Percents

Question 1

What is the formula to calculate a percentage?

Answer 1

Percentage = (Part/Total) x 100

Question 2

True or False: 50% of a number is the same as halving the number.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

If you add 20% to a number, what is the new number in relation to the original?

Answer 3

The new number is 120% of the original.

Question 4

What happens when you subtract 25% from a number?

Answer 4

You are left with 75% of the original number.

Question 5

Fill in the blank: To find 10% of a number, you multiply the number by ______.

Answer 5

0.10

Question 6

To divide a percentage by another percentage, what must you convert them into?

Answer 6

Decimal form

Question 7

What is 15% of 200?

Answer 7

30

Question 8

If a price is increased by 10% and then decreased by 10%, is the final price higher, lower, or the same as the original price?

Answer 8

Lower

Question 9

What is the result of multiplying 50% by 20%?

Answer 9

10%

Question 10

True or False: To find a percentage of a percentage, you multiply the two percentages together.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

What is the percentage increase if a value goes from 80 to 100?

Answer 11

25%

Question 12

Fill in the blank: To convert a percentage to a decimal, you divide by ______.

Answer 12

100

Question 13

If you have a 30% discount on a $50 item, what is the sale price?

Answer 13

$35

Question 14

Short answer: How do you calculate the percentage change between two values?

Answer 14

Percentage Change = ((New Value - Old Value) / Old Value) x 100

Question 15

What is 200% of 50?

Answer 15

100

Question 16

True or False: If you increase a number by 50% and then decrease it by 50%, you return to the original number.

Answer 16

False

Question 17

What is the formula to calculate the final amount after applying a percentage increase?

Answer 17

Final Amount = Original Amount x (1 + Percentage Increase)

Question 18

If the original price is $80 and it is marked up by 25%, what is the new price?

Answer 18

$100

Question 19

What is the result of subtracting 40% from 70%?

Answer 19

30%

Question 20

Fill in the blank: To find 5% of a number, you multiply the number by ______.

Answer 20

0.05

Question 21

What is 60% of 150?

Answer 21

90

Question 22

True or False: A decrease of 10% followed by an increase of 10% results in the same final value.

Answer 22

False

Question 23

If a product costs $120 and is discounted by 15%, what is the discount amount?

Answer 23

$18

Question 24

What is the percentage of 80 out of 200?

Answer 24

40%

Question 25

Short answer: How do you convert a fraction to a percentage?

Answer 25

Multiply the fraction by 100.