Module 2 Solving Problems with Percents

Question 1

What is a percent?

Answer 1

A percent is a fraction out of 100.

Question 2

Convert 25% to a decimal.

Answer 2

0.25

Question 3

True or False: 50% is equal to 0.5.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

What is 10% of 200?

Answer 4

20

Question 5

Fill in the blank: To find a percent of a number, you multiply the number by _____ and then divide by 100.

Answer 5

the percent

Question 6

If you have 80 students and 20% are absent, how many students are absent?

Answer 6

16

Question 7

What is the formula to calculate percent?

Answer 7

Percent = (Part / Whole) x 100

Question 8

Convert 0.75 to a percent.

Answer 8

75%

Question 9

What is 15% of 60?

Answer 9

9

Question 10

True or False: 75% is greater than 1.

Answer 10

False

Question 11

If a shirt costs $40 and is on sale for 25% off, what is the sale price?

Answer 11

$30

Question 12

What does it mean if a value increases by 20%?

Answer 12

The value becomes 120% of the original.

Question 13

If a test has 50 questions and a student answers 40 correctly, what percent did they score?

Answer 13

80%

Question 14

What is the percent increase if a price goes from $50 to $75?

Answer 14

50%

Question 15

Fill in the blank: To convert a fraction to a percent, you multiply by _____ and then simplify.

Answer 15

100

Question 16

How do you express 3 out of 4 as a percent?

Answer 16

75%

Question 17

What is 5% of 300?

Answer 17

15

Question 18

True or False: A 100% increase means the value has doubled.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

If a population of a town increases from 1,000 to 1,200, what is the percent increase?

Answer 19

20%

Question 20

What is the percent decrease if an item’s price drops from $80 to $60?

Answer 20

25%

Question 21

Convert 12.5% to a fraction.

Answer 21

1/8

Question 22

If 70% of a class of 30 students are girls, how many girls are in the class?

Answer 22

21

Question 23

What is 0% of any number?

Answer 23

0

Question 24

True or False: 100% of a number is the number itself.

Answer 24

True

Question 25

If you score 30 out of 45 on a test, what percent did you score?

Answer 25

66.67%

Question 26

What is the percent of 50 if the part is 10?

Answer 26

20%

Question 27

Fill in the blank: To find 1% of a number, you divide the number by _____ .

Answer 27

100

Question 28

A markup, tip, or tax will _______ a cost.

Answer 28

increase

Question 29

A markdown or discount will ________ a cost.

Answer 29

decrease