Percentages: Practice Questions with AnswersCurriculum: PercentagesGrades: 6–8Questions: 12Mode: Practice These are the real questions from this STEPCAI practice lesson. Read each question, pick your answer, then open Show the answer to check yourself and read why it is right. On STEPCAI the same lesson runs interactively: you click an answer and get instant feedback, and a free account keeps your scores. 1. What does the word "percent" mean?- Per thousand
- Per ten
- Per hundred
- Per one
Show the answerAnswer: C. Per hundred
"Percent" comes from Latin "per centum," meaning "per hundred," so a percent is a way to express a number as a part of 100. 2. What is 25% written as a fraction in lowest terms?- 1/4
- 1/2
- 1/5
- 3/4
Show the answerAnswer: A. 1/4
25% means 25 out of 100, or 25/100, which simplifies by dividing both numbers by 25 to get 1/4. 3. What is 0.6 written as a percent?- 600%
- 60%
- 0.6%
- 6%
Show the answerAnswer: B. 60%
To change a decimal to a percent, multiply by 100 (or move the decimal point two places right), so 0.6 becomes 60%. 4. What is 10% of 200?- 200
- 2
- 20
- 10
Show the answerAnswer: C. 20
10% means 10 out of 100, so finding 10% of a number is the same as multiplying by 0.10; 200 x 0.10 = 20. 5. What is 3/4 written as a percent?- 34%
- 43%
- 134%
- 75%
Show the answerAnswer: D. 75%
To convert a fraction to a percent, divide the numerator by the denominator and multiply by 100; 3 divided by 4 equals 0.75, which is 75%. 6. What is 50% of 84?- 24
- 8.4
- 50
- 42
Show the answerAnswer: D. 42
50% is the same as one half, so 50% of 84 is found by dividing 84 by 2, which equals 42. 7. What is 45% written as a decimal?- 4.5
- 0.45
- 45.0
- 0.045
Show the answerAnswer: B. 0.45
To change a percent to a decimal, divide by 100 (or move the decimal point two places left), so 45% becomes 0.45. 8. What is 1% of 500?- 1
- 500
- 5
- 50
Show the answerAnswer: C. 5
1% means 1 out of 100, so 1% of 500 is 500 divided by 100, which equals 5. 9. Which fraction is equal to 20%?- 1/10
- 1/2
- 1/5
- 1/4
Show the answerAnswer: C. 1/5
20% equals 20/100, and dividing both the numerator and denominator by 20 simplifies it to 1/5. 10. If you have 100% of a number, how much of the number do you have?- Twice the number
- All of it
- Half of it
- None of it
Show the answerAnswer: B. All of it
100% means 100 out of 100 parts, which represents the entire, complete amount of the number. 11. What is 0.05 written as a percent?- 0.05%
- 5%
- 50%
- 0.5%
Show the answerAnswer: B. 5%
Multiplying 0.05 by 100 moves the decimal point two places right, giving 5%. 12. What is 25% of 60?- 35
- 6
- 15
- 25
Show the answerAnswer: C. 15
25% is the same as one fourth, so 25% of 60 is found by dividing 60 by 4, which equals 15. More free middle school sample lessonsSee all free sample lessons »
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