22.2 Reasoning with Percents Worksheet

Last year Cory harvested 42 tomatoes from his backyard garden. This year, his harvest increased by 1/3. How many tomatoes did he harvest this year? Do not include units (tomatoes) in your answer.

Jerry is taking care of a vacant lot in his neighborhood. There are approximately 64 thistle weeds in the lot. He decided to try a homemade weed killer his grandmother suggested. Five weeks later, the thistles have decreased by 75%. Approximately how many thistles are in the vacant lot now? Do not include units (thistles) in your answer.

Find 60% of 180.

Find 40% of 80.

Find 25% of 324.

What percent of 80 is 60?

What percent of 120 is 48?

What percent of 95 is 19?

12 is 10 percent of what number?

45 is 15 percent of what number?

30 is 25 percent of what number?

Marisa earned money for helping a local business with organizing their inventory. She spent half of her earnings on accessories for her phone, and half of the remaining money on a gift for her mother. If she has $15 left, how much did she make organizing the inventory?

Pedro has $80 left from the money he earned during the summer helping at his father’s business. He had spent 1/3 of his earnings on climbing equipment, 1/3 on camping gear and 1/2 of the remainder on entertainment during the summer. How much did he earn during the summer?

Estimate 74% of 24.

Makayla got a score of 77% on her English final. If there were 48 questions on the test, approximately how many questions did she get right?

Milo can run 10 miles in 60 minutes. He needs to reduce his time by 18%, approximately how many minutes does he have to take off his time?

The cycle store has a bike regularly priced at $660, Tom negotiated a 32 % discount. What fraction can you use to estimate the money he saved? Approximately how much did he pay for the bike?

Convert 13/25 into a decimal.

Convert 13/25 into a percent.

Convert 84/300 into a decimal.

Convert 84/300 into a percent.

Convert 0.74 into a fraction

Convert 0.74 into a percent.

Convert 0.1325 into a fraction.

Convert 0.1325 into a percent.

Convert 81% into a fraction.

Convert 81% into a decimal.

Convert 1.5% into a fraction.

Convert 1.5% into a decimal.