Percent Practice

A telephone poll asked people whether they like playing golf. Of the 100,000 people polled, 28,000 like playing golf. What percentage of the people polled like playing golf?

Write your answer using a percent sign (%).

• 28%

• 30%

• 38%

• 72%

Kenny bought cupcakes for his sister's birthday party. 24% of the 100 cupcakes had sprinkles on top. How many cupcakes had sprinkles?

• 25

• 76

• 2.4%

• 24

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

What is the percent of change from 800,000 to 1,000,000?

• 20% decrease

• 20% increase

• 25% decrease

• 25% increase

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

What is the percent of increase from 4 to 7? Write your answer using a percent sign (%).

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

What is the percent of decrease from 64 to 0? Write your answer using a percent sign (%).

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

What is the percent of increase from 2.7 to 5.4?

Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent and include a percent sign (%).

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Brody planted sunflowers in the community garden. Today, the plants are 84 inches tall. That is 20% taller than they were upon his last visit to the garden. How tall were the sunflowers then?

• 70 inches

• 16.8 inches

• 67.2 inches

• 67 inches

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Calculate the percent increase. Round to the nearest percent.

Original: 12

New: 15

• 20%

• 0.25%

• 0.2%

• 25%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Jessie estimates the weight of her cat to be 8 pounds.  The actual weight of the cat was 10 pounds.  Find the percent error.  

• 15%

• 20%

• 25%

• 30%

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Make the percent to decimal.
7%

• .007

• 0.07

• 7

• 70