Free Printable Proportions and Percents

1.

Solve the proportion.

a)

n=6

b)

n=24

c)

n=7

d)

n=8

2.

Solve the proportion.

a)

k=5

b)

k=3.3333333

c)

k=60

d)

k=90

3.

Solve the proportion.

a)

q=2

b)

q=9

c)

q=4.5

d)

q=6

4.

In a certain apartment building, the ratio of tenants to cars is 3:5. If there are 30 tenants, how many cars are there?

a)

35

b)

60

c)

18

d)

50

5.

In an animal shelter, the ratio of dogs to cats is 5 to 3. There are 25 dogs. Write and solve a proportion to find the number c of cats.

a)

c=15

b)

c=18

c)

c=21

d)

c=16

6.

Find missing side

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

d)

11

7.

Solve for x

a)

x = 1/10

b)

x = 10

c)

x = 4

d)

x = 5

8.

Solve:

a)

2

b)

9

c)

35

d)

7

9.

Solve the proportion:

a)

4

b)

8

c)

14

d)

10

10.

a)

1

b)

4

c)

2.5

d)

10

11.

a)

9

b)

12

c)

18

d)

1

12.

a)

8

b)

9

c)

72

d)

12

13.

Solve:

a)

4

b)

32

c)

2

d)

9

14.

Solve:

a)

3

b)

4

c)

-7

d)

15

15.

Solve:

a)

6

b)

7

c)

-8

d)

-5

16.

Solve:

a)

-2

b)

4

c)

15

d)

9

17.

Solve:

a)

3

b)

12

c)

5

d)

3

18.

Solve:

a)

-9

b)

-28

c)

9

d)

4

19.

Solve:

a)

18

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6

20.

Solve for k

a)

165

b)

17

c)

1/17

d)

1/165

21.

Solve for b

a)

8

b)

17/12

c)

4/3

d)

1/8

22.

Solve the proportion:

a)

4

b)

21

c)

24

d)

3

23.

Solve the equation for x:

a)

17

b)

16

c)

15

d)

14

24.

Josh bought a pizza with eight slices of pizza for $12. What is the cost of a slice of pizza?

a)

$12

b)

$1.50

c)

$3

d)

$1

25.

On a map, if one centimeter represents 25 kilometers, how many kilometers does 7 centimeters represent?

a)

175

b)

185

c)

200

d)

220

26.

Hamburger sells for 3 pounds for $6. If Alicia buys 10 pounds of hamburger, how much will she pay?

a)

$30

b)

$20

c)

$60

d)

$10

27.

The movie theater has 250 seats. 225 seats were sold for the current showing. What percent of seats are sold?

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

80%

d)

90%

28.

If 7 sandwich rolls cost $1.68, how much will 29 rolls cost?

a)

$11.76

b)

$6.96

c)

$13.76

d)

$7.96

29.

6 of the 16 students in Mrs. Crew's class were serving detention. What is the percent of students serving detention?

a)

16%

b)

60%

c)

37.5%

d)

62.5%

30.

What is 40% of 230?

a)

92

b)

9200

c)

9.20

d)

575

31.

What percent of 50 is 20?

a)

40%

b)

25%

c)

2.5%

d)

4%

32.

34% of what number is 51?

a)

69

b)

71

c)

150

d)

196

33.

4.5 is 7.5% of what number?

a)

50

b)

60

c)

400

d)

30

34.

A person ate 2400 calories in a day. Of these, 36% came from fat. How many calories came from fat?

a)

984

b)

830

c)

1142

d)

864

35.

Solve for x. $\frac{x-5}{x+4}=\frac{2}{3}$

a)

15

b)

1

c)

46

d)

23

36.

A bird flies 35 meters in 10 seconds. If it keeps flying at the same rate, how long will it take it to fly 14 more meters?

a)

x = 49 seconds

b)

x = 4 meters

c)

x = 49 meters

d)

x = 4 seconds

37.

Ms. Hensley's family owns a green bean farm. If Ms. Hensley can grow 225 bushels in 3 acres, how many bushels can she grow in 9.6 acres?

a)

720 bushels

b)

675 bushels

c)

75 bushels

38.

Write an equation for:
Find 9% of $10,000.

a)

9(10,000)=x

b)

.09(10,000)=x

c)

9=10,000x

39.

Write an equation for:
Fifty is 15% of what number?

a)

50 = 15x

b)

50 = .15x

c)

50(15) = x

40.

Find 6% of $7500.

a)

$125,000

b)

$420

c)

$450

d)

$122,000

41.

Write a proportion and solve:
What percent of 125 is 2?

a)

62.5%

b)

1.6%

c)

2.5%

d)

73.4%

42.

At a French restaurant, you order a salad for $2.50 and lasagna for $8.25. If the sales tax is 8%, what is the total of your bill including sales tax?

a)

$11.61

b)

$0.86

c)

$9.89

d)

$19.89

43.

Lona wants to a buy raincoat for her goat. If the raincoat costs $39.99 and has a sales tax rate of 7%. What will be the FINAL PRICE (with tax) of the raincoat?

a)

$42.79

b)

$42.78

c)

$2.80

d)

$2.79

44.

Mrs. Brooks bought a microwave that was originally priced at $225. She received a 30% discount. What is the sale price of the microwave?

a)

$67.50

b)

$195

c)

$157.50

d)

$292.50

45.

In a video store, a DVD that usually sells for $15 is marked 10% OFF that price. How much does the DVD cost now that it's on sale?

a)

1.00

b)

1.50

c)

16.50

d)

13.50

46.

A TV that normally cost $800 is on sale for 33% off. There is a 6% sales tax on the purchase. What is the final cost of the TV?

a)

$536.00

b)

$568.16

c)

$279.84

d)

$321.60

47.

It costs a florist $14.50 to grow a dozen roses. She sells a bouquet of a dozen roses for $24.99. What is the markup (percent increase) to the nearest percent?

a)

72%

b)

42%

c)

172%

d)

58%

48.

Neva's car is now worth $12,000. This is 60% of what she paid for it. How much did she pay for the car?

a)

$7,200

b)

$16,000

c)

$18,000

d)

$19,000

e)

$20,000

Proportions and Percents

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