Percent Proportion/Percent Equation

Use the percent proportion or percent equation to answer the following:

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%

Use the percent proportion or percent equation to answer the following: Bill is in a class of 15 boys and 35 girls. 40% of the students in the class take the bus to school. How many students do not take the bus to school?

• 15

• 20

• 30

• 35

Determine if you are finding the part, percent, or whole:

What is 20% of 60?

• Part

• Percent

• Whole

Determine if you are finding the part, percent, or whole:

12 is 50% of what number?

• Part

• Percent

• Whole

Determine if you are finding part, whole or percent for the following word problem:

A Chicago Cubs baseball cap costs a total of $28. Michael has a coupon that will save him 25% of the price. How much will the coupon save him?

• part

• whole

• percent

What is 46% as a decimal?

• 0.046

• 4.6

• 0.46

• 460

Write .506 as a percent.

• 5.06%

• 506%

• 50.6%

• 500.6%

Which of the following represents the percent proportion?

Which proportion matches the following:

34% of what number is 51?

Which proportion matches the following:

What is 90% of 250?