Percent Proportion Word Problem Practice

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 FIND, and round to the nearest tenth)

• 71.9%

• 73.5%

• 32%

• 32.9%

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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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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

• 4263

• 5867

• 8000

• 7830

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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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

You have set a goal to save $300 by the end of the year. If you have already saved 52% of your goal, how much more money do you need to save by the end of the year?

• $156
• $154
• $146
• $144

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Sarah earned $175 babysitting for her neighbors. If she saved 40% of her money, how much did she save?

• $22.85

• $135

• $245

• $70

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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 incorrectly?

• 24

• 6

• 16

• 20

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Dr. Hall files 320 insurance claims every month. If 5% of those claims are rejected, how many of the claims are accepted?

• 304

• 16

• 300

• 20

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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

Bonnie took a history test and scored 21 out of 84 correct. What percentage did she get right?

• 25%
• 75%
• 4%
• 21%

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3