Percent word problems

Nancy earned 60 points on her last test. If there were 75 possible points, what was her percent grade?

• 20%
• 40%
• 60%
• 80%

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A skateboard is on sale with a 25% discount. The original price was $120.
Find the sale price.

• 60
• 90
• 110
• 44

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There are 32 students in a class.  Nine of those students are girls. What percent are boys? (READ CAREFULLY FOR WHAT YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO FINE, and round to the nearest 10th)

• 71.9%
• 73.5%
• 32%
• 32.9%

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Last night, the Knicks made 12 free throws. If their free throw percentage is 75%, how many free throws were attempted? (READ CAREFULLY!)

• 9
• 11
• 13
• 16

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ANOTHER TRICKY ONE!
You had some friends over for a sleepover. One of you fell asleep at 10PM, two of you lasted until midnight, and two of you stayed up all night. What percent of your group stayed up all night?

• 40%
• 20%
• 50%
• 75%

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Sarah’s Fitbit tells you that you have completed 73% of your goal for number of steps taken today. If you have taken 5,840 steps, what is your goal for the day?

• 4263
• 5867
• 8000
• 7830

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Of the 200 students at your school, 75% live more than a mile from the school. How many students live less than a mile from the school? (Read carefully!)

• 150
• 50
• 100
• 25

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Mr. Tjeerdsma’s class and Mr. Fynaardt's class have each set a goal to raise $400 for the middle school sound system. Mr. Tjeerdsma’s class has raised 42% of its goal while Mr. Fynaardt's class has raised $165. Whose class is closer to reaching its goal?

• Mr. Tjeerdsma
• Mr. Fynaardt
• They're tied.
• I have no clue.

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You are shopping for a new shirt, and you have narrowed your decision down to two. Both shirts are $35, and both are on sale. Shirt A is 25% off. Shirt B is $10 off. Which shirt is the better deal?

• Shirt A
• Shirt B
• The discount is the same.
• Well, it really depends on which one she likes more.

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You want to buy a new bike. You have $150 to spend. The bike you have picked out is $139. If tax is 8%, can you afford the bike you have chosen?

• Yes
• No
• Doesn't matter. He should just take it and ride away before he gets caught.

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