Percent's word 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%

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

The city council voted on a new tax. The council has 20 members and 20% of the council members voted in favor of the new tax. How many members voted in favor of the tax?

• 16 council members 
• 4 council members 
• 20% of the members 
• 100

Tags

TEKS.MATH.6.5B

At the craft store, Stanley bought a bag of yellow and purple marbles. He received 60 marbles in all. 42 of the marbles were yellow. What percentage of the marbles were yellow?

• 7%
• 18
• 70%
• .7

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

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

Everyone at Ethan's school wore either brown or yellow for school spirit day. 74 out of the 100 students at the school wore brown. What percentage of the students wore brown?

• 26%
• 26
• 74
• 74%

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

A factory made 125 packs of gum. 32% of the packs contained mint-flavored gum. How many packs of mint gum did the factory make?

• 85 packs 
• 32 packs
• 40 packs 
• 40%

Tags

TEKS.MATH.6.5B

In a school, 25 % of the teachers teach basic math. If there are 50 basic math teachers, how many teachers are there in the school?

• 150 teachers 
• 5 teachers 
• 50 teachers 
• 200 teachers 

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

24 students in a class took an algebra test. If 18 students passed the test, what percent do not pass?
*HINT* Find out how many did not pass the class before you start! 

• 25%
• 75%
• 75 students
• 24 students

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

The seventh grade class needs to earn money for a trip to the amusement park. Of the 160 seventh-grade students, 60% participate in the fundraiser. How many students participate in the fundraiser?

• About 267 Students

• 16 Students

• 32 Students

• 96 Students

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

There are 35 competitors in a marathon. Sixty percent of these finished the race in under four hours. How many competitors finished the race in under four hours?

• 7 competitors

• 21 competitors

• 58 competitors

• 14 competitors

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C