MAT 0002 Section 6.1 (Percents, Decimals, Fractions)
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Solve.
1) A basketball player made 81 out of 100 attempted free throws. What percent of free throws was
made?
81
%
A) 81%
B) 0.81%
C) 8.1%
D)
100
1)
2) A dart player made 31 bull's eyes out of 100 attempted throws. What percent of the throws were
bull's eyes?
31
69
%
%
A)
B) 69%
C)
D) 31%
100
100
2)
3) In a survey of 100 people, 39 preferred ketchup on their hot dogs. What percent preferred ketchup?
39
%
A) 39%
B)
C) 3.9%
D) 0.39%
100
3)
4) In a survey of 100 people, 39 preferred caramel syrup on their ice cream. What percent preferred
caramel syrup?
61
39
%
%
A)
B) 61%
C)
D) 39%
100
100
4)
A group of 100 adults were asked what type of cake was their favorite. The circle graph shows the results.
5) What percent preferred carrot cake?
19
100
%
%
A)
B)
100
19
C) 19%
1
%
D)
19
6) What type of cake was preferred by the fewest adults? What percent preferred this type of cake?
1
%
A) spice;
B) spice; 4%
25
C) chocolate;
43
%
100
Write the percent as a decimal.
7) 89%
A) 8.9
6)
D) chocolate; 43%
B) 89.0
C) 0.89
D) 0.089
8) 8%
A) 0.8
B) 80.0
C) 8
D) 0.08
9) 100%
A) 100
B) 1
C) 0.1
D) 0.01
B) 50.0
C) 0.5
D) 0.05
10) 50%
A) 5
5)
1
7)
8)
9)
10)
11) 897%
A) 897
B) 8.97
C) 0.897
D) 89.7
12) 11.7%
A) 1.17
B) 0.117
C) 0.0117
D) 11.7
13) 6.3%
A) 63.0
B) 0.63
C) 0.063
D) 6.3
1
14) 45 %
4
B) 0.04525
C) 0.4525
A) 0.06225
15)
B) 6.225
C) 0.6225
D) 6225
3
16) 53 %
8
16)
A) 5.3375
Write the percent as a decimal.
17) 200%
A) 200
18) 20.21%
A) 0.2021
B) 0.053375
C) 0.53375
D) 5337.5
B) 2
C) 20
D) 0.2
B) 20.21
C) 0.02021
D) 2.021
Write the percent as a fraction or mixed number in simplest form.
19) 72.5%
29
9
29
A)
B) 1
C)
80
20
40
75
100
B) 7
1
2
C)
3
40
21) 5700%
A) 114
22) 31.25%
5
A) 31
16
1
D) 7
4
D) 7
1
20
B) 570
C) 57
1
D) 28
2
5
B)
17
1
C) 31
4
5
D)
16
3
23) 14 %
4
17)
18)
19)
20)
21)
22)
23)
A) 147
1
2
B) 1475
1
4
C)
59
400
D) 7
3
8
3
24) 4 %
8
A)
13)
D) 45.25
Find decimal notation.
1
15) 62 %
4
A)
12)
14)
A) 4.525
20) 7.5%
11)
24)
7
160
B) 2
3
16
C)
7
16
Write the percent as a decimal.
25) Video games made up 77.8% of the total revenue for a small specialty store.
A) 0.0778
B) 7.78
C) 77.8
26) 41% of students at a small college lived at home while attending classes.
A) 41.0
B) 0.41
C) 0.041
2
D)
7
80
D) 0.778
D) 4.1
25)
26)
Write the percent as a fraction or mixed number in simplest form.
27) Last year it rained 23% of the days in a small town.
23
1
23
A)
B)
C)
1000
23
100
77
D)
100
1
28) Last week 23 % of all households watched a sporting event on television.
2
A)
3
25
29) The sales tax is 3%.
A) 3
B)
23
200
C) 23
3
B)
10
1
2
3
C)
100
28)
D)
47
200
3
D)
1000
Write the percent as a decimal.
30) The bar graph shows the percent of books ordered for a promotion that were sold within the
promotion period.
Write the percent of Romance Novel titles sold as a decimal.
A) 0.087
B) 8.7
C) 0.87
Write the decimal as a percent.
31) 5.0
A) 0.005%
C) 0.5%
D) 500%
B) 7.3%
C) 730%
D) 7300%
33) 0.009
A) 0.009%
B) 0.9%
C) 0.09%
D) 9%
34) 0.47
A) 470%
B) 0.047%
C) 47%
D) 4.7%
35) 0.096
A) 0.96%
B) 0.096%
C) 9.6%
D) 96%
36) 0.6316
A) 6316%
B) 63.16%
C) 0.6316%
D) 6.316%
37) 7.00
A) 0.7%
B) 0.07%
C) 700%
D) 70%
A) 0.73%
38) 0.4
A) 40%
B) 0.04%
C) 400%
3
29)
30)
D) 87.0
B) 50%
32) 73
27)
D) 0.4%
31)
32)
33)
34)
35)
36)
37)
38)
Write the fraction or mixed number as a percent.
1
39)
3
A)
40)
1
%
300
1
D) 33 %
3
3
B) 95 %
4
3
C) 93 %
4
D) 94%
41)
B) 3.5%
C) 35%
D) 1000%
6
11
42)
B) 5
5
%
11
C) 54
6
%
11
1
D) 18 %
3
67
90
A) 1
44)
1
%
3
7
20
5
A) 1 %
6
43)
C)
40)
A) 17.5%
42)
1
B) 3 %
3
15
16
A) 95%
41)
39)
43)
23
%
67
B) 13
29
%
67
4
C) 7 %
9
4
D) 74 %
9
53
300
A) 5
45) 2
44)
35
%
53
23
%
30
2
C) 17 %
3
D) 56
32
%
53
1
6
2
A) 216 %
3
46) 4
B) 1
45)
2
C) 21 %
3
B) 50%
1
D) 2 %
6
4
5
A) 0.48%
46)
B) 4.8%
C) 48%
D) 480%
Write the fraction as a percent. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth percent.
8
47)
9
A) 8.89%
B) 8.889%
C) 88.89%
47)
D) 88.9%
Determine what percent of the figure is shaded.
48)
2
A) 66 %
3
48)
B) 150%
C) 20%
D) 40%
49)
49)
A) 30%
B) 60%
C) 37.5%
4
D) 62.5%
50)
50)
A) 37.5%
B) 62.5%
C) 60%
D) 50%
51)
51)
2
B) 66 %
3
A) 40%
C) 30%
D) 60%
52)
52)
A) 50%
B) 60%
C) 37.5%
D) 62.5%
53)
53)
A) 12.5%
B) 70%
C) 85%
Solve.
54) Write the equivalent decimal and percent for
A) 8.4; 0.084%
21
.
25
54)
B) 0.084; 8.4%
C) 0.84; 84%
55) Write the equivalent decimal and fraction for 50%.
1
A) 5;
B) 0.05; 5
20
A) 0.0033;
1
%
300
B) 0.0033;
C) 2
D) 84; 0.84%
55)
1
C) 0.5;
2
56) Write the equivalent fraction and percent for 0.021.
21
21
; 2.1%
; 0.0021%
A)
B)
1000
100
57) Write the equivalent decimal and percent for
D) 87.5%
D) 50; 50
1
; 0.021%
10
D)
21
; 0.21%
10000
1
.
3
57)
1
%
3
1
C) 0.033; 3 %
3
1
D) 0.33; 33 %
3
1
58) Write the equivalent decimal and fraction for 33 %.
3
A) 0.33;
1
3
B) 0.33; 33
56)
1
3
58)
C) 0.0033;
5
1
33
D) 0.033;
1
300
59) In a surveyed area, 30.7% of the residents signed up for the local park district pool pass. Write this
percent as a decimal.
A) 3.07
B) 0.0307
C) 30.7
D) 0.307
59)
60) Approximately 14.3% of all students at a city college commute to school. Write this percent as a
fraction or mixed number in simplest form.
43
143
3
143
A) 1
B)
C) 14
D)
100
10,000
10
1000
60)
61) In a particular city,
percent.
A) 0.0008%
1
of the residents subscribe to the local newspaper. Write this fraction as a
125
B) 0.08%
C) 0.008%
D) 0.8%
62) For a recruitment brochure, a college presented the following graph indicating the continental
homes of its student population.
Write the percent of students from Asia as a fraction in simplest form.
76
76
38
A)
B)
C)
100
10
500
6
61)
D)
19
250
62)