Percent Word Problems

Of the 60 seeds seeds that you plant, 80% of them germinate. How many seeds actually germinated?

• 12

• 680

• 20

• 48

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

A pair of sunglasses is on sale for $26. The original price of the sunglasses was $40. What percent of the original price is the sale price?

• 35%

• 154%

• 14%

• 65%

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

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%

Tags

CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

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 correctly?

• 17 problems
• 24 problems
• 20 problems
• 18 problems

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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 

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

There are 36 quarters in my coin collection. If my coin collection has 45% quarters, how many total coins do I have?

• 75%

• 80 %

• 75 coins

• 80 coins

Bill is in a class of 23 girls and 27 boys. 40% of all the students in his class take the bus to school. How many students take the bus to school?

• 15

• 20

• 30

• 35

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

What percent of 20 is 14?

• 15%

• 69%

• 142%

• 70%

Diya's family ate at a restaurant. The bill was $44.20. If they tipped the waiter 20%, how much was the tip?

• $8.84

• $4.88

• $8.48

• $8.88