Math: Introduction to Percentages - What Is a Percent? Worksheet

Question 1

Fill in the blank: Percent means parts out of ____.

Accepted Answer

Percent means parts out of 100.

Question 2

A hundreds grid has 100 equal squares. If 25 squares are shaded, what percent of the grid is shaded?

Accepted Answer

25% of the grid is shaded because 25 out of 100 squares are shaded.

Question 3

Write 40% as a fraction with 100 as the denominator.

Accepted Answer

40% can be written as 40/100 because it means 40 parts out of 100.

Question 4

Write 7% as a fraction with 100 as the denominator.

Accepted Answer

7% can be written as 7/100 because it means 7 parts out of 100.

Question 5

A class has 100 students. If 62 students bring lunch from home, what percent of the students bring lunch from home?

Accepted Answer

62% of the students bring lunch from home because 62 out of 100 students bring lunch.

Question 6

A spinner is divided into 100 equal sections. If 50 sections are blue, what percent of the spinner is blue?

Accepted Answer

50% of the spinner is blue because 50 out of 100 equal sections are blue.

Question 7

Circle the larger amount: 30% or 60%. Explain how you know.

Accepted Answer

60% is larger because 60 parts out of 100 is more than 30 parts out of 100.

Question 8

Write 100% as a fraction with 100 as the denominator. What does 100% mean?

Accepted Answer

100% can be written as 100/100. It means the whole amount or all of something.

Question 9

A rectangle is divided into 10 equal parts. If 3 parts are shaded, what percent is shaded?

Accepted Answer

30% is shaded because 3 out of 10 is the same as 30 out of 100.

Question 10

A bar is divided into 4 equal parts. If 1 part is shaded, what percent is shaded?

Accepted Answer

25% is shaded because 1 out of 4 equal parts is the same as 25 out of 100.

Question 11

Choose the matching fraction for 75%: 75/100, 75/10, or 100/75. Explain your choice.

Accepted Answer

The matching fraction is 75/100 because 75% means 75 parts out of 100.

Question 12

A store sign says 20% off. In your own words, what does 20% mean?

Accepted Answer

20% means 20 out of every 100. A 20% discount means the price is reduced by 20 parts for every 100 parts of the original price.

Question 13

A hundreds grid has 10 squares shaded. What percent is shaded, and what percent is not shaded?

Accepted Answer

10% is shaded because 10 out of 100 squares are shaded. 90% is not shaded because 90 out of 100 squares are unshaded.

Question 14

Fill in the blank: 50% of a shape is the same as ____ of the shape.

Accepted Answer

50% of a shape is the same as one half of the shape.

Question 15

Look at a battery icon that is 80% full. What fraction with 100 as the denominator shows the full part of the battery?

Accepted Answer

The full part of the battery is 80/100 because 80% means 80 parts out of 100.

Math: Introduction to Percentages - What Is a Percent?