These 10 problems practice percents from standard 6.RP.A.3c. They begin with converting between percents, fractions, and decimals, then move to finding a percent of a number and finding what percent one number is of another.
The last problems find the whole from a part and a percent, including sale prices, bake sale totals, and a class survey. Show every step.
Problem 1: Percent to fraction and decimal
Write \(35\%\) as a fraction in simplest form and as a decimal.
Problem 2: Fraction and decimal to percent
Write each as a percent: (a) \(\frac{3}{4}\) (b) \(0.08\)
Problem 3: Percent of a number
Find \(25\%\) of \(80\).
Problem 4: Percent of a quantity
Find \(40\%\) of \(65\) miles.
Problem 5: Bake sale percent
Priya bakes 60 cookies for a bake sale, and \(15\%\) of them are oatmeal. How many cookies are oatmeal?
Problem 6: Free throws
Maya made 18 of her 24 free throws this season. What percent of her free throws did she make?
Problem 7: Finding the whole
Find the number for which \(30\%\) of the number is \(21\).
Problem 8: Sale price
A jacket costs $60. This week it is on sale for \(20\%\) off. Find (a) the amount of the discount and (b) the sale price.
Problem 9: Cupcake sales
Aisha sold 45 cupcakes at the school fair. This was \(75\%\) of all the cupcakes she baked. How many cupcakes did she bake?
Problem 10: Class survey
In a survey of 40 students, \(35\%\) chose soccer, \(25\%\) chose basketball, and the rest chose baseball. How many students chose each sport?
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