Complete the following table below.
Fraction in the Decimal Percentage
lowest term
0.04
3
5
172%
7
9
0.0084
20 2 %
5
1. In a park, there are 350 trees. 105 of them are oak trees and
210 are maple trees. The rest are pine trees.
a. What percentage of all the trees are oak trees?
b. What percentage of the number of maple trees are the number
of pine trees?
c. What percentage of the number of oak trees are all the trees?
2. A bookstore has stocked 480 novels. It sold 30%, how many
novels are sold?
3. A farm has an area of 100 acres. 50% of the area is used for
growing wheat, 20% for corn, and the rest for soybeans.
a. On the farm growing wheat, 40% of the area grows whole
wheat. What is the area of the farm growing whole wheat in
acres?
b. What is the difference in area between the farm growing corn
and that growing soybeans in acres?
4. Bella was 150 cm last year. She is 10% taller this year. How tall
is she in cm?
5. On a shelf, there are 200 DVDs. 80 of them are action movies
and 60 are comedies. The rest are documentaries.
a. What percentage of all the DVDs are the number of action
movies?
b. What percentage of all the DVDs are the number of
documentaries and comedies?
c. What percentage of the number of action and comedy movies
are the number of documentaries?
6. A boutique received a shipment of 600 dresses. After selling
40% of them, how many dresses are left?
7. John weighs 70kg. The weight of Sarah is 15% lighter than that
of John. What is the weight of Sarah?
8. A toy store stocked 1280 toys. If 20% of them were sold, how
many toys are still available?
9. A vegetable patch has an area of 50 acres. 25% of the area
grows green beans, 50% grows pumpkins, and 25% grows
zucchini.
a. On the vegetable patch growing green beans, 60% of the area
grows string beans. What is the area of the vegetable patch
growing string beans in acres?
b. What is the total area of the vegetable patch growing pumpkins
and zucchini in acres?
c. What is the difference in area between the vegetable patch
growing pumpkins and that growing green beans in acres?
10. A pumpkin weighs 2kg. The weight of a squash is 50% lighter
than that of a pumpkin.
a. If a gourd is 25% heavier than the squash, what is the weight of
the gourd?
b. If a gourd is 10% lighter than the squash, what is the weight of
the gourd?
11. A bag of flour weighs 1kg. The weight of a bag of sugar is 30%
lighter than that of the flour.
a. If a bag of salt is 20% heavier than the sugar, what is the
weight of the salt?
b. If a bag of salt is 10% lighter than the sugar, what is the weight
of the salt?