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Lesson 2: Connect Percent and Proportion — Practice Questions

  1. 1. A student answered 24 questions correctly on a 25-question test. What percent of the questions did the student answer correctly? Enter the percent value only. ___

  2. 2. You received a discount of 15 dollars on a jacket that originally cost 75 dollars. What percent discount did you receive?

    • A. 15%
    • B. 20%
    • C. 25%
    • D. 50%
  3. 3. A charity has raised 600 dollars toward its goal of 1500 dollars. What percent of the goal has been raised? Enter the value only. ___

  4. 4. Which proportion correctly represents how to find the answer to the question: '12 is what percent of 40?'

    • A. $\frac{40}{12} = \frac{p}{100}$
    • B. $\frac{12}{p} = \frac{40}{100}$
    • C. $\frac{12}{40} = \frac{p}{100}$
    • D. $\frac{p}{12} = \frac{100}{40}$
  5. 5. Out of 120 students in a grade, 90 attended the school assembly. What percent of the students attended? Enter the value only. ___

  6. 6. The number 36 represents 40% of a certain number. The whole number is ___.

  7. 7. A soccer team won 14 games, which is 70% of the total games they played. How many games did the team play in total?

    • A. 10
    • B. 20
    • C. 24
    • D. 84
  8. 8. A deposit of 21 dollars for a bicycle is 30% of its total cost. The total cost of the bicycle is ___ dollars.

  9. 9. If 45 is 15% of a number, what is the number?

    • A. 3
    • B. 675
    • C. 300
    • D. 450
  10. 10. A survey found that 120 people, or 80% of the total respondents, prefer dogs. The total number of people who responded to the survey is ___.