Percent of a Whole

You have set a goal to save $300 by the end of the year. If you have already saved 52% of your goal, how much more money do you need to save by the end of the year?

• $156

• $154

• $146

• $144

Bob took a test with 30 questions.  He answered 6 questions wrong.  What percent of the test did he get CORRECT?

• 80%

• 20%

• 98%

• 75%

Jackson is eating a 50 gram chocolate bar which contains 30% cocoa. How many grams of cocoa are in the chocolate bar?

• 150 grams

• 15 grams

• 166 grams

• 18 grams

5 students in class want to have extra homework. If 20% of the students want extra homework, how many total students are in the class?

• 25 students

• 30 students

• 20 students

• 15 students

Write 17% as a fraction and decimal

• 17/100, 0.17

• 1/7, 1.7

• 17/10, 0.71

• 17, 17

The Middletown Zoo has 130 different exhibits. Of those 130 exhibits, 30% of them contain birds. How many exhibits contain birds?

• 49

• 39

• 60

• 25

There is a jar of jellybeans on Mr. Smith's desk with 22 red jellybeans. If 40% of the jellybeans are red, how many jellybeans are in the entire jar?

• 21

• 55

• 9

• 62

Carson bought Halloween decorations from Amazon.com for $90.  Shipping and handling are an additional 20% of the price.  How much shipping and handling will Carson pay?

• $19

• $17

• $20

• $18

There are 480 students in the band at Bridgeland Middle School. If the band is 40% of the total number of students, how many total students are at Bridgeland Middle School?

• 260

• 192

• 1,200

• 1,920

Blair Walsh made 27 of the 30 field goals he attempted in one season.  What percent of the field goal attempts did he miss?

• 15%

• 90%

• 10%

• 5%