Percent Proportions Practice

In a neighborhood, there are 9 families that own a poodle. If these owners make up 50% of all dog owners in the neighborhood, how many dog owners are there?

What part of the percent proportion are you missing? (What is this question asking you to find?)

At a construction job, there are 15 painters. Of the painters, 40% of them are working on the inside. How many painters are working inside of the building?

What part of the percent proportion are you missing? (What is this question asking you to find?)

Ms. Smith bought a box of 10 cupcakes. She ate 30% of the cupcakes. How many did she eat?

**What is this question asking you to find?**

Ms. Smith bought a box of 10 cupcakes. She ate 30% of the cupcakes. How many did she eat?

**What is your WHOLE? (total number of cupcakes)**

Ms. Smith bought a box of 10 cupcakes. She ate 30% of the cupcakes. How many did she eat?

**What is your PERCENT? (percent of cupcakes eaten)**

Ms. Smith bought a box of 10 cupcakes. She ate 30% of the cupcakes. How many did she eat?

**What is your PERCENT? (percent of cupcakes eaten)**

A baseball pitcher won 80% of the games he pitched. If he pitched 10 ballgames, how many games did he win?

In the Central City Grand Prix, out of 30 cars that started the race, 12 of them finished. What percent of the cars finished the race?

Shirley spelled 12 of her 15 spelling words correctly on the test. What percent grade did Shirley get on the test?

A sports shop has 90 employees. 30% of the employees work part-time. How many part-time employees does the sports shop have?

Lacey's class just held a class election. 60% of the 25 students in the class voted. How many students voted?

Yesterday, there were 60 problems assigned for math homework. Albert did 30% of them correctly. How many problems did Albert get right?

Simon took a math quiz last week. He got 12 out of 16 problems correct. What percentage did Simon get INCORRECT?

60% of the animals at a pet shop are dogs. If there are 42 dogs at the shop, then how many animals are there at the shop?

A volleyball team played 28 matches and won 21 of them. What percent of their matches did they win?

In a 6th grade classroom of 30 students, 40% are girls. How many BOYS are there in the classroom?

Peyton spent 60% of her money to buy a new television. If the television cost $300, how much money did she have?