Mid-Chapter
Check
Find each number. Round to the nearest
tenth if necessary. (Lesson 1B)
- Find 17% of 655.
- What is 235% of 82?
- What number is 162.2% of 55?
- MULTIPLE CHOICE Ayana has 220 coins in
her piggy bank. Of those, 45% are pennies.
How many coins are NOT pennies?
(Lesson 1B)
A. 121 C. 109
B. 116 D. 85
Estimate. (Lesson 1C)
- 20% of 392 6. 78% of 112 7. 30% of 42
Find each number. Round to the nearest
tenth if necessary. (Lesson 2B)
- What percent of 84 is 12?
- 15 is 25% of what number?
- 85% of 252 is what number?
- ANALYZE GRAPHS Refer to the graph
that shows the results of a survey of
200 students’ favorite DVDs. (Lesson 2C)
Favorite DVDs
DVD
Number of Students
A
B
C
D
0 50 100
12
32
90
66
a. What percent of students preferred
DVD A?
b. Which DVD did about 15% of students
prefer?
Write an equation for each problem. Then
solve. Round to the nearest tenth if
necessary. (Lesson 2C)
- What number is 35% of 72?
- 16.1 is what percent of 70?
- 27.2 is 68% of what number?
- 16% of 32 is what number?
- 55% of what number is 1.265?
- 15 is 35% of what number?
- 12 is what percent of 20?
- ANALYZE TABLES The table shows the costs
of owning a dog over an average 11-year
lifespan. What percent of the total cost is
veterinary bills? (Lesson 2C)
Dog Ownership Costs
Item Cost ($)
Food 4,020
Veterinary bills 3,930
Grooming
equipment 2,960
Training 1,220
Other 2,470
- SHOPPING A desktop computer costs
$849.75 and the hard drive is 61.3% of the
total cost. What is a reasonable estimate for
the cost of the hard drive? (Lesson 2D) - MULTIPLE CHOICE A football player has
made about 75% of the field goals he has
attempted in his career. He attempts
41 field goals in one season. What is a
reasonable estimate for the number of field
goals he is expected to make? (Lesson 2D)
F. 35 H. 25
G. 30 I. 20
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