Proportions With Percent

In a video store, a DVD that sells for $15 is marked 10% off. What is the amount of discount?

• 10.00

• 1.50

• 16.50

• 13.50

10 is what percent of 50?

16 is 64% of what number?

What number is 74% of 25?

In a neighborhood, 30% of families own a bulldog. If there are a total of 150 families in this neighborhood that own a dog, how many families own a bulldog?

On Monday 200 students chose chocolate milk and 300 students chose white milk. What percent of the student population chose white milk?

What fraction is equivalent to 50%?

• 7/10

• 9/10

• 2/10

• 5/10

What fraction is equivalent to 70%?

• 7/10

• 7/1

• 2/5

• 4/5

A company announces that

it will be giving 15% of its

profits to charity. If the

company profits $32,000,

how much money will it give

to charity?

• $3000

• $4300

• $4800

• $2300

In a home run derby competition, there

were 32 home runs out of 124 hits.

Approximately what percent of hits were home

runs?

(rounded to the nearest tenth)

• 12%

• 33%

• 28%

• 26%