Percent Proportions

Amanda plans to run eight laps around the track. Each lap is 100 yards.

So far, Amanda has run 240 yards. What percentage of the total has Amanda completed?

Answer explanation

Amanda's total distance for 8 laps is 800 yards (8 x 100). She has run 240 yards. To find the percentage completed, divide 240 by 800 and multiply by 100: (240/800) x 100 = 30%. Thus, the correct answer is 30%.

Emma is baking cookies and wants to use 75% of a bag of chocolate chips. Which set of numbers is equivalent to 75% of the bag?

• 0.75, 3/5

• 0.75, 75/100

• 3/4, 0.075

• 15/20, 0.75

Answer explanation

75% is equivalent to 0.75 (as a decimal) and 75/100 (as a fraction). The correct choice is .75, 75/100, as both represent the same value as 75%.

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 in the park?

Answer explanation

To find the number of ice cream shops, calculate 20% of 20. This is done by multiplying 20 by 0.20, which equals 4. Therefore, there are 4 ice cream shops on the beach boardwalk.

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The student council hosted a bake sale. Of the 40 items brought to sell, 18 were brownies.

What percent of the bake sale items were brownies?

• 45%

• 30%

• 60%

• 65%

Answer explanation

To find the percentage of brownies, divide the number of brownies (18) by the total items (40) and multiply by 100. (18/40) * 100 = 45%. Thus, 45% of the bake sale items were brownies.

Jack is learning to save, spend, and give his

money away. He has decided to give away

10% of his summer job earnings. If he gives

away $256, how much did he earn this

summer?

Answer explanation

To find Jack's total earnings, divide the amount he gave away by the percentage he donated. $256 is 10% of his earnings, so $256 ÷ 0.10 = $2560. Therefore, Jack earned $2560 this summer.

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At a school fair, 25 out of 50 raffle tickets sold were blue. What percent of the tickets were blue?

• 25%

• 75%

• 50%

• 40%

Answer explanation

To find the percentage of blue tickets, divide the number of blue tickets (25) by the total tickets (50) and multiply by 100. (25/50) * 100 = 50%. Thus, 50% of the tickets were blue.

At a charity event, 12 out of 30 cupcakes sold were vanilla. What percent of the cupcakes were vanilla?

• 30%

• 60%

• 50%

• 40%

Discount is ____________ from the price.

• added
• divided
• subtracted
• Mr. Ed is very old

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Mrs. Ray is buying some groceries. They total to $35.50. Sales tax is 4.5%. When she goes to pay, how much will she owe?

• $1.60

• $37.10

• $40.00

• $51.48

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Ethan went to Applebee's and his bill came to $27.31. If Ethan wants to leave a 23% tip, how much should he leave?

• $6.28

• $33.59

• $21.03

• $8.62

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