Solve Percent Problems Using Proportions

The Royals softball team played 75 games and won 55 of them. What percent of the games did they lose? (round to the nearest tenth).

• 65.3%

• 42.5%

• 86.2%

• 26.7%

What is 11% of 200? Which proportion is set up correctly:

15 is what percent of 46? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

• 3.07%

• 32.61%

• 32.6%

• 307.67%

• 3.1%

12 is 35% of what? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

A basketball backboard set that is regularly for $79 is discounted 15%. What is the sales price?

• $11.85

• $67.15

• $90.85

• $92.94

You went out to eat and decided to leave an 18% tip on a meal that cost you $49.42. How much did you pay?

• $49.42

• $8.90

• $58.32

• $40.52

Amanda bought tickets for a concert for $218. Jamie bought tickets to the same concert but paid 14% less than Amanda. What were the price of Jamie's tickets?

A jacket cost you $49.95. You had a coupon for 25% off. If the tax rate is 6%, what if the price you paid for the jacket, including tax?

How do you feel about setting up proportions to solve percents, markups, and markdowns?

• It is super easy. I get all the problems correct.

• It's pretty easy. I get most of the problems correct.

• It's okay. I get about half the problems correct and half of them wrong.

• It's a little hard. I only get a few problems correct.

• It is very hard. I don't know how to solve any of the problems.

80% of students at Booksbeme Middle School say they love using proportions to solve percentage problems. If 520 students love using proportions, how many total students are there at the middle school?

• 475 students

• 660 students

• 535 students

• 650 students