Proportions and Percent Proportions

On the beach boardwalk, there are 20 different places to get food. Twenty percent of them are ice cream shops. How many ice cream shops are there?

• 100

• .04

• 40

• 4

Joey has 8 pairs of socks in his drawer. Five of them are white. What percent of colored socks does Joey have?

• 39

• 37.5

• 62.5

• 63

Shirley spelled 12 of her 15 spelling words correctly on the test. What percent grade did Shirley get on the test?

• 40%

• 50%

• 80%

• 60%

What percent of songs are Rock AND Classical?

• 20%

• 25%

• 40%

• 50%

The movie theater has 250 seats. 225 seats were sold for the current showing. What percent of seats are empty?

• 10%

• 20%

• 80%

• 90%

Bill is in a class of 15 boys and 35 girls. 40% of the students in the class take the bus to school. How many students do not take the bus to school?

• 15

• 20

• 30

• 35

Eric earned 60 points on his last test. If there were 75 possible points, what was his percent grade?

• 20%

• 40%

• 60%

• 80%

Taylor works at a clothing store. Her weekly salary is $900. In addition to her salary, she earns 28% of the amount of her sales each week. What is the total amount Taylor should earn if she sells $1225 worth of clothing in one week?

• $1243

• $343

• $1225

• $945

The number of students at Marita's school decreased to 98% of last year's number. Currently, there are 1,170 students. How many students were there last year? Round to the nearest whole number.

• 1,198

• 1,196

• 1,194

• 1,192

Terry, a plumber, worked 9 months out of the year. What percent of the year was Terry NOT WORKING?

• 20% of the year

• 25% of the year

• 30% of the year

• 35% of the year