Finding Percents Through Equivalent Ratios

What is the denominator of a fraction when converting a percent to a fraction?

• 100

• 50

• 10

• 1000

How can 50% be written as a fraction?

• 50/10

• 50/100

• 5/100

• 100/50

What is the first step in converting 1/2 to a percent?

• Divide the numerator by 2

• Multiply the denominator by 50

• Multiply the numerator by 50

• Divide the denominator by 50

What is 1/2 as a percent?

• 100%

• 75%

• 25%

• 50%

How many girls are there in Mrs. Shaw's math class?

• 11

• 50

• 25

• 44

What percent of Mrs. Shaw's math class are girls?

• 11%

• 25%

• 44%

• 50%

What is the first step in converting 12/40 to a percent?

• Divide both numerator and denominator by 10

• Multiply both numerator and denominator by 10

• Divide both numerator and denominator by 4

• Multiply both numerator and denominator by 4

What percent of the cross country team rode home with their parents?

• 40%

• 12%

• 50%

• 30%

How many red M&Ms are there in a bag of 200 M&Ms?

• 100

• 64

• 200

• 32

What percent of the bag of M&Ms are red?

• 16%

• 32%

• 64%

• 100%