Percent Problem Practice

The number of people signed up for a bus trip increased from 32 to 45. What is the percent increase? Round to the nearest percent.

• 52%
• 41%
• 42%
• 45%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

What is the percent of increase,
from 75 pencils to 200 pencils?  Round to the nearest whole percent.

• 125%
• 200%
• 167%
• 187%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Last year, 2,376 people attended a summer music festival. This year, attendance was 2,950. What was the percent of change in attendance to the nearest whole percent?

• Increase 24%
• Increase 19%
• Decrease 24%
• Decrease 19%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Mr. Deaver has 25 students in his class and just this week he gained 2 more students.What is the percent of change?

• 56%
• 8%
• 9%
• 92%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Recent developments in surgical procedures change the average healing time for some operations from 8 weeks to 3 weeks. What is the % of decrease? 

• 5%
• 25%
• 62.5%
• 12.5%

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Miss Bullis needed a new pair of gym shoes.  The original cost of the shoes was $120.00, but she was lucky and they were on sale for $69.98.  Calculate the percent change for her shoes (round to the nearest whole percent).

• 42%
• 50%
• 70%
• 73%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Kevin got 75% of the questions on his quiz correct. If the quiz was 32 questions long, how many questions did he get right?

• 24

• 20

• 28

• 16

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

15% of 200^ apples were bad. How many apples were bad?

• 85
• 26
• 30
• 55

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

200 children attended the school play. Of the total attendance, 40% were boys. How many girls attended the school play?

• 800
• 180
• 80
• 120

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C