Percent of a number

Answer Key - Grade 7 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

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1. Read this first

   Ratio table

   Percent	Amount
   100	40
   10	4
   130	?

2. 1.

   Bo read 40 pages last week. This week Bo read 130% of that, because a cliffhanger showed up. How many pages did Bo read this week?

   52
3. 2.

   Esme's music club had 60 members last year. This year it has 120% of that, and the drum corner is packed. How many members does the club have now?

   72
4. 3.

   Milo's goal is to jog 60 minutes this week. Milo jogs 125% of that goal and calls it a victory lap. How many minutes does Milo jog?

   75
5. 4.

   Noah's lemonade stand planned to make 60 cups. After a very thirsty crowd, it made 175% of the plan. How many cups did it make?

   105
6. 5.

   Pia's class collected 90 cans last week. This week it collected 110% of that, and the bin is overflowing. How many cans did the class collect this week?

   99
7. 6.

   180 stars decorate Tala's class show this year, which is 120% of last year's stars. How many stars decorated the show last year?

   150
8. 7.

   Zee's bike trip this week was 60 miles, which is 125% of last week's trip. How many miles was last week's trip?

   48
9. 8.

   Ari bakes 40 cookies on Saturday and 50 on Sunday (the cookie jar never stood a chance). Sunday's cookies are what percent of Saturday's cookies?

   125
10. 9.

    Bo's bean sprout was 20 millimeters tall on Monday and 50 millimeters tall on Friday. Friday's height is what percent of Monday's height?

    250
11. 10.

    Esme read for 30 minutes on Monday and 60 minutes on Tuesday, because a mystery got tense. Tuesday's reading time is what percent of Monday's?

    200