Percent Word Problems

Which percent to equal to  $\frac{27}{50}$  ? Explain your answer.    

• 23%; because you subtract  $\frac{27}{50}$  

• 27%; because you rewrite as  $\frac{27}{100}$  

• 50%; because you rewrite as  $\frac{50}{100}$  

• 54%; because you rewrite as  $\frac{54}{100}$  

Select all the expressions whose value is larger than 100.

• 120% of 100

• 1% of 1,000

• 200% of 30

• 20% of 800

• 150% of 50

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Han buys an item with a normal price of $15, and uses a 10% off coupon. How much does he save by using the coupon?

• $10

• $0.10

• $150

• $1.50

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A store is having a 20%-off sale on all merchandise. If Mai buys one item and saves $13, what was the original price of her purchase?

• $65

• $26

• $7

• $2.60

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Clare buys an item with a normal price of $24, but saves $6 by using a coupon. For what percentage off is this coupon?

• 4%

• 18%

• 25%

• 30%

Nancy took a Science quiz in Ms. Baker’s class. At the top of her paper, she had the following fraction, $\frac{24}{50}$ . What is her grade for the quiz?

• 24%

• 50%

• 48%

• 26%

The original price of a scarf was $16. During a store-closing sale, a shopper saved $12 on the scarf. What percentage discount did she receive?

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Travis has finished reading 60% of The Diary of the Wimpy Kid. The book has a total of 400 pages. How many pages has he read?

• 340 pages

• 240 pages

• 400 pages

• 140 pages

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Stephanie used 30% of the apples from her basket. If she used 15 apples, how many apples did she have in all?

• 50

• 45

• 5

• 15

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

In the computer lab, there are 4 students wearing black shirts, 10 students wear blue shirts, and 11 students wearing white shirts. What percent of the students are wearing blue shirts?

• 10%

• 25%

• 40%

• 16%