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Lesson 4: Percentages — Practice Questions

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

  2. 2. 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
  3. 3. A deposit of 21 dollars for a bicycle is 30% of its total cost. The total cost of the bicycle is ___ dollars.

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

    • A. 3
    • B. 675
    • C. 300
    • D. 450
  5. 5. 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 ___.

  6. 6. In 2013, 258,915 guns were sold, and the sales decreased by 66,330 in 2014. What percent decrease did gun sales experience from 2013, rounded to the nearest whole percent? ___ %

  7. 7. A student answered 24 questions correctly on a quiz and received a score of 80%. How many total questions were on the quiz? ___

  8. 8. A country's population increased by 22,704,000 from its 2010 population of 308,745,000. By what percent did the population increase? Round your answer to one decimal place. ___ %

  9. 9. In 2010, the population of a country was 308,745,000. In 2020, the population was 331,449,000. What was the increase in population over that decade? ___

  10. 10. The price of bananas increased from 0.50 dollars per pound to 0.61 dollars per pound. What is the percent increase? ___ %