7LRIS WS#29 Real World Percent Proportions

Set up your proportion like:

You are taking a math test and you get 32 problems correct. Your grade is 80%. How many problems were on the test?

Use x for your variable.

Type your answer from above

like: x=2 problems

Set up your proportion like:

Tony bought a CD on sale for $3 off the original price of $15. What percent was the CD marked down?

Use x for a variable.

Type your answer from above

like: x=10%

Set up your proportion like:

There are 75 students in the 7th grade. 45 of those go to music class. The rest of the students have art. What percent go to music class?

Use x for a variable.

Type your answer from above

like: x=10%

Set up your proportion like:

Using the same situation as in number 3, what percent of the class goes to art class?

Use x for the variable.

Type your answer from above

like: x=10%

Set up your proprotion like:

60 of the 120 eighth graders walk to school. What percent walks to school?

Use x for the variable.

Type your answer from above

like: x=10%

Set up your proportion like:

Myra went to the mall to buy a shirt for $32.99. When she got there, it was 15% off. How much was the discount price?

Use x for the variable.

Type your answer from above

like: x=$10.13

Set up your proportion like:

The Anderson family went to dinner and their bill came to $125.00. If they want to pay an 18% tip, how much will their tip be?

Type your answer from above

like: x=$10.13

Set up your proportion like:

Jack's truck used 30 gallons of fuel from a 50 gallon tank. What percentage of gas did he use?

Use x for the variable.

Type your answer from above

like: x=10%

Set up your proportion like:

The Miami Heat attempted 100 shots in their game against the Boston Celtics. If their shooting percentage was 43%, how many baskets did they make?

Use x for the variable.

Type your answer from above

like: x=10

Set up your proportion like:

15% of Mrs. Robert's Jolly Rancher are Watermelon. If she has 30 Watermelon Jolly Ranchers, how many Jolly Ranchers does she have in total?

Use x for the variable.

Type your answer from above

like: x=10 Jolly Ranchers

Set up your proportion like:

138 members of San Francisco 49ers football team have blue eyes. If that is 75% of the team, how many members are there on the team?

Use x for the variable.

Type your answer from above

like: x=10 members

Is the graph proportional, or not proportional?

If the answer above is proportional, write your answer like: y=3x

If your answer is not proportional, write Not Proportional