Percent of a Whole

In the whole 6th grade, there are 448 students in four teams. Three hundred thirty-six of the students are 11 years old. What percent of the students are 11 years old?

• 40%

• 65%

• 75%

• 20%

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?

• 80

• 60

• 70

• 100

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

Some students are taking a timed test and they have spent 16 minutes on the test so far. If 20% of the time has gone by, how long do they have to complete the whole test?

• 80 min

• 60 min

• 35 min

• 45 min

Jane has 125 pairs of shoes. Out of all her shoes, she has only worn 20% of them. How many pairs of shoes has she worn.

• 10

• 100

• 25

• 6

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

• 150

• 130

Eight hundred balloons were made to use for a water balloon fight. They used 160 of the balloons on the opponents. What percent of the balloons were used on the opponents?

• 20%

• 40%

• 10%

• 15%

Would the following scenario represent a percent increase or a percent decrease? Jordyn goes to the store to purchase a sweater that she's had her eye on. She notices that the sweater has changed in price from $50, down to $40. What is the percent of change for the price of the sweater?

• 30%

• 20%

• 15%

• 45%

The number of volunteers at a sporting event decreased from 754 in 2018 to 600 in 2019. Which of the following is closest to the percent change of the number of volunteers?

• 20%

• 30%

• 10%

• 25%

Which phrase would not indicate a percent increase?

• Rise

• Grow

• Increase

• Drop