Percent Increase/Decrease Word Problems

A shoe sales associate earned $300 in August. In September she earned 8% more than she did in August. How much did she earn in September? 

• $164
• $256
• $404
• $324

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TEKS.MATH.6.5B

A pair of jeans costs $34.00. You have a coupon that lowers the original cost of the jeans by 30%. What is the new price of the jeans after you use your coupon?

• $10.20

• $23.80

• $31.00

• $44.20

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

4 is what percent of 20?

• 20%
• 80%
• 5%
• 4%

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

What is 5% of 220?

• 44

• 110

• 440

• 11

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Ella has a music collection. 75% of her songs are rock music. If she has 40 rock songs, how many songs does Ella have in her whole collection?

• 53

• 3000

• 10

• 30

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Bill is in a class of 15 boys and 35 girls. 40% of the students in the class take the bus to school. How many students do not take the bus to school?

• 15

• 20

• 30

• 35

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

In the Central City Grand Prix, out of 30 cars that started the race, 12 of them finished. What percent of the cars finished the race?

• 20%
• 40%
• 60%
• 80%

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

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

• 20%
• 40%
• 60%
• 80%

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

A pair of jeans costs $34.00. You have a coupon that lowers the original cost of the jeans by 30%. Which percentage below represents the cost of the jeans after the discount.

• 30%

• 70%

• 100%

• 130%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C