Solving for Percents

What are the missing two parts that would complete this proportion?

• part, 100

• total, 100

• 100

• I don't know

What is 35% of 180?

• 63

• 70

• 75

• 80

What number is 70% of 45?

• 35

• 31.5

• 70

• 40

A baseball pitcher won 80% of the games he pitched. If he pitched 35 ballgames, how many games did he win?

• 28 games

• 50 games

• 35 games

• 30 games

The Royals softball team played 75 games and won 55 of

them. What percent of the games did they lose? (round to

the nearest tenth)

• 70%

• 60%

• 73.3%

• 75.3%

Manuel found a wrecked Trans-Am that he could fix. He

bought the car for 65% of the original price of $7200.

What did he pay for the car? (Round to nearest dollar)

• $4680

• $4000

• $4500

• $1

Jerry, an electrician, worked 7 months out of the year. What percent of the year did he work? (Round answer to the nearest hundredth)

• 50%

• 58.3%

• 60.5%

• 25%

What is the set up for solving percents using Proportions?

• is/of = %/100

• 100/% = is/of

• 2x-3 = b

In a class of 50 students, 5 didn't bring their homework. What percent is that?

• 5%

• 10%

• 50%

• 25%

What percent of the square is orange?

• 20%

• 30%

• 40%

• 50%