Basic Finding Percent of a Number

Alison is driving from Houston to Dallas. She drives 180 miles. This is 75% of the trip. What is the distance from Houston to Dallas?

• 180 miles

• 240 miles

• 135 miles

• 315 miles

Tarik turns in his third research report. His teacher says that 20% of his reports for the year are done. How many research reports will Tarik complete during the school year?

• 0.6 reports

• 12 reports

• 15 reports

• 18 reports

Rani takes a 40 question test. She answers 5% of the questions incorrectly. How many questions does she answer correctly?

• 2 questions

• 95 questions

• 20 questions

• 38 questions

Two sixth grade classes are raising money. Mrs. Shen's class raises $120. Mr. McClary's class raises 50% of the amount Mr. Shen's class raises. How much money do the two classes raise in all?

• $60

• $170

• $180

• $240

Three basketball players take different numbers of shots during practice. They each record the number of baskets made out of the number of shots taken. The players in order from greatest percent of baskets made to least percent of baskets made are...

• Diego, Amare, and Paula

• Paula, Diego, and Amare

• Amare, Paula, and Diego

• Amare, Diego, and Paula

Rosa has a limit on the time she may play video games each day. She plays for 9 minutes on Monday, which is 30% of the time she can play. How many more minutes can Rosa play on Monday?

• 30 minutes

• 21 minutes

• 9 minutes

• 3 minutes

The holiday store is having a sale this weekend! During the sale, they sell 48 Christmas trees, which is 60% of the trees they have at the store. How many trees did they have at the store before the sale?

• 48 trees

• 80 trees

• 32 trees

• 25 trees

What percent of 40 is 10?

• 20%

• 80%

• 10%

• 25%

Dan drinks 65 oz. of water per day. Jessi drinks 40% of the amount of water Dan drinks. How much water does Jessi drink per day?

• 26 oz.

• 40 oz.

• 2.6 oz.

• 39 oz.

40 children from an after-school club went to the movies. This is 25% of the children in the club. How many children are in the club?

• 10 children

• 160 children

• 200 children

• 900 children