Percentages in Word Problems

Percentages in Word Problems

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Max drank  $\frac{4}{5}$  of the juice.

What percentage of juice is left?

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 $\frac{7}{10}$  of all the baked goods at the bake sale are cupcakes.

What percentage of baked goods at the bake sale are cupcakes?

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 $\frac{7}{10}$  of all the baked goods at the bake sale are cupcakes.

What percentage of baked goods at the bake sale are not cupcakes?

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7 out of 25 children are boys.

What percentages of the children are boys?

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7 out of 25 children are boys.

What percentages of the children are girls?

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A school auditorium has 200 seats.

156 of them are occupied.

What percentage of the seats are occupied?

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Sarah saved 15% of her allowance.

What fraction of her allowance did she save?

• $\frac{3}{20}$

• $\frac{3}{50}$
  

• $\frac{1}{15}$

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A library has 1200 books.

780 books are for children.

The rest are for adults.

What percentage of the books are for adults?

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90 children took part in a school choir.

36 of them are girls.

What percentage of the children are boys?

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In a 500 g bag of mixed nuts, 200 g are cashew nuts.

What percentage of mixed nuts are not cashew nuts?

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Express the fraction as a percentage.

 $\frac{5}{100}$  

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Express the fraction as a percentage.

 $\frac{9}{25}$  

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Express the fraction as a percentage.

 $\frac{3}{5}$  

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Express the fraction as a percentage.

 $\frac{8}{160}$  

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Express the decimal as a percentage.

0.63

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Express the decimal as a percentage.

0.05

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Express the decimal as a percentage.

0.2

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Express the decimal as a percentage.

0.5

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Express the percentage as a fraction in its simplest form.

46%

•  $\frac{1}{2}$  

•  $\frac{23}{50}$  

•  $\frac{21}{50}$  

Multiple Choice

Express the percentage as a fraction in its simplest form.

5%

•  $\frac{1}{20}$  

•  $\frac{1}{5}$  

•  $\frac{1}{50}$  

Multiple Choice

Express the percentage as a fraction in its simplest form.

7%

•  $\frac{7}{100}$  

•  $\frac{1}{7}$  

•  $\frac{7}{50}$  

Multiple Choice

Express the percentage as a fraction in its simplest form.

80%

•  $\frac{1}{80}$  

•  $\frac{1}{8}$  

•  $\frac{4}{5}$  

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Express the percentage as a decimal.

15%

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Express the percentage as a decimal.

41%

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Express the percentage as a decimal.

9%

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Express the percentage as a decimal.

50%