Found the Percent

Sally went to the clearance rack at a department store and found a shirt she wanted to buy. The shirt was $36.00 and is on sale for $24.00. What is the percent decrease?

• 33%

• 67%

• 50%

• 34%

Ella makes 6/15 of her shots in the game. Write this fraction as a percent.

• 60%

• 61.5%

• 30%

• 40%

A store is having a 35% off sale.
Write the percent as a simplest form fraction.

• 35/100

• 5/20

• 7/20

• 7/25

A track sprinter ran 0.568 mile at track practice.
Write the decimal as a percent.

• 5.68% of a mile

• 568% miles

• 56.8% of a mile

• 0.568% of a mile

Melissa is jogging on the treadmill.  She has jogged for 12 minutes when the machine flashes that she is 35% done.  How many total minutes will her workout last?

• 4.2 minutes

• 34.3 minutes

• 46.3 minutes

• 16.2 minutes

The Rubber Ducky Company increased their production of ducks from 2,500 ducks last
year to 3,250 ducks this year. By what percent did they increase their production?

• 30%

• 77%

• 130%

• 177%

Stevie Ray is buying a new guitar.  He found one that costs $615.  He knows there is a sales tax of 8%.  How much will the guitar cost after tax?

• $49.20

• $76.88

• $664.20

• $4920.00

6 of the 16 students in Mrs. Crew's class were serving detention. What is the percent of students serving detention?

• 16%

• 60%

• 37.5%

• 62.5%

Joe and Pete surveyed a group of students and found that 20% like Takis. If 60 students like Takis, how many did they survey?

• 300

• 240

• 60

• 600

If the Rockets won 16 out of 20 games played. What percentage did the Rockets win?

• 20%

• 80%

• 16%

• 75%