CFAT Problem Solving: Percentages and Fractions Flashcards

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What is 25% of 80?
Answer: 20
25% of 80 = 0.25 × 80 = 20.
Express 3/5 as a percentage.
Answer: 60%
3 ÷ 5 = 0.6, and 0.6 × 100 = 60%.
A jacket costs $120 and is discounted by 15%. What is the sale price?
Answer: $102
15% of $120 = $18, so the sale price is $120 − $18 = $102.
Which fraction is equivalent to 40%?
Answer: 2/5
40% = 40/100, and simplified by dividing both by 20 gives 2/5.
What is 3/4 + 1/6?
Answer: 11/12
The common denominator is 12: 9/12 + 2/12 = 11/12.
A platoon has 30 soldiers and 40% are female. How many male soldiers are there?
Answer: 18
40% of 30 = 12 females, so 30 − 12 = 18 males.