Grade 6 · Math

Find a familiar percent

Calculate familiar percentages of whole-number quantities.

8 generated examples + worked example

Worked example

What is 25% of 80?

Answer & why

Answer: 20

25% is one quarter; 80 ÷ 4 = 20.

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Question 1

What is 20% of 110?

  1. 24
  2. 21
  3. 22
  4. 25
A hint

Write the percent as a fraction out of 100 or as a decimal.

Answer & why

Answer: 22

20% means 20/100. 110 × = 22.

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Question 2

What is 50% of 80?

  1. 39
  2. 38
  3. 40
  4. 41
A hint

Write the percent as a fraction out of 100 or as a decimal.

Answer & why

Answer: 40

50% means 50/100. 80 × = 40.

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Question 3

What is 75% of 100?

  1. 73
  2. 77
  3. 74
  4. 75
A hint

Write the percent as a fraction out of 100 or as a decimal.

Answer & why

Answer: 75

75% means 75/100. 100 × = 75.

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Question 4

What is 10% of 140?

  1. 14
  2. 12
  3. 16
  4. 15
A hint

Write the percent as a fraction out of 100 or as a decimal.

Answer & why

Answer: 14

10% means 10/100. 140 × = 14.

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Question 5

What is 75% of 50?

  1. 41.5
  2. 40.5
  3. 37.5
  4. 38.5
A hint

Write the percent as a fraction out of 100 or as a decimal.

Answer & why

Answer: 37.5

75% means 75/100. 50 × = 37.5.

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Question 6

What is 10% of 110?

  1. 9
  2. 12
  3. 11
  4. 15
A hint

Write the percent as a fraction out of 100 or as a decimal.

Answer & why

Answer: 11

10% means 10/100. 110 × = 11.

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Question 7

What is 20% of 50?

  1. 11
  2. 10
  3. 8
  4. 14
A hint

Write the percent as a fraction out of 100 or as a decimal.

Answer & why

Answer: 10

20% means 20/100. 50 × = 10.

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Question 8

What is 50% of 170?

  1. 85
  2. 87
  3. 88
  4. 89
A hint

Write the percent as a fraction out of 100 or as a decimal.

Answer & why

Answer: 85

50% means 50/100. 170 × = 85.

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