Finding the Part and Whole in Percents

What is 90% of 250?

• 245

• 225

• 255

• 244.33

There is a jar of jellybeans on Mr. Schidrich's desk.  40% of the jellybeans are red.  If there are 55 jelly beans in the jar, how many are red??

• 20

• 22

• 24

• 25

Bill is in a class of 23 girls and 27 boys. 40% of the students in the class take the bus to school. How many students take the bus to school?

• 15

• 20

• 30

• 35

Lucas read 30% of his book containing 480 pages. Does 480 represent the part or the whole?

• Part

• Whole

15% of 200 apples were bad. How many apples were bad?

• 85

• 26

• 30

• 55

Jay bought jeans that cost $45.
They were on sale for 40% off the original price.
How much money did he save?

• $18

• $27

• $1.80

• $4.00

What is 9% of 15.85?  Round your answer to the nearest hundredths place (2 digits past the decimal).

• 0.15

• 14.27

• 14.26

• 1.43

Choose the best estimate for 50% of 29.85.

• 3

• 12

• 15

To find 32% of 89.9 you might...

• Find 32% of 90

• Find 30% of 90

To estimate 76% of 180, you would likely...

• Find 80% of 180 instead

• Find 70% of 180 instead