ISEE Middle Level Math : Percentage

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for ISEE Middle Level Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #71 : How To Find The Part From The Whole With Percentage

What is 35% of 200 ? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find a percentage of a whole number, we will multiply the percentage by the whole number. So, we get

 

 

 

We can cancel the zeros to make things easier.

 

 

 

 

Example Question #1821 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Mathematics Achievement

What is 75% of 300?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find a percentage of a whole number, we will multiply the percentage by the whole number.  So, we get

 

 

 

The zeros will cancel. 

 

 

 

 

Example Question #1821 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Mathematics Achievement

What is 90% of 310? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find a percentage of a whole number, we will multiply the percentage by the whole number. So, we get

 

Now, the zeros can cancel out. We get

Example Question #1821 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Mathematics Achievement

What is sixty percent of 50?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Rewrite sixty percent as a fraction.

Multiply the fraction by the integer.

The answer is:  

Example Question #935 : Numbers And Operations

If Jim, Mike, and Chris share an investment, what percentage does Chris have if Mike and Jim each have ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

All parts of a whole must equal  and to find one part, you must subtract the other known parts.  

To find Chris's portion, you do .

Example Question #1202 : Hspt Mathematics

What is the sale price of a television if it is on sale for % off the original price of

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, multiply:

Then subtract that amount from the original price:

Answer: The sale price is .

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