Solve problems with percent

Eleanor deposits 20% of the money that she earns each week in a savings account. If Eleanor earns $85 each week, how much money will she deposit each week?

• $102

• $68

• $65

• $17

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Greg practiced playing his clarinet for 12 minutes. He has practiced 40% of the amount of time he needs to practice today. How many more minutes does Greg need to practice today?

• 16

• 17

• 18

• 19

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Monique planted seeds to grow pansies, snapdragons, and petunias. After several weeks, 18 out of 40 pansy seeds, 21 out of 50 snapdragon seeds, and 14 out of 35 petunia seeds grew into plants. Write the names of the plants in order from the least percentage of plants that grew to the greatest percentage of plants that grew.

• snapdragon, petunia, pansy

• petunia, snapdragon, pansy

• pansy, petunia, snapdragon

• shapdragon, pansy petunia

Students in Mr. Tarlow’s class are reading a book that has 280 pages. Ramon decides to read 25% of the book each night. How many pages will Ramon read each night?

• 70

• 80

• 60

• 90

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Students in Mr. Tarlow’s class are reading a book that has 280 pages. Nora had already read 30% of the book before her teacher assigned it to the class. She is choosing between two options to finish reading the book. • Option 1: read 25% of the remaining pages each night • Option 2: read 28 pages each night Which option should Nora use to finish the book in the least amount of time? Fill in the blanks to complete the statements. Nora has already read ________ pages. She has ______ pages remaining in the book

• 196, 84

• 84, 196

• 94, 186

• 186, 94

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Andrei’s grandfather off ered to give him a gift of 50% of the amount of money he saved in one year. Andrei saved $120 dollars. How much did his grandfather give him as a gift?

• $60

• $50

• $120

• $180

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Nia answered 80% of the 40 questions on a test correctly. How many correct answers did she have?

• 22

• 28

• 30

• 32

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Jason’s father bought a computer for $800. He made equal payments of 25% of the total cost. How much was each payment

• $25

• $32

• $200

• $400

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Antonio has read 147 pages of a book. He has completed 70% of the book. How many more pages does he need to read to fi nish the book?

• 60 pages

• 63 pages

• 88 pages

• 89 pages

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

During the basketball season, Cory made 21 of the 60 baskets she attempted. Krista made 16 of the 40 baskets she attempted. Paula made 17 of the 50 baskets she attempted. Write the names of the players in order from the least percentage of baskets made to the greatest percentage of baskets made

• Krista, Cory, Paula

• Cory, Paula, Krista

• Krista, Paula, Cory

• Paula, Cory, Krista