Match the following: For Percent Proportions

• is

• right denominator

• 100

• right numerator

• of

• left

  numerator

• percent

• left denominator

In a percent proportion, One ratio compares a ​ (a)   of a quantity to the ​ (b)   .

• part

• whole

• proportion

• percent

• ratio

Sixteen students in the school band play clarinet. Clarinet players make up 20% of the band. Use a bar model to find the number of students in the school band.

• 80

• 8

• 40

• 160

Nelly spends 25% of her free time surfing the Internet. If she spends approximately 1 hour per day surfing the Internet, how many hours of free time does she have each day?

• .25

• 1

• 2

• 4