Percentages in Real Life

There are 25 students in the class. 36% of the students ate hot dogs for lunch. How many students ate hot dogs?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

24 out of 30 students plan to watch the Super Bowl. What percent of students plan to watch the Super Bowl?

What is 40% of 230?

• 92

• 9200

• 9.20

• 575

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

72 is what percentage of 150?

• 22%

• 45%

• 54%

• 48%

What percent of 20 is 14?

At the craft store, Stanley bought a bag of yellow and purple marbles. He received 60 marbles in all. 42 of the marbles were yellow. What percentage of the marbles were yellow?

• 7%

• 18

• 70%

• .7

A pair of jeans costs $34.00. You have a coupon for 30% off the regular price. What is the sale price of the jeans after you use your coupon?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A skateboard is on sale with a 25% discount. The original price was $120.

Find the sale price.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Last week, the price of oranges at the farmer's market was $1.75 per pound. This week, the price decreased by 20%. What is the price of oranges this week?

Mathematical Equivalence

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

This year, a herd of bison had a 10% decrease in population. If there are 540 bison in the herd this year, how many bison were there last year?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C