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Math A

Practice with Percents 

 

Try the following problems:  

 

1.

Fill in the missing spaces with the appropriate answers.

Percent Form Decimal Form
a. 25% _______

b. ______ 0.19

c. 250% _______

d. 2.35% _______

e. ________ 0.0725

 

 

2.

Find 2.5% of 600.

 

 

3.

125% of what number is 60?

 

 

4.

30 is what percent of 12?

 

 

 

5.

In a magazine, 30 pages of the 80 pages are devoted to sports.  What percent of the magazine is devoted to sports?

 

 

6.

Willy is paid commission.  He receives 6% of the total sales.  Last year, Willy made $480,000.  How much real estate did he sell?

 

 

7.

After Mary lost 20% of her investment, she had $2000 left.  How much did she invest originally?

 


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