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Percent of Quantity - Sample Math Practice Problems

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Complexity=1, Mode=percentOf

Solve.

1.   What is 200% of 16?
2.   What is 125% of 96?

Complexity=1, Mode=percent

Solve.

1.   What percent is 30 of 75? %
2.   What percent is 26 of 325? %

Complexity=1, Mode=quantity

Solve.

1.   1 is 20% of what number?
2.   6 is 5% of what number?

Complexity=1

Solve.

1.   91 is what percent of 1300? %
2.   Find 90% of 240.

Answers


Complexity=1, Mode=percentOf

Solve.

#ProblemCorrect AnswerYour Answer
1What is 200% of 16?
Solution
200% of anything is twice itself.
This means 200% of 16 is 32.
#ProblemCorrect AnswerYour Answer
2What is 125% of 96?
Solution
Solve by converting the percent into a decimal.
125% = 1.25
125% of 96 = (1.25)(96) = 120

Alternate Solution
Solve by converting the percent into a fraction.
125% = 125
100
=
5
4
125% of 96 =
5
4
•  96 = 120


Complexity=1, Mode=percent

Solve.

#ProblemCorrect AnswerYour Answer
1What percent is 30 of 75? %
Solution
Let p be the percent.
p
100
= 30
75
75p = (30)(100)
p = 40
#ProblemCorrect AnswerYour Answer
2What percent is 26 of 325? %
Solution
Let p be the percent.
p
100
= 26
325
325p = (26)(100)
p = 8

Complexity=1, Mode=quantity

Solve.

#ProblemCorrect AnswerYour Answer
11 is 20% of what number?
Solution
Convert the percent to either a fraction or decimal and solve.
20% = 20
100
= 0.2

Let n be the number.
=
20n = (1)(100)
n = 5
  OR  
0.2 =
n = =5
#ProblemCorrect AnswerYour Answer
26 is 5% of what number?
Solution
Convert the percent to either a fraction or decimal and solve.
5% = 5
100
= 0.05

Let n be the number.
=
5n = (6)(100)
n = 120
  OR  
0.05 =
n = =120

Complexity=1

Solve.

#ProblemCorrect AnswerYour Answer
191 is what percent of 1300? %
Solution
Let p be the percent.
p
100
= 91
1300
1300p = (91)(100)
p = 7
#ProblemCorrect AnswerYour Answer
2Find 90% of 240.
Solution
Solve by converting the percent into a decimal.
90% = 0.9
90% of 240 = (0.9)(240) = 216

Alternate Solution
Solve by converting the percent into a fraction.
90% = 90
100
=
9
10
90% of 240 =
9
10
•  240 = 216

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