How to find percentage from a fraction

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PSAT Math › How to find percentage from a fraction

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1

Three hens each lay 20 eggs for a farmer. Two-fifths of the first hen's eggs are brown. One-fourth of the second hen's eggs are brown. Seven-tenths of the third hen's eggs are white. What percentage of all the eggs are brown?

2

There is a sale in a store and every item is discounted 23%. If a shirt is normally $18.59, what is the price of it after the discount?

3

If there are 3 boys in a class and 7 girls. What percent of the class is made up of boys?

4

What is as a percentage?

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Marker ColorsStudents
Blue13
Pink10
Orange5
Brown5
Green7

The above chart shows the number of students in a class who chose each of the five marker colors available.

What percentage of the class chose a green marker?

6

Louisa and Caroline are trying to save up to start a small business together. Louisa has saved of their goal money, and Carolina has saved of their goal money. About how much of their goal money have they saved up together?

7

A family with 6 children, aged 4, 4, 5, 7, 12, and 13 are moving to a new home. They all want the same bedroom, so the parents have a lottery. Each child places their name in once for every year of age (the four year olds each put their name in 4 times, the seven year old puts his name in 7 times, etc.) What is the probability of the chosen child being 4 years old?

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