Understanding Percentages and Proportions

What percentage of the total snacks sold were fruit cups?

• 25%

• 18.75%

• 43.75%

• 12.5%

Which option is equivalent to three and a half percent of twenty?

• 3.5% of 20

• Three and a half of 20

• 35% of 20

• 0.035 times 20

How can you express 0.035 times 20 in percentage terms?

• 0.35% of 20

• 35% of 20

• 7% of 10

• 3.5% of 20

What is the result of adding 0.6 percent of 65 to 14.3?

• 14.69

• 14.39

• 15.3

• 14.9

How do you calculate 0.6 percent of 65?

• Multiply 0.0065 by 6

• Multiply 0.65 by 6

• Multiply 0.065 by 6

• Multiply 0.65 by 0.6

If a bakery used 560 kg of sugar last month, how much did it use this month with a 30% increase?

• 7280 kg

• 560 kg

• 728 kg

• 168 kg

What is 30% of 560 kg?

• 168 kg

• 160 kg

• 560 kg

• 56 kg

What equation relates the number of cars (n) to the number of passengers (p) if each car holds 4 passengers?

• p = n/4

• n = 4p

• p = 4n

• n = p/4

How many passengers can fit in 78 cars if each car holds 4 passengers?

• 312

• 320

• 78

• 156

How many cars are needed to fit 78 passengers if each car holds 4 passengers?

• 19

• 20

• 21

• 18