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7LRIS WS#29 Real World Percent Proportions
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Question 1
1.
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.
Question 2
2.
Type your answer from above
like:
x=2 problems
Question 3
3.
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.
Question 4
4.
Type your answer from above
like:
x=10%
Question 5
5.
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.
Question 6
6.
Type your answer from above
like:
x=10%
Question 7
7.
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.
Question 8
8.
Type your answer from above
like:
x=10%
Question 9
9.
Set up your proprotion like:
60 of the 120 eighth graders walk to school. What percent walks to school?
Use
x
for the variable.
Question 10
10.
Type your answer from above
like:
x=10%
Question 11
11.
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.
Question 12
12.
Type your answer from above
like:
x=$10.13
Question 13
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?
Question 14
14.
Type your answer from above
like:
x=$10.13
Question 15
15.
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.
Question 16
16.
Type your answer from above
like:
x=10%
Question 17
17.
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.
Question 18
18.
Type your answer from above
like:
x=10
Question 19
19.
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.
Question 20
20.
Type your answer from above
like:
x=10 Jolly Ranchers
Question 21
21.
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.
Question 22
22.
Type your answer from above
like:
x=10 members
Question 23
23.
Is the graph proportional, or not proportional?
Proportional
Not Proportional
Question 24
24.
If the answer above is proportional, write your answer like:
y=3x
If your answer is not proportional, write
Not Proportional
