Sheet # 202/Percentage
Name: ________________________ Date_____________
Explain and Show Your Work.
1) About 300 people watch a movie at the theater. 40% are children and the others adults. How many children are present? How many adults?
2) Mr. Lalonde's class has 11 girls and 14 boys. Express this data as a percentage.
3) Mr. and Mrs. Smith have 24 small children. 12 have brown eyes, 10 blue eyes and 2 have green eyes. Express these as percentages.
4) The Odeon theater has 175 seats. 150 are occupied during a show. What percentage of seats are empty?
Answers to Sheet #202
1) 0.40 x 300 = 120 children
300 - 120 = 180 adults
2. 11 + 14 = 25
(11/25) x (4/4) = 44% girls
100 - 44 = 56% boys
3. 12/24 = 50% have brown eyes
10/24 = 42% have blue eyes
2/24 = 8% have green eyes
4. 175 - 150 = 25 empty seats
25/175 = 14% is empty