How to work with percentages

Practice Questions

HSPT Math › How to work with percentages

Page 1 of 14
10 of 133
1

There are 500 students at the high school. There are only two menu options: chicken or fish. If 15% of students ordered fish, how many students ordered chicken?

2

Which of the following operations is equivalent to taking of a number?

3

What number increased by 25% is equal to 7?

4

If sales tax on a pair of jeans is , and the jeans cost before tax, what is the final price of the jeans including tax?

5

Write as a decimal.

6

A class has 25 students. If 60% of them are boys, how many students are girls?

7

A restaurant is having a sale and lowering their prices by 20%. If an average meal for two normally costs $62.00, what will it costs under the current sale?

8

Which is larger?

a. 10% of 90

b. 5% of 160

c. 20% of 50

d. 30% of 40

9

is one-third of , which is four-fifths of . What percent of is ?

10

For her birthday, Susan asks her mother to buy her a car. Susan’s mother agrees to give Susan 150 percent of whatever amount Susan can save up in six months. If Susan saves , how much does Susan’s mother owe her?

Page 1 of 14
Return to subject