Percents and Ratios

If there are 5 soccer players, 10 baseball players, and 15 basketball players, what is the ratio of baseball players to soccer players?

• to 2

• to 3

• to 1

• to 1

Which represents the part of the 10-by-10 grid that is shaded in SIMPLEST form?

• 21/25

• 84/100

• 42/50

• 7/8

Tommy has a bag of LEGOS.  There are 6 yellow, 3 red, and 8 blue LEGOS.  What is the ratio in simplest form of red to yellow LEGOS?

• 1/2

• 6/3

• 2/1

• 3/6

Jessica has 8 black marbles in a bag that contains 21 marbles. Approximately what percent of the marbles are black?

• 8%

• 13%

• 38%

• 26.5%

Of the 15 games the Warriors have played this season, they have won 6. What percentage of their games have they won?

• 6%

• 15%

• 25%

• 40%

There are 8 sixth-graders in the drama club. There are twenty-four students in all. What percent of the students are not sixth-graders?

• 8%

• 6%

• 33%

• 67%

Janet's basketball team won 14 of their games and lost 6. What percent of their games did they lose?

• 6%

• 14%

• 30%

• 43%

Rafael is painting his house. He has 800 square feet of walls in his house. He plans to paint 216 square feet of the walls. What percent of the walls in his house will he paint?

• 27%

• 36%

• 25%

• 370%

In Derek's class, 18 of the 25 students belong to an after-school club. Which of the following percentages describes the students in an after-school club?

• 18%

• 25%

• 72%

• 43%

A pet store has 8 dogs, 12 turtles, and 3 cats. What does the ratio 8:23 compare?

• cats to turtles

• dogs to all animals

• dogs to cats

• turtles to all animals