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?

• 17 problems
• 24 problems
• 20 problems
• 18 problems

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

• 50%
• 69%
• 55%
• 80%

A women put $480 into  savings account of one year.  The rate of interest on the account was 4.6%  How much was the interest for the year in dollars and cents?  What is the new total of the bank account after she earns the interest?

• $22.08 interest / $502.08 new total
• $37.70 interest / $617.70 new total
• $45.00 interest / $543.67 new total
• $617.70 interest / $37.70 new total

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

• 71.9%
• 73.5%
• 32%
• 32.9%

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

• $480
• $2.40
• $18.40
• $15.00

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?

• $4.50
• $21.00
• $9.00
• $11.60

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

• $.74
• $10.50
• $12.78
• $11.24

Nancy is buying a new pair of boots. The store is having a sale and all boots are 15% off. The boots that Nancy wants to purchase are $95.00. The expression that can be used to represent the discount is

• 0.15($95.00)=discount
• 0.85($95.00)=discount
• 1.2($95.00)=discount

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 boots?

• 20% is the discount, so 80% is the sales price
• 20% is the sales price, so 80% is the discount
• The boots are on sale so who cares
• I will just pay what the cashier says and hopes that I am not cheated out of my money

The ratio used to find percent is...

• part/whole = %/100
• part/whole = 100 / %
• whole/part= %/ 100