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Percent Proportion Word Problems

Authored by Andrew Morrical

Mathematics

9th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 3+ times

Percent Proportion Word Problems
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

A person ate 2400 calories in a day.  Of these, 36% came from fat.  How many calories came from fat?

984 - a water hose
830 - a paintbrush
1142 - a sponge
864 - a roller

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.NS.A.2

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The hockey team won 63 out of the 84 games it played this year.  What percent of the games did the team win?

70% - an elephant
72% - a chair
75% - a short ladder
80% - a tall ladder

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

In San Diego, the weather was sunny 83% of the days this past June.  How many days was it sunny? (June has 30 days.  Round your answer.)

22 - the kitchen
23 - the laundry room
25 - the guest bedroom
26 - the closet

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Due to recent demand, Target is raising the price of a certain video game by 24%.  If the game previously sold for $25, what is the new price?

$31.00 - an old t-shirt
$29.50 - a tutu
$30.75 - overalls
$32.00 - a sweater

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.EE.A.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The ice cream shop sold 8 vanilla cones, 15 strawberry cones, and 25 chocolate cones in one evening.  What percent of the cones sold were strawberry?

24.25% - doing back flips
27.5% - using blue paint
28.95% - eating Cheetos
31.25% - using pink paint

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Austin got 72% of the questions correct on his last math quiz.  If there were 25 total questions, how many did he answer incorrectly?

5 - she's getting a new puppy!
8 - she's having a baby boy!
7 - she's having a baby girl!
12 - she felt like it.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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