Percentages and Proportions - Word Problems

​PERCENT & PROPORTION

WORD PROBLEMS​

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A student earned a grade of 80% on a math test that had 20 problems. How many problems on this test did the student answer correctly?

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Manuel found a wrecked Trans-Am that he could fix. He bought the car for 65% of the original price of $7200. What did he pay for the car? (Round to nearest dollar)

​This year, a small business had a total revenue of $21,300 . If this is 29% less than their total revenue the previous year, what was their total revenue the previous year?

​Solution:$30,000

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The price of a cup of coffee was $2.40 yesterday. Today, the price fell to $2.15. Find the percentage decrease. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

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There are 36 carpenters in a crew. On a certain day, 29 were present. What percent showed up for work? (round to the nearest tenth)

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

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Jasmine bought 32 kiwi fruit for $16. How many kiwi can Lisa buy if she has $4?

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Asanji took a trip to Mexico. Upon leaving he decided to convert all of his Pesos back into dollars. How many dollars did he receive if he exchanged 42.7 Pesos at a rate of $5.30 = 11.1 Pesos?

Round dollar amounts to the nearest cent.

​A parachutist's rate during a free fall reaches 153 miles per hour. What is this rate in feet per second? At this rate, how many feet will the parachutist fall during 20 seconds of free fall? In your computations, use the fact that 1 mile is equal to 5280 feet. Do not round your answers.

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​Rate:224.4 ft/s

Distance:​ 4488 ft

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A cyclist rides her bike at a rate of 18 kilometers per hour. What is this rate in meters per second? Do not round your answers.