This Percent of That

What is 12/100 as a percentage?

• 24%

• 12%

• 50%

What does the word percent mean?

• Out of 100

• Out of 10

• Out of 1,000

Which of the following means 20%?

• 20/100

• 20 x 100

• 2000

What is 57% written as a fraction?

• 100/57

• 57/10

• 57/100

Percent means...

• "per" hundred

• "per" ten

• "per" thousand

Linda read 40 pages out of 100. What is the percentage of pages that Linda read?

• 4%

• 40%

• 400%

What percent is shaded in this picture?

• 80%

• 15%

• 8%

What Percent of this box is shaded?

• 16%

• 35%

• 24%

There are 480 students in the band at Bridgeland Middle School.  If the band is 40% of the total number of students, how many total students are at Bridgeland Middle School?  Which proportion can be used to find the total number of students?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Mrs. Neary bought a leaf-blower that was 19% off the original price. If Mrs. Neary saved $40, what is the best estimate of the original price of the leaf-blower?

• $50

• $200

• $100

• $80