WorksheetsUsing Percents, Fractions and Conversions
Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 6hrs 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Change 0.384 to a percent.
a)
3.84%
b)
384%
c)
38.4%
d)
38.4
2.
Change 4% to a decimal.
a)
.04
b)
.004
c)
.4
d)
4
3.
Convert 5% to a fraction in simplest form.
a)
1/20
b)
5/20
c)
5/100
d)
1/25
4.
Convert 40% to a fraction in simplest form.
a)
40/100
b)
4/10
c)
2/5
d)
8/20
5.
What is the fraction equivalent of 40%?
a)
4/100
b)
2/5
c)
2/50
d)
40/1000
6.
Convert 55% to a fraction.
a)
55/50
b)
11/50
c)
5/11
d)
11/20
7.
The model shown best represents what percent?
a)
65%
b)
55%
c)
74%
d)
64%
8.
What is the total cost with sales tax?
Price $17.95
Tax 6%
Price $17.95
Tax 6%
a)
$19.03
b)
$18.50
c)
$1.08
d)
$2.15
9.
What is the total cost with sales tax?
Price $24.95
Tax 7%
Price $24.95
Tax 7%
a)
$1.75
b)
$26.30
c)
$25.80
d)
$26.70
10.
What is the total cost with sales tax?
Price $30.10
Tax 7%
Price $30.10
Tax 7%
a)
$35.00
b)
$25.18
c)
$2.11
d)
$32.21
11.
Compute the sales commission:
Amount $4,500.00
Rate 5%
Amount $4,500.00
Rate 5%
a)
$225.00
b)
$250.00
c)
$125.00
d)
$230.00
12.
Compute the sales commission:
Amount $880.00
Rate 4%
Amount $880.00
Rate 4%
a)
$30.00
b)
$29.00
c)
$38.50
d)
$35.20
13.
Julie borrowed $3,500 for 3 years at 7½% simple interest rate.
How much interest is that?
a)
$3,500
b)
$787.50
c)
$810
d)
$812.50
14.
Anna invested $2,500 at an annual rate of 5%. How long will it take until Anna earns $1,125 in interest?
a)
5 years
b)
8 years
c)
10 years
d)
9 years
15.
Emilio borrows $1200 from a bank with 8% simple interest per year. How much will he have to pay back total in 2 years?
a)
$150
b)
$192
c)
$1350
d)
$1392
16.
What is 20% of 75?
a)
15
b)
60
c)
6
d)
1.5
17.
26 is 5% of what number?
a)
1.3
b)
2.5
c)
25.95
d)
520
18.
Sarah earns $20 a day working after school. She spent 30% of her daily earnings on Monday. How much money did she spend on Monday?
a)
$1.40
b)
$6
c)
$0.60
d)
$14
19.
200 children attended the school play. Of the total attendance, 40% were boys. How many girls attended the school play?
a)
800
b)
180
c)
80
d)
120
20.
What is 90% of 250? Solve using proportions!
a)
245
b)
225
c)
255
d)
244.33
21.
What is 20% of 65? Solve using Proportions!
a)
13
b)
15
c)
16
d)
13.75
22.
A Chicago Cubs baseball cap costs $30. Michael has a coupon that will save him 30% of the price. How much money will Michael pay for the cap?
a)
$9.00
b)
$22.00
c)
$21.36
d)
$21.00
23.
Shirley spelled 12 of her 15 spelling words correctly on the test. What percent grade did Shirley get on the test? (Use proportions!)
a)
40%
b)
50%
c)
80%
d)
60%
24.
Write 1/8 as a percent.
a)
0.125%
b)
1.8%
c)
12.5%
d)
125%
25.
Write 230% as a decimal.
a)
23
b)
2.3
c)
230
d)
.23
26.
What is 19% of 50?
a)
9.5
b)
10
c)
15
d)
11
27.
1/2 x 3/4
a)
3/8
b)
4/6
c)
3/4
d)
3/6
28.
2/5 x 1/3
a)
2/15
b)
3/8
c)
3/15
d)
2/8
29.
3/4 x 1/6
a)
1/8
b)
5/24
c)
4/10
d)
3/10
30.
3/8 x 5
a)
1 5/8
b)
14/8
c)
1 7/8
d)
13/8
31.
1 1/2 x 1 3/4
a)
2 5/8
b)
2 3/8
c)
3 5/8
d)
2 3/4
32.
1 1/3 x 2 1/3
a)
3 1/3
b)
3 1/9
c)
2 2/3
d)
3 1/6
33.
1 3/4 x 4/5
a)
2 2/5
b)
1 3/5
c)
24/20
d)
1 2/5
34.
2/5 x 3 3/8
a)
1 1/2
b)
1 7/20
c)
2 1/3
d)
1 9/20
35.
2/5 ÷ 3/4
a)
8/15
b)
6/20
c)
3/10
d)
3/20
36.
5 ÷ ⅕
a)
⅕
b)
1/25
c)
5
d)
25
37.
Valerie bought a 9 ft piece of ribbon from which she wants to cut into 2/3 ft pieces. How many 2/3 ft pieces can Valerie cut?
a)
13
b)
6
c)
9
d)
12
38.
1/4 ÷ 2/5
a)
5/8
b)
2/20
c)
1/10
d)
3/9
39.
What is the reciprocal of 5?
a)
5/1
b)
1/5
40.
Divide. 1/3 ÷ 1/2
a)
2/3
b)
1/6
c)
4/8
d)
1 1/2
41.
What is the quotient of these fractions in lowest terms?
a)
6/40
b)
6/10
c)
3/5
d)
12/20
42.
Will bought candy for his friends that weighed 7/8 pounds. If he split it up equally among himself and 4 other friends, how much candy did they each get?
a)
28/40
b)
21/40
c)
7/40
d)
3 4/8
43.
What is another name for flip as it relates to dividing fractions?
a)
dolphin
b)
reciprocal
c)
behind
44.
a)
6
b)
4 4/7
c)
57/9
d)
5 1/2
45.
5 yds = ? ft
a)
10
b)
5
c)
15
d)
20
46.
3 lb = ? oz
a)
40
b)
37
c)
27
d)
48
47.
2 gal = ? qts
a)
5
b)
12
c)
8
d)
10
48.
4 qt = ? c
a)
16
b)
12
c)
8
d)
10
49.
If Delilah is 5 feet tall, how tall is she in inches?
a)
5 inches
b)
17 inches
c)
60 inches
d)
90 inches
50.
On Thursday afternoon, the school cafeteria served 16 gallons of juice during lunch. How many pints of juice were served?
a)
32 pints
b)
128 pints
c)
64 pints
d)
1000 pints
51.
1 FOOT= ______________INCHES
a)
12 INCHES
b)
14 INCHES
c)
16 INCHES
d)
18 INCHES
52.
1 GALLON= ____________QUARTS
a)
4 QUARTS
b)
2 QUARTS
c)
1 QUARTS
d)
3 QUARTS
53.
3 GALLON= _____________QUARTS
a)
12 QUARTS
b)
4 QUARTS
c)
8 QUARTS
d)
16 QUARTS
54.
____oz = 2lb
a)
2,000
b)
16
c)
32
d)
20
55.
Air Force One (the president's airplane) weighs about 262 tons. How many pounds is that?
a)
262,000lbs
b)
4,192lbs
c)
524,000lbs
56.
Zed went to the store and bought a bag of chips. He estimated there would be 350 chips in the package, but realized there were only 210 chips in that package. What was his percent error?
a)
35%
b)
67%
c)
85%
d)
92%
57.
The deer population is estimated to be 17,600 in northern Illinois, but an actual count was 21,300. What is the percent error?
a)
21%
b)
17.37%
c)
17.4%
d)
21.02%
58.
The students measured length during a science experiement, they got 12 cm. But the actual measurement was 14.25 cm. What was the percent error?
a)
15.79%
b)
18.75%
c)
2.25%
d)
18%
59.
The attendance for the basketball game was estimated to be 15,000 people but 12,500 people attended. What was the percent error?
a)
16.67%
b)
20%
c)
2500%
d)
80%
60.
Jessie estimates the weight of her cat to be 8 pounds. The actual weight of the cat was 10 pounds. Find the percent error.
a)
15%
b)
20%
c)
25%
d)
30%
61.
Bob estimates that there will be 230 people who attend the concert. There was an actual total of 300 people who attended. Find the approximate percent error.
a)
23%
b)
33%
c)
27%
d)
37%
62.
An archaeologist estimated that a fossil was 520 years old. It was actually 500 years old. What was the percent error?
a)
4%
b)
20%
c)
3.8%
d)
none of these
63.
The number of people signed up for a bus trip increased from 32 to 45. What is the percent change? Round to the nearest percent.
a)
52%
b)
41%
c)
42%
d)
45%
64.
Find the percent change. Round to the nearest percent.
From $5 to $8
a)
40%
b)
60%
c)
55%
d)
65%
65.
Mrs. Ciampa had 27 students in her class last year and this year she had 30 students in her math class. What is the percent of change?
a)
24%
b)
20%
c)
11%
d)
50%
66.
The percent change. Round to the nearest percent.
From $80 to $64
a)
-35%
b)
-10%
c)
-20%
d)
-25%
67.
Find the percent change.
Original amount: 10
New amount: 12
Original amount: 10
New amount: 12
a)
20%
b)
12%
c)
15%
d)
50%
68.
Find the percent change.
Original amount: 16
New amount: 11
Original amount: 16
New amount: 11
a)
5%
b)
31%
c)
.3%
d)
56%
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