Finding This Percent of That
Warmup
Activity #1
Estimate and Locate the Percent of a Number on a line (Game).
- Start the game at Level 1.
- Read the problem.
- Make an estimate of where you think the percentage point will be on the line.
- Then move the red diamond to your estimated point, and click
. - Click
. Then you’ll have a feedback of how you did after the two attempts. - Click
to continue. - Read the new question.
- Enter your estimated value in the box and press the Enter key on your keyboard.
- Now move the blue diamond to where your estimated value is on the line.
- Enter the value again inside the box and press the Enter key.
- To continue practicing at level 1, click the reset button and click Level 1.
- To move to another level, click the reset button and make the selection.
Activity #2
Find what Percent a number is of Another.
- Use the app below this one to model & solve the problem displayed here. After doing so, enter your answer rounded to the nearest $0.01 or 0.01%, or 2 decimal places.
Use this app 
if you need assistance.
Activity #3
Exercises on Percentage
Read carefully the information below and solve the problems that follow.
A school held several evening activities last month—a music concert, a basketball game, a drama play, and literacy night. The music concert was attended by 250 people. How many people came to each of the other activities?
(1). Attendance at a basketball game was 30% of attendance at the concert.
(2). Attendance at the drama play was 140% of attendance at the concert.
(3). Attendance at literacy night was 44% of attendance at the concert.
(4). 50% of the people who attended the drama play also attended the music concert. What percentage of the people who attended the music concert also attended the drama play?
Challenge #1
A restaurant has a sign by the front door that says, “Maximum occupancy: 75 people.” Answer each question and explain or show your reasoning.
(1). What percentage of its capacity is 9 people?
(2). What percentage of its capacity is 51 people?
(3). What percentage of its capacity is 84 people?
Challenge #2
During a sale, every item in a store is 80% of its regular price. The regular prices of five items are shown here. Find the sale price of each item.
Challenge #3