Lesson Worksheet: Percent of a Number Mathematics • 6th Grade

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In this worksheet, we will practice finding the percentage of a number, including finding the part of the whole, and using this to solve word problems.

Q1:

What is of 408?

Q2:

What is of $10?

Q3:

In a town of 58,800 houses, about of the houses have pools. Determine the number of houses that have pools in this town.

Q4:

David’s MP3 player has about 230 songs. If he listened to of them, how many songs is this? Round to the nearest whole number.

Q5:

Fill in the missing value: of 400 kg is .

Q6:

Estimate the following: of 91.

Q7:

Mr. Matthew surveyed 302 students regarding their favorite kind of juice. The table shows the results of the survey.

Favorite Juice	Mixed Fruit	Apple	Orange	Grape
Percent of Students

Which of the following is the best estimate for the number of students who prefer mixed fruit?

A30 students
B60 students
C90 students
D120 students
E210 students

Q8:

A collector sold his artifacts to of the people who attended the auction. If 90 people attended the auction, determine how many people the collector sold his artifacts to.

Q9:

Two shops have special offers available to buy the same t-shirt. The first one is a discount of on a normal selling price of 488 LE, and the second one is a discount on a normal selling price of 562 LE. Which offer will mean you pay the least for the t-shirt?

Athe first offer
Bthe second offer

Q10:

Write an equation that represents the division of 15 by 96, and then express that as a percentage to the nearest tenth.

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