Quantity Equals Percent x Whole

When finding the percent "of" a quantity, the signal word of indicates you perform which operation?

• addition

• multiplication 

• subtraction

• division

When finding 25% of 300, what should you do first?

• change 25% to its decimal or fraction equivalent

• multiply 25% by 200

• divide 25 by 300

• none of the above

75 students received a coupon. These students represent 5% of the total students at Seven Lakes JH. How many total students attend Seven Lakes JH?

• 1,600 students

• 1,000 students

• 1,500 students

• 1,200 students

60% of the animals at a pet shop are dogs. If there are 42 dogs at the shop, then how many animals are there altogether?

What is the percent of the shaded region in the figure? (Hint: It might help to write as a fraction first)

• 60%

• 12%

• 40%

• 8%

What Percent of the image is shaded?

• 3%

• 30%

• 33%

• 300%

Write a percent to represent the shaded portion of the model. (Hint: you might write it as a fraction first)

• 16%

• 42%

• 64%

• 80%

A painter has finished painting 45% of a really long fence. If she has painted 90 feet so far, how long is the entire fence?

• 80 ft

• 200 ft

• 80 ft

• 300 ft

What percent of the image is shaded?

• 3%

• 37.5%

• 30%

• 62.5%

There were 160 people in a school cafeteria. Fifty percent of them had pizza and the rest had chicken. How many students had chicken?

• 180

• 160

• 130

• 80