Percent Word Problems

A student earned a grade of 80% on a math test that had 30 problems. How many problems on this test did the student answer correctly?

Nancy is buying a new pair of boots. The store is having a sale and all boots are 20% off. The sales price is what percentage of the original price?

There are 42 teachers in a school. On Friday, 29 teachers were present. What percent of the teachers showed up for work?

There are 32 students in a class. Nine of those students are women. What percent are men? (Round to the nearest tenth)

Sandals are on sale for 30% off. The original price of one pair of sandals is $30. What is the new cost of sandals after the discount?

Nancy is buying boots for $95.00, and the store is offering a 15% discount. What expression represents the discount?

The ratio equation used to find percent is...

Karmin made $480 working for 30 hours last month. This month, she will get a 15% increase in her hourly rate. What will be her hourly rate after the raise?

A pair of sandals costs $10.50.  There is a  7% sales tax.  What is the total cost of the sandals?

Which fraction is equivalent to 0.1?