Basic Finding Percent of a Number

Alana spent $21 of her $300 paycheck on a gift. What percent of her paycheck was spent on the gift?

• 21%

• 63%

• 7%

A sports store received a shipment of 400 baseball gloves. 30% were left-handed. How many left-handed gloves were in the shipment?

• 12 gloves

• 120 gloves

• 280 gloves

• 28 gloves

Twelve of the students in the school choir like to sing solos. These 12 students make up 24% of the choir. How many students are in the choir?

• 100 students

• 6 students

• 12 students

• 50 students

45 people buy a ticket to the football game. Of these 60% ate nachos. How many people DO NOT eat nachos.

• 27 people

• 18 people

• 45 people

• 60 people

What is 13% of 200?

• 11

• 13

• 23

• 26

What is 28% of 200?

• 48

• 52

• 54

• 56

What is 58% of 300?

• 174

• 172

• 168

What is 43% of 300?

• 127

• 129

• 131

What is 9% of 500?

• 27

• 36

• 45

• 54

What is 12% of 500?

• 42

• 48

• 54

• 60