Solving for Percents

A postman delivers 8,000 letters on a typical day. If 1,600 of those letters are spam, what percent of letters delivered is NOT spam?

• 85

• 80

• 90

The theatre class at LTMS is made up of 6th and 7th graders. If there are 24 sixth graders and 16 seventh graders, then what percent of the theatre class is seventh graders?

• 66%

• 42%

• 40%

What percent is shaded yellow?

• 1/4 %

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

What is 125% of 84 ?

• 105

• 188.5

• 473.4

• 356.7

120 is 50% of what number?

• 60

• 120

• 240

• 360

9 is _____% of 20

• 22

• 45

• 54

• 48

Jennifer has a coupon for 25% off her entire meal of $17.89. What is the discount?

• $13.42

• $4.47

• $4.48

• $0.44

Using a percent proportion, what is the denominator of the percent as a fraction?

• 200

• 100

• the part

• the missing number

There are 42 teachers that work in a school.  On Friday, 29 teachers were present.  What percent of the teachers showed up for work? 

• 50%

• 69%

• 55%

• 80%

The ratio used to find percent is...

• part/whole = %/100

• part/whole = 100 / %

• whole/part= %/ 100